Description
WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE, THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING . . .
Raised in a climate-ravaged, frozen world, every day is a struggle for survival for Chobahm. Her only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour reality television shows, streamed directly from Snowglobe - the climate-controlled domed city at the heart of her world, and the only warm place left on the planet.
The citizens of Snowglobe have everything- fame, fortune and, above all, safety from the frigid wasteland outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate of their world, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become an actor themselves and join their ranks.
Chobahm is one of the dreamers. But her life changes in an instant when she is visited by two strangers from Snowglobe, who deliver earth-shattering news - Goh Haeri, Snowglobe's biggest star has died - and because of Chobahm's striking resemblance to her, she's been chosen to take her place.
Given the chance of a lifetime, Chobahm agrees to enter Snowglobe and take on Haeri's identity. Within the domed city's walls, she will finally have the existence she's always dreamed of - but if life in Snowglobe is so great, why did Haeri seem so desperate to escape it? And when everyone around you is a performer, how can you ever know what is reality, and what is created for the audience . . . ?
Review
Set in a freezing, dystopian world where people work at the plant - walking on an endless treadmill that provides electricity to keep their struggling existence alive.
People escape from their awful conditions by watching live reality television shows that stream from Snowglobe. Those lucky enough to live in Snowglobe live in absolute luxury - although their every moment is shared with the outside world.
Chobahm dreams of becoming a director in Snowglobe and it seems that her dream has come true. She is visited by the director of the biggest show, one that follows the life of Snowglobe’s biggest star, seventeen-year-old Goh Haeri. Chobahm has always known that she bears a remarkable resemblance to Haeri, but after Haeri’s apparent suicide Chobahm is offered the job of replacing her and allowing the great show to continue.
But when Chobahm gets to Snowglobe she discovers that everything is not what it seems and she embarks on a very dangerous path to discover the truth and show it to the world.
Filled with wonderful characters, both good and evil, many twists and turns and a scary, freezing, dystopian world Snowglobe is an engrossing book that readers aged 13 - 17 will love.
Reviewed by Rob
