Fire Country by David Estes

Title: Fire Country
Author: David Estes
Pages: 369
Book #1 in the Country Saga

Summary:
In a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely. 

Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter. It is their duty as Bearers.

Fifteen-year-old Siena is a Youngling, soon to be a Bearer, when she starts hearing rumors of another tribe of all women, called the Wild Ones. They are known to kidnap Youngling girls before the Call, the ceremony in which Bearers are given a husband with whom to bear children with. 

As the desert sands run out on her life's hourglass, Siena must uncover the truth about the Wild Ones while untangling the web of lies and deceit her father has masterfully spun.



My Rating:
✰✰✰1/2

My overall thought: A unique story in a very intriguing world.

The Plot: Overall, I enjoyed the plot and I especially loved the world building and background.
There was a lot of cool action going on, but there wasn't enough time spent on each one. This book felt slightly crammed with too many different things happening. Some parts of the book could have been elaborated on more and some things deserved more than just one page or one chapter for an explanation. 

The world building and setting of the story was really unique and different. All of the laws, and just the whole background of the story were  really interesting to read about. I liked how there were other tribes and ending of the book was good as well.


The Writing: The writing was great although the slang terms took some time getting used to. But once you get used to it, it's like a second language!

Other than the slang, I really liked David's writing. It was very descriptive and clear. I loved picturing how the village and the desert looked like.

The Characters: I really liked all of the characters in this story! Siena went through great development and it really showed as the story continued. I also enjoyed Circ but what happened to him (I don't want to spoiler it)  happened a little too soon in my opinion. I think their relationship was great though. Siena's parents were also very interesting characters. Siena's relationship with them, especially with her dad, was very real. 

The other side characters, such as Veeva, Skye, Lara, were also great.

My favorite character has to be Perry! I loved the internal dialogue Siena had with him!

In the End:
I would recommend this book for those who are a fan of post- apocalypses and dysopians. This book was fun to read and was very interesting! The world building is very different and the writing is great. Overall, this book was fantastic and should definitely get more reads!

Thank you David for letting me review this book! :D