



Rise, Tomorrow Girl
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
In the near future seventeen-year-old Canadian Leanne Khoury watches a second twenty-first century global pandemic—this one highly fatal in young adults—steal the life of her best friend. When Leanne is stricken ill too her affluent parents have her cryogenically frozen in a facility performing experimental procedures. Reanimated and cured of virus years later, Leanne isn't the same. Her awareness intermittently 'disconnects', stalling her body and mind. But it's more than that. Snatches of memories from evolutionary ancestors bleed through her consciousness, leaving her feeling as unnatural as Frankenstein's monster on the inside.
Over a billion people perished during the pandemic, decimating a generation, and when Leanne's released from the cryo facility she struggles to integrate into a Canada and world that has technologically and socially moved on without her. Although the virus is no longer a threat, Leanne is far from safe. In the United States organized extremists threaten legitimate government, regularly committing attacks on U.S. soil. Then radical American expansionist soldiers invade parts of Canada and Leanne, along with others not accepted by the radical invaders, must fight for her survival.
Customer Reviews
Interesting
This is a good book, but mildly offensive to me as an American.
In 2028, the world experiences another pandemic. This pandemic mostly affects teenagers and young adults, including Leanne. Her parents keep her cryogenically stable until 2050 when there's a vaccine. Leanne comes back to life and has to adjust to a completely different Canada. Plus, she's not the same and may never be again.
There's a lot to like about this book. Leanne. Her mother. And a lot of the storyline. But apparently the two main problems Canada has in 2050 are The Century Virus and the United States. I found the explanation of the war to suffer from regionalism and to be unimaginative. It was also a little offensive, especially in today's political climate.
Anyway, if you're an American the cause of the war may or may not bother you. Otherwise, this is a good book