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    The Breeders
    The Breeders
    The Breeders
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Breeders

    Written by Katie French

    Narrated by Carla Mercer-Meyer

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    About this audiobook

    Sixteen-year-old Riley Meemick is one of the world's last free girls. When Riley was born, her mother escaped the Breeders, the group of doctors using cruel experiments to bolster the dwindling human race. Her parents do everything possible to keep her from their clutches-moving from one desolate farm after another to escape the Breeders' long reach. The Breeders control everything and they're hunting Riley.

    When the local Sheriff abducts the adult members of her family, Riley and her brother Ethan are left to starve. Then Clay arrives, the handsome gunslinger who seems determined to help to make up for past sins. As Riley's affection for Clay grows she wonders can she trust Clay with her secret and risk her freedom? The three embark on a journey across the scarred remains of New Mexico. When Riley is forced into the Breeder's hospital, she learns the horrible fate of her mother-a fate she'll share unless she can find a way out.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9781452689937
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    • 5/5
      Why, why, why isn't this author getting more attention? This book is tight; writing, plot, characters, everything.

      Brilliant writing and well defined characters. I wasn't expecting this level of writing in a free book. I can't wait to read more from Ms. French.

      Read it people!!
    • 4/5
      The start of the book really pulled me in. The terror/horror of the story was the key. As I continued to read, the romance portion started coming into play. Not my favorite thing but the other aspects of the story kept me reading. Had a few surprises. I'd recommend the book. Will I get and read Book 2? Probably.
    • 4/5
      Riley has lived her entire life in fear of the Breeders. A group of people who will do anything to acquire eligible young women of childbearing age and house them for incubators, against their will. Once her family is massacred and scattered, Riley and her brother Ethan, set out to get revenge on those that stole their life. Until they meet Clay, a young man who wants to help them, but doesn't understand what Riley can mean to him. A strange, scary version of a post apocalyptic world where women are used and abused, men resort to martial law and violence and children are scared to walk outside for fear of death and destruction.
    • 3/5
      “When the Breeders come for ya, there ain't no escape. They strap ya to a bed and all ya hear is the thud of your heart and the cries of your friends as they wheel ya down to hell. Then the doctors come. You squeeze your eyes shut and pray you can forget. But ya never do.” Love this quote ! I thought the concept of the breeders were interesting and how they came about due to the dimishing human population especially with fewer girls being born. The reason for the population being lowered was interesting and different. Overall a good and unique book but i didn't love the ending
    • 5/5
      I received this book as a give away as part of a compilation [Shattered Worlds]. I have decided to give each book it's own review as I finish them to give the authors their due.[The Breeders] by [Katie French] was a very exciting well written book. The main character of Riley was full of spunk and wasn't going to let anyone get the better of her. Her goal was to protect the ones she loves. As the story progresses she realizes she may need some help with this and must learn to trust other people.This will be a book I look for in a paper edition to put in my classroom library. I will also be putting the {Believers] on my reading list.
    • 4/5
      An intriguing read and beautifully written. Riley is a strong female character who knows it takes family to survive. Besides staying hidden to keep from being taken to the Breeders Hospital, she has an obligation to look after her 8-year-old brother, Ethan.I gave it 4 stars because of a few inconsistencies, but they didn't hinder the strong plot or the well-developed characters.
    • 5/5
      Riley has only known fear in her lifetime. In her harsh world, females are few and far between. This makes them highly sought after by a group of vicious people known as "The Breeders." The Breeders take women and enslave them in a hospital, forcing them to procreate as much as possible. It's the only way they see of furthering the human race. Riley desperately wants to avoid this, however this may be difficult. When Riley's step-father doesn't return from a trading trip to town, it's up to Riley to rescue him. The people in town think she's a "bender," a gender-less mutation. This manages to keep her out of the Breeders' eyes for now, but things become harder when Riley's mother and aunt are taken by the sheriff. Riley has to trust a mysterious (and handsome) young man named Clay to help her and her brother Ethan rescue her mom. Soon they find themselves on a journey with an outcome that none of them could have ever imagined. There are a lot of great things in this book. Dystopians have been done a lot, but I was intrigued by the premise of this book. I was not let down. Honestly, I was so drawn in I read the book in one sitting. I meant to just read it bit by bit as I got other household chores done, but that all went down the drain. The pacing was pretty magnificent, and it keeps you wanting to turn the page and find out what happens next. Definitely finish all your necessary tasks before you start this book. I think I had never really had a good grasp of how important females are to the survival of our species before this. I mean, clearly I knew women have the children, but this book put it in a perspective I hadn't quite grasped before. Riley is a fierce and determined young lady, sometimes to a fault. I appreciated how much she wanted to save her family, but sometimes I just wanted to shake her and tell her to think things out more fully. I guess this made the book more exciting though.Things were definitely left open in the end. As I flipped pages and saw my pages left quickly decrease, I was a little sad because I knew some things I wanted resolved wouldn't be. I will be eager to read the second book. This book does have a lot of violence, so if that thing bothers you be leery. However, it serves as an example of what lawlessness can do and the effect of ruthless people have on others. Although this book paints a rather dreary picture through most of it, you do see glimmers of hope. This book was really great, so if you like dystopians definitely check this one out.Book provided for review.
    • 5/5
      Warning: The amount of awesomeness in this book might leave you dumbfounded for a couple of days or so. Please take precautionary steps while reading and try not to hurt yourself while forcefully stopping to go to sleep.The Breeders was EPIC! It left me breathless at every page turn. It was just... wow. I don't even know what to say. From the start, I just knew this was going to be amazing. And guess what, it was stunning. I completely devoured this book. There was not one moment where I felt like stopping. The characters were just so raw and the journey intensely captivating. The concept is beyond cliche. Katie French has come up with an idea that will rock your world. It's terrifying and stupendous at the same time. This book is best read not before bedtime because I can guarantee you will be staying up all night clutching it in your hands.The characters were so perfectly matched for the story line. I couldn't find anything bothersome about them at all.Riley topped my 2012's best kick-butt heroines. She just didn't know when to give up, and I admired her for it. Her personality is the tough girl 'don't even think about messing with me' sort. She's fearsome, courageous, NOT whiny (which is a first, I've grown tired of whiny heroines), and stubborn as a mule. Her determination to save her mother had so much depth. She was willing to go through almost anything to save those she loves and it was heartbreaking half the time because luck always seemed to be against her.Clay was really unpredictable. The guy just loved screwing with my head. I'd think he'd do something in one way (since it's always done this way), but then he'd completely surprise by doing the opposite. I loved him for it. He was full of surprises that left me stunned. His personality was caring and dangerous when people got on his bad side. He's not like the perfect male characters in other books. He's real good-looking (He's the cowboy sort, how is that not sizzling?) all right, but I found myself liking him more because he didn't judge people before getting to know them. He treated Riley like a human being while everyone else treated her like crap because they thought she was a Bender.The only drawback was Riley's little brother, Ethan. He's young and annoyingly weak, but he was perfect in the way in which he brought Riley's more compassionate side to the surface. It made the story far more interesting and twenty times more terrifying when there's a small, feeble child holding the heroes back. I loved how he fit so well without getting on my nerves.The relationship between Clay and Riley started off real slow and it continued building until I felt like exploding from the excitement and the thrilling sensation of it all. Katie French hit it perfectly with the romance. It was the part I looked forward to the most and got the least. Those few, swooning moments between Riley and Clay left me hungry for more. And in the end, the wait was SO worth it!The language in the book is different, mostly since it's set in a very western civilization with a cowboy-sort of theme. It's not formal, but rather very slang-ish. The story's setting takes place in a barren stretch of desert land. I love it because:1) Forests & Jungles have been overused way too much. Change of scenery please!and2) I'm a desert-loverTh plot had some seriously unpredictable twists to it. It was fast-paced and impressively easy to get through. I could get clear images from solid descriptions that didn't make me want to stop reading.Overall, I fell in love with The Breeders. It's an amazing read that will leave you both satisfied and thirsty for more. I recommend this to everyone and anyone who loves a nail-biting dystopian read!100% Pure Awesomeness!