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Empty Streets
I want to go outside, Eri thinks. Her parents forbid it. Her brother thinks she’s crazy. But the feeling is too much for her to deny. For 17 years she has been caged. It’s time to escape.
What Eri encounters outside, however, is the opposite of what she’d imagined. Outside, she finds empty streets and people hired to keep them empty. Eri meets Bodhi, another explorer determined to understand the outside world. What seemed simple turns into a complicated puzzle, with both of them piecing together how their world got this way and how they can keep each other alive. Their explorations lead them to push farther, into new, silent landscapes. With each risk they find new information, until ultimately they risk too much and Bodhi disappears. Silenced by her fear, Eri has to decide: should she blend back into her normal life? Or should she look for Bodhi? Eri realizes too late that Bodhi isn't the only one who has been caught.
What Eri encounters outside, however, is the opposite of what she’d imagined. Outside, she finds empty streets and people hired to keep them empty. Eri meets Bodhi, another explorer determined to understand the outside world. What seemed simple turns into a complicated puzzle, with both of them piecing together how their world got this way and how they can keep each other alive. Their explorations lead them to push farther, into new, silent landscapes. With each risk they find new information, until ultimately they risk too much and Bodhi disappears. Silenced by her fear, Eri has to decide: should she blend back into her normal life? Or should she look for Bodhi? Eri realizes too late that Bodhi isn't the only one who has been caught.
169 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 9, 2016
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About the author
J. Cotter
2 books26 followersDear readers,
First let me say- thanks for reading! I am excited to have self-published my first book (All The Roads). There was a lot to learn on the "business" of book publishing. I don't think I screwed it up too bad. My second book, Empty Streets, was picked up by an ebook publisher, and will be available to purchase on August 9th. I hope you enjoy reading my books and that they bring you the emotional satisfaction they brought me in writing them. Every book is a piece of the author's heart, a moment of life, that is shared with the world. I share with the hope that each book you read, mine included, brings you some joy.
Please leave me a review after you read!
Happy reading,
Jessica
First let me say- thanks for reading! I am excited to have self-published my first book (All The Roads). There was a lot to learn on the "business" of book publishing. I don't think I screwed it up too bad. My second book, Empty Streets, was picked up by an ebook publisher, and will be available to purchase on August 9th. I hope you enjoy reading my books and that they bring you the emotional satisfaction they brought me in writing them. Every book is a piece of the author's heart, a moment of life, that is shared with the world. I share with the hope that each book you read, mine included, brings you some joy.
Please leave me a review after you read!
Happy reading,
Jessica
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July 15, 2016
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to author J. Cotter.)
This was a YA dystopian story, about a world in which kids weren’t allowed to leave their homes.
Eri was a strong character, although she was maybe a little naïve to think that she could go outside without getting in trouble. Bodhi seemed much more street-wise though, and it was good that Eri had him to depend on.
The storyline in this was about Eri sneaking out of her house and meeting Bodhi, a boy who she also went to sim-school with, which was highly illegal as kids weren’t allowed to leave their homes until they got to the age where they would go to work. I thought the world-building was quite good, and the romance was good too, but I would have liked a little bit more action.
The ending to this was a bit of a cliff-hanger, and I really want to know what happens next!
7.5 out of 10
“I know this is weird. Funny and sad and heart-breaking and wonderful all at once. Whatever may come of it, I am glad I got to experience a piece of it with you.”
This was a YA dystopian story, about a world in which kids weren’t allowed to leave their homes.
Eri was a strong character, although she was maybe a little naïve to think that she could go outside without getting in trouble. Bodhi seemed much more street-wise though, and it was good that Eri had him to depend on.
The storyline in this was about Eri sneaking out of her house and meeting Bodhi, a boy who she also went to sim-school with, which was highly illegal as kids weren’t allowed to leave their homes until they got to the age where they would go to work. I thought the world-building was quite good, and the romance was good too, but I would have liked a little bit more action.
The ending to this was a bit of a cliff-hanger, and I really want to know what happens next!
7.5 out of 10
August 22, 2016
I love the characters in this book, and the suspense was ramping up right as the book was ending. I know there will be part two, and I can't wait to find out what happens to Eri and Bodhi!
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