Other Evolutions
A Novel

I received an arc from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review! I really enjoyed this book and the way it was framed/the way the character relationships were developed. I found myself relating in different ways to every character and sympathizing with them. The way themes of grief and belonging we......more

3.5 ⭐ Thank you to NetGalley and ECW Press for the ARC of Other Evolutions. The story follows Alma Alt, a Mexican-Jewish Canadian girl who loses her arm in an accident when she's a teenager. This actually reads like two stories. The first three parts and the final one feel barely connected to each oth......more

I downloaded this expecting speculative sci-fi, but instead I found myself reading a slow-burning family drama steeped in grief, trauma, and cultural tension. The speculative element doesn't exist until the final section. At the book's core, it's about a mixed-race family navigating identity and assi......more

I went into this book knowing nothing, not even the genre. I was pleasantly surprised how rebecca intertwined science fiction and literacy fiction. Alma was in a car accident that resulted in her arm being amputated and her neighbor being killed. Alma is deeply affected by this tragedy. Marnie and A......more

About a quarter of the way into Other Evolutions I wondered why I had requested an ARC for it. I was enjoying it; the story of a somewhat disaffected Jewish-Mexican girl growing up in Ottawa in the late 80's was painted vividly, with a strong, surly voice for the protagonist and plenty of intriguing......more