Blood Red Road by Moira Young

They live in the Dustlands by Silverlake in a home made from piled tires with wreckage scraps on the roof as protection against the sun and the wind.


Margaret K. McElderry, a division of Simon & Schuster, will be publishing this book in June and sent me an ebook for review (thank you).  


This is not a land or time for the weak.  The world as we know it is long gone, killed by war and weather changes.   Life is hard-scrabble and any survivors must be tough.  But Saba isn't really unhappy until raiders come and steal her twin away.  She would have given them her younger sister, Emma, and not felt bad at all, but Lugh is her other half and she has to get him back!


Since her father died during the raid, she takes Emma to stay with a neighbor and then sets out on her way to find Lugh.  Unfortunately, Emma doesn't stay where she's left and then she has to worry about her, too.


There's a flavor of Mad Max in the Thunderdome in this story and that was a plus for me.  I don't like wimpy characters.  Saba is determined to do whatever she needs to do to stay alive and get to her brother.  That's harder than you might imagine.


The story is compelling, enthralling, and already has me hungering for the next story in the series.  This new world is not friendly, but Saba has the power to change it and she does.


I highly recommend this as a good read about a dystopian future.   It's action packed and the words flow well.  Why not put it on your TBR list and get a copy when it comes out?


Happy reading.