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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I was not interested in the plot enough to keep going
3.5 stars. The apocalypse itself wasn’t terribly interesting, but the way these characters’ lives intertwined both before and after the pandemic made for an engaging read
“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was good. I enjoyed listening to the different timelines and appreciated how it followed characters. It’s not a five star for me but it was definitely worth the read. I wish I had paid a bit more attention to catch any foreshadowing! I got SO invested in Jeevan’s story at first though it distracted me when we switched to a new timeline/storyline.
It reminded me of lost or something. Sometimes you’d have people do a supercut but it would be in the proper timeline order.
I love a good end of the world story.
It reminded me of lost or something. Sometimes you’d have people do a supercut but it would be in the proper timeline order.
I love a good end of the world story.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I guess I’m just not a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction. I found this difficult to read. There were moments of beauty and sort of an ethereal feel to the prose that I enjoyed, but the constant trauma was too much for me. I’d love a story like this that didn’t involve people constantly murdering each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really this is more 4.5 stars. An excellent premise in an immediately post-fall of society world that foregrounds the ever-present, perhaps most human thing that humans could do: make and delight in art. Reading this post-COVID-19 shutdowns made reading section seven a hard-hitting experience that I appreciated.