Thumped (Bumped #2)
by Megan McCafferty
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924279-thumped
http://www.amazon.com/Thumped-Megan-McCafferty/dp/0061962767/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358134884&sr=1-2
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/79922.Megan_McCafferty
This is the sequel to Bumped. There is
a virus that stops women from reproducing sometime between 18 and 20
years old. Teenage girls are encouraged to 'bump' or get pregnant and
continue the species. “...most prolific, eighteen-year-old, Zorah
Harding, sadly announced that the Virus had finally claimed her
uterus and she would not be delivering baby number eleven after all.”
Melody is a professional surrogate who was contracted at
13-years-old. For some reason artificial insemination doesn't work
and girls have to get pregnant the old fashioned way. Kind of The
Handmaid's Tale but they are teenage girls. Harmony lives in the
religious commune in Goodside, her twin Melody lives in Otherside.
Harmony is pregnant with twins fathered by professional sperminator
Jondoe. Harmony is married to Ram who is gay. Melody is also
pretending to be pregnant with twins. She is in love with Zen, who
she could never 'bump' with because he was too short and not
aesthetically pleasing enough to father her child for sale. But now
Zen has grown four inches and now can freelance. “He's a free
agent. … He can sperminate anyone he wants to.” Melody, Jondoe
and Ram rush to Harmony's side to rescue her from the Elders of
Goodside. “They love their God and they love their guns. They will
shoot you first and pray for forgiveness later.” This is a well
written, quick read with a disturbing subject that takes the idea of
idolizing teenage pregnancy a step further. I was liking this one a
lot more than I liked the first book. 4 stars.
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