In our world, a girl called Thea wakes in a blank white cell. She remembers everything, but she distracts herself from the awful truth in the hope that it will disappear.In a desert where the sand is red and the rules have shattered, Hope Soldiers fight with murderers, and crime flourishes in cities built by slaves.In a world this twisted, it's difficult to know who the real monsters are.…
How far would you go for family?Lia lives in the Scrapyard, a place where only the lucky survive. Every day more children are snatched to power the Game- the Virtual-Reality-Immersive-Experience (™️) that all the adults are addicted to.Lia knows what the trucks are for- the ones that pull up outside the Scrapyard, then leave with cargo. She also knows what the cargo is. But she's not about to change things. She's not a hero. She's just trying to survive.However, when the trucks take her brother, Kit, she has no choice but to try to follow, even if it is to her death.…
Yeah, I have no idea why I called this "giraffe reviews." I don't even really like giraffes. Anyway. This is, pretty obviously, a review book. WARNING: I will be brutal.…