YOURS FOR THE TAKING

Jasmin Savoy Brown's pleasant, dynamic voice captures the climate-razed Earth and the few people selected for survival as part of the Inside Project. Women's rights advocate Jacqueline Mellinder directs its Manhattan location, allowing only women inside in order to eradicate masculinity. Ava is one of those women; her voice is growing steadily dreamier as she lets go of her worries and accepts her new life. Olympia has a slight Texas drawl and a bold personality as she resists Jacqueline's mission. Shelby's dream job as Jacqueline's assistant affords her access to gender-affirming hormones; she is voiced with boredom that grows into curiosity as she investigates her boss's actions. With saccharine optimism, Jacqueline's corporate, cis-white feminism imposes her vision of the perfect world on women who are unaware of her intentions. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2024]