Tasmanian Gothic — Mikhaeyla Kopievsky

Nothing was the same after the sky broke.In a post-apocalyptic world, the small island of Tasmania has been transformed by a lush mutant wilderness, an impenetrable border wall that divides the affluent North from the contaminated South, and a decades-long war between the two crime lords of the southern reaches.Solari, orphaned and alone, survives the war by scouring the Tasmanian wilderness for mutant organisms and transforming them into the highly addictive snowrock for cold and ruthless Yevgeny Worcsulakz. But when a troublesome ex causes Worcsulakz to reconsider the terms of their agreement, Solari runs - escaping the promise of violence with a handful of cash, a stolen van, and a pair of wings cleaved from a mutant moth.Grafting the wings to her back grants Solari temporary refuge from Worcsulakz's retribution and introduces her to the hidden world of Tasmania's most vilified and reviled. There, as an outcast among outcasts, Solari finds an unlikely ally in Alcaeus - a man whose skin ripples with metal plates and whose voice rumbles like thunder - and together they flee across the wasteland of a ravaged Tasmania.Chased by enemies through gangland strongholds, deadly forests, and carnival outposts, the two of them will form a tenuous connection. But, with their nightmares closing in and demons catching up, it may not be enough to save them. Hunted by Worcsulakz, the hidden terrors of the Fringes, the secrets of their past, and the deception at the core of their fragile alliance, Solari and Alcaeus will need to confront them all or stay condemned to a life of loneliness and brutality.--A dark, biopunk thriller that fuses weird gothic horror with post-apocalyptic terror. A dystopian nightmare. A grimdark love story. a gothic, dystopian masterpiece, Kaitlyn S, NetGalley Review ★★★★★a grimdark, bittersweet surprise, FanFi Addict Review ★★★★★savage and unflinching sincerity contained in razor-sharp prose, Frasier A, Goodreads Review ★★★★★very dark, very weird, and totally wonderful, Michelle H, NetGalley Review ★★★★★a dark and violent page-turner Veronic S, Goodreads Review ★★★★★