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The Gifts by Liz Hyder
3.0

Really enjoyed this. I found the beginning a bit disjointed and it took a while to get into the characters because the perspective changed really frequently.

It didn't feel particularly innovative in terms of its treatment of gender. It's split along the classic lines of nature/science. Man's need for order versus the wild/feral nature of women.

The villan was fairly poorly drawn and a bit one dimensional and some of the peripheral characters deserved a bit more airtime. But overall I really like it, I wanted to know what happened to everyone. The end was satisfying if not a bit predictable.