A crew of orphans is all that stands between Jackie and life as a prisoner in some squalid basement harem. When pox killed their parents, she took the boys in. Taught them to scavenge. Taught them to kill. But she's not much older than they are, and the boys are growing up fast. Her authority is eroding. The guys begin to compete, and the winner will lead the crew, alongside her. Infighting threatens to tear the crew apart. When rival gangs discover that their little band has one of the last surviving girls, Jackie must make a decision. Will she give herself up to save her crew, or take off alone through the streets?
Rape gangs might be the least of her worries. Pox is spreading among animals, who gain an eerie intelligence before they sicken and die. One-legged Joe thinks she’s nuts, but Jackie is convinced. The pox is sentient, and it’s after her.
BAIT is an utterly breathtaking, dystopian new adult romance that left me reeling! From the first page, Courtney Farrell's gritty writing style and raw emotional availability of her young narrator Jackie grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go. This is a stunning and thrilling novel about a young woman forced to grow up way too fast in an apocalyptic world [...]. Amazon
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Courtney Farrell is a biologist who turned her love of books into a career as an author. So far, she has written fourteen nonfiction books and three exciting novels for young people. Courtney lives with her husband and sons on a Colorado ranch where they enjoy a menagerie of horses, dogs, cats, and chickens.
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9 comments:
Thanks so much for hosting the book blast for 'Bait' today!
I love it because the outcomes are endless. I have read so many different aspects of dystopia and have loved all of them.
I love dystopian because of the futuristic story lines and imaginative characters.
I love the adventure, and love, and all the suspence of what they go thru, there are so many different types too that you never no where they will take you. thank you
I like it because it gives you a different outtake on what things could be like.
dysto is one of my fave genre..
thx u for hosting ^^
I like it because it's so different from our world.
Dystopian is my favorite genre. I am somewhat of a pessimist so I compare the state of our world to what I am reading. Scary stuff!
I love it because it really makes you wonder what you'd do in similar situations. Plus, the characters are often doing inspiring things, and acting outside their comfort zones.
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