*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This review is also on Goodreads*
Goodreads Synopsis
Clare, Dante, and Lily live in a future where gardening and owning seeds is against the law. Some, however, encourage the children to change the future, and instruct them in the old ways.
Can the children learn enough before being stopped by GRIM, the government agency controlling the nation's food?
And can children really change the future?
(Book 1 in the Seed Savers Series)
The writing is fab, the story's not too bad, but I didn't feel connected to the characters at all.
The first half of the novel is slow, and the second half doesn't get much faster. The element of dystopia is strong, as there is quite a bit of world building, to 'set the scene' I guess.
The main problem for me, was the religious text. I felt that, by the author including passages from the Christian Bible, religion was being forced down my throat, especially in the first half of the book.
Also, Clare and Dante do not act 12 and 7. Not at all. More like 16 and 13. And Lily? She just disappeared half way through the novel!
For me, unfortunately, this book lack pazazz. It lacked spark. I don't think I'll be continuing the series.
Book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13630113-seed-savers?from_search=true
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