So, Claire North is the author of the First Fifteen Lives of Henry August which is a book that has been on my TBR forever, so I was really happy to receive a chapter sampler from NetGalley of her new book.
We are introduced to Neila trying to help a bleeding man and she can’t get any help from the emergency services, so she takes matters into her own hands. The world seems to be Earth, but it also feels slightly futuristic.
In this world, human rights have been abolished and everything is controlled by the Company with the two main currencies being money and sex. We learn that the man Neila is taking care of is known as Theo although this isn’t his real name and he appears to be a criminal of some sorts. Dani is also a mysterious character as she seems to know who Theo really is and has quite a lot of power of him although we don’t know why.
Overall, the first 5 chapters of 84K were very interesting with a unique world and premise and I can’t wait to read the full novel as soon as I can.
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