Name: Rise of Gaia
ISBN: 9781732792326

Kristin Ward

Mother Earth has awakened, brought to awareness by the corruption of mankind, in this YA SciFi-Fantasy.

Rise of Gaia

Rise of Gaia is essentially Airbenders meeting climate change.

I am not someone who has read a lot – if any? – environmental disaster science-fiction/fantasy. And after this book, I kinda want to pick up more.

If you want a jarring and new perspective on the impact of humans on the Earth, this may be the book for you. Ward creates some extremely touching and close-to-home environmental imagery throughout this story.
But in amongst the doom and gloom of the state of the world, is also a much softer story about a girl discovering herself.

I loved the uniqueness and the thought-provoking message Ward gives her readers. And for that, I am so glad to pick this book up.
However, story-wise, this book was lacking in some places. The pacing was slightly awkward to me. And I just am not a fan of insta-love – even if there is an underlying reason for it.
But overall, I was pleasantly surprised to find a genre that I really want to dive into more in the future. Environmental change and disaster is something so close to home right now. I am really intrigued how this genre evolves and grows.



  Note: Review copy received via TheWriteReads for a blog tour. This does not impact opinions within this review.


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