I would have enjoyed more information about the disease. This story could have taken place anywhere.Ģ. I suppose there’s only so many ways to describe a vast and desert-like place, but I would have loved more scenic details that specifically pointed to the Outback. It was just fun to read a book from an Australian author, as I got a tiny glimpse of a place I would LOVE to visit (although the Outback is not my number one go-to Australian locale. And I loved all the Aussie words like “dingo”. I LOVED reading a book set in the Australian Outback. While it was an enjoyable read, I did not feel the same magic I did when I read Captivate. Carrier, a post-apocalyptic dystopian set in the Australian outback, and is completely different from Captivate. Her new enemies want something Lena has, and they are willing to do anything to get it.Īfter LOVING Vanessa Garden’s debut novel, Captivate, I was beyond thrilled to hear of her next novel. His name is Patrick and he comes with a dangerous yet irresistible invitation of adventure beyond the fence, an invitation to which Lena cannot say no.īut Lena’s newfound freedom is short-lived and she soon discovers that the Y-Carrier disease is not the only enemy she faces on the outside.

Just as her curiosity blooms and her courage rises, she meets a boy through the fence - the first boy she has ever laid eyes on. The hundred-acre property she shares with her mother in the Australian outback may keep her safe from the Y-Carrier disease, but it is no longer enough to hold Lena’s interest, and her mother’s increasingly tight grip on her free will is stifling. Genres: Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic, Romance, Science Fictionįrom the day she was born, Lena has viewed the world through the jagged window of a razor-wired fence. Published by Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Limited on March 1, 2014

Captivate by vanessa garden