The Waning Age, S. E. Grove
The Waning Age, S. E. Grove
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The Waning Age

Author: S. E. Grove

Narrator: Kyla Garcia, Julio Sanchez, Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2019

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Sentence comes a haunting story of one determined girl who will use her razor-sharp wits and martial arts skills to fight killers, predators, and the world’s biggest company to rescue her brother.

“A provoking, striking call to self-reflection.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Readers, especially lovers of dystopian fiction, will enjoy this book and may just come away wondering, ‘what if . . . ?’”—School Library Connection

In a world where only the rich can afford emotions, what is the cost of love?

The time is now. The place is San Francisco. The world is filled with adults devoid of emotion and children on the cusp of losing their feelings—of “waning”—when they reach their teens.

Natalia Peña has already waned. So why does she love her little brother with such ferocity that, when he’s kidnapped by a monolithic corporation, she’ll do anything to get him back?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katherine

It's present-day San Francisco, and ’The Waning Age’ is 10 years old. This means that at that age, it's expected that you will lose your ability to feel emotions. You will not only lose the ability to feel sadness, but also joy and everything in between. Natalia Peña is the main character in this eng......more

Goodreads review by Sara

What, and I mean this next part, the f*ck. This book made little to no sense.......more

Goodreads review by Kristin

I don’t understand why readers had a hard time tracking with this book. The premise sounds like a gimmick, but it’s not. This is an important read and S.E. Grove has pulled off the impossible. A worthy read I couldn’t put down.......more

Goodreads review by Kate

What did I just read? The premise is interesting, but it turns out that reading about characters that supposedly don’t have emotions is painful. And, there was lots of telling and not enough showing. I almost DNF this but I’m not a quitter. 1.5.......more

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Praise for The Waning Age

“A provoking, striking call to self-reflection.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Readers, especially lovers of dystopian fiction, will enjoy this book and may just come away wondering, ‘what if . . . ?’”—School Library Connection

“Unexpected twists create a fast-paced plot . . . A must-have for libraries with dystopian fans.”—School Library Journal, starred review

“A dazzling, emotional journey about a sister’s love and the fight against an emotionless society.”—Booklist

“Grove’s world shines through as a complex statement on empathy.”—BCCB

“The Waning Age brings dystopia back to YA, in a novel that feels like Lauren Oliver’s Delirium mixed up with Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go.”—Bustle

“A fun ride with cool characters set in an interesting world you won’t regret diving into.”—Hypable


Praise for The Glass Sentence

“Not since Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass have I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book.”—Megan Whalen Turner, New York Times bestselling author of A Conspiracy of Kings

“Absolutely marvelous [and] completely original.”—Nancy Farmer, National Book Award–winning author of The House of the Scorpion

“A page-turner . . . So imaginative.”—The Wall Street Journal

“I am in no doubt about the energy of S. E. Grove as a full-fledged, pathfinding fantasist. I look forward to the next installment to place upon the pile. Intensely.”—The New York Times Book Review

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