Into the Real, Z Brewer
Into the Real, Z Brewer
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Into the Real

Author: Z Brewer

Narrator: Dani Martineck

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

In this gripping, genre-defying YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Z Brewer, three teens—one who presents as genderqueer, one who presents as female, and one who presents as male—are caught up in three very different stories of survival. But those stories intersect as the teens start to realize that they might in fact be a single, singular “they,” alternating among worlds—and that accepting themself might be the key to defeating the monsters that plague them in all three.Three Quinns. Three Brumes. Three realities. The first Brume is a waking nightmare, overrun by literal monsters and cutthroat survivors. For Quinn, who is openly genderqueer, the silver lining is their friendship with Lia—and that there might still be hope for salvation. The second Brume is a prison with no bars. Forced to “sort out” their sexuality with other teens at Camp Redemption, Quinn must also figure out why presenting as female has never felt quite right. The third Brume is a war zone. For Quinn, who presents as male, leading the Resistance against an authoritarian government is difficult, since even the Resistance might not accept them if they knew Quinn’s truth. As Quinn starts to realize that they might be one person alternating among these three worlds and identities, they wonder: Which world is the real one? Or do they all contain some deeper truth?

About Z Brewer

Z Brewer is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series, and more short stories than they can recall. Their pronouns are they/them. Z is also an outspoken mental health and antibullying advocate. Plus, they have awesome hair. Visit Z online at zbrewerbooks.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chloe

*Spoiler free* I heard this book had a genderqueer main character and that was enough for me. But, it also had three different realities, three different versions of the main character, and they're all real. It sounded fascinating. The cover also gave the book and eerie and dark feeling to it, so I w......more

Goodreads review by Kyri

DNF because of sentence-level writing and setting.......more

This book took way too long to get to the point and I wouldn't have minded all that much expect I wasn't particularly enjoying the journey I was on for the 3/4th and the rest 1/4 isn't the pay off I deserved T_T. While I didn't hate this book, I also didn't love it. The characters in the different s......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine

This book was solidly okay. As a dollar tree find, I was pleasantly surprised to find something so outwardly genderqueer. Perhaps for someone younger and earlier in their gender discovery, this would have felt deeply important. Certain elements worked fantastically and the ideas of acceptance having......more

Goodreads review by Mahathi

the ending sucked. the only story line i liked in it was the monsters one. the war one fell flat because nothing was described in detail. everything felt rushed because of the 3 different story lines.......more