Dystopian or just Disturbed???

Peate, Robert. The Sun Children. San Bernardino: Robert Peate, 2013. N. pag. Print.

If you have ever felt the urge to take a trip to the "Twilight Zone" you should definitely read this book! That is my weak attempt at not recommending this book. I feel horrible even saying that and, to be honest, I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever read something and then felt the need to tell other people, "Don't bother." 

The plot of this short chapter book, while fairly interesting in and of itself, is, in my opinion, a complete rip off of The Hunger Games. Not only so, there are so many plot holes and the ending is ambiguous to the point of leaving the reader feeling like they just wasted an hour of their life that they will never get back.

In case my complete disdain for the book has not turned you against the idea of reading it, I'll let you in on a few plot details. Cassiopeia is a young twenty-something girl who lives in a world where fertility has completely ended. In order to try to appease their god, the people sacrifice 10 children to the sun every year. Due to infertility, the people realize they have run out of kids and are going to have to start sacrificing young adults. Cassiopeia is chosen to be sacrificed. You may be surprised by her attitude when she hears the news and I can definitely say the end has a twist, not a good one, but one nonetheless.

I do need to make a little amendment to this review. I wrote this after first reading this book. Later on, I learned that, in its current state, The Sun Children is an unfinished work. Something that I'll leave "unamended," my opinion regarding this piece of literature. I can assure you that I will not be reaching into my wallet to add this completed work to my collection, (whenever it arrives on the shelves).