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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thriller about a pandemic, but I still enjoyed it. It was a road movie and a chase thriller. I thought some parts were a bit reminiscent of other books I have read. I enjoyed it though.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of this title. This was kind of eerie to read in the midst of COVID-19, but post-apocalyptic novels are one of my favorite genres. I struggled a bit at first with the perspective & timeline shifting from one chapter to the next. It made it difficult to grasp the bigger picture of what was happening in this new world, but ultimately I ended up enjoying the novel as a whole. This is a great read for anyone into feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. It was well-written, fast-paced, suspenseful, and intriguing.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
This book made me anxious. I do not recommend reading it now - while the Delta variant is all over the news.
Mostly believable characters, but I would have liked to know more about what was happening in the rest of the world
3.5✪'s
I was expecting a bit more. More realism, more grit, more intensity.
I struggled connecting with the characters, it made it hard for me to feel for their situation.
The Sisters of All Sorrows was the most interesting part for me.
I was expecting a bit more. More realism, more grit, more intensity.
I struggled connecting with the characters, it made it hard for me to feel for their situation.
The Sisters of All Sorrows was the most interesting part for me.
adventurous
dark
tense
3.75 stars for Afterland.
This is a book about a pandemic, hits close to home in a way after all that we as a world have been through this year.
In the setting of Afterland a virus has taken hold, however the twist on this is that it only affects the male population. There is an extremely high mortality rate so those boys/men that appear to be immune are sought after because otherwise how would they be able to keep on reproducing.
There are three main characters in this tale. Cole, Miles (her son) and Billie (her sister).
Throughout the book there is a real cat and mouse chase, hints of conspiracies, trafficking and danger lurking around every corner.
Thousands of miles from home, Cole gets Miles to pose as a girl as they try to escape the confines of government enforced facilities. After thinking Billie would help them, things quickly take a turn for the worse and the stakes seems to increase tenfold.
There is a quote in the book that stood out for me:
“You can’t imagine how much the world can change in six months. You just can’t.”
And it's true. I felt like actually Afterland has put our current situation now into perspective, things could be a lot worse.
Now the premise of this novel is fantastic all be it a bit close to home right now.
The reason I find myself marking it down is because of the length of it. There were times when I found myself almost zoning out, becoming bored within certain chapters.
I think it could have been shortened in places to make the pace faster and to give it more edge.
Over all a good, though provoking read.
This is a book about a pandemic, hits close to home in a way after all that we as a world have been through this year.
In the setting of Afterland a virus has taken hold, however the twist on this is that it only affects the male population. There is an extremely high mortality rate so those boys/men that appear to be immune are sought after because otherwise how would they be able to keep on reproducing.
There are three main characters in this tale. Cole, Miles (her son) and Billie (her sister).
Throughout the book there is a real cat and mouse chase, hints of conspiracies, trafficking and danger lurking around every corner.
Thousands of miles from home, Cole gets Miles to pose as a girl as they try to escape the confines of government enforced facilities. After thinking Billie would help them, things quickly take a turn for the worse and the stakes seems to increase tenfold.
There is a quote in the book that stood out for me:
“You can’t imagine how much the world can change in six months. You just can’t.”
And it's true. I felt like actually Afterland has put our current situation now into perspective, things could be a lot worse.
Now the premise of this novel is fantastic all be it a bit close to home right now.
The reason I find myself marking it down is because of the length of it. There were times when I found myself almost zoning out, becoming bored within certain chapters.
I think it could have been shortened in places to make the pace faster and to give it more edge.
Over all a good, though provoking read.
I need to sit and think about this book for a while. I can't say I enjoyed reading it, but it was so unique, and raised so many interesting questions that I don't know how I feel.
I can't give it 5 stars, but I think it deserves more than a 3, so I'm settling on 4 for now. I'll probably update this rating when I look back at the end of the year.
I can't give it 5 stars, but I think it deserves more than a 3, so I'm settling on 4 for now. I'll probably update this rating when I look back at the end of the year.
I was hoping the book would focus more on what I found interesting (the state of the world after a male killing pandemic), and less on what I found tedious/dull (a Christian religious cult). Sigh.