Red Clocks

Red Clocks (Leni Zumas, 2018)

How I stumbled upon it: It was my January Book of the Month pick!

What it's about: Red Clocks is set in a time in the near-future where Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Additionally, an embryo is considered a person with rights, so IVF and other types of assisted fertilization are highly illegal. The book follows 4 women who are navigating their lives in this new world--a pregnant teen, a very unhappy stay-at-home mother, a teacher who is desperate to have a baby, and the herbalist who connects them a she is put on trial in an event that resembles a modern-day witch trial.

What I thought: I loved the idea of the book, but the execution left something to be desired.  I still think that it is a worthwhile read, but the book is written with an ever-changing narrator, leaving little time for character development.  If she had focused on one woman and told the story from a single perspective I think it would have been a much stronger novel.

You can get it here OR you can sign up for Book of the Month here.