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Earth Girl by Janet Edwards
May. 25th, 2012 11:26 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Meet me, Jarra. Earth girl.
It’s the year 2788, and the universe is divided into two different kinds of people: the Norms, who can portal between other planets, and people like me, the one in a thousand who are born with an immune system which doesn’t allow us to leave planet Earth.
Norms come back to Earth for one reason: to study human history. But only if they don’t have to interact with us ‘Neanderthals’ along the way. Well, I’ve got a plan to change all that.
Call me whatever you like, I’m every bit as good as they are.
And I’m going to prove it to them.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Janet Edwards’ debut YA novel mixes solid science fiction with a love of history to an interesting if not wholly convincing effect. Although I loved Jarra’s first person voice and the way Edwards introduces the technological elements of her world building, the social elements (particularly the colonists and their homogenous characteristics) were less convincing. I was also completely unconvinced by a plot development in the final quarter, which did rather spoil my ultimate enjoyment although there was a lot here that was great and would ensure that I definitely read Janet Edwards’s next book.
EARTH GIRL will be released in the UK on 16th August 2012. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the ARC of this book.
It’s the year 2788, and the universe is divided into two different kinds of people: the Norms, who can portal between other planets, and people like me, the one in a thousand who are born with an immune system which doesn’t allow us to leave planet Earth.
Norms come back to Earth for one reason: to study human history. But only if they don’t have to interact with us ‘Neanderthals’ along the way. Well, I’ve got a plan to change all that.
Call me whatever you like, I’m every bit as good as they are.
And I’m going to prove it to them.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Janet Edwards’ debut YA novel mixes solid science fiction with a love of history to an interesting if not wholly convincing effect. Although I loved Jarra’s first person voice and the way Edwards introduces the technological elements of her world building, the social elements (particularly the colonists and their homogenous characteristics) were less convincing. I was also completely unconvinced by a plot development in the final quarter, which did rather spoil my ultimate enjoyment although there was a lot here that was great and would ensure that I definitely read Janet Edwards’s next book.
EARTH GIRL will be released in the UK on 16th August 2012. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the ARC of this book.
