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What Is Your Worth?
Imagine a world where society got turned upside down, where wars and hunger are in the distant past. A future in which women are the stronger sex and males are considered worthless and treated as property.
That is the world where the best friends Elisa and Ariana are growing up in and are taking their first steps into adulthood, but they couldn't be more different from each other.
What is their worth? And how will the answer effect their friendship and their future?
It all starts with Ariana having exciting news to share! Somehow she has managed to convince her mother to let her buy her first male at an auction! A huge step and not something many women her age are ready for. She wants nothing more than to take her best friend Elisa along on this journey.
At the auction, Elisa comes across a male that looks scared and is wild, totally different from all the others, and considered worthless as a consequence. She tries to forget about him, but those eyes? They keep haunting her...
That is the world where the best friends Elisa and Ariana are growing up in and are taking their first steps into adulthood, but they couldn't be more different from each other.
What is their worth? And how will the answer effect their friendship and their future?
It all starts with Ariana having exciting news to share! Somehow she has managed to convince her mother to let her buy her first male at an auction! A huge step and not something many women her age are ready for. She wants nothing more than to take her best friend Elisa along on this journey.
At the auction, Elisa comes across a male that looks scared and is wild, totally different from all the others, and considered worthless as a consequence. She tries to forget about him, but those eyes? They keep haunting her...
459 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 29, 2025
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September 16, 2025
"What Is Your Worth?" by M. Buys is a powerful dystopian novel that completely flips the typical power dynamic between genders. This is a society ruled by women, offering a unique perspective on power and worth.
I love dystopian novels for their uniqueness and the worlds that don't operate by our standards. This novel stands out because it presents a setting where women are the strongest and most powerful gender. Finally, women hold more worth, while men are treated as property—or, I would say, like pets. In this setting, we receive a powerful message: we can operate with kindness and gain respect, or we can choose cruelty, generating loyalty driven by fear.
The novel doesn’t rush; the author takes time to develop characters and scenes, allowing us to learn to like or dislike specific individuals and to understand the motivations behind their actions. It's a story about kindness and backstabbing driven by jealousy.
In this society, buying a male at the auction is the norm once someone is considered an adult. Owning a male comes with responsibility, but it also serves as a fashion statement—a way to showcase your new “toy.” Ariana is eager for this next step in her adulthood, and everything is carefully planned for her big day. However, to her surprise, she discovers that her best friend, Elisa, accidentally bought a male, possibly out of pity. Ariana is furious because this was meant to be her big day. Meanwhile, Elisa sees this purchase as a natural progression, but soon realises that she has bought a breeder, a category typically owned by experienced and strong women. Elisa wasn’t prepared for the complications her new life would bring, and faced challenges she had never anticipated.
The book's uniqueness lies in its bold reversal of a common dystopian trope, compelling the reader to reassess notions of gender, power, and what it truly means to be human in an entirely new way.
I love dystopian novels for their uniqueness and the worlds that don't operate by our standards. This novel stands out because it presents a setting where women are the strongest and most powerful gender. Finally, women hold more worth, while men are treated as property—or, I would say, like pets. In this setting, we receive a powerful message: we can operate with kindness and gain respect, or we can choose cruelty, generating loyalty driven by fear.
The novel doesn’t rush; the author takes time to develop characters and scenes, allowing us to learn to like or dislike specific individuals and to understand the motivations behind their actions. It's a story about kindness and backstabbing driven by jealousy.
In this society, buying a male at the auction is the norm once someone is considered an adult. Owning a male comes with responsibility, but it also serves as a fashion statement—a way to showcase your new “toy.” Ariana is eager for this next step in her adulthood, and everything is carefully planned for her big day. However, to her surprise, she discovers that her best friend, Elisa, accidentally bought a male, possibly out of pity. Ariana is furious because this was meant to be her big day. Meanwhile, Elisa sees this purchase as a natural progression, but soon realises that she has bought a breeder, a category typically owned by experienced and strong women. Elisa wasn’t prepared for the complications her new life would bring, and faced challenges she had never anticipated.
The book's uniqueness lies in its bold reversal of a common dystopian trope, compelling the reader to reassess notions of gender, power, and what it truly means to be human in an entirely new way.
August 6, 2025
This book, a piece of art! It delivers a very powerful and introspective message through its story.
Hauntingly powerful story that captures the gravity and truth of the society if the gender roles were to be reversed. It is but a big realty of the world even in this era to treat women like objects purchased from the market no matter how much that said woman has achieved in her life.
This book is so well written and the message it delivers is so strong. Every sentence feels intentional, each paragraph is layered with meaning, rhythm, and restraint. The writing flows with a quiet confidence, never begging for attention, yet impossible to look away from. The language doesn’t just tell a story rather it carries it with clarity, and a voice so distinct, it lingers long after the final page.
The story has so much weight, tbh, like truth passed down through generations, unshaken and deeply rooted.
Every chapter is built properly, every character feels so real along the emotional undercurrent which is the most vital thing in a book that writers usually neglect while writing utopia/dystopia.
It’s a very strong story. The writing serves as both vessel and weapon. Beautifully composed, yet unafraid to cut deep!
A unique story, all in all, highly impactful.
Hauntingly powerful story that captures the gravity and truth of the society if the gender roles were to be reversed. It is but a big realty of the world even in this era to treat women like objects purchased from the market no matter how much that said woman has achieved in her life.
This book is so well written and the message it delivers is so strong. Every sentence feels intentional, each paragraph is layered with meaning, rhythm, and restraint. The writing flows with a quiet confidence, never begging for attention, yet impossible to look away from. The language doesn’t just tell a story rather it carries it with clarity, and a voice so distinct, it lingers long after the final page.
The story has so much weight, tbh, like truth passed down through generations, unshaken and deeply rooted.
Every chapter is built properly, every character feels so real along the emotional undercurrent which is the most vital thing in a book that writers usually neglect while writing utopia/dystopia.
It’s a very strong story. The writing serves as both vessel and weapon. Beautifully composed, yet unafraid to cut deep!
A unique story, all in all, highly impactful.
September 21, 2025
A good story. I couldn't stop talking about it and my bf told me to quit reading that feminist BS lol. I gave it 4 stars because the writing is kinda sloppy and the editor failed miserably... At the end I was wondering if it was left open ended for another book or if part of the story line was just forgotten. Since it says book 1 of the worth series Ig I got my answer lol. I look forward to reading book 2.
September 22, 2025
What Is Your Worth? by M. Buys seems promising, especially for readers looking for something uplifting around self-worth and personal identity. There’s something in the writing or tone that resonates. A protagonist who has made mistakes, who doubts themselves, but who gradually builds strength by confronting their past or toxic relationships, or by learning to set boundaries.
September 21, 2025
A good story. I couldn't stop talking about it and my bf told me to quit reading that feminist BS lol. I gave it 4 stars because the writing is kinda sloppy and the editor failed miserably... At the end I was wondering if it was left open ended for another book or if part of the story line was just forgotten. Since it says book 1 of the worth series Ig I got my answer lol. I look forward to reading book 2.
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