Glistening Haven by /a SG VBTour (review)

 SYNOPSIS:

Racism, segragation, obsession with beauty, it's all fair game in this fun high octane novel about love, betrayal, politics, and big brother.

Susan Monroe doesn't ask for much: good grades from her children, a house with room for a pool, to be the best Tupperware party host in New Haven 56.

But inside her tranquil 1950s styled community, a monster lurks. A monster that lives inside Susan, and every one of her superficially perfect neighbors, held in check by the oppressive police state that rules over them.

Susan's happy life is torn apart when her teenage son goes missing the same night an  explosion rips apart the community. Susan knows it’s only a matter of time before the police start breaking down their doors.

Before the reconditioning begins and Susan's identity is lost, she must do one final thing.

Find her son.

  Author Biography:

Jill Cooper loves tea more than coffee and is obsessed over finding that perfect recipe. She lives in Danvers, MA with two cats, a toddler, a husband, and a 1964 yellow taxi. Her life is chaotic, but fun. She is currently working on a new Sci-fi thriller and the sequel to the Dream Slayer. She can be contacted at http://www.jillacooper.com

 

  My Review:

What a different world Glistening Haven was!  There were humans and glistenings living together in a controlled world of domes referred to as Havens.   Our story begins in Haven 56.   After the world survived the great beauty years, (our time), things went amok and the glistenings ate the celebrities of Hollywood.   Once they were rounded up, had their wings clipped and their minds reconditioned, they were placed in the domed havens to live out productive lives if not predictable lives.   Life for the Glistenings was very controlled and everyone was docile if not happy.

Quite a story.....running along the same old sins humanity has always faced....distinction between races, cultures, obsession with perfection and beauty and government in control.   I'm uncertain whether this is a stand alone book or if there will be more to follow, but there is certainly room for the story to be further developed.   I read the story and was engrossed in it, you feel the relationships between family members, and I grew to love the the humans and the glistenings.   The book is jam packed with evil doers, innocents, heroes and action-adventure.

It was a read that encouraged the reader to think about the world created within the covers and how close real life has mirrored these conditions; how people throughout the ages have lived with these circumstances and how they have fared.  I found this book quite interesting and unsettling to say the least--but in a good way.   I felt challenged.   Read it for yourself and let me know what you think of it!

 

 

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