Today I am going to be reviewing a book by Heather Letto. Impervious was a book published by our friends BookFishBooks, and they kindly offered me the opportunity to review it, something I am very excited to share with you.
Synopsis; Goodreads
The residents of Impervious are the
remnant—the survivors of the War of Annihilation. And though the city is
chockfull of pleasures to tantalize and entertain, a beast lurks in the corners,
haunting the residents with its presence.
The Beast—a mysterious and terminal illness, killed off most of Generations One, Two, and Three. And as Gen-Four prepares to take the stage, a provocative, yet questionable, new method to avoid an untimely death incites a cultural rage.
But Fran lives counter-culture, off the grid in true rebel fashion. With a life far from opulent, she scurries through dark tunnels, searching for hot meals with Pete while ditching the holographic security team. To her, it’s a healthy trade-off. Unaccountability means The Council can’t steal her sliver of hope―a belief that she’ll see The Epoch arrive before The Beast can pull her into its fetid embrace.
After losing her mother and then her Rebel mentor, Fran stumbles upon a miraculous discovery that may save the residents of Impervious. That is, if she can outrun The Beast…
The Beast—a mysterious and terminal illness, killed off most of Generations One, Two, and Three. And as Gen-Four prepares to take the stage, a provocative, yet questionable, new method to avoid an untimely death incites a cultural rage.
But Fran lives counter-culture, off the grid in true rebel fashion. With a life far from opulent, she scurries through dark tunnels, searching for hot meals with Pete while ditching the holographic security team. To her, it’s a healthy trade-off. Unaccountability means The Council can’t steal her sliver of hope―a belief that she’ll see The Epoch arrive before The Beast can pull her into its fetid embrace.
After losing her mother and then her Rebel mentor, Fran stumbles upon a miraculous discovery that may save the residents of Impervious. That is, if she can outrun The Beast…
My Review
NOTE: This review is of the original edition of the book. A second, revised edition is available. Much confusion has been cleared up in this new edition. For this new edition, BookFishBooks is no longer the publisher.
Impervious was an 115-page dystopian bombshell. I found it a very interesting novel, one which leaves you in a slight fog of confusion for about thirty pages until you've almost forgotten what you were confused about, and then clears things up.
I really enjoyed the adventurous tale about a young and confused rebel desperate to find something more. Something to get her out of this life.
It definitely has a lot of dark, twisted parts that leave you with a bitter aftertaste. It's the kind of darkness that you are drawn into, though, the kind that you can't look away from.
I found Heather Letto to be a masterful author, one who is amazing at pulling the reader in and getting them involved. She can even make you feel emotions for characters who have been in the novel for a few lines.
I definitely love the relationship between Fran and Pete. It's great, because there's no instant falling in love. There's a unique flavour to the relationship, the kind that lets people create whatever they want out the dynamic the characters have.
In conclusion, I absolutely love this book. It was a pleasure to read it, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves dystopians like the Hunger Games and Divergent.
The only reason I am not awarding this 5 stars is because I didn't really like being confused for long periods of time. Letto could improve by explaining things a little earlier and maybe more in depth. I award this great novel:
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