Germination (Feast of Weeds, #1): A Novella

Germination (Feast of Weeds, #1): A Novella
By: Jamie Thornton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

( I received this book free from the author in exchange for my honest review. )

Where to start? A short read of only 92 pages, I was drawn in right away, and before I knew it, I had this novella read and wanting more.

The story opens with our protagonist (Mary) begging for money. Different from normal YA read, she's a street kid, a long time street kid. She ran away to escape her abusive set-father and a mother who didn’t help, only pushed the matter aside, (people like that should be shot). Feeling trapped and cornered, she fled to the streets, just to have some peace.

Right away you get a sense of who Mary is, where she stands and where her loyalties lie. I like her; she’s hardened from years on the streets but doesn’t complain about it. She has taken her lot in life as is, and focuses her abilities on her street family. She’s determined to protect her new family, at any cost, even her freedom.

There is a sort of split to this book. Between every chapter is a blog post. It starts out as tips and tricks for surviving on the streets, a street -kid survival guide you could say. All for the last post, the ending post, it’s a plea to return, and cry of hope.

As I said this is a fast read. The story moves quickly but smooth and before you know it, it's over. Left with a cliff-hanger and a sense of dread, I didn't want the story to end. So much is left opened, so many unanswered questions.

This is a perfect set up for the installments to come. In its sort length the story/plot hooks you, captures your attention right until the last word and then, you’re let feeling unsatisfied. You just have to/need to, read the next book just to know how it ends. How it ends for the family Mary had to leave, but most off all, how it ends for Mary.

I'm invested now.

I highly recommend this short. It's fast, unique, and it captures you in such a way that you don’t even notice it's over, just when you feel like you only just begun.

The world building is solid, the plot strong and the beginning of what looks to be the end of the human mind, is daunting.

Thank you Jamie Thornton for creating such a vivid terrifying world, with just enough truth to have you thinking, yes this could possibility happen one day, and the streets will be the ones to suffer fist.

Happy Reading

-Emily