Review: XY - Shanta Everington - June 2014 Are you a fan of the Dystopian genre ? Loved Thumped and Bumped by Megan McCafferty ? Imagine a world where babies aren't born a specific gender , a world where the gender is assigned to them at birth ? Could you imagine growing up and not knowing whether you were supposed to be a girl or a boy ? There are some households that rebel against this system and are letting their children decide when the time is right to what they want to be. For fifteen year old Jesse, that time is coming up fast and she has to decide whether she will stay a girl or become a boy and she better do it quick as if the government finds out about her , they will come for Jesse and her family. XY held an interesting premise as I wondered how it would work with puberty and hormones and how you would really know what sex you are supposed to be. The book however for me , was a tad slow and hard to get into but if you are fans of Dystopian ...

    Synopsis: XY - Shanta Everington - June 2014 Fifteen-year-old Jesse lives in a society where babies are born neither male nor female - gender is assigned at birth. Will the secret she closely guards be found out? Boyfriend Zeus, mother Ana's Natural Souls, and new friend Ork, leader of We Are One, pull Jesse in different directions, forcing her to make her own mind up about who she really is. Goodreads Link : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22548588-xy?from_search=true   Jesse watches through the smeared kitchen window as Randy plays football in the back garden with Zeus. Her brother's face is red and shining with perspiration and concentration as he tackles Zeus, before skidding on a muddy patch and ending up sprawled across the grass.             “Yes! Yes! Come on!!!” shouts Zeus, grinning as he punches the air, shaking droplets of sweat everywhere. He bends ov...