Eden's Root - Rachel Fisher

Eden's Root by Rachel Fisher

Date Released: December 17th 2011
Date Read: April 6, 2012
Format:e-book
Source: Author

Summary:
It is 2033, and the world hovers on the edge of explosion as unexplained crop deaths lead to severe global food shortages. In the United States, the Sickness is taking lives slowly, creeping its way into every family. Fi Kelly has already faced the Sickness in her own family, toughening her beyond her years. But a shocking confession from her dying father will push her toughness to its absolute limits. Saddled with an impossible secret and the mission of saving her little sister, Fi sets out to transform herself into the warrior that she must become to survive the coming collapse. Along the way, she will discover that evil can be accidental and that love can be intentional.

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My Review:

Dystopian novels are some of my favorites, they all have original and thrilling concepts, and Eden's Root was not the exception, though with a bit more creepiness in it because the scenery of the story sounds a bit more possible than average dystopian and because the year is waaay to close for my comfort o_o 2033 to be exact. Finger's crossed this story never happens, anyways, on to reviewing ;)

In order to survive you need food, bu what happens when the food that feeds you it's also the one killing you? Fi's father is close to death and he reveals a terrible secret to her, one that won't be so much of a secret in a short period of time, something that will change the world completely as they know it. Fi's father gives her one mission: to prepare and train to survive and take care of her family when the time comes.

Fi was one of my favorite aspect of the story, she is only fourteen years old and at her age, I was doing a bunch of stupid stuff, so to think that she is forced to grow up and take upon herself really big responsibilities in order to survive, it is quite impressive. Not only that, but she also has to make sure that she and her family make it to safety, but things get a bit more complicated, and instead of just her family, she brings on a-couple-of-a-lot of more people. Complicated.

Eden's Root is really good book with equally good and strong characters. I only had a little bit of trouble with a few parts of the dialog that didn't seem to flow quite naturally, but other than that the books is really worth reading :)