Calm
by S. J. Baker
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Pub Date Apr 22 2025 | Archive Date Jan 01 2025
Publisher Spotlight | Neem Tree Press
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Description
In this enthralling dystopian YA thriller where emotions become weapons, the fight for humanity's true essence takes centre stage.
In a near-future Britain, societyʼs calm facade conceals a sinister truth: the state maintains its control by meddling with the nationʼs water supply. The result? A population lulled into apathy. Lulled, apart from a courageous few known as the Resistors.
New Resistor Owyn and lifelong Resistor Tiegan face parallel struggles in their fierce quest for freedom. Spurred on by the promise of a mass Resistance, they ignite a chain of events that shakes the foundations of Britainʼs oppressive regime.
One thing is clear: the price of freedom is higher than they ever imagined.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781911107934 |
| PRICE | $14.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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Featured Reviews
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I really enjoyed reading this book, it had that dystopian thriller element that I was looking for and enjoyed how everything flowed well overall. The concept was strong and enjoyed the overall feel of this book. The characters were everything that I wanted and the use of emotions worked overall. Susan Baker has a strong writing style and left me wanting to read more in this world and from Susan Baker.
Sierra B, Reviewer
First of all, I absolutely love the cover. I totally judged the book by it, and I think it represents the story well. 3.5 stars
What I liked:
- I'm not sure how to describe the writing other than effective. There's nothing super distinctive about the style but somehow the understated descriptions still made me have a lot of strong emotional reactions.
- This is less of a traditional dystopia series starter and more of an on-the-run adventure. Not fully what I expected.
- Ellen and everything around her.
- Everyone knows that they drug the water. I feel like in dystopias, it's normally a surprise and I thought it was so interesting
What I didn't like:
- The side characters are all much more memorable than Owyn and Tiegan. Owyn is getting there, but the focus on his race was a little messily integrated. I think it should've been a stronger plot point in general.
- The worldbuilding isn't super creative or memorable.
- There's no ending. There was all this running, but the most compelling emotional scenes happen earlier so there's no tension release.
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