Children of the Different - SC Flynn

Nineteen years ago, a brain disease known as the Great Madness killed most of the world’s population. The survivors all had something different about their minds. Now, at the start of adolescence, their children enter a trance-like state known as the Changeland and either emerge with special mental powers or as cannibalistic Ferals.

In the great forest of south-western Australia, thirteen year-old Arika and her twin brother Narrah go through the Changeland. They encounter an enemy known as the Anteater who feeds on human life. He exists both in the Changeland and in the outside world, and he wants the twins dead.

After their Changings, the twins have powers that let them fight their enemy and face their destiny on a long journey to an abandoned American military base on the north-west coast of Australia. If they can reach it before time runs out.

CHILDREN OF THE DIFFERENT is a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel set among the varied landscapes and wildlife of Western Australia. 

My thoughts:

Setting:

A post-apocalyptic world. Most of humanity gone in the great madness. And there are Ferals, let's just call them fast "zombies" and you get the point what they sort of are. They will kill you the moment they see you.
Different groups of humans live spread out, but we only get the scope on Australia. For all I know everyone else might be dead.

Story:

Twins Arrika and Narrah go into The Changing. This means they either get powers, or become Ferals. Life does suck. There are dangers in the Changelands that will follow you out. I can't say too much about the story, spoilers you know. But there will be a dangerous journey. Revelations. Learning more about what is left of Australia (at least this part of AU). There are some minor characters too, but this really is the twin's book, and their journeys. It was an interesting story that had me hooked. There are good people, bad people, and people just wanting to survive.

Narration: 

The narrator did a great job with the book. And here is where I should say more. But you know, good narration. Nice pace, kept me interested. What a good narrator should do. A nice voice to listen too, he did well with different voices too.

Conclusion:

This was a good story, I liked listening to it, and I could easily stop in the middle of a chapter and pick up the next day (since that is how I roll). When it ended I felt like I would like to see more in this world, even if there was a good solid ending. But more can always happen. It was nice with an AY dystopia for once.

End notes:
I just wanted to say I jumped at the chance of reviewing this one via audible. I was all audiobook? Yes please! It was such a nice change for once.

Audiobook, 9 hours?
Published August 19th 2016 by The Hive
Dystopia, YA
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