Kimberly Gould

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Cargon is the story about a board game like no other. Nothing is off limits when the game is played. Whatever is at stake, the loser must give up what is asked of them, no exceptions. It is all for honour. When a young server named Eve is promoted to wines, she witnesses the game of Cargon while serving the Elite. She gets noticed and due to her perception and wits, doors open for her. She soon rises beyond her the life of a server and is now struggling between her old life and her new life. Eve must figure out where she stands and who she will stand with.

This is quite a unique read. It is an unusual and beautiful mixture of Historical Fiction and Dystopian. The world we know now is gone and has backtracked to the times of no electricity, no skyscrapers and split classes; the Elite and the servants. I love the world Gould has given us. It is so interesting. The world-building alone is enough to check out this book. Gould did a wonderful job laying out the world for us. It is very elaborate. The one year that is mentioned in this book is 264. I am not even sure how far in the future this really is or what happened, but it is like the world has restarted or something. I like that a lot.

It only took a few pages before I was completely engulfed in this story. We follow Eve, who starts off as a quiet servant and see her become such a strong and smart woman. The more she learns from her growing positions, the more we see how brilliant. I love how willing she is to take advantage of the opportunities in front of her. I love witnessing how much she has grown. I especially love how she actually gets such a high position. She is plunged into a high powered role when she accidentally starts a game of Cargon against a man named Adam (yes, Adam and Eve, all the more significant to the world Gould has presented to us, but this isn't book isn't a religious ). But the more their love grows, there are many obstacles that seem to put a wedge between them. Some of those obstacles seem to be more than happy to make that wedge bigger.

The relationship between Adam and Eve was amazing. I love how much they grow together and separately. Seeing Eve's growth and the way she handles her new role makes you love her all the more. She was quite the role model. Adam was adorable. I love how smitten he was with Eve and I love seeing that he not only loves her but respects her. I think that may be because of his mother. I loved the mother-son relationship. Adam's mother is the head of the house and I love the way how she teases her son. They had such a great relationship, they made me smile a lot.

I don't want to reveal too much, but this book will take you by surprise. Gould is quite the storyteller. I love the reveal of the discovery that is made near the end. Gould has said there will be two books in this series. Thank goodness because the ending implies much more. I hope we get more of the outside world in the next book and learn about what happened to the world. Also I can't wait to see what Eve will do. Her smarts have opened up doors for the future and as mentioned in the book, she will change the world. I also need more on her and Adam. That hurt, but no way is that it. Nope, I won't accept it. If you are looking for a captivating and unique read, this is the perfect choice.… (plus d'informations)

Lila is fourteen years old living in the seventies her family seems to forget about her as soon as she is out of sight, one day as she is out playing she meets James, an older man who loves to sexually manipulate little girls. George is the father of James’ previous victim and is on a hunt for justice. On his search, George finds Lila who has been left pregnant and alone after two years of abuse. George knows he cannot leave her to fend for herself, so he takes her home and into his family.

Kimberly Gould has written some vivid and highly graphic scenes, what is a compliment to the author’s abilities is actually what I disliked the most. The first thirty percent of this book is about James and what he is doing to a confused little girl. Thirty percent of highly graphic sexual scenes between a fourteen year old and a twenty-something man. I understand the need for a connection to the story through the events that have taken place, but there is such a thing as too much. Then you have the scene where George and his wife are in their own intimate situation and he begins thinking about what has been done to his daughter... What? I do think Kimberly Gould has potential, this storyline however was not a great place to flex her descriptive narration in such great details it took this book from dramatic to just weird and disturbing.

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