Climate of Chaos almost felt like watching a science fiction unfold through the sister of the chosen one. The one who has to figure out how to pick up the pieces, to realize there’s more going on, and who has to fight their way back. Keep reading this book review of Climate of Chaos for my full thoughts.
Summary
In dystopic Seattle, storms have devastated Earth’s population, a new virus is spreading, and the privileged live inside domes controlled by Aegis Corp. Healthcare is earned by hours accrued working in Aegis’s pharmaceutical factories. If you run short on hours, you’re sent to the Harvest House for debt collection—a place few return from in one piece.
After a storm killed seventeen-year old Fox LaRosa’s parents and left her disabled, Fox and her younger sister Rabbit join their fugitive aunt’s mercenary group Still-Alive. Their mission is to restore the imbalance of medical access for post-storm survivors.
But when a med supply heist goes south, Rabbit is taken captive, and Still-Alive refuses to rescue her. Fox must choose between duty and family, and leaves home to infiltrate Aegis’ interior domes where Rabbit is being held hostage. The more Fox learns about life in the domes, though, the more she realizes Still-Alive isn’t as altruistic as they claim. In a world where everyone is out for themselves, Fox must rely on those she trusts least in order to reunite with her sister and expose both Aegis and Still-Alive for who they really are.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Climate of Chaos is the best recent science fiction YA book I’ve read. The world, the dystopian vibes, and the technology were so spot on. I loved the ways in which Newbould asks questions about how we view bodies, their usefulness, and society in the future. It’s a world in which we only watch out for ourselves, in which our lives are a hairs breadth away from destruction. A society where they have all these lives which they deem acceptable to lose. Climate of Chaos is a story about what we would sacrifice for community, ourselves, and the cause. And what happens when it doesn’t work both ways.
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At its core, this book is about sisterhood, but it’s also about unraveling the lies we have been told about the world. With cutthroat competition and this dystopian vibe, this world will wrap you up. It manages to be nostlagic, while also being incredibly unique as well. Climate of Chaos is solid and I felt like the setting and world was the strongest. We often read stories about the Chosen One, the One who runs headfirst into danger. But what about all of us on the sidelines? The ones who love the Chosen Ones? Climate of Chaos asks us this story while continually challenging out expectations and the twists!
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