Yes, I know love is something worth fighting for, and is championed in many novels, but for this particular book, I personally think that the romantic relationship could’ve been skipped or left to the imagination in the end. Because the story is about survival and fighting for a better tomorrow. What I really craved was a plutonic friendship between Delta and Asher. That Delta is a young woman who can be on the world stage, defining herself in her lead role, while being a badass heroine, ready to save the world. She was calling the shots and didn’t need to entangle herself romantically with anyone during the novel because that wasn’t what makes this story a good one.Īnd to me, I think Bowman’s success is in that fact. And I felt that should have been the case in this story. I don’t think every novel needs a romance pairing. Who is going to do her best to try and save humanity especially those who didn’t have a choice, their choices were forcibly taken away. This fearless wonder woman who has suffered and lost, but still manages to believe in something close to hope. But the way Bowman sets up her novel it did not feel like it was needed.ĭelta of Dead River feels like the teen version of the Furiosa of Mad Max Fury Road. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE (yep, all caps) a good romance. Perhaps the one aspect of the novel I hoped would be avoided was romance. Though, there are a few lulls throughout, those breaks don’t necessarily distract from the meat and marrow of the overall story.
You crave to get to the ending, running as fast as you can to get to and relish in the warm rays after being in the darkness for so long. The chapters baiting and hooking you into the next like the light at the end of a long tunnel. With a quick pace, readers will burn through the first half of the book with relative ease. Where you’re stepping into uncharted territory and wondering if anyone will survive.
You have a planet with limited resources, a cult trying to monopolize one of the largest sources of water and agriculture within the area, while also enslaving and abusing people in order to secure its power, and those people living on the outskirts trying to survive.ĭustborn has a western feel to it too. I couldn’t help compare Dustborn to a favorite movie from 2015 Mad Max Fury Road directed by George Miller. My Review: DustbornĪ dystopia set in a harsh landscape: a hellish wasteland that feels like something we could be hurling our own future towards. One’s that will either cost her and the lives of her pack and family their own lives and their freedom. As Delta sets off to find help she is forced to make hard choices. With a baby on the way she needs to find a healer and quickly. “Grit, perseverance, and a strong will to survive Delta of Dead River from Erin Bowman’s Dustborn will remind readers of the fervor felt for Furiosa in the 2015 Mad Max Fury Road movie.” Cecelia Beckman, Sheaf & Ink The Storyĭelta of Dead River’s sister is in need of medical assistance.
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