Riebeckite was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Book: Riebeckite
Author: O.R Lea
Genre: Sci fi
Synopsis
Dangerous spores gather on Earth after an asteroid strikes the moon. Humanity watches the skies…but the real danger is at their feet.
After an asteroid strike on the moon, a strange blue dust began to flow down through Earth’s atmosphere. It’s harmful to breathe, but at least the microscopic creatures within the dust are dormant. Or so we thought.
Tahira made a childhood promise to a friend that the crisis would bring their people together… before a violent riot tore their lives apart. Now, as an adult, Tahira works as a biologist for a corporation constructing experimental towers to force the spores—known as riebeckites—to germinate into harmless colonies.
Except they’re about to learn everything they think they know about the dust is wrong. The real threat isn’t the asteroid that struck the moon and by the time humanity figures it out, it might be too late.
Riebeckite combines suspense and conspiracy with heart-in-mouth action sequences and nightmarish encounters, all in an immersive near-future setting and, at its core, a heartwarming story of friendship against the odds.
My Thoughts
This book opened in a way that I had no idea what was happening. Almost immediately we know something isn’t right and things escalate very quickly.
This story is very bleak at times and makes you think about what is happening in the world right now.
I enjoyed that this style is based on after what happened when the world changed and it explores how people survive and figure things out. It also shows the daily life of those living in this world.
This story is well written, very cleverly plotted and very descriptive which I really enjoyed.
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