I am the author of this book so don't think it would be fair for me to rate it. Hope it's enjoyed by many readers!

This book has been released by its author - happy reading!

Picked up at the York BookCrossing meetup

The first thing to say is that I've never written a review of a book in the knowledge that the author would be reading it. Quite a bit of pressure!

In summary, in a not too distant future, most of the population of the world lives in enclosed Citidomes and sexual reproduction is forbidden. But Caia, who doesn't fit the tall, thin androgynous mould that society encourages, starts to question the way things are when she falls for a masculine-looking, free-thinking colleague called Mac.

The idea of an androgynous future or alternative world has been done before, by Ursula Le Guin and Marge Piercy amongst others, but it is usually presented as a desirable, positive concept in those novels. In Future Perfect, sexual dimorphism is the suppressed natural order and androgyny is slightly sinister. It's a view which is currently out of fashion so it's quite brave to base a futuristic novel on it.

I did enjoy the book on the whole. Caia is an appealing heroine, although Mac is a bit of a mansplaining type. The world on which the story is set is well-realised and the backstory is revealed gradually so it doesn't get too exposition-y.

On the other side, some of the novel seemed to be a bit rushed and episodic, and I thought the overall tone was more suited to the YA market.

Thank you, curlykats, for bringing the book in! I'll be taking it back to BookCrossing next month and passing it on to another reader.

Released at the York BookCrossing meetup.

Got at December meeup for no other reason than it looked interesting. Not sure when I will be able to read it, but that is not the point.

Proof that not all self-published novels are bad. I felt it was an imaginative modernisation of the classic 1984 and how current policies could make the future people so insular tht there is no knowledge of life outside the domes. Written for teenagers, but with adult appeal too. Bringing to the meetup for Author-M theme.

An interesting read, although the ending did feel a bit rushed. Similar to 1984, but updated to include modern smartphones and image obsession. Will be back for the next Bookcrossing Meetup!

Since this has been kicking around for a while now, in order to free up some space on the Brigantes OBCZ Bookshelf, I thought I'd move it on to the public bookshelves in the Holgate Building at York St. John University - where hopefully it'll find a new reader...

releasing, as promised...