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When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
2.0

This came off as just a worse version of The Handmaid's Tale. If this at all looks interesting to you, I'd really just recommend reading The Handmaid's Tale instead. The concept intrigued me, but there was very little time actually spent on the societal implications of the colored skin for various crimes and instead it devolved into going on the run, human trafficking, and lesbian rape, which read like it was supposed to be a love scene instead of rape. On a whole, not a fan and I kinda just wish I'd reread The Handmaid's Tale.