A review by keinbock
Severance by Ling Ma

4.25

Solid and fresh take on the apocalypse. I was invested in her pregnancy and NY ghost and the saga of Ashley Janelle and Evan. However,  the pacing and proportions of flashback to present narration was odd. Her escape from the mall was so abrupt; it could have been so much more satisfying if the author had taken her time and another 50 pages to build the stakes and story.