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Annelie Wendeberg is a scientist & writer of kick-ass heroines. She has sold more than 700.000 books worldwide. When she’s not writing about women who live disguised as men, about girls who jump from airplanes and blow up the global satellite network, Annelie is herding goats, making cheese, and rescuing owls.
Reviewed by Carine Engelbrecht for Readers' Favorite
In 1/2986 by Annelie Wendeberg, Micka seems to be a magnet for bad luck and general misfortune. She is the product of a future where Earth's population has been decimated by rampant disease. There are isolated settlements, like the one she was born into, but here no one sees any worth or potential in her abilities. Her relationship with her family is uncomfortable at best and her bad grades spell out a bleak future in composting - not exactly what she had in mind. That is, until she strikes out at the wrong person, an event that catapults her straight into an unlikely alternative career and prompts her to question everything she has learnt so far about the world she lives in. Leaving her home town, she is thrust into a world of opportunity, adventure and perils beyond imagining.
The title of 1/2986 by Annelie Wendeberg refers to the ratio of human survivors from a future biological pandemic and, upon closer examination, some of its causes should be well familiar to readers in the 21st century. Micka, the protagonist, is authentically portrayed as a resourceful and courageous fifteen-year-old who is very much at odds with her community. Several of the story's themes - coming of age in a dystopian world, a sense of alienation from society - could well fit the YA category, not to mention the lead character's age. But is it a teen novel? Yes and no. The portrayal of adolescent discomfort and angst certainly rings true, but some of the harsher realities of her world are not for sensitive readers. Additionally, Micka's uncompromising use of foul language when voicing her frustrations may ruffle the sensibilities of readers with more genteel and conservative views about teens of the future. On the other hand, if you don't have a problem with Holden Caulfield's narrative in The Catcher in the Rye, you'll probably be fine with Micka too. Perhaps it might be safer to term this an adult story featuring a young adult as the lead character. The book does serve as a great introduction to a series that promises to be thrilling as well as thought-provoking.
