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A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse
by Hollie Overton
3⭐️
Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit books and Redhook Publishing, and Hollie Overton for allowing me to preview this title ahead of the general release date.
Upon reading the title of this book, one might assume that it is an apocalyptic or post-apocalypytic story. Not really. The first chapter is about a woman prepping for a possible upcoming cataclysmic event that has not happened yet. Fast forward 20 yrs and the climate and infrastructure had collapsed, but the world is fine, just different. The story follows 3 sisters, triplets, who were whisked to England by their father after their mother died, but now has information that said mother might be alive. They travel back to "America" where chaos ensues and there is, of course, more to the story than simply mother is not dead.
This story is told an each chapter having a different POV of a different character. It is more told from their vantage point, but it is still done in 3rd person with very little internal dialogue. The story itself was a quick read, nothing too crazy, or with a shocking twist. The world is not terribly different than our current one, everything that was different is mentioned in a quick passing glance. When I first finished, I thought this was a solid 3.5 ⭐️ but the more I think about it, it wasn't that interesting. I think I skimmed quite a bit. So upon reflection, I think this might be a barely 3⭐️.
Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit books and Redhook Publishing, and Hollie Overton for allowing me to preview this title ahead of the general release date.
Upon reading the title of this book, one might assume that it is an apocalyptic or post-apocalypytic story. Not really. The first chapter is about a woman prepping for a possible upcoming cataclysmic event that has not happened yet. Fast forward 20 yrs and the climate and infrastructure had collapsed, but the world is fine, just different. The story follows 3 sisters, triplets, who were whisked to England by their father after their mother died, but now has information that said mother might be alive. They travel back to "America" where chaos ensues and there is, of course, more to the story than simply mother is not dead.
This story is told an each chapter having a different POV of a different character. It is more told from their vantage point, but it is still done in 3rd person with very little internal dialogue. The story itself was a quick read, nothing too crazy, or with a shocking twist. The world is not terribly different than our current one, everything that was different is mentioned in a quick passing glance. When I first finished, I thought this was a solid 3.5 ⭐️ but the more I think about it, it wasn't that interesting. I think I skimmed quite a bit. So upon reflection, I think this might be a barely 3⭐️.