In a world where we have government of the rich by the rich for the rich… ushers in an authoritarian government that promises to solve all these problems in one stroke with a radical solution.
Welcome to the CRAS: the Child Redistribution Adoption System. Also known as the cure for America’s failing economy… and the bane of nineteen-year-old Robin Sylvone’s existence.
Under the System, not all parents can expect to keep the children they bring into the world: families who are not self-sustaining have their children taken and given to the rich.
And as a single teen mother, Robin fell within the scope of the scheme and lost her baby two years ago.
After being forced to drop out of school and become a factory worker in order to support herself, she doesn’t see much light in her future—or hold any hope of seeing her child again.
Until she stumbles upon a group of misfits who share her frustrations and desire for change. An underground movement that operates in some rather clever yet unconventional ways…
By day they still call me Robin Sylvone. Factory worker and upper class reject.
But now, by night, they call me Robin Hood…
Brimming with action, mystery and romance, fans of The Gender Game, The Handmaid’s Tale or The Hunger Games will be gripped by this imaginative thrill-ride through a chillingly warped America.
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Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alertsmore
New series by one of my very authors, Bella Forrest. A dystopian future where the government takes children born to families they deem financially unfit to raise a child and give them to the upper class. One such child, who becomes pregnant as a teenager and is ostracized by her “parents” decides to join up with a group hell bent on helping these “unfit” families get their children back, in the hope of getting back her own daughter. Taking the name Robin Hood, this “child thief” sets out on dangerous missions to fight the government and take back what they have stolen from many, many good people.
This series will have you 2nd guessing a lot of things. My favorite Bella Series by far!!!
The Child Thief
Series: The Child Thief
Author: Bella Forrest
Designation: Book 1 of Series, NOT A Standalone, Cliffhanger Ahead
My Rating: FIVE Pulse-Pounding Stars*****
Oh my! I love, love, love The Child Thief, the first book in an extraordinary new series by Bella Forrest. It’s no secret I’m a Forrest fan and have been for years but nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, starts my blood pumping like a new release from Forrest – and at almost 70 years young, that’s pretty darn difficult! lol… All jokes aside, The Child Thief is a pulse-pounding, light-speed, high-octane adventure filled to the brim with danger, drama, angst, action, suspense, intrigue and, of course, a sprinkling of heartwarming romance. The premise is unique, original, and I believe relevant, especially considering the current economy and political climate of not just the United States, but the entire world. The story is well crafted, executed, and edited with a beautifully written first-person narrative, but my favorite component of every Forrest tale is always her remarkable, larger-than-life characters who seem to explode from the pages, demand my undivided attention, capture my heart, and hold me prisoner from the first page till the last – and the engaging cast from The Child Thief was no exception! Did I like this book? I think you already know the answer but just for clarification – I loved it! Would I recommend it? You bet and I am for readers from 12 to 112! IF you’re a fan of The Hunger Games, Divergent, V for Vendetta, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Forrest’s phenomenal The Gender Games, then this series is screaming your name! Will I read this author again? Absolutely! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! Fabulous entertainment and another winning series from Forrest!
Premise:
In a future where the concept of freedom for all no longer exists, America has become a nation of the rich, by the rich, for the rich. The United Nation of America is now a country in which the poor are denied the same basic human rights as the wealthy, one rife with discontent, unrest, injustice, poverty, and one on the cusp of civil disobedience and rebellion engineered by a few brave souls belonging to a clandestine, ragtag group of dissidents called Operation Hood operating through a secret portal of the shadow web. Their mission statement is simple: Take from the rich and give back to the poor. One of these courageous activists is 19-year-old Robin Sylvone. But Robin isn’t interested in wealth, power or recognition. She wants only two things. The first is the dissolution of CRAS, the Child Redistribution Adoption System, the heinous brainchild of the Bruchard regime to improve the failing economy in which children are taken from poor parents classified by the government as non-sustaining with insufficient income, then given to the rich for adoption where they have become nothing more than a status symbol of wealth, power, and importance. And the second, but most important, is the return of her daughter Hope who was taken from her by the government. To find and recover her child, Robin is willing to do anything, risk everything – even become Robin Hood. But time is running out for Robin and her band of fellow misfits. If exposed or captured, their punishment is torture and more likely than not, death… Will they succeed? The stakes are high and all may not survive? Who will live and who will die? We’ll see!