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Planet Urth Book 1 Planet Urth Series edition by Jennifer Martucci Christopher Martucci Children eBooks

The story itself is a promising premise, but it falls short. The writing is very juvenile and the grammar is atrocious. There are so many instances that sound like a robot is speaking, and there is no life or depth to the characters. June, an eight year old, has no childlike qualities and speaks like an adult, and the conversations between her and her teen sister sound wooden and uncomfortable. 80% of the book consists of Avery, the elder sister, stating that she is responsible for June and this is repeated over and over until I found myself irritated, skipping pages to get to the start of the story. Once there, I was dismayed to find about 10 pages of progression and then a very odd and abrupt end to the book, which felt obvious to make room for a next installment in a series. Needless to say I will not be purchasing anything further in the series.


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Planet Urth Book 1 Planet Urth Series edition by Jennifer Martucci Christopher Martucci Children eBooks Reviews

This YA dystopian is told in the first person present tense, which isn't my favorite, but I still enjoyed the book. I found the main character relatable as an oldest sibling (if a bit short on humor, but understandably so) and felt her compulsion to protect her younger sister from the mutated creatures that plague her futuristic world. It's slow moving, with many scenes showing the sisters together and their struggles to survive, but to me it wasn't a boring kind of slow. As the book continues we get back story and a little more misadventure.
My main dissatisfaction with the story, other than the relatively slow pace, is hard to say without spoiling things. So I'll just say that in my opinion there is too much time devoted to describing skin tone and eye color over and over. Every once in a while is fine, but this gets downright obsessive. I do appreciate that the skin tone in discussion is dark tan with black hair, and it's the reason I'm bothering to post this review on the blog (rawhitebooksandmore.weebly.com for those reading this elsewhere). I'm not completely sure it's enough to warrant titling the book 'diverse', but I decided to interpret the description as such.
A lot of things happen over and over, showing the monotony of a solitary life, but again, I still felt interested enough to keep reading. I felt distant from the story, like the main character was kind of lifeless, but I think that might have been intentional since she is a really dry character just trying to get by. I felt that it improved as her outlook on life did. There were also some typos, and a weird thing in that the text and dialogue is mostly free of contractions, making it feel kind of formal, but then in odd places there will be contractions again, leaving me to wonder what I was supposed to understand about the way they think and talk.
Still, I liked it enough to buy the second book, which long time readers will know I don't always do. I have no trouble stopping a book midway or quitting a series when I see that it's not going a way that will please me. I bought book two, Planet Urth The Savage Lands this morning and plan to read it right after I finish the book I started last night.
Language Clean
Sexual Content I think I can safely say it stays in the realm of infatuation, and doesn't creep into the territory of lust. No sexual content.
Violence Yeah, some stabbing, sword fighting, and associated gore. Most of it is against non-humans.
Overall Plot/Message I enjoyed the theme of self sacrifice and true love (not romantic), and Avery's personal growth and the growth of her relationship with her sister. The characters are strong despite their flaws and made me want to root for them.
This book covers the tale of 17 year old Avery and her 8 year old sister June. They are surviving on their own, after the death of their father, in a mutated post-apocalyptic world after chemical weapons attacks.

The first 10% was a good read. Avery has to hunt and keep her sister safe because she is responsible for June since her father died and June is the only thing she has. Unfortunately, the next 50% of the book is a repetition of Avery has to hunt and keep her sister safe because she is responsible for June since her father died.

Around the 60% mark, Avery discovers another family living just outside her normal hunting range including a teenage boy that results in brief dips into a romance novel. That is, her heart pounding so hard in her chest that she can't breathe and so loudly that he must hear even though she's hiding behind a bush at the top of a hill.

The next 30% of the book covers Avery being attacked by boarts (mutated pigs), Urthmen (mutated humans) and Lurkers (mutated bipedal wolves). The final 10% is a rushed ending of Avery telling June everything and taking her to meet the other humans. They arrive just in time to witness an attack on the newly discovered family. Avery rushes in with her sword to save the family, but the parents are killed. Avery is now responsible for 2 additional children who just saw their parents killed. Also Will, the bronze skinned teenage boy, who gives her a heaving chest and electrified skin when he touches her. The end.
It is a true rarity that I give 1 or 2 star reviews on a book. Books that I simply can't into, I abandon and don't rate or review.

There are some books that are slow to start and end up entertaining. Sadly, this isn't one of those. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I was hoping it would pick up? It didn't. Avery and her younger sister, June, are all that's left of a family. They live in a cave and venture out daily to hunt and train. The setting is Post-Apocalytpic where humans are scattered. Mutated humans and animals control the wold. Luckily, humans are still the smartest of the lot.

The bulk of the book is Avery thinking about protecting and taking care of her sister. I don't think a few pages can go by without this inner-dialogue popping on page. It gets annoying. We get it.

Urthmen would provide for an interesting backstory, but they appear to be functioning idiots. This book is pretty predictable and the dialogue and lack of action are utterly annoying.

Create a box. Draw the character. Follow the recipe. Had this book been a couple chapters long, it may have been a great start to a fun story. I like the premise, the scenery, and the potential. I'm running away from this series as if I were being tracked by a pack of Lurkers.
The story itself is a promising premise, but it falls short. The writing is very juvenile and the grammar is atrocious. There are so many instances that sound like a robot is speaking, and there is no life or depth to the characters. June, an eight year old, has no childlike qualities and speaks like an adult, and the conversations between her and her teen sister sound wooden and uncomfortable. 80% of the book consists of Avery, the elder sister, stating that she is responsible for June and this is repeated over and over until I found myself irritated, skipping pages to get to the start of the story. Once there, I was dismayed to find about 10 pages of progression and then a very odd and abrupt end to the book, which felt obvious to make room for a next installment in a series. Needless to say I will not be purchasing anything further in the series.