Cargo by Ruth Anna Evans

 

Rating: ★★★★★

Genre: Coming-of-age/Dystopian/Sci-Fi

Format: eBook/ARC

Pages: 88

Read: 04/16/23

Synopsis:

Cargo is the story of twelve-year-old Marilee, who is fleeing alone from a home that has been destroyed by famine and beset by roving gangs who steal infants for their flesh. When we first meet her, she is trapped in a cargo container that has just run out of air.

Review:

"If you die with someone, are they still a stranger?"

12 year old, Marilee, has been sent away by her mother, hoping she will be provided with a better life. Their planet is dying, everyone is starving, and life is hanging in the balance for them all. 

She is among many others being shipped in a cargo container upon a ship flying them to another planet. Their journey is harrowing and when they arrive it becomes an even bigger nightmare. They have been thrust into a darker pit of despair than the one they just came from.

The descriptive atmosphere produces a claustrophobic enduced feeling of anxiety and dread. I could feel the desperation as I journeyed along, wanting to give them the air they needed, water to drink, and a brighter future at their intended destination. The journey they have been forced to embark on is horrifying and heartbreaking, deep within the core of the heart and soul. 

Beautifully written and utterly tragic!

I need to mend my heart now!

Thank you so much, Ruth Anna Evans, for providing me with a complimentary copy, much appreciated!

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