The Summer Prince
A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil.The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that's sure to make her legendary. But her dreams of fame become something more when she meets Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with him (including June's best friend, Gil). But June sees more to Enki than amber eyes and a lethal samba. She sees a fellow artist. Together, June and Enki will stage explosive, dramatic projects that Palmares Tres will never forget. They will add fuel to a growing rebellion against the government's strict limits on new tech. And June will fall deeply, unfortunately in love with Enki. Because like all Summer Kings before him, Enki is destined to die. Pulsing with the beat of futuristic Brazil, burning with the passions of its characters, and overflowing with ideas, this fiery novel will leave you eager for more from Alaya Dawn Johnson.
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Despite the ramble, I'm gonna give this book 3 stars. *fuller review to come soon*
Well for a book that covers gender inequality--set in a non disclosed futuristic time, where people have the choice to live past 100yrs old, and there's subtle war brewing amount the young and the old--the horrors of plagues and re-precaution (of wars) of man in the old times (like now?) that basically destroyed not only the political systems/governments, democracy, the eco system and basically everything we know of. The story takes place in Brazil that has since been rebuilt over the years with in city structured like a pyramid? (Intriguing and inventive) that's run my women. Putting this aside, I can't say that I could understand the cultural connection to this story at first glance. I need to do some research on the Summer Kings and festival and such to really understand the how all of that draws into the narrative because it mostly felt like a haves and haves not political statement was the driver of the this story with art and open free love in the back seat, only neither of them knew which direction they were trying to go in.
I do feel that this mainly has to do with one or the main protagonists, June, inability to really be objective and get out of her own head, which is why I preferred Enki's voice as he spoke in the moment, of the future and of the past all at once. It was really quite powerful.
Well for a book that covers gender inequality--set in a non disclosed futuristic time, where people have the choice to live past 100yrs old, and there's subtle war brewing amount the young and the old--the horrors of plagues and re-precaution (of wars) of man in the old times (like now?) that basically destroyed not only the political systems/governments, democracy, the eco system and basically everything we know of. The story takes place in Brazil that has since been rebuilt over the years with in city structured like a pyramid? (Intriguing and inventive) that's run my women. Putting this aside, I can't say that I could understand the cultural connection to this story at first glance. I need to do some research on the Summer Kings and festival and such to really understand the how all of that draws into the narrative because it mostly felt like a haves and haves not political statement was the driver of the this story with art and open free love in the back seat, only neither of them knew which direction they were trying to go in.
I do feel that this mainly has to do with one or the main protagonists, June, inability to really be objective and get out of her own head, which is why I preferred Enki's voice as he spoke in the moment, of the future and of the past all at once. It was really quite powerful.
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