Now that she is officially an adult she has to start working.īehind everyone's back she sneaks out and spies on the outer edge of the dome. Since then Nat has been living with her grandparents. Her parents died when they exited the dome due to the radiation. The book begins with Natalia's 18th birthday.
Rather than buy this I downloaded a sample. I came across some reviews that mentioned cluttered writing style. It sounded interesting so I added it to my shelf.
There was a blog tour going on at the time. I had heard about this book through Twitter. Fervent fans of science fiction dystopian will be highly rewarded with this rip-roaring conclusion. The exhilarating conclusion had me racing with Evan and Natalia as they try to save the people in the Dome, even as their progress is thwarted at every turn by an insular government poised to protect itself. McFarlane delivers one of the most exciting endings I've had the pleasure of reading. Compound that with an insecure Natalia who seems to doubt Evan’s honest intentions, and it becomes more like an angst teenage affair than a riveting love story.ĭespite the uncompelling love triangle and a few other lowlights that have punctuated this otherwise fairly engaging dystopian fiction, Ms. Though, I always felt that those moments were juxtaposed with more severe scenes in the story, and thus the romantic interludes were a bit awkward. I found the flirting between Evan and Natalia fun to read. However, Natalia’s childhood friend, Jak Manning, is also vying for a place in her heart. The enigma that is Evan draws a curious Natalia to him and an instant attraction begins. For all her faults, Natalia is admirable in her compassion for others. However, as the story unfolded, I did warm up to her. Natalia’s personality was unexpectedly immature with insecurities, self-pity (she cries a lot), and defiance-a combination that just didn't work very well for me. Eek! I really thought that I would be able to relate to a slightly older heroine. Yes! Then I discovered she was child-like. When I discovered that Natalie was 18 years old, I was thrilled. His appearance has Natalia questioning the Order and everything she’s been taught to believe. This solidifies the Order’s propaganda that life beyond the Dome is impossible until she sees Evan-The Outsider. She’s lost both her scientist parents on an expedition outside of the Dome. Natalia Greyes is a resident of Dome 1618. In the aftermath of the Cleansing War, the Order has established covered cities to protect survivors from the poisonous radiation left after the war. Original Post: There Once Were Stars at FLYLēF ( IN A FIELD saturated with conventional dystopian novels, There Once Were Stars, by Melanie McFarlane, is a story with a distinctively haunting quality that not only pulled me in, it also left a memorable impression.
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