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Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Unique Hawaiian Setting Makes YA Dystopian Stand Out From the Crowd
1:00 AM
(Image from Barnes & Noble)
It's been three years since Leilani moved to the Big Island with her family and Hawaii still doesn't feel like home. Being hapa (half-Hawaiian, half-white) has a lot to do with it. As does her epilepsy, a condition that marks her as even more different than her peers. It's only while she's surfing the wild blue waves that 16-year-old Lei feels completely at peace with herself and her surroundings.

All Lei and her dad want is to get home. With all the chaos, it's likely Lei's mother, grandfather and younger sister are already dead. Still, they have to know. Thus begins a hellish journey from Oahu to the Big Island. Fraught with danger at every turn, it's a nightmare trip that may ultimately end in disappointment. Or worse. As Lei fights her way across the islands, she finally begins to understand her unique connection to her mother's native land—and the part she may play in saving it.
Loaded with Hawaiian culture and folklore, The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan offers a fresh take on a common theme. Although the tale as a whole isn't all that new and different, the atmospheric setting definitely makes this one stand out. Add in sympathetic characters with a compelling story goal, an action-packed plot, an exciting sci fi twist, and you've got yourself an entertaining YA thriller. The Islands at the End of the World will appeal to anyone who loves disaster/dystopian novels, but craves something a little bit different.
(Readalikes: Reminds me of other YA disaster/dystopian novels, although no specific titles are coming to mind.)
Grade:
If this were a movie, it would be rated:
for language (no F-bombs), violence, blood/gore, scary images, and depictions of illegal drug use
To the FTC, with love: Another library fine find
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