A web designer turned author, Erin has always been invested in telling stories-both visually and with words. About the AuthorĮrin Bowman is the critically acclaimed author of numerous books for children and teens, including the Taken Trilogy, Vengeance Road, Retribution Rails, the Edgar Award-nominated Contagion duology, The Girl and the Witch’s Garden, and the forthcoming Dustborn. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a apocalyptic/dystopian setting with secret maps and unbreakable bonds. Delta was a great character to follow throughout and I could only hope I would be as brave and smart as her if that was my life. I would love to see more of what happened to Delta after everything but Bowman closed the book well that I feel satisfied with what was given. There was so much development and the book definitely had a cohesive ending. The adventure Delta had to go on to save her pack was exciting and gritty. As I continued reading, I had a hard time putting the book down. The story took the first part to establish itself which dragged a little for me but as the book continued, so did my investment. Overall, Dustborn by Erin Bowman was a fantastic dystopian stand-a-lone novel. In a world like this, it would definitely be hard to trust any outsiders but Delta is smart and I love her reasonings behind everything she had done in the book. The trust that Delta makes with other characters also is a huge growth that takes nearly the entire book to happen. I’m so glad that Bowman decided that Delta wasn’t going to have Bay with her the whole entire time and it was smart the way she went about this. One of the biggest developments on Delta that I enjoyed was her relationship with Bay. While Delta’s pack always came first, it was nice to see her start to take other people’s life into account for and making right decisions, even if it meant time. Her character has some amazing development and even though it might not seem like it at some points, she definitely did. I absolutely loved following Delta in this book. I loved the pacing and all of the situations Delta had to come through and if reading this book has proven anything to me, it’s that I definitely wouldn’t survive. The more and more I read, the harder and harder it became to put the book down. Once I reached part 2 I was hooked and didn’t want to put it down. At first it took me a bit to get into, the first part was slower for me but it set up the rest of the story. Broken into 5 parts, this novel takes us on Delta’s journey to discover what her branded map means for Verdant (a supposed paradise) and how to get her pack back. As Delta arrives back at her village, raiders had attacked it and now Delta must find her pack. The beginning of this book takes place at Dead River where Delta’s sister Indie goes into childbirth early, leaving Delta to take her to a healer. But Bowman did an excellent job keeping my interest, not giving too many details, and giving a satisfying ending. I typically am weary going into stand-a-lone books because I read so many series, I wonder how an author is going to tie everything up in one book. But I wasn’t expecting the ride that it took me on. So as soon as I read that there was a secret map branded on Delta’s back – I knew I was in. What Delta doesn’t count on is what waits at the Verdant: a long-forgotten secret that will shake the foundation of her entire world. If Delta can trust Asher, she just might decode the map and trade evidence of the Verdant to the General for her family. So when raiders sent by a man known as the General attack her village, Delta suspects he is searching for her.ĭelta sets out to rescue her family but quickly learns that in the Wastes no one can be trusted-perhaps not even her childhood friend, Asher, who has been missing for nearly a decade. In a wasteland plagued by dust squalls, geomagnetic storms, and solar flares, many would kill for it-even if no one can read it. 4 out of 5 stars Summary Taken from Goodreadsĭelta of Dead River has always been told to hide her back, where a map is branded on her skin to a rumored paradise called the Verdant.
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