All These Things I've Done
A Novel
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4.1 • 77 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From Gabrielle Zevin—the author of the critically acclaimed Elsewhere—comes the first book in the Birthright series, All These Things I've Done, a masterful novel about an impossible romance, a mafia family, and the ties that forever bind us.
In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend.
That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this first installment of the Birthright series, Zevin (Elsewhere) paints a disturbing picture of a not-so-distant future, when the economy has shrunk along with natural resources, and precious luxury items like chocolate, coffee, and newly manufactured clothing are banned in the United States. In crime-ridden New York City, 16-year-old Anya Balanchine, the orphaned daughter of a renowned black-market chocolatier boss, has more than her share of responsibilities, trying to keep her siblings safe and care for her ailing grandmother. When she is wrongly accused of poisoning her ex-boyfriend with tainted chocolate produced by her father's company, Anya faces one of the most difficult trials of her life. To complicate matters, she is falling in love with the wrong boy, Win, the son of a prominent prosecutor in the DA's office. Anya must decide between following her heart or fulfilling her duties as new head of the family. Offering the excitement of a crime drama and the allure of forbidden romance, this introduction to a reluctant Godfather-in-the making will pique the interest of dystopia-hungry readers.
Customer Reviews
All These Things I’ve Done
Enjoyed the the ease of flow and how politics and crime energize each other and the emotion of romance past and present.
Good Enough For Adults...Suprirsingly
I just turned 39, and though you may think I'm going through some sort of midlife crisis, I actually did not realize until I began reading that this is probably geared a bit more toward the kiddies. I have this book in e-book format along with narration - called Immersion Reading - and am enjoying it quite a bit.
Dont think I could do the book justice by trying to describe it, but I wanted to lend my voice to the reviews in case anyone were turned off by the obvious teenage reviewers here. Now excuse me while I go play video games & eat cereal.
Honestly though: good book & I am very much looking forward to the next.
Speachless
It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......... GOOD seriousley of the best books I've ever read , in fact I'm in the 2nd book right now and it's amazing as well. So thumbs up 👍👍👍👍