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Beyond the Village, nothing exists ... except devastation. A war waged by men and their hateful weapons long ago made it so, and my people--the women of the Village--are the only survivors. This is what our history lessons teach us, and this is what we are to believe. But I am sixteen now ... and I question everything. The Archer has spoken, but I have no desire to heed his command. I long for more.


In a world demolished by war and ruled by the hands of Fate, individual choices have become obsolete. Essentially, there is only one requirement: Bow the knee to the wisdom of the Council without question. Many of the women in the Village have acquiesced to this mandate, including some of Kate's closest friends. But Kate longs for something more; she hears the call of another life. On the day of her sixteenth birthday celebration, the reality of what this means invades her with a vengeance, and she is forced to contend with her own moral conscience. Kate's destiny has always been the Pit--the life of the breeder--which she is expected to embrace without complaint. Her rebel's heart, however, refuses to comply with Fate's demand, and what she finds in the Pit draws her one step closer to finding the truth about herself and the Village. And it changes the course of her destiny for all eternity. Ages 14 and up.

Hi guys, we have a 'read-2-review' opportunity up for grabs! Casey Hays is offering up digital copies of Breeder in exchange for honest reviews ☺ This is a YA Dystopian, and was released in 2014. The buddy read will start on Janary 16th ☺

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Max - deleted account
Richard - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ashley - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pehel

Dystopian? Awesome! Can I join?

Yes ☺

Added ☺

I will be sending email addresses to the author tonight, so if anybody wants to still sign up, please do so as soon as possible ☺ Thanks!

I would love to join in on this group! Sign me up!

Thanks Richard ☺ Can you message me with your email address and preferred format please? ☺

chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ that woman had 12 baby girls? blimey! I hated being pregnant once! So sad that they took that other girls' baby from her! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ that kick was brutal! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ I'm not surprised that the males are kidnapped rather than raised, it makes sense with her happened with that other girl's son. This is pretty good so far. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ no spoons!! The people of the village have lied their asses off! So weird that she doesn't know any males really!
I liked the hand holding and the fact that they like each other, it might be a tad predictable, but the romance is actually pretty sweet ☺ (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ this actually reminded me of 'the host' a bit - because she's in a cave talking to a boy called Ian!
So sad the way he felt like she had betrayed him, she needs to tell him the truth, and he's not going to be happy that she was hiding things from him. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ I was just wondering if she'd had to pee and poop in front of Ian! That would be so embarrassing! I don't think my bashful bladder would have managed it! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ poor meg! I'm guessing she tried to help her mate escape because she loved him and it all went wrong. Mia is a bit annoying with her 'you must have noted but you don't realise it' speech, how ridiculous is that?!
Bruce does not sound nice! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ ah! I wish that argument hadn't had to come! they're both hurting now ☹ The situation is awful for both of them! I want them to be together and happy! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ how on earth has she not considered that he'd ask her to help him escape? It was one of the first things I thought! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ she killed a baby for a strawberry birthmark?! that's insane! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ poor layla. mona was never going to change her mind though, and it looks like she wants kate to take over from her! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ well she's going to have to get Ian out of there sharpish now! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 16 (view spoiler)[ she is definitely going to be punished for his escape. she'll be lucky if they don't kill her for it. i can see her having to escape soon too. i think she's short-sighted to not go with him. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 17 (view spoiler)[ they were obviously going to use her as bait! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 19 (view spoiler)[ I'm not surprised he came back for her, and I fully expect him to come back again. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ Did she think that ifIan was gone she wouldn't have to breed with someone else?! Silly girl! they were obviously just going to find her another mate! When is Ian coming back? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ I wonder why Eden is so dangerous. Mia would frustrate me too, she just follows what she's told to do so blindly! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 24 (view spoiler)[ he's back! This is the perfect opportunity for her to get Diana and Tabitha out of the village! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[ yet another hint that Eden is not a paradise. (hide spoiler)]

Jeez, Sarah, you read fast! :)

Sarah wrote: "Chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah, I liked the role reversal too. Usually it's the girls who are viewed as the ones who are only useful for breeding (The Handmaid's Tale vibes, anyone?). (hide spoiler)]

I've been working on this one for a couple of days ☺

Chapter 32 (view spoiler)[ I was waiting for her to push Mona into the pit! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 34 (view spoiler)[ well at least she's not dead! I don't believe that Ian is dead either. (hide spoiler)]

Hey, is it too late to join?

If you let me know your email address and preferred format, I'll contact the author and see if she can send you a copy ☺

Sarah wrote: "If you let me know your email address and preferred format, I'll contact the author and see if she can send you a copy ☺"

Message sent! Thanks! ^_^

Got it ☺

Chapter 1: (view spoiler)[ Can not love? A stupid thing to die for? Something tells me Kate has a lot to learn in the coming chapters. (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "Chapter 1: [spoilers removed]"

I'd say so too!

Richard wrote: "Chapter 1: [spoilers removed]"

Definitely agreed! ;)

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ How scary would that be? Physically dragged to a pit to meet your mate for your first encounter with an actual male?! I can't take it! (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "Chapter 2 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ awful! even the sex-ed lessons they were given sounded awful!
I also thought it sounded quite bad for all the other women in the village though - never being able to have a baby because you weren't picked to be a breeder! You'd expect more people to be upset about that. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "Richard wrote: "Chapter 2 [spoilers removed]"


(view spoiler)[perhaps that is why she makes the comment about "no one has heard of a breeder that refuses to breed." it seems as though a breeder is a coveted position among their village. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ "Dark things with wings waiting in the shadows of my mind to sink ugly teeth into my flesh are no match for the fears I've created of the Pit." (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ Why would they assign her such a mate? Do you think it was purely physical attributes? How would you feel as Kate? A little rejected at the moment? A very confusing place to be to say the least... I like him already! (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "Chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I like him too ☺ You find out more about why they assigned her that mate later in the book ☺ (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "Chapter 3 [spoilers removed]"

Good one!

Richard wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Richard wrote: "Chapter 2 [spoilers removed]"


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(view spoiler)[ I think the breeders are treated like royalty. I suppose if you don't mind being pregnant its not such a bad job to have! (hide spoiler)]

So I just finished chapter 8.
(view spoiler)[ Does anyone else think that it is already too late at this point for Kate? I feel like her heart has already decided to trust Ian completely, even if she won't admit it... Also, what really happened with Meg? (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "So I just finished chapter 8.
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(view spoiler)[ I think she likes him whether she realises or not. (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[ "You were my water, Kate. I'll miss drinking you in." I really like this quote, however, I am not certain I liked where she chose to use it... (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

That is nice, I don't remember where abouts it was in the book though!

Sarah wrote: "Richard wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

That is nice, I don't remember where abouts it was in the book though!"

(view spoiler)[ It is right when she breaks Ian out and he kisses her for the first time. He then goes on to apologize for hurting her which takes away from such a good quote for me. Why taint such a good line by reminding us that he hit her? (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Richard wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

That is nice, I don't remember where abouts it was in the book though!"

[spoilers removed]"

Good point.

(view spoiler)[ How many times have you felt like Kate? Like the system we live in is faulted but there isn't much we can do about it? I can relate to her in this at the least. I feel as though I am not going to like the ending of this book. So it is with trepidation that I continue on into the last 25% of this story. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 28
(view spoiler)[ Healing powers? That came out of nowhere! I assumed everyone was just plain ol' human, apparently she had a different idea for Jesse. I am definitely liking this twist! (hide spoiler)]