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midnightpoison13's review
3.0
3.5 stars - As a fan of post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction, this book was a must-read for me. It features one of my favorite tropes—an age gap romance. However, I must caution that if you're seeking a heavy emphasis on the post-apocalyptic setting, you may be disappointed. The focus is primarily on the relationship between the main characters, with a considerable amount of explicit content. Despite this, I found myself thoroughly engrossed in the story from the very beginning and ultimately enjoyed the reading experience.
bluebarryhoneybee's review
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
I liked this one, but I normally rate books on how they made me feel rather than how good the text is, and how I felt was rather neutral, so yeah.
I like the Layne and Travis’ relationship, I like the situation their in, the steamy parts were good, but could’ve been a little more emotionally interesting, but I enjoyed myself overall! Again, I have adhd, so just the fact that I finished this in a timely manner without getting bored means something in it’s favor!
I liked this one, but I normally rate books on how they made me feel rather than how good the text is, and how I felt was rather neutral, so yeah.
I like the Layne and Travis’ relationship, I like the situation their in, the steamy parts were good, but could’ve been a little more emotionally interesting, but I enjoyed myself overall! Again, I have adhd, so just the fact that I finished this in a timely manner without getting bored means something in it’s favor!
kairicourtney's review
5.0
such a lovely love story honestly couldn't stop reading and the plot was so amazing. i will be reading more post-apocalyptic romances cause I think I found my calling
peppermintty's review
He grunted, she giggled. Then they had sex. I like some good spice, but this was kind of awkward.
DNF Unfortunately the writing and plot were not my cup or tea.
DNF Unfortunately the writing and plot were not my cup or tea.
amnah_a's review
5.0
I would die for the post-apocalyptic romance genre. This was the most perfect story ever. The author didn’t go wrong ANYWHERE. Underrated much?????????????
ejunkiet's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4 stars rounded up. I keep on dithering on this book. The writing can be lovely, and I love how the author writes the hero and the slow build of his relationship with the heroine, and the post-apocalyptic vibes that ring of The Last of Us are great.
Really, I love the intimacy in this book, and the relationship, but I'm just not sold on the world building. The writing didn't sell it to me either -- I think jumping in five years down the line diluted it, as all we had was what we were told, and then jarring instances of violent misogyny. And I don't buy that either. In an environmental disaster, would society really become a "if you don't have a man you will be abducted and assaulted" as a matter of course? Especially five years after the disaster, without disease further weakening the ranks?
Then again, I stopped watching the Walking Dead after a few seasons because it became misery porn, so it's likely that this is just not my genre
Really, I love the intimacy in this book, and the relationship, but I'm just not sold on the world building. The writing didn't sell it to me either -- I think jumping in five years down the line diluted it, as all we had was what we were told, and then jarring instances of violent misogyny. And I don't buy that either. In an environmental disaster, would society really become a "if you don't have a man you will be abducted and assaulted" as a matter of course? Especially five years after the disaster, without disease further weakening the ranks?
Then again, I stopped watching the Walking Dead after a few seasons because it became misery porn, so it's likely that this is just not my genre
jellysoup's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
abinthebooks's review against another edition
4.0
*4.5
I’m really pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this book. I really wasn’t feeling it in the first 10% and I feared I’d have to DNF pretty early on. But I really ended up loving Last Light. This book definitely gave me the vibes of The Last of Us (more so the show than the game imo) and some hints of The Walking Dead but without any of the zombies. The MMC reminded me a less gruff version of Joel from TLOU, and I have a feeling Travis was definitely based off of him.
I enjoyed these two characters a lot, and just seeing their day-to-day life. The monotonous, slice-of-life actions of living through the apocalypse was probably my favorite part of this story. I ended up loving the romance between the MC’s, who were so well fit for each other. The MMC turned out to be so sweet to the heroine, and I ended up loving all their interactions. The steam between these two was also super well written. And surprisingly, I did enjoy the writing style in this book. I was kind of scared I wouldn’t since a lot of the reviews were complaining about the “bad writing”, and I really don’t think Claire Kent’s writing was bad at all. It was very simple and one sentencey, but it worked quite well for the one person POV the author went with.
I think my main and only big complaint with this book which is causing me to knock off half a star, is the miscommunication trope. This does have a little third act miscommunication/break up that just could have been avoided had either the FMC or MMC opened their mouths and just communicated! It was deeply annoying and made me skim (which I hadn’t done at all in the earlier parts of the book). But overall, this was a very beautiful and romantic book. I feel like if you enjoy really deep, emotional romances or post apocalyptic stories, this one will definitely be for you. I’m really excited to try more in this series from Claire Kent!
I’m really pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this book. I really wasn’t feeling it in the first 10% and I feared I’d have to DNF pretty early on. But I really ended up loving Last Light. This book definitely gave me the vibes of The Last of Us (more so the show than the game imo) and some hints of The Walking Dead but without any of the zombies. The MMC reminded me a less gruff version of Joel from TLOU, and I have a feeling Travis was definitely based off of him.
I enjoyed these two characters a lot, and just seeing their day-to-day life. The monotonous, slice-of-life actions of living through the apocalypse was probably my favorite part of this story. I ended up loving the romance between the MC’s, who were so well fit for each other. The MMC turned out to be so sweet to the heroine, and I ended up loving all their interactions. The steam between these two was also super well written. And surprisingly, I did enjoy the writing style in this book. I was kind of scared I wouldn’t since a lot of the reviews were complaining about the “bad writing”, and I really don’t think Claire Kent’s writing was bad at all. It was very simple and one sentencey, but it worked quite well for the one person POV the author went with.
I think my main and only big complaint with this book which is causing me to knock off half a star, is the miscommunication trope. This does have a little third act miscommunication/break up that just could have been avoided had either the FMC or MMC opened their mouths and just communicated! It was deeply annoying and made me skim (which I hadn’t done at all in the earlier parts of the book). But overall, this was a very beautiful and romantic book. I feel like if you enjoy really deep, emotional romances or post apocalyptic stories, this one will definitely be for you. I’m really excited to try more in this series from Claire Kent!
annabutgonerogue's review against another edition
3.0
that’s right! you can have it all even during an apocalypse. a hunky mechanic! a cabin in the woods whose owner you had to bury because they died! the previous owners dog! an epilogue pregnancy! if you don’t think about to hard about dying during childbirth, life is great.
3.
3.
whatcaroread's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0