Today I've got Ruth Silver here to talk about her young adult romance "Aberrant." But before we get on to the story an excerpt, I asked Ruth a question.
How did you come up
with creating Cabal, dystopian society in Aberrant? What inspired you?
The name itself, Cabal, comes from its definition. "A
small group of secret plotters," which I felt fitting for a dystopian
society. I wanted the name to signify a revolution, because Cabal is not the
perfect society that the government wishes and pretends it to be. I wanted
Cabal to strive for Utopian but instead of being perfect, it was something else
entirely.
The inspiration itself comes from most of us striving
towards perfection. I don't think there are many people that want a world
without jobs, filled with homeless people that are starving. I think it's easy
to see what's going on in society, what's happening now and see a glimpse of
the current world in its worst. It made me want to imagine a better world and
then I realized how would this perfect world be flawed?
Joshua and I both headed out of the
council hall with Jacqueline leading the way. The line of young men had barely
dwindled. I avoided their stare, their curiosity as they slowly proceeded
forward, giving the attendant their name. I wondered how they knew about me and
more importantly what they knew. Jacqueline walked a few feet ahead of us,
giving us privacy to talk. I silently thanked her for still respecting us and
our wishes. She was probably the only one in Haven who liked us. I didn’t know
if I should be relieved or angered by the recent news. I could feel the
whispers, like tingles against bare skin as we walked further from council hall
and rounded the corner. I was grateful to be out of sight from all those
curious stares. "I guess we should consider ourselves lucky," I
remarked. I didn't feel lucky. I tried to sound upbeat, but everything was
quickly falling apart around us.
Joshua scoffed at the
idea. "Lucky? I wouldn't go that far,"
he emphasized. "This is how it starts. Eventually, they'll make it a crime
for us to see one another." He sounded disgusted.
"They sort of
already are," I remarked, trying to understand the council's decision.
"I think they just want to make sure I'm protected." Though I didn't
quite understand how setting me up to meet multiple bachelors was any form of
protection. It seemed as if they only wanted to keep Joshua away from me. The
one person I could trust, implicitly. I knew the rules were different because I
was different. They didn’t seem particularly bothered by Joshua having a girl
in his room. It didn’t seem fair.
"Seems like they
don't really care what we think at all," Joshua retorted as we headed into
our building. "Were you okay last night? I worried when Landon escorted
you out of the dormitory."
I walked slowly up
the stairs, Jacqueline just a few feet ahead of us. "Aside from being
locked in a room with no windows." I sighed. "At least they're giving
me freedom from the tech center and a real bed. I should be grateful," I
mocked. I didn't feel grateful, but I knew his mother at least tried to make it
easier for me. As soon as we crested the top stair, I froze in place. The
building shook with an alarming intensity as the first drone flew low overhead.
The downstairs chandelier swayed and I held onto Joshua's arm and my eyes
widened in terror. "What do you think is going on?" I asked watching
the movement grow stronger as vibrations echoed through the dormitory. A nearby
painting affixed to the wall crashed to the floor, the glass breaking. I could feel
the ground quake beneath my feet as Joshua grabbed my hand, refusing to let go.
"We're being
attacked." It wasn't a question. Together, we jogged briskly down the hall
toward our rooms. I didn't know how much time we had. All I knew was the
government was here, and they were searching for me!
Blurb:
What if
your existence was illegal?
It was supposed to be the perfect system: food, shelter, and
jobs for everyone. A strive toward Utopian.
When children can no longer be conceived through natural
means, a lottery is established to determine which families will conceive a
child in a lab through IVF.
Eighteen year old Olivia Parker is an anomaly. She shouldn’t
exist.
The government wants her dead. The rebels have their own
perverted agenda. In a world filled with secrets, betrayals, and death lurking
at every turn, Olivia must decide her own path and who to trust.
Adventure, mystery, and romance come together in this
fast-paced Young Adult dystopian fantasy that will keep readers of
all ages turning the pages. Aberrant
is the first novel in the Aberrant series.
Recommended
for ages 15+
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| Ruth Silver |
Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of the
Aberrant trilogy. With a passion for writing and a love of story-telling, Ruth
is actively writing YA fiction under her own name and adult romance novels
under Ravyn Rayne. Her interests also include traveling, reading, and
photography. Her favorite vacation destination is Australia. Ruth currently
resides in Plainfield, Illinois. She can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and her
blogs Write Away Bliss and Ravyn Rayne Reads.
