Borderlines K L Somniate Books
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In a world divided by technologically and militarily enforced boundaries, a soldier is sent on a suicide mission into a rival faction and is captured in an isolationist country. He's tortured brutally for information but is not forthcoming. They plan to kill and dispose of him, but the night before they intend to carry out his execution, he’s rescued by a political dissident of the country. He takes him from the government facility, brings him back from the brink of death, and waits for him to wake up. But when he does, the captured soldier bitterly reveals that he was a traitor. He has no information and had been sent on a suicide mission to be rid of him. And because of the state of his world, he has no place on earth where he belongs anymore because of the separations created by satellite-enforced surveillance and high-tech thermal detection borders. The dissident, not believing him and dedicated to his mission, forces him to take a journey through treacherous terrain and hazardous weather, and in the process, they both begin to question what they had once believed to be unshakable truths.
Borderlines K L Somniate Books
This was a beautifully written and heartbreaking story. The author has created a futuristic dystopia that is painfully familiar. As in their previous works the genre of this novel is hard to pin down, it is part romance, part political commentary, part action/adventure, and part psychological horror. I was immediately drawn in by the atmosphere of this story and the fascinating characters. This book is equal measures bleak, humorous, hopeful, and horrifying. The Prisoner and the Dissident are both extremely flawed characters living in a world filled with gray morality. This is a story of two people from vastly different cultures who struggle to find meaning in the chaotic world they live in.Product details
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Borderlines K L Somniate Books Reviews
Wonderful book that kept me and my friend anxious to see what would happen next. I highly recommend this book.
This book is nothing like I've ever read before. I read and enjoyed the author's Memoirs series, but this standalone novel really shone. The world-building is phenomenal with two unique dystopian societies explored through two characters only known as the prisoner and dissident. Borderlines features rather heavy topics such as extreme violence, blind faith in government and religion, and overcoming societal limitations by expanding one's worldview. This story is more emotionally driven (in my opinion) than event or plot driven, but that makes it amazingly raw and interesting, which had me finish the book in one sitting.
Slight spoiler, the ending is a little ambiguous, which left the story feeling almost incomplete, as if the author could write a sequel in the future (which I would read in a heartbeat) or the reader gets to decide the dissident and prisoner's fates. Despite the incomplete feeling, I still loved every moment of reading Borderlines.
As the author states in their dedication, this book is for any person tired of straight dystopias. If you're looking for a novel that stands out from the thousands of books that share the same stereotypes such as black and white moral codes, the guy and girl fall in love at first sight, the rag-tag team destroys the big bad government and everyone gets their unrealistic happy endings, and glossed over repercussions of traumatic events, this is for you.
Borderlines is the fourth book written by K.L. Somniate, and as someone who has read their previous trilogy, I have some background knowledge on the progression of their writing. Which is why I can say that Borderlines is successful, as it maintains the writer’s unique style, maintains its wonderful ability to craft and paint vast images, and yet doesn’t confuse the reader. It’s a major improvement, which leaves this book with little negativity and a lot to enjoy.
Almost immediately, I fell in love with the world of Borderlines and its main character. There was just an instant click when it came to how the story started off. I was instantly hooked with the situation at hand and the circumstances that followed the main character. Which brings me to the main drive of the story as well as one of the most impressive points of it the main character. For a main character, at first, it seems like he has nothing to offer the reader and nothing to offer the story as he just wants to die. I found the concept to be incredibly interesting, but more importantly, highly malleable in terms of creativity and potential. Instantly, I wanted to know more about him and wanted to see how the story would progress alongside him. I found it impressive how much I began to feel for this character that I barely knew anything about, how he instantly had more personality and sense of being despite just being introduced to the story. It’s one of those key elements in K.L. Somniate’s writing that remains concise and, of course, spectacular and welcomed.
With that brings another element I had seen done impressively in their other series, which was the world-building. Borderlines brings forth a new world to get to know and explore, but it’s not just eye candy—something new and shiny to nod at and say, “Oh, creative.” It isn’t a stock background that serves for nothing other than decoration for the characters to exist in. The world is a dystopian one, filled with cruelty and a sense of despair that brings you to see the two main characters with different lenses. Besides the impressive construction of it, the writing also allows you to settle into this world without much trouble or confusion, making you feel just as foreign as the main character. While the story allows you to indulge and live within the world along the two main characters, it’s also explained and described in a way that brings you to ponder about your own world. No matter where you lived, or live, you’re able to draw comparisons about the two distinct societies that these two come from. I was able to reflect in the ways of both the Empire and the Republic as well as fully understand them. Thankfully, Borderlines doesn’t fall into any convoluted or dull political-speak, and manages to articulate everything in a clear manner.
As per the author’s previous writing—and the summary—this book contains a lot of graphic violence. It’s tasteful however—not just there for the shock factor. It serves a purpose to show a cruel view of the world of Borderlines. It’s also realistic and rather gruesome because of that. The author does a splendid job in putting the two characters through pain with dire consequences. Their wounds aren’t for simple decoration, instead they tell an important tale that serves to give more life to them.
The writing in this novel is absolutely breathtaking and phenomenal. As I mentioned in the beginning, there is barely any confusion, not a moment where I was baffled or frustrated. There was no info-dumping. The information given, whether it be about the backstories, or the world and its societies, was given at a well-established pace. Besides the pacing, the author shows their skill at constructing a complex and troubling story with a simple plot. Because of this, the story itself could’ve easily been played-out and been rather dull and mundane—just another bland love story. What makes it work is the author’s writing style—which remains as elastic and malleable as ever—and shows that it can get away with displaying any sort of scene. Romantic scenes, tragic scenes, flashbacks, suspenseful scenes—any type of scene was done so well that I could feel the tension and correctly respond to the emotions the characters were feeling. It’s writing that makes you sympathetic towards the two main characters.
And when it comes to the two main characters, they were the main thing I enjoyed in this novel, second being the philosophical discussions. Now, while I fell in love with the main character almost immediately, it took me a while to fully enjoy the second main character. It made sense, of course, since the focus was first on the main character, his circumstances, and his past. I held the impression that the other one’s personality was one of a stock character, but then, as the story progressed and the author dipped into his personality and way of being, my opinion changed. He was no longer a basket of small traits, but instead a fleshed out human being. The progression of his character was done naturally, and considering what happens later on, it’s important that I stress that the way his change was handled was done marvelously. There isn’t any bias or favoritism with either of them. They’re the main stars and they both grow throughout the story. You ride out the story with them and, like the complex characters they are, they bring out different emotions from you. With complexity comes flaws, and both of them have their share of flaws. They’re actual human beings instead of caricatures. Even as I was barely half way through the novel, I knew that they were developed and that the author could simply stop there and I’d still be fulfilled, but they continued to develop them even further, which only made their interactions and reading the novel a more fulfilling read.
The novel is about the relationship between the two, which can bring some immediate issues to mind. Though, there was nothing to worry about in that sense. The characters aren’t heterosexual, but that isn’t their entire character. Their sexuality does not define them. It isn’t their singular trait. While their sexualities are important to the story, it doesn’t revolve around their being. They have their likes, dislikes, pasts, complexities, flaws, and humanity first. I would say that the author does a splendid job in writing two gay men who are first people rather than sexual objects.
That being said, I did experience a bit of hesitation while I was reading this book. Since the two main characters are such opposites, with extremely contrasting personalities, and an initial opposition towards each other, I couldn’t help but wonder how the author was going to make them come together as a couple. I was a bit apprehensive and scared that the development between the two would be stiff, uncomfortable, and forced. It’s something that I couldn’t keep out of my head—wondering how the author was going to find a way to make their relationship and its progression seem natural. Though, as I kept reading, all my fears were extinguished. It’s truly one of those stories that you can’t judge until you’ve finished. I was not disappointed in the way the author was dealing with their relationship, especially towards the end of the novel. The relationship and its development was complex, tragic, and beautiful, adding more and more fire to the development of these two characters. The author could have easily written an unfulfilling and unrealistic “happy ending,” but instead they wrote actual human beings who, in the progression of the novel, come to respect and love each other. They don’t fall into any of the cliché traps and scenarios that I’ve seen with most fictional gay relationships. The most important thing was that their ending and their resolution was earned. Which is why I can easily recommend this novel to anyone who wants to read a well-done gay love story. One that feels real, is complex, and incredibly stunning.
In order to bring home how this author truly respects their characters and their relationship as well as the reader, I would like to mention my feelings toward one particular scene in the novel. It was a dark scene that at first left a bad taste in my mouth. It was a scene that I easily recognized from past novels that ended up dealing with the situation they wrote in a terrible, disgusting, and toxic manner. Even though I had read the author’s previous series, feeling the way I did about this scene was sort of an automatic defense, and I couldn’t stop the feelings of unease. Yet, I continued reading to see where the author would be going with this scene, and more importantly, how they would deal with it. Of course, when it comes to K.L. Somniate, there is hardly a reason to worry. They dealt with the issue presented in a remarkable and healthy fashion, in a way that I would not change or critique. It is so refreshing to see a promising author deal with that issue in a non-toxic way, which shows that they don’t dehumanize people, especially gay people.
The setting of Borderlines is out in nature, and the author really makes you feel like you are part of this world, like you’re travelling with these two characters and seeing what they’re seeing, feeling what they’re feeling. Nature isn’t just a placeholder background—it is its own being. The descriptions of the setting around them is a spectacular factor that manages to not only give the reader a sense of place, but also weave itself into the story in a rather poetic manner. It creates a different atmosphere depending on what the characters are going through, and it all feels real. The realism in Borderlines in incredibly spot-on, whether it be the locations, the grievous wounds that befall the characters, or the brutality of the human body, and it all adds to the experience of reading through this adventure.
As I mentioned, besides the characters and their relationship, Borderlines has a lot more to offer for the reader. It’s multi-faceted, as it also has philosophical thought. The novel has a lot to say and a lot to discuss with the reader. As per the author’s previous books, there are things said that bring you to question, disagree, or accept. It brings a sense of surrealism despite the novel excelling at keeping its events realistic. Getting to know the two main characters and their different ways of thinking and how they feel towards their own opinions and their own societies bring you to question yourself along with them. The main character’s journey, both external and internal, bring a lot to the table when it comes to humanity and the human will to live. While it’s a topic that has been talked about throughout multiple novels, in Borderlines it has a different and creative approach to it. More importantly, it’s not blatant in the sense that it just tells you outright what to think. Besides the Empire and the Republic and the commentary it makes on the possible future of your own world, there’s also themes to enjoy. There’s talk of nature, the human body versus the human mind, and other discussions that it has with the reader. It’s not just a gay love story, and that is one of the most impressive points of Borderlines. It gives you more beautiful and complex things to read and indulge in when you only expected one or two.
Borderlines was a true pleasure and adventure to read. It brought forth a myriad of emotions and there was never a dull moment while reading. Just in the very beginning, I was hooked and in love with the main character and the world around them without barely knowing the full extent of it. The writing was far more polished with little to no error that rubbed me the wrong way or made this a difficult read. I actually came out from this experience knowing more and even wanting more out of the story, because the characters change and grow, and you also grow with them.
Borderlines is truly one of those stories that has multiple areas to enjoy, whether it be the relationship dynamic, the romance, the dystopian world, the scenery, or the philosophical thought. It’s not a story that only has one thing to offer, and it’s incredibly impressive that it manages to make all those points memorable and enjoyable. It’s yet another wonderfully written story that further cements how well-versed this author is and how much potential they have in other genres, which makes me eager to see what other books they write and publish. All I can say is that this book has truly impressed me and made me a fan, and I look forward to reading and reviewing their works in the future.
This book was amazingly written and the way it's plot and characters developed and changed was really good. As soon as I have a job I will be buying all the authors other books.
I’m not sure I was expecting a lot from this book. It caught my eye late one night and I soon forgot about it. I’ve recently rediscovered it and decided to give it a read and since I’ve opened it, I haven’t put it back down. The book is something so very unique I find it hard to describe but it was an absolute pleasure. I write this at 5am after just finishing the book and reading for some five hours straight. The end felt both complete and empty... I highly recommend.
At first I was unsure about the direction of the story, but I kept reading because something about it made me want to keep going even as I was disgusted by the horrors that were unfolding. And I am so glad I kept reading, because this was such an amazing story about two people from very different worlds who change each other. Read this book. You will be delighted and horrified in equal measures. You will feel pity and loathing for the main characters, sometimes both feelings at once. 5 stars and two thumbs up.
This was a beautifully written and heartbreaking story. The author has created a futuristic dystopia that is painfully familiar. As in their previous works the genre of this novel is hard to pin down, it is part romance, part political commentary, part action/adventure, and part psychological horror. I was immediately drawn in by the atmosphere of this story and the fascinating characters. This book is equal measures bleak, humorous, hopeful, and horrifying. The Prisoner and the Dissident are both extremely flawed characters living in a world filled with gray morality. This is a story of two people from vastly different cultures who struggle to find meaning in the chaotic world they live in.
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