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A review by thenia
After Sundown by Linda Howard
3.0
Another survival story from Linda Howard, this time on a whole different scale.
Ben, a former marine who lives isolated up in the mountain in his fortress of a home, reluctantly warns Sela, the shy general store owner of the nearby town about an upcoming solar storm that will be catastrophic for the whole power grid.
Unsure whether to believe him or not, Sela starts stocking up on some essentials anyway, which puts her well ahead of everyone else when the official announcement is made.
With communications and electricity down, the town has to find a way to function and survive in conditions none of them are really prepared for, and Sela ends up in a leadership position within her community.
Ben, who initially refuses to join the townspeople, happy and well prepared in his isolation, eventually finds himself drawn in by Sela and the few people he has allowed himself to get to know.
While they make a well balanced couple, supportive and understanding of each other, their love story develops as a background to the new community that's being built, so I didn't get to enjoy the romance as much as I would have liked.
Also, I would have probably enjoyed the story a lot more had I not read it during the pandemic that sadly made their reality feel a bit too close for comfort...
Ben, a former marine who lives isolated up in the mountain in his fortress of a home, reluctantly warns Sela, the shy general store owner of the nearby town about an upcoming solar storm that will be catastrophic for the whole power grid.
Unsure whether to believe him or not, Sela starts stocking up on some essentials anyway, which puts her well ahead of everyone else when the official announcement is made.
With communications and electricity down, the town has to find a way to function and survive in conditions none of them are really prepared for, and Sela ends up in a leadership position within her community.
Ben, who initially refuses to join the townspeople, happy and well prepared in his isolation, eventually finds himself drawn in by Sela and the few people he has allowed himself to get to know.
While they make a well balanced couple, supportive and understanding of each other, their love story develops as a background to the new community that's being built, so I didn't get to enjoy the romance as much as I would have liked.
Also, I would have probably enjoyed the story a lot more had I not read it during the pandemic that sadly made their reality feel a bit too close for comfort...