Brindi Quinn

The world remains a mystery. Fair-haired, fair-skinned Ashlin is the same as her family. She's the same as her classmates. She's the same as everyone. Ashlin is one of the last 90 people left in a dead world. Tucked away in a small commune, her only friend is a boy, different from the rest - shunned because his eyes don't match. And he holds a secret. What really remains in a world thought to be dead? And what forgotten history has been painted into Ashlin's skin? In a world where everyone's the same, difference can be deadly.

The World Remains

Paige Green

Rating: 3.5/5

Recommended Age: 16 (language, sex, violence, relationship abuse)

 Pages: 440

Genre: YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi

Author: Brindi Quinn

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I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. Thank you so much! All opinions are my own.

The world remains a mystery.
Fair-haired, fair-skinned Ashlin is the same as her family. She’s the same as her classmates. She’s the same as everyone. Ashlin is one of the last 90 people left in a dead world.
Tucked away in a small commune, her only friend is a boy, different from the rest – shunned because his eyes don’t match. And he holds a secret.
What really remains in a world thought to be dead? And what forgotten history has been painted into Ashlin’s skin?
In a world where everyone’s the same, difference can be deadly. – Amazon.com

So one of my favorite books of all time is The Handmaid’s Tale and one of the most interesting scenes in that book for me is when it is revealed that there are Japanese tourists who are watching the handmaids while on vacation. I’ve always wondered what if we are living in a world in which we are just the museum exhibits of someone’s expansive zoo… and this book gives me that. I loved the concept of this book and I felt that the plot and pacing was very well done in this book. 

However, I do feel like the book could have focused more on Ashlin’s life in the compound before she left and gave us more world building. I also feel that the character development was off for some of the characters. There were also some plot holes in the book, such as when one character choked another and it didn’t leave marks on their body. This was not because the character had some sort of healing factor, it was just never mentioned. I also feel that the book was a bit problematic in the diversity department and I felt the way the mental illness was portrayed to be very worrisome and problematic. Also, I can’t accureately state whether Ashlin gave fair representation to what have a certain medical condition which is a spoiler is like. If it is then that’s awesome because there’s never any books about those types of medical conditions. As a final note, in comparison to how Reign the Earth portrayed abusive relationships I feel that this book failed in that regard.

Verdict: If you like dystopians then you’ll love this book and you’ll love the twist that this book presents. Brindi is a good author and this book, for the most part, was enjoyable.

The World Remains

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