Title:The Farm
Author: Emily McKay
Length: 420 Pages
Genres: YA, Paranormal, Vampire
Author's Website: www.emilmckay.com
Synopsis:
Life was different in
the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across
America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and
quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens
where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters,
known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to
survive the Farms by turning on each other…
And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.
Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…
Carter was a schoolmate of Lily’s in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race...
And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.
Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…
Carter was a schoolmate of Lily’s in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race...
Review:
5/5
When
I first heard of this book, I wanted it immediately. It was one of those
stories that just… sings to you, even though all you know about it is the
Author’s name, the title and a little snippet on the back. I still don’t quite
know why I wanted this book so much—but when I got my hands on it I couldn’t get
through it fast enough.
I
love the way Emily McKay sets up her characters—the story is mainly from Lily’s
point of view which is very interesting to watch. No matter what happens the
first thing she thinks about is her sister, which I found to be a very
incredible factor of her character. But she really is a strong character—she doesn’t
sit on the sidelines. She does what she needs to do.
Every
now and then a chapter will be from either Lily’s sister Mel’s perspective, or
Carter’s. I loved those little insights into the characters—especially since
Mel was autistic. Her autism made reading her perspective very different and
interesting—I think that her perspective was done excellently.
The
plot was excellent too—there were enough twists to keep me guessing but not so
many that I felt confused. I think that sometimes that can be a difficult
balance to find, and it was done very well. Also, with there being a surplus of
Vampire stories out there at the moment I thought this was different. The Tick’s
are like vampire-human-mutants and they’re absolutely brilliant. They’re all
the brutality of a vampire minus all the humanity that’s left.
I
would defiantly recommend this book to anyone. As far as I know it’s a standalone
novel, but if there was a sequel I would get it in a heartbeat.
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