#Review of A Girl Called Fearless by @cblinka

Avie Reveare has the normal life of a privileged teen growing up in L.A., at least as normal as any girl’s life is these days. After a synthetic hormone in beef killed fifty million American women ten years ago, only young girls, old women, men, and boys are left to pick up the pieces. The death threat is past, but fathers still fear for their daughters’ safety, and the Paternalist Movement, begun to "protect" young women, is taking over the choices they make.Like all her friends, Avie still mourns the loss of her mother, but she’s also dreaming about college and love and what she’ll make of her life. When her dad "contracts" her to marry a rich, older man to raise money to save his struggling company, her life suddenly narrows to two choices: Be trapped in a marriage with a controlling politician, or run. Her lifelong friend, student revolutionary Yates, urges her to run to freedom across the border to Canada. As their friendship turns to passion, the decision to leave becomes harder and harder. Running away is incredibly dangerous, and it’s possible Avie will never see Yates again. But staying could mean death.From Catherine Linka comes this romantic, thought-provoking, and frighteningly real story, A Girl Called Fearless, about fighting for the most important things in life—freedom and love.

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About the Author

                              
Catherine Linka was almost thrown out of boarding school for being “too verbal.” Fortunately, she learned to channel her outspokenness and creative energy into writing. A passionate traveler who has visited Iceland, the Amazon, and the Arctic circle, Catherine has seen 5 types of whales in the wild, but no orcas. Yet. She doesn’t believe in fate, but she did fall in love with her husband on their first date when he laced up her boots, because she had a broken hand. 
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My Review 5 Stars

This was a great book that reminded me of the Wither series by Lauren DeStefano.   And it was just as good.  I even love how they kept the ending open so that it could always be a series.  (Im hoping)  This one is a heart wrenching story of a girl who lives in a world where all their mothers and older sisters have died.  Its been 12 years since the break out.  So now the world has been turned on its head.  As a girl you no longer have the right to do anything.  Your fathers, husbands, etc own you and if you are like Avie your father has the RIGHT to sell you off to whoever he wishes.  I felt really bad for her dad. I mean ya it sucks that he did sell her off but the reason he did it.  It breaks my heart.  I loved everything about this book etc. That it wasn't long enough and the cover doesn't do the book any justice.  I almost over looked it as I've had it for sometime.  But, it just didn't seem like something that I would be interested in.  It was a great book.  One where I'm going to go badger the author to see if I can get her on the show hehehehehe. 

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