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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Pretty irritating in the beginning, but I warmed up to it by page 50. It's an easy read. It's the first of two, I believe, but can stand alone based on the ending.
Yet another dystopia, this one set just After the big event (alien invasion) and going forward a few years. Our Heroine, unnamed for most of the book but called Amy, survives mostly because she's living in a house that has an electric fence powered by solar energy (dad was eco-conscious) and has learned to be very, very quiet. She adopts/saves Baby, a toddler, and together they scavenge for goods, speak in modified sign language and try to live in the After. Then they meet a girl who ultimately betrays them and their save haven, and while on the run they get captured by a group of humans living in what is supposed to be the only haven left. And as we all know from these types of books, that haven will be a mixture of safe and despotic, with jobs assigned (ditto relationships), etc..
For all the lack of imagination, this was interesting in the depiction of the life that Amy and Baby make as they try to survive. When they rejoin "society", Baby's reactions are the most real: her horror and discomfort at the noise these humans make, her wanting to be with people her own age and affinity for animals were all what one would expect of a 6-year-old in that situation. Amy's life, on the other hand, was predictable (and the intercuts to her in the Ward? thanks, but, well...) And, sigh, it's a series.
ARC provided by publisher.
For all the lack of imagination, this was interesting in the depiction of the life that Amy and Baby make as they try to survive. When they rejoin "society", Baby's reactions are the most real: her horror and discomfort at the noise these humans make, her wanting to be with people her own age and affinity for animals were all what one would expect of a 6-year-old in that situation. Amy's life, on the other hand, was predictable (and the intercuts to her in the Ward? thanks, but, well...) And, sigh, it's a series.
ARC provided by publisher.
Really enjoyed it but it was just a tad bit confusing and slow sometimes.
I had a little trouble to enter into the story, but from the middle I began increasingly to appreciate the mystery and action that is around the book. And the more we advance in history, the more we want to know what is going to happen next, and this is very cool!!
This book had been very high on my list of books to read because I was hearing so many amazing things from a lot of bloggers and readers. And usually hype is not something I want to read with a book, because it allows for a very big let down. But in this instance I am happy to say that this book lived up to all of my expectations.
Demitria Lunetta is a talent that I am so glad I discovered because this story was so creepy from beginning to end, and what I think I loved most was the reveal at the end of the novel. I did not see it coming and it changed my entire perspective of the entire story. You think you are reading one thing, but then it turns out to be something completely different. It takes a lot of surprise me and I loved that this book was able to do that.
I also loved the way each of the characters developed throughout the story. At the beginning we meet Amy who was home alone when "They" attacked. She eventually learned how to survive while the world around her collapsed and died. Them she finds a toddler she names "Baby" and then there is another person to think about. I loved their relationship throughout because it felt so real and it thrived in a very complicated scenario. I do want to go into some of the other characters because I feel like it would ruined the book. But there are many people in this book that left me feeling empty and wanting to punch them in the face. I feel like when you read it you will understand.
This story is split into parts, and after the first part I felt like shit hit the fan. The first part was mostly explanation of what happened and how Amy and Baby survived. But after that is where the real story begins and your has to process everything it is seeing. New Hope, the compound that Amy and Baby go to seems so perfect at first, and to Baby it is, but to Amy it is like a prison and there are things that are very wrong about their research and the way things are run. You start to question everything just like Amy, and once the truth is revealed is seems all too possible.
This book cannot be put into one category, is is both Dystopian and Science Fiction. It is both Action/Adventure and Family Drama. That is what makes it so amazing. It is about family and the lengths you will go in order to protect the ones you love. It is about the abuse of power and the impact that power has on humanity. This book is definitely a must read!
Demitria Lunetta is a talent that I am so glad I discovered because this story was so creepy from beginning to end, and what I think I loved most was the reveal at the end of the novel. I did not see it coming and it changed my entire perspective of the entire story. You think you are reading one thing, but then it turns out to be something completely different. It takes a lot of surprise me and I loved that this book was able to do that.
I also loved the way each of the characters developed throughout the story. At the beginning we meet Amy who was home alone when "They" attacked. She eventually learned how to survive while the world around her collapsed and died. Them she finds a toddler she names "Baby" and then there is another person to think about. I loved their relationship throughout because it felt so real and it thrived in a very complicated scenario. I do want to go into some of the other characters because I feel like it would ruined the book. But there are many people in this book that left me feeling empty and wanting to punch them in the face. I feel like when you read it you will understand.
This story is split into parts, and after the first part I felt like shit hit the fan. The first part was mostly explanation of what happened and how Amy and Baby survived. But after that is where the real story begins and your has to process everything it is seeing. New Hope, the compound that Amy and Baby go to seems so perfect at first, and to Baby it is, but to Amy it is like a prison and there are things that are very wrong about their research and the way things are run. You start to question everything just like Amy, and once the truth is revealed is seems all too possible.
This book cannot be put into one category, is is both Dystopian and Science Fiction. It is both Action/Adventure and Family Drama. That is what makes it so amazing. It is about family and the lengths you will go in order to protect the ones you love. It is about the abuse of power and the impact that power has on humanity. This book is definitely a must read!
I really liked this a lot ... not quite a 5 star read, but up there for me. I do like post-apocalyptic stuff, and "In the After" is that. Alien/Zombie creatures are out there eating everyone up. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 deals with Amy, and her survival out in the "after" ... it starts out in a "current" setting, and then lapses into "memory" outlining how everything has happened. It slips back in the "present" several times and finishes up there, but most of Part 1 is "past" setting up the situation. The second half of the story (parts 2&3) starts "Four Months Later" (after part 1 ends) and also shifts between a "present" (which actually seems to present more as a "future" ... written in italics, and a present tense) and then going back and explaining the events that happened to get to that point (written in past tense ... same technique as in part 1, minus the italics).
It was an interesting set-up. Amy has some advantages, having a father who set up the house with solar panels (so she still has electricity) and a mother who just happened to surround the house with an electric fence. That helps post-apocalypse. The mystery of "baby" is always there, and I enjoyed the relationship between the two girls.
Reading other reviews ... many readers didn't like the second half of the book as much, when the setting switches to "New Hope" ... but I was still intrigued.
For 400+ pages, I read this quickly, and am looking forward to continuing on with the sequel.
It was an interesting set-up. Amy has some advantages, having a father who set up the house with solar panels (so she still has electricity) and a mother who just happened to surround the house with an electric fence. That helps post-apocalypse. The mystery of "baby" is always there, and I enjoyed the relationship between the two girls.
Reading other reviews ... many readers didn't like the second half of the book as much, when the setting switches to "New Hope" ... but I was still intrigued.
For 400+ pages, I read this quickly, and am looking forward to continuing on with the sequel.
In the beginning, I thought I was about to read a rehashed The 5th Wave.
Boy, was I wrong.
(this may be a kinda rambling review... take it or leave it ;P)
The first 1/3 of this book is pretty slow going; it serves a purpose of getting you immersed in the world. This is a post apocolyptic world inhabited by only a few thousand people at best. And, in a way that is explained and actually makes sense because of natural instincts, children are some of the only survivors. THIS IS DONE THE RIGHT WAY, 5th WAVE. OK!?!
Once the book actually reaches its destination, it really ramps up and turns into a psychological thriller/ dystopian/ sci fi hybrid. The flipping narratives of different points in Amy's life really push you to keep going and figure out what the hell happened to put her in a certain predicament.
The characters are cool. I loved Amy and Baby and Kay and Rice and Garreth etc. Not as fleshed out as some authors do, but still enjoyable and loveable. The world is interesting and honestly believable up to certain degrees. A take over that makes sense! Once you finally get the pay off explanations in the last 1/4 of the book, you really appreciate everything leading up to it.
I described this book to my husband, who loves things like the Walking Dead and the Book of Eli, and he proclaimed "That would make a great movie!" And I think he's right. It paints a vivid picture.
Was it my favorite book ever? No, but it was a very good book. In the beginning I was mad I wasted 2 dollars on this. Now I'm thrilled and can't wait to read on in the series.
Fans of dystopian, sci fi, psychological type things, and kick ass heroines grab this. YA fans period, check it out. Stay until they reach New Hope. If you still hate it, then bail, but at least give it to that point.
FOr those that hated the 5th Wave.. try this. I wish I'd read this only and not even tried the 5th Wave.
Boy, was I wrong.
(this may be a kinda rambling review... take it or leave it ;P)
The first 1/3 of this book is pretty slow going; it serves a purpose of getting you immersed in the world. This is a post apocolyptic world inhabited by only a few thousand people at best. And, in a way that is explained and actually makes sense because of natural instincts, children are some of the only survivors. THIS IS DONE THE RIGHT WAY, 5th WAVE. OK!?!
Once the book actually reaches its destination, it really ramps up and turns into a psychological thriller/ dystopian/ sci fi hybrid. The flipping narratives of different points in Amy's life really push you to keep going and figure out what the hell happened to put her in a certain predicament.
The characters are cool. I loved Amy and Baby and Kay and Rice and Garreth etc. Not as fleshed out as some authors do, but still enjoyable and loveable. The world is interesting and honestly believable up to certain degrees. A take over that makes sense! Once you finally get the pay off explanations in the last 1/4 of the book, you really appreciate everything leading up to it.
I described this book to my husband, who loves things like the Walking Dead and the Book of Eli, and he proclaimed "That would make a great movie!" And I think he's right. It paints a vivid picture.
Was it my favorite book ever? No, but it was a very good book. In the beginning I was mad I wasted 2 dollars on this. Now I'm thrilled and can't wait to read on in the series.
Fans of dystopian, sci fi, psychological type things, and kick ass heroines grab this. YA fans period, check it out. Stay until they reach New Hope. If you still hate it, then bail, but at least give it to that point.
FOr those that hated the 5th Wave.. try this. I wish I'd read this only and not even tried the 5th Wave.
This book came out of absolutely no where! I haven’t gotten this into a dystopian/sci fi YA book since I was in high school. The feelings it gave me were super nostalgic. I enjoyed it a lot.
[ 3.5 ★’s. ]
Not going to lie, Amy could be so annoying at times but for the most part this was a pretty enjoyable read. It flew by. Just wish there was a bit more action... Will I continue with the series? Possibly...
Not going to lie, Amy could be so annoying at times but for the most part this was a pretty enjoyable read. It flew by. Just wish there was a bit more action... Will I continue with the series? Possibly...