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A review by stephco172
Sojourn: The Wildlands by B.D. Messick
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. I obviously had to give the book 5 stars. And I cannot wait to read the rest of the series. I generally enjoy YA, dystopian novels and this happens to be one of them. It seems to have elements of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner. So if you enjoyed those books, then the Sojourn: The Wildlands, will be the book for you.
Just a little background before getting into this book. After natural disasters hit the coasts of the United States and swept through most of the country, society has put itself back together. It has formed five enclaves, or cities, where people live together and survive. Humanity is just trying to survive. And there are the Wildlands surround each enclaves and then there is the Deadlands which divides the enclaves from East and West. There is Chicago, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Spokane and some other ones. Fuels and gas seem to not exist anymore. Society ran out of them decades ago. Each seventeen year old has to make this “sojourn” to their assigned enclaves. Some of these kids make it and some do not. Each journey is vastly different from the next. In the schooling system of the enclave, they try and prepare each person for this journey.
This is the first book of the series. We meet Rayn, a seventeen year old from the Las Vegas enclave. She is about to embark on her journey to Atlanta. A couple of days into her journey she is joined by her boyfriend, Luk. There is obviously some drama before she leaves for her Sojourn, but it is eventually resolved. They are embarking on this journey together to get to Atlanta. You see them face wild animals, people who prey on the sojourners, and other hardships throughout this book. The story leaves you wanting more and to find out what happens to Rayn and Luk.
I honestly cannot recommend this book enough to my friends and family.
Just a little background before getting into this book. After natural disasters hit the coasts of the United States and swept through most of the country, society has put itself back together. It has formed five enclaves, or cities, where people live together and survive. Humanity is just trying to survive. And there are the Wildlands surround each enclaves and then there is the Deadlands which divides the enclaves from East and West. There is Chicago, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Spokane and some other ones. Fuels and gas seem to not exist anymore. Society ran out of them decades ago. Each seventeen year old has to make this “sojourn” to their assigned enclaves. Some of these kids make it and some do not. Each journey is vastly different from the next. In the schooling system of the enclave, they try and prepare each person for this journey.
This is the first book of the series. We meet Rayn, a seventeen year old from the Las Vegas enclave. She is about to embark on her journey to Atlanta. A couple of days into her journey she is joined by her boyfriend, Luk. There is obviously some drama before she leaves for her Sojourn, but it is eventually resolved. They are embarking on this journey together to get to Atlanta. You see them face wild animals, people who prey on the sojourners, and other hardships throughout this book. The story leaves you wanting more and to find out what happens to Rayn and Luk.
I honestly cannot recommend this book enough to my friends and family.