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My review
4 stars
This was an interesting read. I love the concept: a dystopian-frozen country where people live well and with wealth only inside the Snowglobe. A type of Truman's show where actors and directors put on a show for everyone to watch on TV. The main star and adored Haeri is gone. No one knows because the director brings a girl into the show to hide this from the viewers. Now Chobahm is Haeri, but as fast as she loves the idea of having an amazing life as Haeri she also finds out the horrible truth of Snowglobe. I couldn't put it down, but when we hit sixty percent of the novel things turn around in such a way that it's very surprisingly fast-paced and filled with plot twists then Chobahm decides to handle it all. Although it's a duology the events of book one are mostly resolved and could be enjoyed as a standalone. I appreciate the cover and inner cover being so pretty. I love it when the publisher rewards the readers with an extra step.
Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for the arc.
Book Info:
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park
Genre: Young Adult Sci-Fi/Dystopian
Publishing Date: February 27, 2024
Synopsis:
In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. A groundbreaking Korean novel translated into English for the first time!“The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park’s dystopian thriller Snowglobe” –Entertainment WeeklyEnclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed directly from the domed city. The residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves. Chobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh Around, starring Goh Haeri, Snowglobe’s biggest star—and, it turns out, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life. Because Haeri is dead, and Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only, life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie, and truth seems to be forever out of reach. Translated for the first time into English from the original Korean, Snowglobe is a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity, and the future of the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award.
Content Warning: torture, murder, forced work, socioeconomic inequality
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About the Author:
Soyoung Park majored in communication and media at university. She is a winner of the Original Story Award and the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. She is the author of the Snowglobe duology.
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