It’s been 50 years since the Great Crash and what was once America is now a collection of enclaves, governed on the local level and only loosely tied together by the farce of a federal government. Catawba, one of the largest and most affluent enclaves in the southern states, is relatively stable and maintains a successful business of trade with nearby enclaves, including the one at Charlotte … Township. But when a new vein of gold is found beneath the feet of those in Catawba, it’s only a matter of time before trouble finds them.
Now the future of Catawba may be in the hands of an untried 21-year-old trader named Caleb. And Caleb knows that if his secret were ever to come out, he would never see another dawn.
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Another great story from a favorite author. Enclave by Thomas Locke tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world where it was ‘hard for people to dream about tomorrow when they were struggling to survive today.’ Caleb is a young man on a mission that endangers the lives of everyone he holds dear. Would he choose to back off and stay the same or be something more–to be the leader the ‘specials’ with awakening abilities and strengths needed? To lead them to a future, to a place where they could live without fear of imprisonment for the crime of being different. Strong characters, lots of action, and a great plot with enough twists and turns to keep the pages turning. I pretty much read the book in just a few hours and I am hoping there is more to Caleb and his friends’ story.
I won a complimentary copy of the book in a Goodreads contest and was not required to write a review. The opinions are my own.
A fast-paced dystopian adventure
My rating is 4.5 stars
As with many dystopian novels, the world of Enclave was a militant society ruled by the strong preying on the weak. An entire section of the population was targeted for experiments to see how those in power could exploit their abilities. . .
I receive newsletters from this author and read in a recent one about the inspiration for this book. Before then, it really wasn’t even on my radar to read. While I do enjoy some dystopian stories, I don’t usually seek them out. Strangely enough, once I read the book, I re-read the e-mail and had to really think to see how this was tied in. Then I realized. Oh. Not what I was thinking it would be but it was there. I don’t want to go into detail here – if you are interested you can follow that link to see what he had to say.
While the story wasn’t what I was expecting, I enjoyed the fast-paced adventure as Caleb, Kevin and Zeke end up on an unexpected journey to rescue Caleb’s childhood friend, Maddie. There were plenty of elements of danger as they were being hunted.
I found the characters endearing and was cheering for them along the way.
A number of things about this world were not explained or were not explained in great detail. For some readers, I know that can be an issue. I didn’t find this to be a distraction or a detraction and was able to immerse myself into the story.
The ending did feel abrupt, but this isn’t totally uncommon. The conflict was mostly resolved and the ending showed the resolution of the last part of that conflict. It appears that the author wanted to allow the reader to fill in their own details about what happened next instead of tying everything up with a neat bow. There was a preview of another book that appears to be of a similar story-line in a different part of the state, and though it doesn’t indicate this anywhere, this might be the first book in a new series. I guess time will tell.
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I was given a copy of this book for free. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.
I started this book with good intentions. The synopsis of the book had me intrigued along with the book cover. A society destroyed and then reborn into small enclaves of people. Gone is the states and in its place townships.
The book starts off well and has me intrigued and captivated. Then chapter 2 starts and I am now confused. Where am I and what is this bit about Caleb’s dad? I thought he was dead. So now I’m wading through this chapter and trying to piece things together while wishing I could go back to the story line that was started in the first chapter.
After chapter 3, I started flipping through the pages, hunting for my story. I realize that the other miscellaneous details in these random chapters were probably used as a set up for the rest of the story, but it just didn’t work for me. After a few chapters in I gave it. It wasn’t worth the effort to figure out the story.
Would I recommend this book? No.
I received a complimentary book from Revell Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.