This book emitting a very fine amount of feminism. Futuristic setting but not too far ahead make it very imaginable and relevant. I like the characters too. Overall it was such an enjoyable read

“Woman is not born; she is made” – Andrea Dworkin

it was a interesting read and i felt bad for Lily how Ben acted, but some parts of it were annoying and boring.

Este libro fue bastante interesante. Desde los puntos de vista, hasta el character development, lo aplaudo. Pero el desarrollo dela trama daba para más, y, por como lo plantearon podía terminar mucho antes.
Lilith es un personaje que venía bien en muchos sentidos, pero al final dió un giro de 180º y no fue agradable.
Insleay tomó un camino interesante, pero me hubiera gustado si no se sabía de ella al final, que siguiera desaparecida.
Es interesante como aborda las diferentes formas del feminismo y como eligió, Donna, representarlos (a través de personas), pero lo hubiera profundizado más.

I really enjoyed this book, set in a pre-dystopian near future. I felt I was able to see how few decisions it would take to change the world women live in now. It gives a strong “Handmaids Tale” vibe…as if written write before the series begins. I enjoyed the characters, even if some had viewpoints that were too extreme for me. The point of view change showed the scope of feminism and how so many people fit into the spectrum, including views on intersectionality. The only issue I had was with the change of the POV, it wasn’t always immediately clear WHO I was reading and WHEN it was happening, I wish those transitions had have been a bit smoother. All in all this was a strong story that had me simultaneously hopeful for even more change and tentative in regards to the future.

Definitely worth a read if you are into feminism, women’s empowerment, intersectional feminism, women authors, dystopian novels, or political novels.

Thank you to @netgalley, @shesawpress and @shesawwords for providing me with an eArc in exchange for an honest review!


Thoughts
💭Firstly, I would recommend this novel to anyone who, like myself, is a fan of “The Handmaid’s Tale”. When I think about a society about to turn into Gilead, “Queentide” is exactly what I think about. At the same time, Queentide also shows what fighting back and resisting can achieve. I loved it 💙💙💙

💭Secondly, while this book portrayed an almost dystopian version of a post-pandemic future, the truth is that the similarities with what is happening today in terms of women’s (and human) rights are SCARY. It takes place in the future, but it could definitely be today. The novel explores some difficult, but important, themes that urgently need. to be addressed.

💭And this, my dear bookworms, takes me to the last point of my review (although I could write much more about this novel). I really appreciated how the narrative is told from an interseccional point-of-view. That is, every character is unique, and their experiences throughout the novel are a great way to show how the different categories, which construct their identity, are determined to their personal experiences and struggles.

Australia in 2026 is not an easy place to be a woman.

Authoritarianism has crept into the country and women have lost their rights and voices. But Bodie and her militant granddaughter, Insley, are gambling everything to return them.

They have set up a radical feminist group, Queentide, to steal the upcoming election and make Aboriginal politician, Kathleen, the next Prime Minister of an all-women Government. The ex-wife of a senior Minister, Lilith, vows to help them by sharing explosive secrets that will guarantee Queentide's success.

But two things might stop them. A state-backed, violent men's rights group and a bitter power struggle that threatens to tear Queentide apart.

Can the women harness the storm and smash the patriarchy? Or will Queentide wreck itself?
Recommend

This review has been made possible thanks to @NetGalley and @SheSawPress for offering an Advanced Readers Copy for an honest review.

The future of Australia's undermined by a ghostly revolution of women striving for a place where their gender doesn't ultimately embed them beneath those differentiating. The Queentide by Donna Fisher throws you as a reader into a world right on the first page of what a brutal fate we envision and how much closer we are to that than when freshly stepping in.

"What if you aren't broken? What if you are breaking free?"

The process of wearing a mask as a woman while a fierceness is retained embeds through the words curving into the end. What is deemed 'okay' and just how taking a step back to analyze how blinding the flaws of society is. Living silently while being at fault for who you are. Being a woman is not a crime.

With a consumer who has not ingested what feminism has been represented within an array of literature, Queentide was eye-opening but questionable. There are many aspects of this work that were enjoyable as a story, while on the contrary, the dystopian politics were hard to swallow and go behind.
From the first page, it is a large jump to get to where you know where you are. There is a seamless flow following that drifts through what women in the present are dealing with on the regular but many refrain from doing just what Queentide is.

There is a confidence in Donna Fisher's work that screams 'read me,' and, 'listen to what I have to say.' I give all my joy for the words conveyed as the author says what many women may never gather up to do themselves, including myself.

The idea was interesting and I liked the fact that it was set in an Australian context. Based on the intriguing blurb, I knew that it would be a disturbing dystopian read, however, I didn't expect it to be so heavy and overwhelming. It was a bit too much for me, but it is well-written and well-paced.

This book gave me serious VOX vibes. I hate to see women pushed down and diminsed, but the stories of when we rise are beautiful and heartbreaking because we know they could happen. From the beginning, we see the women of Australia working together to make their country and their rights the best it can be. I was suprised to find I enjoyed the politics of the foreign, future state. The female characters in this book are strong, emotional, compelling, and complex. I constantly felt like I was trying to find out who they were from the snippets we got. Donna Fisher does a compelling job of telling a story I want to be 100% fictional and impossible to see in my lifetime.

Synopsis: Australia in 2026 is not an easy place to be a woman.
Authoritarianism has crept into the country and women have lost their rights and voices. But Bodie and her militant granddaughter, Insley, are gambling everything to return them.
They have set up a radical feminist group, Queentide, to steal the upcoming election and make Aboriginal politician, Kathleen, the next Prime Minister of an all-women Government. The ex-wife of a senior Minister, Lilith, vows to help them by sharing explosive secrets that will guarantee Queentide's success.
But two things might stop them. A state-backed, violent men's rights group and a bitter power struggle that threatens to tear Queentide apart.
Can the women harness the storm and smash the patriarchy? Or will Queentide wreck itself?

This book was fine. It was heavier than I thought it would be and since it's based on real events it made me angry and sad that this is still happening in our world today. The characters felt a bit too stereotypical but did have some good overall things going for them.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review - Queentide by Donna Fischer

This review has been made possible thanks to @NetGalley and @shesawpress for providing me with an Advance Reader’s Copy in exchange for an honest review.

A story set in Australia in 2026, where women’s rights have been reduced to nothing. Society feels like a step before going total Handmaids Tale, but there is a resistance building. The novel follows Bodie, an elder women’s community leader, her rebellious and reactionary granddaughter Insley, politician’s ex-wife Lilith, fighting for her rights to keep custody of her daughters, and Prime minister candidate Kathleen. Each of these women has unique experiences and trauma caused by that society that are impacted by new rules and regulations on women’s freedom.

I loved this concept and the writing from the get go. I love the fact that the perspective changes from different characters to show the full spectrum of women’s options and opportunities in society. You get characters who you think are in the right, but they surprise you and some grey characters that are fascinating to watch their actions unfold. This story is absolutely genius and it feels like a modern precursor to the Handmaid’s Tale, as a fresh take on restrictions to women’s rights based off modern problems. The fact that the pandemic is talked about in a past tense is jarring when we’re still going through the end of it.

This book absolutely screams “you should see me in a crown” from its cover to its content. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loved YA dystopias or classic dystopian books and is interested in feminist issues. I’m definitely going to be buying a copy!

Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC!
I love Queentide. It doesn't turn things into some utopian ideal where everyone loves each other. Kathleen is the ideal candidate, Bodie is everything, Insley is insane and committed to what she needs to do, while Lilith gets better over time; she actually grows into things. I loved that Donna Fisher also included Kay, who was ready to do whatever to get her paycheck! I also lowkey want Lilith to get her way!
I'd also like to give Donna Fisher props for writing this and writing it well instead of making it a boring read; something like this could have been really hardboiled, but it wasn't!