Year 2099 and it has been 50 years since a virus has wiped out men on earth. Without them life has changed, no wars, no hunger, and no more homeless. Yet it has a controversial topic regarding bringing men back. The government has allowed the Lazarus Project which is working on a genome to bring men back. Then someone hacks in and sabotages the project. Athena Vosh gets brought in on the hunt of who is responsible for this. Uncovering the truth can lead to deadly consequences. When Athena discovers the truth she will have to make a choice that could impact everyones lives.

It is an interesting concept and the ending will have you thinking. A dystopian tale of a world without men and has its darks moments at times. It is YA Science Fiction with a bit of mystery mixed it. Not a bad read but there were parts I wish were builded up more.

A novel that takes us way into the future but forces the reader to think of our current position of life. How can one's behavior mixed with science, and genetics impact tomorrow? Thoroughly enjoyed this read in how the author Adam Noomstrom paints a complex picture of the future of "man" spirituality and morality. Also pay attention to some of the names of the main characters like Eve, Grace and Athena. All names that have meaning in themselves which adds to their complex personalities.

The book leaves with a cliffhanger, but the author also challenges the reader to decide what the outcome should be. Should men be brought back into humanity? Depending on the answer there are pro's and con's to that decision.

I think I liked the formatting of this book more than anything else, which is weird. There were little snippets of newspaper articles, and grade school entries from the different characters that gave us glimpses of what the characters were like in between chapters. It broke the book up into different sections and I really enjoyed that. There was just something *off* about this book that I can't quite put my finger on. You'd think that it would be a feminist anthem, considering that all the men have been killed off by some Y-fever, and the future that these women are living in is a utopia in which crime is virtually non-existent, people are gainfully employed with medical care and receiving what amounts to a universal income. Athena, the protagonist gets sucked into helping the "police" find a stolen genome, which could help bring men back, if they can figure out how to cure what caused the Y-fever. Ultimately, without giving away any spoilers, there's this underlying current, that some women (coined lonely hearts) that aren't happy with their lot in life because men are missing from the world, all want men back for the same reasons, and that men are such simplistic creatures that they can't be separated from that which caused the Y fever to kill them to begin with. The premise of it just left a sour taste, there are conflicting lines of logic there that don't make sense to me. The science fiction of it, and the characters were well written and I can't fault that it will definitely challenge your opinions. It made me feel all kinds of different ways when I was reading it.

It took me a while to get into this, but it was a quick read once I did. I did have to keep reminding myself that it was very far in the future for some reason, despite the advanced technology, while also reminding myself that men hadn't been exterminated that far into the past. I wish more on the fever would have been given as a setup for the story and then a jump into the problem. Also, the "bad guy" was a bit predictable, but I did keep reading to see how the story unfolded.

Athena Vosh is one of the first generation who has grown up in a female only world. Climate change affected most of the Earth’s land mass in the early 21st century, and during the turbulent upheaval related to the loss of liveable land a mysterious illness known as Y-Fever wipes out all men. Not all of the women are happy without men though, and when a controversial endeavor known as Project Lazarus loses the masculine genome Athena may hold the key to masculinity’s return and the fate of her world.
Athena’s Choice by Adam Boostrom is a near future YA dystopian SF novel that explores the concept of “Would the world be better if women were in charge?” (Hint: the author seems to think so).Earth is peaceful, egalitarian, and nurturing, and every woman is guaranteed a happy, fulfilling life. How then is this world a dystopia? Large portions of the world are uninhabitable, and a world with only one gender doesn’t lose discrimination: it only no longer focuses on gender as a way to discount individuals.
I was immediately intrigued by the blurb about young Athena struggling to find her place in a female only world.. Unfortunately, the NetGalley version was only available as an Adobe Digital Editions book, so it took me several false starts to get into the narrative (I’m not a huge fan of having to read books on my computer rather than an e-reader). The action flowed smoothly, and I finished the narrative in a few weeks. However, I occasionally felt jerked out of the story by excessive description (painting a picture with words is good; beating the reader over the head with what something looks like because you’re using convoluted sentence structure and odd word choices is not)..Additionally, as I got later into the novel I was able to predict several plot points (raise your hand if you know Nomi would die). It’s much less interesting to continue a story when a lot of it is telegraphed heavily or fits a basic pattern.
If you don’t like open endings, don’t read Athena’s Choice. If you, like me, think that Athena may be a transgender man let me assure you that is not the twist in this story. Athena’s tale is engaging and enjoyable, but Boostrom prefers to focus on the inherent evil in men and the science of genetic manipulation than examining the social construction of gender. Overall, it’s an interesting story, but I was left wanting a deeper dive into an intense topic..
3.5 Visions of Buffalo out of 5

I did not entirely enjoy this book, although it was entertaining and has received good ratings. For me, it was too close to what is happening in the world today, society being male dominated and too much emphasis on putting men down, or blaming men for all the troubles in the world (whether true or not!).
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I will not be able to review this book at this time. I cannot accept a epub format. Unfortunately this is not known as the only format before clicking the "read" button to request. 3 stars were givenn as a star rating ws required. I cannot say good or bad at this time. Lovely cover though!

I could not open the download of this book. It looks quite interesting and the cover is beautiful. I wish there was a Kindle download for this title.

Summary: Athena is just like every other girl living in the year 2099, a year that exists without men due to a outbreak that killed off all men including Trans men and even some woman. It's been years since men have existed in this world and many people think it's time to bring them back. There is one problem though, someone stole the genome that was going to help with this process. Athena's help is enlisted in finding out who stole this genome and through this process she comes to find the truth about things that lead her to a choice that can alter her future forever.

Thoughts: I love all books that deal with a virus, outbreak, disease, contagion, etc. so I expected to love this book just as much as the others. While I enjoyed this book I kind of wanted a little more about this virus in the beginning, like at least a scene to get what actually happened to these men.

The first half of the book takes a while to set everything up but what I was fascinated by was the advanced technology. I love how there's mock Wikipedia pages included for some of the more important pieces of technology in order to explain how things work. I thought it was cool because if I lived in that time I would be searching to see what these things are, and I liked how some AI systems are described throughout the book.

Something else that I enjoyed was the changes in the font that were included throughout the book. It made it so that the transitions were smooth and I was able to follow who was speaking or whose perspective you were reading. It also made it easy to see which portions came from Wikipedia, the government, or the newspaper and that added to the story.

While I really enjoyed this book and the commentary that it makes about the future and technology there was one part that I wasn't a fan of and that is the ending. I know that the author explains himself in the closing of the book but I still longed for a more conclusive ending. I do understand though that this book was more about what do we decide to do versus what Atena is going to do.

I recommend this to those of you who enjoy Science Fiction or books that are about technology and the consequences that it can have on our lives.

Athena has grown up in a world of women. Men all died off many generations ago. She has recently experienced some strange dreams and is called upon to help investigate a theft. This is an amazing, creative story and not completely impossible to see something like this happening in the not-to-distant future. The writing style is unique as well and I really enjoyed the change of pace! Loved it!

The year is 2099 and there are no men left on earth after they were wiped out 50 years ago by a virus. Scientific advancements have meant that there is now an option to bring them back, but someone seems to be sabotaging these efforts. Why is someone so determined to keep men from the world, and where does our seemingly innocent heroine, Athena Vosh, whose dreams are haunted by a strange library and a red book, fit into the puzzle?
A hugely entertaining slice of YA sc-fi, that sees Athena's normal teenage life shattered when she gets brought in for questioning about a series of sabotage attempts. While it soon becomes apparent that she had absolutely nothing to do with them, why did all the indicators lead to her, and what is the meaning of her dreams? As Athena's story arc unfolds, the reader is taken on a roller coaster ride through gender politics with a generous side helping of gender purity / gender cleansing.
Athena makes for a great protagonist, although not one you'd want to get too close to as that seems to go hand-in-hand with a dramatically shortened life expectancy in this novel! That's it for me for anything resembling a spoiler alert - read the book if you're interested in well-written thought-provoking dystopian fiction. Recommended.

A dystopian YA drama that is surprisingly about a future without men. It's not from a feminist standpoint though, but from a thought provoking aspect that men in their own way take themselves out via a terrorist virus that attacks the Y-chromosome. In their arrogance, they didn't realize it was self-replicating and soon there was no way to combat it, thus the demise of man (literally). Woman are left to rule and peace reigns, the Earth heals; humanity is better off or so it seems for about 50 years, but the heart knows when something is missing intrinsically.
It's a story of a world on the verge of self-discoverying what humanity really is and the ramifications of it those changes within it. It's definitely going to have you thinking beyond the story lines the entire book and seeing "what if" scenarios in your mind for days after you read it.

Great dystopian story about a world without men and where only females are reproduced and have been functioning and surviving for decades without men. Quite the opposite of reality where in many cultures men are considered to be the preferred sex and are relied on for survival. This was a riveting and thought provoking book and one heck of a page turner that was impossible to put down once I got deeper into Athena's world. It had me hooked from page 1. An engaging read that will leave you with lots to think about after you finish the book.

I wanted to love this book. The premise was amazing. But the writing was so, so bad. After the literally hundreds of times reading a sentence constructed like this: “waking through the room, she turned to speak.” Or “Running her hands through her hair, she looked into the mirror,” combined with the many times it was obvious the author used a random thesaurus rather than actually writing... I couldn’t enjoy it.

The year is 2099. The last male died January of 2051. The Y disease was created to destroy evil. It ended up destroying all of the men.
The Founding Mothers have formed new governments. Woman are still able to have children, female children.
Scientists are working to develop the Lazarus Genome. It is said to be able to bring men back.
Now the genome has been stolen. Athena is brought in to help investigate the theft. Little does she know the heartbreak, and the knowledge she will gain trying to discover the truth. In the end humanity as we know it lies in her hands.
An intriguing science fiction story.

Athena's Choice is a book I will thinking about for a long time. At the end of the 21st century, a deadly virus has killed all men on earth. Women have lived the past 40-some years without men and have eliminated war, poverty, famine and violence from the world. Two different factions of women have different desires and visions for the future. The "Lonely Hearts" want to bring men back, they feel that the world and their lives are incomplete without them. Meanwhile, the Women First movement opposes returning men to the world, pointing out how much safer the world is without them and reminding the women of the propensity of men for war, rape, and murder.

Congress has passed a resolution to have research done into how to create a cure for the virus that has wiped out men and have men returned and provided funding to a lab to do this. But the male genome has been stolen from the research lab and Captain Valerie Bell in Public Safety is trying to locate the genome and the person who stole it. 19 year old Athena Vosh has been pulled into the search by The Core - an Artificial Intelligence being who has directed Captain Bell that Athena's help is required to find the genome and the people responsible for its theft. Athena has been having odd dreams of crumbling libraries, grazing buffalo, and a book on original sin - but what is the meaning of her dreams? And why does a 19 year old hold the key to solving this mystery?

Athena's Choice is a thought-provoking adventure that examines gender, society, and our technological future. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in futuristic or dystopian fiction.

I just finished reading Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom. Athena's Choice is a powerfully written dystopian novel featuring a world where men no longer exist. It is the year 2099, and the technology featured in this novel seems realistic in many ways. We are on the brink of being able to do many of the things that are prominent in Athena's Choice, which really helps the reader just dive right in and relate to the book!

This new world has existed for quite some time without men in it due to a nasty virus spread by terrorists.... though for some reason, I never quite understood how they were able to reproduce... at some point frozen sperm would run out so there must have been a method I just didn't quite grasp while learning what it was like to be Athena. Athena is not your typical teenager, instead she is a painter.. a dreamer... a visionary who does not know why she doesn't fit in, but she thinks it is because she is one of The Lonely Hearts who long for men.

Books written will skill and imagination that make me visualize it as a movie....yes, Athena's Choice grabbed my attention and kept it throughout the whole ride. I also liked the inclusion of grade school papers, articles, news pieces, and advertisements in between some of the chapters. It appealed in many ways and related to how people, not just teenagers, receive, communicate, and retain information. Very creative!!!

This is the most disturbing book I have read this year. It's also one of the best. It demonstrates what are future could possibly be if we choose to use science without considering the ethics and possible effects. The story is about a girl named Athena. It's set in the year 2099. Due to climate change and severe flooding there was a migration from the floods into other areas. Men started killing the migrants in acts vigilantism. One of the terrorists came up with a virus supposed to target these murderers. However, it killed all of the men, mysteriously some women. This occurred in the 2040s. Now women have relationships with women. Babies are genetically chosen and made for artificial insemination. There is project Lazarus which is working on the genome sequence to bring men back. However, it's stolen, and Athena becomes involved in trying to find out who stole it and why. This writer is definitely one to follow.

I think this book would be best as young adult fiction. It wasn't my cup of tea. The writing just wasn't at the right level. It was a bit difficult to read.

ATHEN'S CHOICE is a great novel. This is my first novel by Adam Boostrom but I was not disappointed. Great characters and great plot which is easy to follow. I read this book in 2 sittings.