Be
psyched, friends—it’s my first blitz with Xpresso Book Tours! *radiates excitement*
Today I have the honor of presenting Aberrant, a YA dystopian novel by Ruth Silver published on
April 28th of this year (paperback).
And,
even better, I get to direct you to the grand giveaway…which you can find at
the end of this post. Got it memorized? (Sorry, I had to. Carpe diem and all…)
Sounds
great, right? Right. Now, let’s find out more about Aberrant!
Synopsis:
In the future Dystopian society of
Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the
perfect system. There is food, shelter, and jobs for everyone. The one
requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government’s
match in marriage and “The Day of the Chosen”, a lottery that randomly selects
families to conceive children (as natural means hasn’t existed in generations).
Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to
marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work
assignment and new life when it all abruptly comes to an end as she’s arrested
and thrown in prison. The only crime committed: her existence. Olivia is unlike
the rest of the world in that she was not born from “The Day of the Chosen.”
The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple
fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua’s help, Olivia breaks
free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the
promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their
situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules
and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most
certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as
the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her.
Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
Want
to know more about the author? Here’s her bio, followed by a brief interview:
Ruth Silver is the
best-selling author of Aberrant. The Young Adult/New Adult Romantic
Dystopian Adventure, Aberrant is the first in a trilogy, released April
17th, 2013. Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading
heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She attended Northern Illinois
University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Communication. While
in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met
online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published
in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she
often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she
loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of
writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver
enjoys reading YA/NA novels and sharing her favorite books with other
readers. She also enjoys photography, traveling and of most of all
writing.
~Interview
time with Ruth Silver~
Favorite
childhood book?
The Velveteen
Rabbit,
it's not only a beautiful story but also quite sad. Plus I love rabbits, I used
to have one in college (that I snuck into my dorm room).
What is your
writing process?
I
usually create a very vague outline that gets dramatically changed as the story
develops. I also create character pages, so I can keep everyone straight -
personalities, physical traits, family lineage.
What do you like
to do besides writing?
I
love to read, which probably goes without saying. I also enjoy photography,
video games, traveling and just hanging out with my friends.
How did you come
up with creating Cabal, dystopian society in Aberrant? What inspired you?
The name itself, Cabal, comes from its definition. "A small group of
secret plotters," which I felt fitting for a dystopian society. I wanted
the name to signify a revolution, because Cabal is not the perfect society that
the government wishes and pretends it to be. I wanted Cabal to strive for
Utopian but instead of being perfect, it was something else entirely.
The
inspiration itself comes from most of us striving towards perfection. I don't
think there are many people that want a world without jobs, filled with
homeless people that are starving. I think it's easy to see what's going on in
society, what's happening now and see a glimpse of the current world in its
worst. It made me want to imagine a better world and then I realized how would
this perfect world be flawed?
In few words, why
should we read your book?
I
believe Aberrant will appeal to readers
who liked the suspense of The Hunger
Games, the thrill-seeking tests of Divergent
and the romance and unique abilities of Graceling.
(Me:
*Having enjoyed Graceling, The Hunger Games, and Divergent myself, I am excited
to enter the world of Aberrant.*)
