Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable world. A world where overgrown forests are filled with choker trees and deadly vines and seeds that will kill you where you stand. And if they don't get you, one of the dangerous shunned men will. Koli has lived in Mythen Rood his entire life. He knows the first rule of survival is that you don't venture beyond the walls. What he doesn't know is - what happens when you aren't given a choice? Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Book of Koli is a very unique take on a dystopian world where the world itself is out to get it's human inhabitants. I found the premise refreshing and intriguing, the cast diverse and the plot full of potential, given that this is the start of a trilogy. I did, however, struggle a little with the way the book is written, as it is done in a style quite unlike anything I've read before. On the one hand this is great, I do like to experience new ways of writing, but on the other sometimes it felt like I had to push myself through the pages because my brain was rebelling a little in the process. This isn't a case of the book not being well written or good. I think it was both of those things, but I just don't think it's for me. I did love Monono to the moon and back, but by the end of it she was the only real thing that kept me going. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys dystopia novels that incorporate nature and technology in really cool ways.edit.
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