Blood Red Road

This book was such a suprise! It is written in a southern english/different writing/spelling. Example Quote: “I never knew that missin somebody could hurt, I says. But it does. Deep inside. Like it's in my bones. We ain't never bin apart till now. Never. I dunno how to be without him. It's like... I ain't nuthin.”-Saba (MC)
It also does not use “ or Italics for speach and thoughts. (You still completly understand the book though.)
My biggest fav is the main guy, Jack. He is so awesome!!! I just loved him as the side guy. They had an enemy to lovers like relashionship.
It felt a bit long in some spots as they did the world building and charecter intros.
Over all, I LOVED IT!!!!!!!
Ages: 15+ (in my christian girl opinion)

Awalnya underestimate buku ini, krn gk dilanjutin terjemahan 2 buku berikutnya. Baru setengah buku ternyata udh ngefans sm buku ini. Kuselesaikan dgn cepat, krn mudah dimengerti & ak penasaran dgn kelanjutan kisahnya. 5 stars untuk death angel, strong female heroine...

I'm feeling like there's just so many dystopian books I can't keep them straight. This one has a sense of humor and very lovable characters. Not a bad read, but it feels a little redundant.

STILL AMAZING.

This was a great book, I picked it up because it was the #1 seller at a store in the London airport, and it certainly did not disappoint! At first, I didn't like Saba, but she and I bonded when she 1st entered the Cage, and I was attached to her from there on out. The style of writing threw me at first too, but I'm so glad I stuck it out.
I truly look forward to reading the sequel.

What can I say about this story? It is better than great. But why? Let's break it down. We have a family, far from the rest of civilization, isolated and protected, and something happens to trigger a quest of almost epic proportions. I was amazed while reading it, there is very little here that I have not seen before (I read a great deal of dystopian lit). The magic come in how Young pulled all of these elements together. Sometimes, the book felt as though we were in ancient Rome. Sometimes, the Wild West. The effect is one that feels familiar, but seen through new eyes.
As a kid who grew up on Mad Max, we see many of the same elements here: brutal and primal human behavior. At the same time we see our kindly Western heroes, our Amazon princess warriors, and through it all we have a girl who could be any of us. She has a mission, and nothing will distract her from it (thank you for not letting romance screw this story up-it would not have fit, it was handled very well).
A note on the dialect:
The book is written in a strange vernacular, it took me a bit to get used to it, but I think it was realistic. This strange world (after us, the Wreckers) would have different dialects, different customs. I can't wait for the sequel and to continue on with this group of warriors/survivors. I can't wait to see what is next.
Recommended for readers of dystopian lit and readers of historical fiction.

What can I say that would capture the intricacies and complex characters of Blood Red Road? I can't. The characters are everything you want them to be, because you can see who they are from the very first instance you read about them through Saba's eyes. Her “hard-hearted” Angel of Death persona is who she really is, and you catch a glimpse that practically on every page. It's thrilling and frustrating to see that the decisions she makes only benefit her but that is all she cares about when it comes to saving her brother Lugh. She carries a weighted heart when it comes to all the challenges she has to face when dealing with the cruel and despicable in the King's land. Finding new friends in the most uncommon places only helps Saba realize that finding new is nowhere near a lost cause–not that she ever really thought it was in the first place. Her continuous spirit in trying to keep her friends out of trouble and having to let her little sister tag along is grueling for her, but nowhere near impossible. Trying to get through her thick head is sometimes, but even then she'll acquiesce to reason.


When I first started Blood Red Road, I did not think I would blast through it as fast as I did. It always pleases me so when I find something new in the YA genre that's never been done before. BRR has everything you want in a book: suspense, mystery, a splash of romance, and some after-the-apocalypse feel that I could never get enough of. It's amazing to see how Saba goes from living in such a desolate home, where it is only her family she contends with on a barren land. She is the pioneer in the book that we vicariously live through to experience the extremities she had no idea were going in the land of Hopetown.
As for the ever-changing array of characters, it's exciting to see the many people that what to fight with Saba against the King and his Tonton. The syntax and diction for Blood Red Road was unexpected at first–and throughout it did sometimes get on my nerve–but it was something I came to view as suitable in the end. It was only right to have this isolated girl tell her fundamental tale the only way and through the only language she knew how to write.


If ever there was a companion novel to BRR, I would pick it up in a “red hot” second. Everything was so fierce and empowering in this novel that I could not put it down for a second; sleep was not an option. I recommend to all that love an idolized heroine to come to the rescue of everyone she cares about, and lets nothing stop her.


Grade: A