The Meadows was hard to read--it was very well written, but it truly felt like where the world is headed now and I had to take breaks while reading to remind myself we're not there yet.
The story follows Eleanor remembering her time at The Meadows, a facility for the brightest and the best girls to learn how to be the most productive members of the new society they can be. It is interspersed with what is going on in the present after Eleanor has left the facility and trying to solve the mystery of what happened to her friend Rose when they were children.
The story is on the slow side of moderately paced but does a very good job of leaving clue crumbs to leave you wanting to know what is going on. On the flip side, I did find it a bit predictable. I called everything that happened and was annoyed with Eleanor for not figuring it out. The ending also felt a bit rushed and didn't seem as fleshed out as the rest of the story.
All in all, I really enjoyed it and will definitely be recommending it!
The story follows Eleanor remembering her time at The Meadows, a facility for the brightest and the best girls to learn how to be the most productive members of the new society they can be. It is interspersed with what is going on in the present after Eleanor has left the facility and trying to solve the mystery of what happened to her friend Rose when they were children.
The story is on the slow side of moderately paced but does a very good job of leaving clue crumbs to leave you wanting to know what is going on. On the flip side, I did find it a bit predictable. I called everything that happened and was annoyed with Eleanor for not figuring it out. The ending also felt a bit rushed and didn't seem as fleshed out as the rest of the story.
All in all, I really enjoyed it and will definitely be recommending it!