Review: The Chaperone - M. Hendrix

Review: The Chaperone - M. Hendrix - June 2023

It has been a while since I had delved into the world of Dystopian fiction a few years ago it was all the rage with The Hunger Games, Divergent, Maze Runner, and then a few of my favourites which were lesser known titles like The Eve Trilogy, Chemical Garden Trilogy, and The Selection. This one caught my attention with the cool cover and then sounded like it would be a good read I enjoyed it as it reminded me a little of The Handmaid's Tale ( book not the TV series) and The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. In The Chaperone, we are living in a world called New America. After the BLM movement and riots, a New America was created and run by the Minutemen. In this new world, men and boys are in charge and females are their submissives. The girls once they hit puberty, are given Chaperones to make sure they don't step out of line and are ready for motherhood and what comes next. The book starts with Stella's Chaperone Sister Helen dying and then it being shoved under the mat as Stella knows she was murdered. Her last words to Stella were Angel. During the rest of the book, Stella gets a new Chaperone Sister Laura, who looks like she is picking up where Sister Helen couldn't and is on the sly introducing Stella to what the old America was like and giving her options and a new way of life. When Stella escapes, she learns really where the "kidnapped" go and what life can be like on the outside. When the opportunity arises and she learns who her father is, will Stella become a sleeper chaperone and head to help save other young girls from her father's and many other plans? Find out in this great Dystopian read The Chaperone by M. Hendrix.

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