Breeder

By: Honni van Rijswijk

Narrated by: Emmett Grosland

Will Meadows is a seemingly average 15-year-old Westie who lives and works in Zone F, the run-down outermost ring of the Corporation. In the future state of the Corp, a person’s value comes down to productivity: The right actions win units; the wrong ones lose them. If Will is unlucky and goes into unit debt, there’s only one place to go: the Rator. But for Zone F Breeders, things are much worse - they’re born into debt and can only accrue units through reproduction.

Every day in Zone F is a struggle, especially for Will who is fighting against time for access to an illegal medical drug, Crystal 8. Under the cover of night, Will travels to the Gray Zone, where life is less regulated and drugs - and people - are exchanged for gold. There, Will meets Rob, a corrupt member of the Corporation running a Breeder smuggling operation. Will also meets Alex, another teen whom he quickly recognizes as a Breeder in disguise.

Suddenly, Will has an illicit job and money, access to Crystal, and a real friend. As the pair grows closer, Alex shares her secret: She is part of the Response, an uprising to overthrow the Corporation. Caught up in the new friendship, Will and Alex become careless as the two covertly travel into Zone B for a day of adventure. Nothing goes as planned, and Will’s greatest fear is realized. Will his true identity be revealed?

©2021 Honni van Rijswijk (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Like it.

Thank you to the writer. I appreciated the twist. I didn’t see it coming. Keep it up

Could have been so much more.

Will seemed to be the master of stupid choices, though was redeemed towards the end when thinking things through emerged. The side characters lacked depth which would have made a better story.

I wish this was a series

This was such a good book with such a a good narrator. I was shocked many times over, and ultimately, hanging onto every word. If I could wipe my memory and listen to this book again I would.

Twist hit me like a freight train

Took me on a lot of twists and turns and i loved all of it. Truly gave me a story i could submerge myself in.

This was interesting but the narrator was very bad

The overall concept was good, the story built up and had a lot of potential, but the ending was not satisfying at all. The narrator was so monotone which did add a bit to the ambiance of the story but after a while it was like all the words ran together.