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Ecowarriors #3
Fault Lines
This is the third book in the series by Joanne Macgregor, but can also be read as a stand-alone. Both Turtle Walk (2011) and Rock Steady (2013) were best sellers. The eco-warriors are now in Grade 10 at Clifford House boarding school but this year, cracks are beginning to appear in their friendships, romances and their belief in themselves. When Samantha Steadman joins ecological activists to block fracking in the Karoo, she expects that her best friends will be right alongside her in the fight. But Nomusa takes a very different view of the controversial issue and Jessie, under the influence of a glamorous new girl at the school, is too obsessed with her weight and appearance to care about ecology. Samantha feels very alone as she tries to deal with pressure from boys, school and her Poison Dwarf of a science teacher, all while uncovering a personal mystery from the past and struggling to save the Karoo - as well as her friendships - from splitting down their fault lines.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2019
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Joanne Macgregor
16 books200 followersWhen not writing, Joanne Macgregor is a counselling psychologist in private practice where she works mainly with victims of crime and trauma.
Although she lives in the frenetic adrenaline-rush of the big city, Joanne has always been in love with nature, and escapes into the wilds whenever she can. She's a Harry Potter fanatic, bakes the best choc-chip cookies on the planet, and is addicted to chilies and bulletproof coffee.
She started her professional life as a high school English teacher and loves writing about, and for, teens. She is the author of several books for Young Adults - Scarred, Recoil, Refuse, Rebel, Hushed and The law of Tall Girls.
Although she lives in the frenetic adrenaline-rush of the big city, Joanne has always been in love with nature, and escapes into the wilds whenever she can. She's a Harry Potter fanatic, bakes the best choc-chip cookies on the planet, and is addicted to chilies and bulletproof coffee.
She started her professional life as a high school English teacher and loves writing about, and for, teens. She is the author of several books for Young Adults - Scarred, Recoil, Refuse, Rebel, Hushed and The law of Tall Girls.
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November 27, 2019
I adored Joanne Macgregor’s Turtle Walk and Rock Steady, with the two books leaving me super eager for the final Ecowarriors book. Although I loved Fault Lines, it’s also one of those cases where I would have been happy for more. It was a wonderful ending to the series, yet I would have been happy to read more about the characters and their lives, such is the fun I’ve had with them.
With Fault Lines, Joanne Macgregor once again gives a story that grips readers. With this one, things are a bit different. Instead of everything being peachy throughout, we get to see a lot of ups and downs. In particular, we get to see the differences in opinions between the characters. For me, this was wonderful. It’s so rare to see this in such stories, with characters usually all sharing the same views. I loved how realistic this one was, showing how differences can exist and friendship can still blossom.
Although the story itself works perfectly fine alone, I do recommend reading the prior books for the most enjoyment. The issues handled in this book are done so well, and make for powerful messages, but they will hit harder if you have come to know and love the characters through the prior books. With this one you get answers to some lingering questions from the prior books along with getting to see the wonderful way in which the characters reach their ‘happy for now’ point.
All in all, Fault Lines was a fabulous conclusion to the Ecowarriors series. The series is well worth the read, highlighting Joanne Macgregor’s ability to captivate readers with wonderful stories and powerful messages. Although I’m sad to say goodbye to the series, I have a couple of Joanne Macgregor books I still need to read, and the knowledge I have more enjoyment ahead lessens the pain and has me ready to dive into my remaining Joanne Macgregor reads.
With Fault Lines, Joanne Macgregor once again gives a story that grips readers. With this one, things are a bit different. Instead of everything being peachy throughout, we get to see a lot of ups and downs. In particular, we get to see the differences in opinions between the characters. For me, this was wonderful. It’s so rare to see this in such stories, with characters usually all sharing the same views. I loved how realistic this one was, showing how differences can exist and friendship can still blossom.
Although the story itself works perfectly fine alone, I do recommend reading the prior books for the most enjoyment. The issues handled in this book are done so well, and make for powerful messages, but they will hit harder if you have come to know and love the characters through the prior books. With this one you get answers to some lingering questions from the prior books along with getting to see the wonderful way in which the characters reach their ‘happy for now’ point.
All in all, Fault Lines was a fabulous conclusion to the Ecowarriors series. The series is well worth the read, highlighting Joanne Macgregor’s ability to captivate readers with wonderful stories and powerful messages. Although I’m sad to say goodbye to the series, I have a couple of Joanne Macgregor books I still need to read, and the knowledge I have more enjoyment ahead lessens the pain and has me ready to dive into my remaining Joanne Macgregor reads.
November 25, 2019
Hey moms and dads, if you’re like me you like to know something about the books your precious children are reading. Well rest assured, Fault Lines (the third in the Ecowarriors trilogy) by Joanne Macgregor is age appropriate – there is no swearing or blasphemy, nothing of a sexual nature other than a few kisses. Sam, Jessie and Nomusa return to Clifford House for grade 10 (third year of high school). The girls no longer share the same dorm room and this starts to put strain on their friendship, which is exacerbated by differing opinions on environmental and social issues. The girls also have to deal with the pressure to conform to society’s view on appearance, and the resulting physical and emotional damage this causes. This book is best read after Turtle Walk and Rock Steady, but can be read as a stand-alone.
I’m a huge fan of Joanne’s adult and young adult literature, and so I thought I’d try out some of her work directed at younger readers. I was not disappointed; the writing is of the same high calibre that I am used to in her other genres.
I’m a huge fan of Joanne’s adult and young adult literature, and so I thought I’d try out some of her work directed at younger readers. I was not disappointed; the writing is of the same high calibre that I am used to in her other genres.
November 25, 2019
The last book in the series about the three friends Sam, Jessie and Nomusa, the eco warriors - at least that's what they have been in the previous books. But now only Sam is still full on eco warrior while Nomusa with her different background sees things differently and Jessie is drifting away on a wave of dieting and fashion.
I think this is the best book of all three. It's very layered, there are a lot of problems pictured that young girls face. Body awareness, peer pressure, unfair teacher and first love to name the main. All very relatable told and even more important, delivered with a solution.
Compromise, work together and accept help all while staying true to yourself even when exercising bittersweet revenge. Written without a raised finger, a book for every girl that wonders sometimes if things we do really matter, or who is anxiously thinking the way they look is the only thing important.
I think this is the best book of all three. It's very layered, there are a lot of problems pictured that young girls face. Body awareness, peer pressure, unfair teacher and first love to name the main. All very relatable told and even more important, delivered with a solution.
Compromise, work together and accept help all while staying true to yourself even when exercising bittersweet revenge. Written without a raised finger, a book for every girl that wonders sometimes if things we do really matter, or who is anxiously thinking the way they look is the only thing important.
November 23, 2019
I liked this book. There's more conflict between friends and difficulties in other relationships, which brings a new twist to the Eco Warriors series, but the main characters are teenagers in high school. More especially, they're female teenagers, a group in society who face challenges and pressure from so many angles these days. Joanne Macgregor introduces these challenges in a way that fits with the previous two books specifically, and with reality in the more general sense.
Running parallel to these struggles is the third (and final) eco warriors challenge of the series - the issue of fracking, or extracting reserves of natural gas, from areas in the Karoo region of South Africa. Unlike previous problems the girls have faced with leatherback turtles and indigenous rock paintings, the issue of the moral rightness or wrongness of the looming change is not as black and white as before. It's interesting to see this kind of complexity playing out in this novel.
This was not my favorite book of the series, but it ended well. The media/newspaper reports at the end of the book are a nice touch.
Running parallel to these struggles is the third (and final) eco warriors challenge of the series - the issue of fracking, or extracting reserves of natural gas, from areas in the Karoo region of South Africa. Unlike previous problems the girls have faced with leatherback turtles and indigenous rock paintings, the issue of the moral rightness or wrongness of the looming change is not as black and white as before. It's interesting to see this kind of complexity playing out in this novel.
This was not my favorite book of the series, but it ended well. The media/newspaper reports at the end of the book are a nice touch.
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