The World Gives Way
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"In fifty years, Myrra will be free. Until then, she's a contract worker. Ever since she was five, her life and labor have belonged to the highest bidder on her contract--butchers, laundries, and now the powerful, secretive Carlyles. But when one night finds the Carlyles dead, Myrra is suddenly free a lot sooner than she anticipated--and at a cost she never could have imagined. Burdened with the Carlyles' orphaned daughter and the terrible secret they died to escape, she runs. With time running out, Myrra must come face to face with the truth about her world--and embrace what's left before it's too late"--
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The premise? Not bad. The execution? Dragged out. Marissa Levien started off well, but the intermittent chapters about what happens to the world (in this book) “after” really bogged the action down and didn't add to the story. I also found the world-building lacking. If a ship contain what's left of earth-dwellers, there would be efficiencies and a lot more recycling. The ship would be unlikely to contain a giant dessert where no one lives or other geographic features that would make fuel requirements insane. Finally, both of the main characters were too precocious
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