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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really wanted to enjoy this but it fell flat. First what I liked: I thought the guidebook from the mother was some of the most interesting parts. I also loved the flashbacks and the Reddit posts to help reveal pieces of the story. I enjoyed the three main characters but none of the triplets felt fully fleshed out. Because of this I never felt truly connected to any of them. The plot is what kept me going.
The first major problem was the narration itself. If you’re going to have the main characters have British accents please cast someone who can can actually do the accent! It was so bad that I would have stopped if I hadn’t received this as an arc.
My second major problem was with the story itself. One of the central characters has dementia, but it only seems to actually affect them when it works for the plot. I had a real problem with this. Additionally, there was far too much going on that delayed any actual progress to the story. Which left the ending feeling a bit rushed.
Finally, a minor gripe, as an American I agree fully in our ability to crumble in and destroy ourselves. However, I find it a tad unbelievable that in a global apocalypse, the UK would be thriving and living relatively normal lives completely unscathed by climate disasters while the US is in ruins.
The first major problem was the narration itself. If you’re going to have the main characters have British accents please cast someone who can can actually do the accent! It was so bad that I would have stopped if I hadn’t received this as an arc.
My second major problem was with the story itself. One of the central characters has dementia, but it only seems to actually affect them when it works for the plot. I had a real problem with this. Additionally, there was far too much going on that delayed any actual progress to the story. Which left the ending feeling a bit rushed.
Finally, a minor gripe, as an American I agree fully in our ability to crumble in and destroy ourselves. However, I find it a tad unbelievable that in a global apocalypse, the UK would be thriving and living relatively normal lives completely unscathed by climate disasters while the US is in ruins.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you netgalley for the ARC of the audiobook of this one.
This story very much felt like a character study for the family that it had revolved around, which I feel worked in its favor. The dystopian world, destroyed by climate change and rife with realistic issues coming from such a world felt all too much like one we are heading in, though I do find it hard to believe that the rest of the world would step away from technology so quickly with how ingrained it is everywhere, not just the US.
I will say, as someone that has a problem with guessing plot twists way too soon and easily, that there were a few that actually surprised me.
As the ARC I received was an audiobook: the narrator spoke clearly and kept from the all too known issue of monotone reading at times. The accents were rather inconsistent at times, however.
This story very much felt like a character study for the family that it had revolved around, which I feel worked in its favor. The dystopian world, destroyed by climate change and rife with realistic issues coming from such a world felt all too much like one we are heading in, though I do find it hard to believe that the rest of the world would step away from technology so quickly with how ingrained it is everywhere, not just the US.
I will say, as someone that has a problem with guessing plot twists way too soon and easily, that there were a few that actually surprised me.
As the ARC I received was an audiobook: the narrator spoke clearly and kept from the all too known issue of monotone reading at times. The accents were rather inconsistent at times, however.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was vibing this story from the start and enjoyed the lead up, the changing perspectives, the journal/guide entries, and the ending especially.
This was definitely more of a character based plot instead of a thrilling survival story for the most part in my opinion, but it works in this case.
Tragic and heartwarming at times, altogether a different type of apocalyptic tale.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Orbit Books/Redhook for a copy!
This was definitely more of a character based plot instead of a thrilling survival story for the most part in my opinion, but it works in this case.
Tragic and heartwarming at times, altogether a different type of apocalyptic tale.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Orbit Books/Redhook for a copy!
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
This book just really didn't work for me. There was just TOO much going on, and not enough to keep me interested. This book had chapters from each of three sisters (triplets) that honestly I couldn't keep separate and found myself sort of just smooshing them all into one character. There wasn't enough of a distinction between them, their voices or their actions outside of other characters pointing out their differences. I'm genuinely not even sure why there were three, when the plot would've worked exactly the same with a single daughter. Like, having three didn't add to the plot in any way.
I like thrillers/who dunnits and I also like post apocalypse/dystopian stories but I feel like this book didn't do either particularly well. The way the sisters stumble on to the answers to questions that no-one has been able to figure out for decades is ridiculous. I don't feel like we ever really got enough information on what actually happened in the world and what we did didn't really make sense. Most of what we do hear about is what happened in USA so, like... how did this become a global thing?
It's mentioned that there are precautions to prevent people from different countries from communicating...and yet travel is allowed along with letters and video chats? I don't know it was all sort of a mess, really.
I will mention that I absolutely LOVED the bits from the mother's POV and her excerpts from her guide to the apocalypse. She was fun and likable and smart. If the whole book had been about her and not her daughters I think it would have been something great.
I listened to this one in audio and while I think the narrator was fantastic, I think this book could have benefitted greatly from having a full cast. Might've helped with adding some distinction between the sisters.
I like thrillers/who dunnits and I also like post apocalypse/dystopian stories but I feel like this book didn't do either particularly well. The way the sisters stumble on to the answers to questions that no-one has been able to figure out for decades is ridiculous. I don't feel like we ever really got enough information on what actually happened in the world and what we did didn't really make sense. Most of what we do hear about is what happened in USA so, like... how did this become a global thing?
It's mentioned that there are precautions to prevent people from different countries from communicating...and yet travel is allowed along with letters and video chats? I don't know it was all sort of a mess, really.
I will mention that I absolutely LOVED the bits from the mother's POV and her excerpts from her guide to the apocalypse. She was fun and likable and smart. If the whole book had been about her and not her daughters I think it would have been something great.
I listened to this one in audio and while I think the narrator was fantastic, I think this book could have benefitted greatly from having a full cast. Might've helped with adding some distinction between the sisters.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes