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Switching Tracks: Out of the Trash (Train Hoppers Book 1) (edition 2024)

by Lena Gibson (Author)

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"Lena Gibson (the bestselling author of The Edge of Life) lays the tracks into an exciting new post-apocalyptic world where corporate greed controls the necessities of life, one ancient society's trash is today's salvation, and the heart of one heroine can save a country's soul." -D. Lambert, author of Son of No Man series Life in SoCal in 2195 is controlled by a corporatocracy. Elsa scavenges twenty-first-century trash, living on the edge of starvation in this ruthless world through her grit and instincts. When she unearths a metal tube containing maps to six Doomsday seed bunkers and a silver key, she dreams of renewable sources of food and a life based on more than subsistence, but GreenCorps will stop at nothing to acquire her find. Accused of theft and beaten half to death, she escapes with a handsome train hopper. They seek the long-lost bunkers, hoping to break GreenCorps' monopoly on food. Along the way, they receive help from a teenage pickpocket, a solitary widow, and a rebel leader. If this rag-tag group of lonely misfits cannot reclaim the tube and find a way to distribute the seeds, GreenCorps will continue to choke out any chance of a better life. Hop aboard this thrilling dystopian train-hopping adventure with Switching Tracks.… (more)
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Title:Switching Tracks: Out of the Trash (Train Hoppers Book 1)
Authors:Lena Gibson (Author)
Info:Black Rose Writing (2024)
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I really wanted to enjoy this book and the plot of scavengers living off mining salvage heaps seemed interesting enough. The Green Corps group that controlled everything appeared to be a villainous enough entity. What I couldn't get past was the juvenile like love story going on between Walker and Elsa. The initial attraction was ok but how after she is violently sexually assaulted she is all ready to just jump into bed with Walker when they get the opportunity? It just didn't make sense. Plus it seemed a little too spicy compared to the rest of the writing in the book . Though I do appreciate getting the opportunity to read the book from NetGalley, I doubt I would continue this series. ( )
  Verkruissen | Mar 24, 2024 |
Lena Gibson is well on her way to becoming one of my favorite authors. I’ve read all of her books and each one is fantastic. Switching Tracks is no exception. This futuristic, dystopian story follows Elsa, a smart, scrappy young woman who scavenges trash to keep herself and her great-grandmother alive. Elsa finds a mysterious cylinder that puts her in the crosshairs of some very bad men. With the help of Walker, a handsome train-hopper, she does her best to solve the mystery. I really enjoyed this story. The world-building was stellar. The characters were well developed. I’m looking forward to the next installment.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. ( )
  belladonna624 | Dec 3, 2023 |
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"Lena Gibson (the bestselling author of The Edge of Life) lays the tracks into an exciting new post-apocalyptic world where corporate greed controls the necessities of life, one ancient society's trash is today's salvation, and the heart of one heroine can save a country's soul." -D. Lambert, author of Son of No Man series Life in SoCal in 2195 is controlled by a corporatocracy. Elsa scavenges twenty-first-century trash, living on the edge of starvation in this ruthless world through her grit and instincts. When she unearths a metal tube containing maps to six Doomsday seed bunkers and a silver key, she dreams of renewable sources of food and a life based on more than subsistence, but GreenCorps will stop at nothing to acquire her find. Accused of theft and beaten half to death, she escapes with a handsome train hopper. They seek the long-lost bunkers, hoping to break GreenCorps' monopoly on food. Along the way, they receive help from a teenage pickpocket, a solitary widow, and a rebel leader. If this rag-tag group of lonely misfits cannot reclaim the tube and find a way to distribute the seeds, GreenCorps will continue to choke out any chance of a better life. Hop aboard this thrilling dystopian train-hopping adventure with Switching Tracks.

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