David Estes

"Exciting Post-Apocalyptic Tale...world building is rich, detailed, and believable. Readers who enjoyed Blood Red Road by Moira Young will absolutely love this book!"- Mike Mullin, bestselling author of ASHFALL"Fire Country is a fast, fierce read. You will root for the protagonist, Siena, and her story will rake you across the coals. I will be keeping an eye on David Estes. You should too!" -Emmy Laybourne, bestselling author of MONUMENT 14"Strong world building and vivid characters make Fire Country stand out from other post-apocalyptic YA novels. Young Siena is spunky and believable, and readers will pull for her to escape the clutches of her father and the dystopian society in which she lives."- Rysa Walker, bestselling author of TIMEBOUNDIn a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely. Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter. It is their duty as Bearers.Fifteen-year-old Siena is a Youngling, soon to be a Bearer, when she starts hearing rumors of another tribe of all women, called the Wild Ones. They are known to kidnap Youngling girls before the Call, the ceremony in which Bearers are given a husband with whom to bear children with. As the desert sands run out on her life's hourglass, Siena must uncover the truth about the Wild Ones while untangling the web of lies and deceit her father has masterfully spun.

Fire Country

Khoi K

*I received a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review.

Summary:

In fire country, the sky is red, the weather is scorching hot all year round and the air is toxic, slowly killing you. This is the world that 15-year-old Siena and her people, the Heaters live in. The toxic air reduces the life expectancy of the Heaters and to preserve their race, a law is enforced by the council, where every girl in the village, once they turn sixteen must become bearers and procreate with a man chosen for them by the council. 

This has been the duty of the girls and women in the village for as long as Siena can remember. But when girls from her village go missing before their bearer ceremony and rumours of a mysterious group called the Wild Ones being somehow responsible for the disappearances, Siena begins to question everything that she’s ever known about her people and their struggle to survive. 

My Thoughts:

Fire Country was an amazing book and not really what I expected from a dystopian story. I went into this book thinking that it would be just like the many dystopian books out in the young adult market at the moment, but boy was I wrong! 

The fast paced storyline had me hooked quickly, which after suffering from a bad case of the reading slump is what exactly I needed to get me out of one. The characters were well developed, the world building was fantastic, and the twists in the book were well crafted. One of the unexpected twists really affected me which shows how great David Estes’s writing is. 

I loved Siena the main protagonist; she’s smart and strong but also vulnerable at the same time. By the end of the book you see a lot of growth in her character. The relationship Siena has with her best friend Circ was also something I loved because it was realistic and very cute! 

Overall, I feel the author David Estes did a great job with his own take on the dystopian genre. The book was well written because I felt a rollercoaster of emotions reading it, which exhausted me afterwards, but I see this as positive thing because it's a good indication that you’ve read a good book! Fire Country is a great start to the Country Saga and I cannot wait to continue with the saga.

If you are a fan of dystopians or are looking for a different take on the dystopian genre, you should really give Fire Country a read. You won’t regret it!

Fire Country

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