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Seneca Rebel
by Rayya Deeb
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Seneca Rebel is the first book in the young adult science fiction/dystopian series, called The Seneca Society, by Rayya Deeb. This is the first book I have read by Rayya, and I was really impressed with her strong writing. There is solid world building and a creative plot in Seneca Rebel. Plus, I was immediately drawn in by the beautiful cover. I love how clean the background of it looks, and the color and patterns over the top made it seem perfect for a dystopian novel. I love it. This book was a good read for me, but I think for bigger fans of the dystopian genre, this book will be a much bigger hit.
Seneca Rebel takes place in a futuristic world. The other cool thing about Seneca Rebel is that it mixed dystopian science fiction with one of my favorite story elements- a secret society! The main character, Doro Campbell is invited to join The Seneca Society because she is awesomely brainy. I enjoyed the secret society element mixed in with the futuristic dystopian world. I had not seen that done before, and it was probably my favorite aspect of the story. If I continue on with this series, it will be to see what happens with The Seneca Society.
Seneca Rebel has strong environmental undertones. So strong, I wouldn't even call them undertones. They were a major theme in the story. I thought Rayya Deed did an excellent job making the world seem like a place where we could plausibly end up, which is kind of scary in it's own. Those are the dystopians that scare me the most. The ones that seem a little too realistic. I loved Doro, I loved the world building and the writing, but I wish the environmental aspect had been toned down to an 8 instead of an 11, and sometimes the writing seemed a bit abrupt. I could have used with a couple of extra pages on some scenes, rather than just having them be cut off. But other than that, I really enjoyed Seneca Rebel. I think The Seneca Society is going to be a very interesting series. If you are a big fan of dystopians, this is one that you should check out. It didn't feel cookie cutter to me at all. However, if you are not a huge fan of this genre, you should probably skip this one.
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
Seneca Rebel is the first book in the young adult science fiction/dystopian series, called The Seneca Society, by Rayya Deeb. This is the first book I have read by Rayya, and I was really impressed with her strong writing. There is solid world building and a creative plot in Seneca Rebel. Plus, I was immediately drawn in by the beautiful cover. I love how clean the background of it looks, and the color and patterns over the top made it seem perfect for a dystopian novel. I love it. This book was a good read for me, but I think for bigger fans of the dystopian genre, this book will be a much bigger hit.
Seneca Rebel takes place in a futuristic world. The other cool thing about Seneca Rebel is that it mixed dystopian science fiction with one of my favorite story elements- a secret society! The main character, Doro Campbell is invited to join The Seneca Society because she is awesomely brainy. I enjoyed the secret society element mixed in with the futuristic dystopian world. I had not seen that done before, and it was probably my favorite aspect of the story. If I continue on with this series, it will be to see what happens with The Seneca Society.
Seneca Rebel has strong environmental undertones. So strong, I wouldn't even call them undertones. They were a major theme in the story. I thought Rayya Deed did an excellent job making the world seem like a place where we could plausibly end up, which is kind of scary in it's own. Those are the dystopians that scare me the most. The ones that seem a little too realistic. I loved Doro, I loved the world building and the writing, but I wish the environmental aspect had been toned down to an 8 instead of an 11, and sometimes the writing seemed a bit abrupt. I could have used with a couple of extra pages on some scenes, rather than just having them be cut off. But other than that, I really enjoyed Seneca Rebel. I think The Seneca Society is going to be a very interesting series. If you are a big fan of dystopians, this is one that you should check out. It didn't feel cookie cutter to me at all. However, if you are not a huge fan of this genre, you should probably skip this one.
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs