Bunny's Reviews: Wasteland Review Spotlight

Author Terry Tyler has put her books on sale for all of her favourite readers, YOU! Wasteland, the sequel Megacity and even the prequel Hope are all on sale for $0.99/ 99p this week! But first, check out my review of this engaging dystopian style novel!

The year? 2061. The location? The UK. The world has changed...a lot! There are now mega-cities. The countryside? Well, there really isn't any. Where the land can be used NutraCorp has taken it over to have their growing farms. Where the land has some use it has been changed into Hope villages where the destitute and those who struggled to "contribute" to society are put. Then...there is the "Wasteland" where those who wish to stay off the grid live. But for how much longer? Change is coming one step at a time, and it's only a matter of time before the powers that be steamroll it all under foot. Unless...unless change comes to stop them.

Prepare to meet Rae. She's a mega-city girl. It's all she's known and she knows the rules. Follow the rules - don't say or do anything that will get you a demerit and a reduction in points and pay and you'll be fine. Don't say anything negative because you simply don't know who's listening. The wrong ear hears what you say? Trouble is quick to follow and then you're being monitored for further problems. Rae's world is about to be rocked when a shocking truth comes to her - she had a family once. But what happened? Should she try to find them? What will she find if she does? What will it mean for her future? Is the risk worth it all?

Welcome to the second book in Terry Tyler's Operation Galton series, Wastelands. This dystopian-style novel paints a vivid and quite disturbing potential image of a dark future. Big corps and the government have taken over and "free speech" is a thing of the past. As are many other things in this not-so-distant future that the author paints a picture of. Of course, the author says that this book is by no means a true reflection of what is to come, but trust me, as you read this book - the possibility sounds all too real. LOL!

Wasteland follows Rae as the world she once knew takes on a more sinister appearance. She begins to really re-evaluate her life and the choices she's made up to this point. On a level, you're really going to feel for her as she discovers that her so-called "friends" are as flighty as they come. Her boyfriend and her "best friend" are absolutely the worst. LOL! But they play their part to the hilt. They both showcase the variety of people who live in the MegaCities and just who they truly are. There are all types and they fit their roles.

One really good aspect of this novel is that the author doesn't just give you the story from Rae's point of view. You get other characters as well. That really helps make this story truly engaging and pulls you further into the storyline. It makes this book hard to put down. You find yourself page-turning to find out what is going to happen next.

While this book is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. The author takes into consideration that either reader are going to need a refresher for book one or are just jumping into this book, so she puts a refresher in to bring you up to speed with everything that is going on up to this book's point.

This is one of this dystopian novel that is a great novel to check out, but it's also one that makes you really think and assess the world around you. Rae does quite a bit of that as she learns that she doesn't know much about the world. The world is changing, and those in control of the information will only reveal so much. Just enough to keep you complacent and happy in your own personal little bubble.

If you're looking for an engaging dystopian novel then this is a book/series that I recommend you check out. The author conveys an engaging and thrilling novel without getting preachy about the effects that the world is/has faced in this book.

I'm choosing to rate this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. The beginning was a bit slow, but once you get further into the novel and begin moving around the story really picks up. I recommend that you take advantage of the on-going sale of the entire series, but you're going to want to read them all to find out how it all begins and what happens next.

Thank you to the author, Terry Tyler, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this novel!

Wasteland

Publication Date: April 22, 2020

Genre: Dystopian/ Psychological Thriller

“Those who escape ‘the system’ are left to survive outside society. The fortunate find places in off-grid communities; the others disappear into the wasteland.”

The year: 2061. In the new UK megacities, the government watches every move you make. Speech is no longer free—an ‘offensive’ word reaching the wrong ear means a social demerit and a hefty fine. One too many demerits? Job loss and eviction, with free transport to your nearest community for the homeless: the Hope Villages.

Rae Farrer is the ultimate megacity girl – tech-loving, hard-working, law-abiding and content – until a shocking discovery about her birth forces her to question every aspect of life in UK Megacity 12.

On the other side of the supposedly safe megacity walls, a few wastelanders suspect that their freedom cannot last forever…

Wasteland is the stand-alone sequel to ‘Hope’, the second book in the Operation Galton series, and Terry Tyler’s twenty-first publication. A third book, Megacity, is also now available.

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About the Author

Terry Tyler is the author of twenty-four books available from Amazon, the latest being 'Where There's Doubt', about a romance scammer. She is currently at work on a post apocalyptic series, which will probably take the form of three novellas. Proud to be independently published, Terry is an avid reader and book reviewer, and a member of Rosie Amber's Book Review Team.

Aside from writing and reading, Terry loves The Walking Dead, South Park, abandoned and lonely places, history, the sea, and going for long walks where there are lots of trees. She lives in the north east of England with her husband.

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