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A review by ravensandlace
Daydreamer: A Proxy Short Story by Alex London
4.0
4.5 stars!
tw: homophobia, child abuse, car accidents, death
This was such a cool and amazing book! The concept of proxies was something I hadn't read about before. The world building, which is super important in dystopian literature, was pretty great. The book was just as rad as the cover. And believe it or not, this was a Dollar Tree find. I was intrigued by the cover and just had to have it.
While the world building was amazing, it was a bit much at first. Things were explained but it was just a lot to deal with at first and trying to remember them wasn't always an easy feat. There were still a few things I'm not super sure on but honestly, they were minor. I could easily see this book being turned into a movie.
Knox and Syd were good characters. One of the best things about them was even though they were incredibly flawed, they knew it and owned it. Both of them did a lot of things of selfish reasons but I found I couldn't be mad about it. Shocking I know, since you all know I am not a fan of morally grey characters. I think I am turning over a new leaf.
I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the diversity. Syd is dark skinned and gay. The specific ethnicity is not mentioned as the world is kind of messed up and the countries we know aren't in existence in that way anymore. It's mentioned a lot and the word gay is on the page, which I think it always a good thing. Knox's ethnicity is not known. There is also a Jewish side character who plays a pretty important role in the book.
There is a lot of abuse, especially child abuse, mentioned on page. Knox is a patron and Syd is his proxy. Basically anytime Knox gets in trouble, Syd paid for it by getting beat or stunned. I do have some concerns as Syd is POC. I don't know Knox's ethnicity (I tried to look it up in case I missed it while reading but I couldn't find it in anything I looked up) but I know that this could be misinterpreted.
Overall, this book was great. The ending kind of destroyed me but I have hope that everything will be okay in the second book. If you love dystopian novels, like me, than this is the book for you.
tw: homophobia, child abuse, car accidents, death
This was such a cool and amazing book! The concept of proxies was something I hadn't read about before. The world building, which is super important in dystopian literature, was pretty great. The book was just as rad as the cover. And believe it or not, this was a Dollar Tree find. I was intrigued by the cover and just had to have it.
While the world building was amazing, it was a bit much at first. Things were explained but it was just a lot to deal with at first and trying to remember them wasn't always an easy feat. There were still a few things I'm not super sure on but honestly, they were minor. I could easily see this book being turned into a movie.
Knox and Syd were good characters. One of the best things about them was even though they were incredibly flawed, they knew it and owned it. Both of them did a lot of things of selfish reasons but I found I couldn't be mad about it. Shocking I know, since you all know I am not a fan of morally grey characters. I think I am turning over a new leaf.
I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the diversity. Syd is dark skinned and gay. The specific ethnicity is not mentioned as the world is kind of messed up and the countries we know aren't in existence in that way anymore. It's mentioned a lot and the word gay is on the page, which I think it always a good thing. Knox's ethnicity is not known. There is also a Jewish side character who plays a pretty important role in the book.
There is a lot of abuse, especially child abuse, mentioned on page. Knox is a patron and Syd is his proxy. Basically anytime Knox gets in trouble, Syd paid for it by getting beat or stunned. I do have some concerns as Syd is POC. I don't know Knox's ethnicity (I tried to look it up in case I missed it while reading but I couldn't find it in anything I looked up) but I know that this could be misinterpreted.
Overall, this book was great. The ending kind of destroyed me but I have hope that everything will be okay in the second book. If you love dystopian novels, like me, than this is the book for you.