Blue Ticket Review

I was sent a proof e-book from Netgalley in exchange for a review.

I enjoyed this book from the author of The Water Cure. It has the same creepy and suspenseful vibe that I loved and is also a female-driven story. We follow Calla, who has been assigned a blue ticket at the time of her first period, meaning she has not been designated for motherhood (a white ticket), but becomes pregnant anyway.

The writing style is brilliant, and I especially found the description of getting one’s first period to be visceral and relatable.

“…unfamiliar blood spooling thinly down my legs. A clot of dark jelly fell out of me. I felt, calmly, that perhaps I would die.”

The story is superficially similar to Matched by Ally Condie, but the content and vibe are very different. Calla’s journey through pregnancy and motherhood is essentially a quest to be loved. I’ll let you figure out if she finds it or not by yourself.