Book Synopsis:
Miranda Reynolds has lost her home, her job and her husband – all thanks to an economic collapse that has brought America to its knees.
The shops are empty; the streets no longer safe. Miranda and her daughter Emma have nowhere left to turn.
There is one final hope, a self-sufficient haven for women who want to live a life free from men. Femlandia.
For Miranda, the secluded Femlandia is a last resort. Life outside the gates is fraught with danger, but there’s something just as sinister going on within.
Welcome to Femlandia… It’s no place like home.
Femlandia is out in hardback and ebook now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
Femlandia is another amazing, chilling and thought provoking read from this talented author. It’s going to be a difficult book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.
Firstly I thought this author does a great job with the world building with the post apocalyptic world of Femlandia seeming very realistic which helps add to the sinister undertones in this book. The reader soon becomes aware that all is not as perfect as the leaders would like the residents to believe. When Miranda and her daughter Emma first join the community they are quickly given a long list of rules and expectations they have to follow which residents are punished for breaking . The residents, some of whom Miranda knows from her previous life, seem completely ok with all that is happening there. However there are some who aren’t happy with their lives there who firmly support Miranda in her quest to discover the truth about what’s going on on Femlandia.
The characters were interesting creations who I found very interesting to follow throughout the book. I liked that the author took the two ‘normal’ female stereotypes; one of a girly girl who liked playing with dolls and wearing dresses and an independent strong women who doesn’t need a man to survive and smudges the line between them showing that it is possible for women to be a bit of both. Miranda especially quickly shows that she has much more about her then the lady who lunched her mother dismissed her as when she created her female only community. I found Jen a very sinister character who I loved to hate. From the first mention of her I thought there was something very off about her. Her willingness to step into Miranda’s shoes as her mum’s surrogate daughter, the way she stamps her authority on Femlandia and the way she steals Emma from Miranda all had alarm bells going off in my head. I had to keep reading to find out what would happen and which side would win.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and read it very quickly as I found it very hard to put down. There was always something happening and the gradual build up of tension made this book very gripping. The ending,a massive showdown between Miranda and Jen, was brilliantly done and kept me guessing who would win until the end.
Huge thanks to HQ stories for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book via netgalley. I think this would make a great book club read as I can imagine it creating a lot lively discussion.
About The Author:
Christina Dalcher is the Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX. She earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University, specializing in the phonetics of sound change in Italian and British dialects. She and her husband split their time between the American South and Naples, Italy.
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