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Broken
When the world crumbles around you, will your foundations hold firm?
A series of global earthquakes cascade across the world, their ferocity unmatched by any other natural disaster in human history. Cities are turned to rubble in moments, deep bunkers are sealed shut in an instant, tens of millions are dead in the first hours, and as aftershocks threaten to further destabilize what remains, those few who survived are forced to navigate a broken country.
On her Virginia homestead, Mara Padgett faces an impossible task: keeping her three children safe as food runs low and desperation runs high. Separated by hundreds of miles from his wife at their homestead, Logan barely survives a plane crash and takes a young orphan under his wing, but must soon choose between the child's welfare and quickly returning to his own family.
Meanwhile, Mara's sister Deb is one of the few to have survived the cataclysmic tremors triggered by the New Madrid fault line that left much of the East Coast in ruins. With nothing left for her in Memphis, she embarks on a perilous trek across the ruined landscape to join her sister in Virginia, though what she finds along the way will test her in ways she can never imagine.
In Washington, D.C., geologist Ripley Baxter is buried alive in the remains of the White House bunker, with the President presumed dead and no hope for rescue. She must summon the strength to free herself from the rubble or face a slow, agonizing death, but nothing has prepared her for the journey - and obstacles - she will face along the way.
A series of global earthquakes cascade across the world, their ferocity unmatched by any other natural disaster in human history. Cities are turned to rubble in moments, deep bunkers are sealed shut in an instant, tens of millions are dead in the first hours, and as aftershocks threaten to further destabilize what remains, those few who survived are forced to navigate a broken country.
On her Virginia homestead, Mara Padgett faces an impossible task: keeping her three children safe as food runs low and desperation runs high. Separated by hundreds of miles from his wife at their homestead, Logan barely survives a plane crash and takes a young orphan under his wing, but must soon choose between the child's welfare and quickly returning to his own family.
Meanwhile, Mara's sister Deb is one of the few to have survived the cataclysmic tremors triggered by the New Madrid fault line that left much of the East Coast in ruins. With nothing left for her in Memphis, she embarks on a perilous trek across the ruined landscape to join her sister in Virginia, though what she finds along the way will test her in ways she can never imagine.
In Washington, D.C., geologist Ripley Baxter is buried alive in the remains of the White House bunker, with the President presumed dead and no hope for rescue. She must summon the strength to free herself from the rubble or face a slow, agonizing death, but nothing has prepared her for the journey - and obstacles - she will face along the way.
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324 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 12, 2023
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April 10, 2025
4.5 stars ...
This is one of my most favorite genres and this tale was quite well done. I've not read this author before but they did an impressive job. Dystopian/apocalyptic stories, by definition, should never have any dull moments and this one grabbed me in Chapter One and never allowed my interest to wane or my attention to wander. The overall rating is a well-deserved 4.5 and the other entries are even higher so I'm very much looking forward to the remaining five books in the series and then the many other works by Mike Kraus (Mike Kraus). Highly recommended for fans of the genre.
This is one of my most favorite genres and this tale was quite well done. I've not read this author before but they did an impressive job. Dystopian/apocalyptic stories, by definition, should never have any dull moments and this one grabbed me in Chapter One and never allowed my interest to wane or my attention to wander. The overall rating is a well-deserved 4.5 and the other entries are even higher so I'm very much looking forward to the remaining five books in the series and then the many other works by Mike Kraus (Mike Kraus). Highly recommended for fans of the genre.
January 20, 2024
An excellent read.
A fantastic book. I love the characters and really feel for them as their journey has just begun. It's a fast-paced page-turner and I couldn't put it down.
A fantastic book. I love the characters and really feel for them as their journey has just begun. It's a fast-paced page-turner and I couldn't put it down.
November 29, 2023
This is a geologic/earthquake event so nicely different from the more common EMP or zombie-ish books. I looked up all of the faults detailed in the book and learned more about each of them. Even the expert said most geologist would not say that one earthquake could trigger another in a different fault system and I seems hard to understand how it could be predicted down to a minute. Surely, if it was a possible thing, it would have happened in the long geologic history where humans have also been around. Still, we are often asked to suspend these questions in the interest of a story, and this was generally told quite well. There were some minor editing lapses, such as Ripley Baxter becoming Barnes and then Baxter again. She also was introduced in the briefing as having a master's degree but later calls herself Doctor Baxter, with no PhD. I like the stories told from the different POVs but really question Logan's judgment in the end of this book. Surely Braden is better with an organization that is better equipped to care for him and find his family. Also Texas is not on the way between Minnesota and Virginia and surely Logan's family needs him home ASAP. I am very curious what happens next.
May 10, 2025
Although there are six volumes of this book, I will not labor through six separate reviews. Condensing all the episodes into one review just makes sense to me, although I will say there are points in each book that are different, unique and fit only the story at the moment. There's quite a bit of carry-through however, so just to note, this is a series well worth spending some time with.
The action begins with a quiet and introspective young female geologist, who is on her way to give the President of the US a briefing on some interesting seismic activity taking place in various locations across the US. Unbeknownst to her, that visit becomes the stepping off point of her life for the next year or so, moving from one terrifying moment to the next. Without some essential skills or relevant history of management, Ripley suddenly becomes the newly appointed Head of Homeland Security, named on the spot by the much agitated US President. Her job has now shifted to become the Head Of Homeland Security, and the goal is to keep world order while the earth seems to fall apart. If it was going to be an easy job, the story would have ended at that point. So we continue, because seeing how Ripley deals with the ongoing crises becomes germane to the entire tale.
There are other survivors, in widely diverse areas, some on their own, others with two or three in a group, but the key remains that no one seems to have any solid information and no clear direction on what happens next. Everyone seems focused on getting back to family and friends, with the unhappy realization that FEMA no longer exists as a lifesaving entity, the US military is severely handicapped because of distance, troop strength, mobility and command structures; there are newly formed and arrogantly hostile militia groups determined to overthrow the President and assume his command an leader of the free world.
But as tiny bands of survivors try to make the best of their new-world order and keep chaos from overtaking them entirely, new crises emerge on a minute to minute basis. No food. No potable water. Bridges and roads destroyed. No mass transportation. No medical care. No shelter. No warmth, safety, security, protection or reassurance that anything will improve in a day or so. To make everything even more desolate, the earthquakes, which by now are too numerous to count, continue and in so doing, they create a thick odious layer of debris which blocks out not only fresh air but sunlight. Crops are dying in the fields from lack of light. There is threat from every possible direction and only a very few will survive.
That's the gist of the entire series, staying ahead of total annihilation. There are some groups who have banded together, mostly by convenient accident, when rather than trying to kill one another, they actually helped out and kept each other going. Some will make it to the end, others will not be as fortunate. It really is a showdown to the ending of the world.
There are interesting sub groups of characters, some families, some friends, some co-workers, some professionals, some civilians and a few military personnel as well; the joining effort in survival makes many new relationships, some deadly enemies, some villains and some heroes. Everyone has a part to play, and it shows up early, which role is going to be filled and by whom.
Of course there is more to unpack but my task here is to review it not to write the Cliff notes so no one else has to try to enjoy the stories.
Now, for some glitches I just loved to hate. Fondly. I love fiction, and creative writing is not something to be sniffed at, but the author teases just a bit too far on some roles, especially in military ranking/details/duties and medical/nursing/pharmacy/herbal medicine and survival techniques. As a veteran of the US Army, I have never, ever known of an E2, especially an 18 year old rank recruit, flying any aircraft; it's just not done. Taking a raw recruit out of basic training and putting them into the first chair of a multi-million dollar fixed wing Blackhawk chopper is like me giving my toddler a set of Ginzu knives and telling them to have fun. That was LOL silly and an invention of fiction that has no parallel in real life. Just a side note for anyone who knows how a 24 hour clock is read, there is no "0-1000 hours, it's just 1000. Same for 1100, 1200. At 1259, time in daylight becomes 1300 and so forth, until midnight, or 2359, then it's read as 0001. It's a nitpicky point, but an odd stumble in the text.
Along those same lines, since I have more than 40 years as an experienced trauma nurse, I have never, ever known "just an ER nurse" to have the knowledge, skill, technique, perspective and talent to be able to set fractured limbs, suture through multiple muscular-fascial, ligamentary and cutaneous skin layers of a laceration, whether it is fluid and clean or jagged and disrupted. Suturing any type of wound takes skill, training, and anatomical fluidity; we're not talking the little Debbie stitch and sew of wound care. It took my belief system too far down the rabbit hole, and made the events a little more irritatingly inane.
Finally, a pitter pat of pet peeve: There are no color coded slipper socks for patients. Those puppies are a one-size, fits no one item. There are certainly no yellow socks that imply a patient might be a flight risk. All the patient "gimme socks" are bright yellow, ALL of them. It has nothing to do with status, it's a housekeeping/infectious disease control measure. The reason for bright yellow, neon glowing socks is so they are seen by whoever is stripping a bed or room area, once the patient leaves. The socks are never laundered and reused. Having the bright yellow coloration means they are easy to see and discard before they get tossed in with laundry to be washed and reused. Many, many patients take these socks home with them, and I will admit, they can be comfy and convenient on a chilly winter's night, but usually they are just tossed into the contaminated disposable (red bags) and incinerated as well as used bandages, wraps, gauze; anything that touches body fluids or skin and is considered a one-time use is treated as contaminated. Any inpatient (and even a few outpatient clinics) stock hundreds of pairs of those socks....on a daily basis. It was entertaining to read it, but it's a farce. I'm a stickler for medical accuracy.
My next point of contention for a viable plot line is that the little geologist suddenly becomes a chopper pilot and door gunner, shooting down bogies without error? On point navigator, lightning rod of direction, map finder-reader and interpreter, water scientist, chemical analyst, mathematician, physiologist, and medical savant? Or just hidden talents she never knew she had? Perhaps one or two unused skills or talents but she seems to never be stymied or stumped, no matter what the problem or issue. Nope, too weird. She wasn't MENSA, or particularly well educated, by her own valuation, and she was very young, perhaps 28-30(?) so she must have been an MIT graduate at age 8. Perhaps. It made the character of Ripley grate on my nerves a bit. But I wish I had that kind of intellect.
I read with the eagle eye for plot lines that make sense, but only those few little blips stood out as silly and unnecessary. They didn't add much to the telling of the tale(s), and IMO, kept it from being just 99% believable.
As for the weather-seismic activity: I have no idea. If I needed to guess, and I hope I never do, it's credible. For once it's not a massive shipwreck, a rogue invasion from space or a plague of locusts trying to end mankind's reign on earth. It's a good plot. It's inventive and it's new.
There is the ubiquitous division between good and evil, fair and selfish, honest and devious. It was a good play on the sides we can choose to survive.
Of course, there's the guys you love to hate, the racists, the threat mongers, the bullies and the power grabbing impotent wanna-be's that just have to show up to add some spice to the mix. They are summarily dealt with, in a satisfying manner. I especially loved the President's response to the snarly threat of ("Make Me") vacate the chair of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. ("OK"). 'Nuff said.
As noted, there are 6 books in this series. Each one could be a stand alone, but really is rather dependent on the next in line to continue to flesh out the story and keep the action going. I kept reading because I had to know how it all wound down.
In the concluding book, number 6, most of it gets dealt with in a fair manner, although I thought one or two of the characters who were lost were heartbreaking and sly. You can be your own judge of that story arc.
All in all, the series is very well written, has great follow through and enough action to keep you focused on the goal, which is survival. What isn't included in the series is the current involvement of the rest of the known world, in terms of what's happening in other countries, or is the phenomenon limited only to the US? That might have been something to consider.
A year following the most exciting year ever, there are new developments, including an impending birth, some teenage youth finding new destinations and occupations away from the homestead, a budding romance and a marriage. Old becomes new and life goes on. Maybe.
Of course, the aftermath that throws a little worn out and treadworn romance in the mix has to happen because people want a happy ending. It makes the losses easier to bear and the newly emerging future more acceptable. Those points provide a warm fuzzy to an otherwise gruesome tale(s) of rough fought survival and gritty, no nonsense, back-against-the-wall fight between man and mother nature.
Eventually, as in all contests, there is a winner. Eventually.
I enjoyed the series.
I do recommend reading the entirety, sequentially and in an on-going arc to complete the character trends and actions.
I definitely will look for more of this author's work. Well spent time.
The action begins with a quiet and introspective young female geologist, who is on her way to give the President of the US a briefing on some interesting seismic activity taking place in various locations across the US. Unbeknownst to her, that visit becomes the stepping off point of her life for the next year or so, moving from one terrifying moment to the next. Without some essential skills or relevant history of management, Ripley suddenly becomes the newly appointed Head of Homeland Security, named on the spot by the much agitated US President. Her job has now shifted to become the Head Of Homeland Security, and the goal is to keep world order while the earth seems to fall apart. If it was going to be an easy job, the story would have ended at that point. So we continue, because seeing how Ripley deals with the ongoing crises becomes germane to the entire tale.
There are other survivors, in widely diverse areas, some on their own, others with two or three in a group, but the key remains that no one seems to have any solid information and no clear direction on what happens next. Everyone seems focused on getting back to family and friends, with the unhappy realization that FEMA no longer exists as a lifesaving entity, the US military is severely handicapped because of distance, troop strength, mobility and command structures; there are newly formed and arrogantly hostile militia groups determined to overthrow the President and assume his command an leader of the free world.
But as tiny bands of survivors try to make the best of their new-world order and keep chaos from overtaking them entirely, new crises emerge on a minute to minute basis. No food. No potable water. Bridges and roads destroyed. No mass transportation. No medical care. No shelter. No warmth, safety, security, protection or reassurance that anything will improve in a day or so. To make everything even more desolate, the earthquakes, which by now are too numerous to count, continue and in so doing, they create a thick odious layer of debris which blocks out not only fresh air but sunlight. Crops are dying in the fields from lack of light. There is threat from every possible direction and only a very few will survive.
That's the gist of the entire series, staying ahead of total annihilation. There are some groups who have banded together, mostly by convenient accident, when rather than trying to kill one another, they actually helped out and kept each other going. Some will make it to the end, others will not be as fortunate. It really is a showdown to the ending of the world.
There are interesting sub groups of characters, some families, some friends, some co-workers, some professionals, some civilians and a few military personnel as well; the joining effort in survival makes many new relationships, some deadly enemies, some villains and some heroes. Everyone has a part to play, and it shows up early, which role is going to be filled and by whom.
Of course there is more to unpack but my task here is to review it not to write the Cliff notes so no one else has to try to enjoy the stories.
Now, for some glitches I just loved to hate. Fondly. I love fiction, and creative writing is not something to be sniffed at, but the author teases just a bit too far on some roles, especially in military ranking/details/duties and medical/nursing/pharmacy/herbal medicine and survival techniques. As a veteran of the US Army, I have never, ever known of an E2, especially an 18 year old rank recruit, flying any aircraft; it's just not done. Taking a raw recruit out of basic training and putting them into the first chair of a multi-million dollar fixed wing Blackhawk chopper is like me giving my toddler a set of Ginzu knives and telling them to have fun. That was LOL silly and an invention of fiction that has no parallel in real life. Just a side note for anyone who knows how a 24 hour clock is read, there is no "0-1000 hours, it's just 1000. Same for 1100, 1200. At 1259, time in daylight becomes 1300 and so forth, until midnight, or 2359, then it's read as 0001. It's a nitpicky point, but an odd stumble in the text.
Along those same lines, since I have more than 40 years as an experienced trauma nurse, I have never, ever known "just an ER nurse" to have the knowledge, skill, technique, perspective and talent to be able to set fractured limbs, suture through multiple muscular-fascial, ligamentary and cutaneous skin layers of a laceration, whether it is fluid and clean or jagged and disrupted. Suturing any type of wound takes skill, training, and anatomical fluidity; we're not talking the little Debbie stitch and sew of wound care. It took my belief system too far down the rabbit hole, and made the events a little more irritatingly inane.
Finally, a pitter pat of pet peeve: There are no color coded slipper socks for patients. Those puppies are a one-size, fits no one item. There are certainly no yellow socks that imply a patient might be a flight risk. All the patient "gimme socks" are bright yellow, ALL of them. It has nothing to do with status, it's a housekeeping/infectious disease control measure. The reason for bright yellow, neon glowing socks is so they are seen by whoever is stripping a bed or room area, once the patient leaves. The socks are never laundered and reused. Having the bright yellow coloration means they are easy to see and discard before they get tossed in with laundry to be washed and reused. Many, many patients take these socks home with them, and I will admit, they can be comfy and convenient on a chilly winter's night, but usually they are just tossed into the contaminated disposable (red bags) and incinerated as well as used bandages, wraps, gauze; anything that touches body fluids or skin and is considered a one-time use is treated as contaminated. Any inpatient (and even a few outpatient clinics) stock hundreds of pairs of those socks....on a daily basis. It was entertaining to read it, but it's a farce. I'm a stickler for medical accuracy.
My next point of contention for a viable plot line is that the little geologist suddenly becomes a chopper pilot and door gunner, shooting down bogies without error? On point navigator, lightning rod of direction, map finder-reader and interpreter, water scientist, chemical analyst, mathematician, physiologist, and medical savant? Or just hidden talents she never knew she had? Perhaps one or two unused skills or talents but she seems to never be stymied or stumped, no matter what the problem or issue. Nope, too weird. She wasn't MENSA, or particularly well educated, by her own valuation, and she was very young, perhaps 28-30(?) so she must have been an MIT graduate at age 8. Perhaps. It made the character of Ripley grate on my nerves a bit. But I wish I had that kind of intellect.
I read with the eagle eye for plot lines that make sense, but only those few little blips stood out as silly and unnecessary. They didn't add much to the telling of the tale(s), and IMO, kept it from being just 99% believable.
As for the weather-seismic activity: I have no idea. If I needed to guess, and I hope I never do, it's credible. For once it's not a massive shipwreck, a rogue invasion from space or a plague of locusts trying to end mankind's reign on earth. It's a good plot. It's inventive and it's new.
There is the ubiquitous division between good and evil, fair and selfish, honest and devious. It was a good play on the sides we can choose to survive.
Of course, there's the guys you love to hate, the racists, the threat mongers, the bullies and the power grabbing impotent wanna-be's that just have to show up to add some spice to the mix. They are summarily dealt with, in a satisfying manner. I especially loved the President's response to the snarly threat of ("Make Me") vacate the chair of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. ("OK"). 'Nuff said.
As noted, there are 6 books in this series. Each one could be a stand alone, but really is rather dependent on the next in line to continue to flesh out the story and keep the action going. I kept reading because I had to know how it all wound down.
In the concluding book, number 6, most of it gets dealt with in a fair manner, although I thought one or two of the characters who were lost were heartbreaking and sly. You can be your own judge of that story arc.
All in all, the series is very well written, has great follow through and enough action to keep you focused on the goal, which is survival. What isn't included in the series is the current involvement of the rest of the known world, in terms of what's happening in other countries, or is the phenomenon limited only to the US? That might have been something to consider.
A year following the most exciting year ever, there are new developments, including an impending birth, some teenage youth finding new destinations and occupations away from the homestead, a budding romance and a marriage. Old becomes new and life goes on. Maybe.
Of course, the aftermath that throws a little worn out and treadworn romance in the mix has to happen because people want a happy ending. It makes the losses easier to bear and the newly emerging future more acceptable. Those points provide a warm fuzzy to an otherwise gruesome tale(s) of rough fought survival and gritty, no nonsense, back-against-the-wall fight between man and mother nature.
Eventually, as in all contests, there is a winner. Eventually.
I enjoyed the series.
I do recommend reading the entirety, sequentially and in an on-going arc to complete the character trends and actions.
I definitely will look for more of this author's work. Well spent time.
May 23, 2024
okay read
Needs a good editor and some of the story arcs are weak. I'm continuing the series because the characters are likeable.
Needs a good editor and some of the story arcs are weak. I'm continuing the series because the characters are likeable.
October 24, 2023
Deadly Earthquakes graphic!
It was so hard to stop reading this book. It is chock full of incredible characters, graphic action and the descriptions of earthquakes rolling around the globe, especially in America, that have decimated humanity. There is suspense, the kindness of strangers, grief over the loss of loved ones or companions. There is evil. And a family with members scattered and starting their trek of many miles homeward.
It was so hard to stop reading this book. It is chock full of incredible characters, graphic action and the descriptions of earthquakes rolling around the globe, especially in America, that have decimated humanity. There is suspense, the kindness of strangers, grief over the loss of loved ones or companions. There is evil. And a family with members scattered and starting their trek of many miles homeward.
November 1, 2023
Broken - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
Based round the controversial fracking process and its resulting disaster, Broken brings the lives of key workers, their families and others across the nation, rivetingly to life, as all are caught up in the growing destruction.
Witness trucker Addison Howell's tragic end, nurse Deb Varden's near-miraculous survival, her sister Mara Padgett, son Ethan and stepchildren Caroline and Will's battle against the elements, while husband Logan works far away and communications are lost.
A new post-Apocalyptic survival-thriller series by master of the genre Mike Kraus, and writing partner Stacey Upton, Nowhere To Turn opens with Book 1, Broken, that's sure to grip you firmly by the imagination right from the start.
Grab your copy today and tell all your friends!
Based round the controversial fracking process and its resulting disaster, Broken brings the lives of key workers, their families and others across the nation, rivetingly to life, as all are caught up in the growing destruction.
Witness trucker Addison Howell's tragic end, nurse Deb Varden's near-miraculous survival, her sister Mara Padgett, son Ethan and stepchildren Caroline and Will's battle against the elements, while husband Logan works far away and communications are lost.
A new post-Apocalyptic survival-thriller series by master of the genre Mike Kraus, and writing partner Stacey Upton, Nowhere To Turn opens with Book 1, Broken, that's sure to grip you firmly by the imagination right from the start.
Grab your copy today and tell all your friends!
March 6, 2024
Nowhere to turn book one
After reading so many SHTF and EOTWAWKI stories, I find it hard to come up with fresh unique ways to review. A writer I am not.
I enjoyed this book, I liked the different take on world catastrophe.
All the characters were appealing and interesting except of course the obnoxious teenage girl.
The different pov’s were all exciting and I personally enjoy in depth descriptions of the disaster from each point of view.
I will definitely read book 2.
After reading so many SHTF and EOTWAWKI stories, I find it hard to come up with fresh unique ways to review. A writer I am not.
I enjoyed this book, I liked the different take on world catastrophe.
All the characters were appealing and interesting except of course the obnoxious teenage girl.
The different pov’s were all exciting and I personally enjoy in depth descriptions of the disaster from each point of view.
I will definitely read book 2.
May 8, 2024
Great start to the series
I was a bit slow getting stuck into the storyline as I wasn’t used to the various protagonists and got into some of their stories faster than others. However once I became invested in all the various storylines it was really a wild ride and I’m looking forward to more. I was so happy about Braden! I won’t spoil it by saying more. Great start to the series
I was a bit slow getting stuck into the storyline as I wasn’t used to the various protagonists and got into some of their stories faster than others. However once I became invested in all the various storylines it was really a wild ride and I’m looking forward to more. I was so happy about Braden! I won’t spoil it by saying more. Great start to the series
November 30, 2024
A world shattered by earthquakes. Very fast paced story. Multi POVs.
Mara Padgett, a mother on a Virginia homestead battling scarcity and fear.
Logan, her husband, who faces impossible choices while struggling to reunite with his family.
Deb, Mara’s sister, who embarks on a harrowing journey across a ruined landscape.
Ripley Baxter, a geologist trapped in the remains of the White House bunker, confronting both physical and emotional trials.
Mara Padgett, a mother on a Virginia homestead battling scarcity and fear.
Logan, her husband, who faces impossible choices while struggling to reunite with his family.
Deb, Mara’s sister, who embarks on a harrowing journey across a ruined landscape.
Ripley Baxter, a geologist trapped in the remains of the White House bunker, confronting both physical and emotional trials.
January 12, 2025
Solid start to a post-apocalyptic series
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It really gives a solid foundation for the next books to build on. I enjoyed the characters and looking forward to seeing them grow. I found the descriptions to be vivid and definitely put you in the moment as all the destruction and chaos was happening.
I am excited to continue the series and definitely recommend this book to apocalyptic fans!
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It really gives a solid foundation for the next books to build on. I enjoyed the characters and looking forward to seeing them grow. I found the descriptions to be vivid and definitely put you in the moment as all the destruction and chaos was happening.
I am excited to continue the series and definitely recommend this book to apocalyptic fans!
October 22, 2023
This was an excellent story! Great first book in this new, post apocalyptic series! I really loved all of it! It had everything you could want from this type of adventure! Fast paced action, good levels of tension & pace, a great group of main characters! Great ideas, really well written! A really excellent read!
March 24, 2025
Enjoyed the interaction between Logan and Braden
Book had interesting characters. I know such people exist, just haven’t crossed paths with many.
Character development was good. Painted just enough of a portrait that allowed your imagination to fill in the rest.
Plot was believable. Over all I wondered if death might be preferable to the choices ahead,
Book had interesting characters. I know such people exist, just haven’t crossed paths with many.
Character development was good. Painted just enough of a portrait that allowed your imagination to fill in the rest.
Plot was believable. Over all I wondered if death might be preferable to the choices ahead,
May 31, 2025
Wondering Why?
This is a great series. I keep wondering why this series isn’t talked about more? Also why isn’t this series offered in audiobook form. The characters are realists and very likable. The story line is believable and thought provoking. I love this series and hope that it will be offered in audiobook form.
This is a great series. I keep wondering why this series isn’t talked about more? Also why isn’t this series offered in audiobook form. The characters are realists and very likable. The story line is believable and thought provoking. I love this series and hope that it will be offered in audiobook form.
October 31, 2023
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐+
I only have one complaint... It is that I started the series before it was completed. I enjoyed this book so much and was thrilled to start book two. But it just wasn't meant to be! Poor me! I surely set an alarm for the book 2 release date!
I only have one complaint... It is that I started the series before it was completed. I enjoyed this book so much and was thrilled to start book two. But it just wasn't meant to be! Poor me! I surely set an alarm for the book 2 release date!
November 5, 2023
Brilliant start to a new series!
Love the premise of this story, and the people who are 'real' in the sense that you see all of them, the good, the bad and the ugly. Couldn't put this down and looking forward to reading book 2.
Love the premise of this story, and the people who are 'real' in the sense that you see all of them, the good, the bad and the ugly. Couldn't put this down and looking forward to reading book 2.
January 21, 2024
Excited to read the next one.
I really liked this book!!! Great characters. Believable action. I even like that the chapter names are the fault lines. I'm looking forward to the next one.
I really liked this book!!! Great characters. Believable action. I even like that the chapter names are the fault lines. I'm looking forward to the next one.
January 21, 2024
Massive earthquakes shake the world to shred and life is going to become dangerous. They will need to find food, water and shelter. They also need to find their missing families. Will they do it? How bad could life get? See just how it will all go
September 21, 2024
I really liked this book. Due to following 4 main characters it moved very quickly, in fact I read the whole series in two weeks. Learned some interesting survival skills along with a good read, no pun intended.
July 8, 2025
Great Read
Exceptional characters, riveting and intense story which captures the devastation caused by worldwide destruction caused by the world's volcanoes which could become a reality in today's horrible situation with our world. Highly recommend book.
Exceptional characters, riveting and intense story which captures the devastation caused by worldwide destruction caused by the world's volcanoes which could become a reality in today's horrible situation with our world. Highly recommend book.
October 23, 2023
I'm startruck!
An incredible story line. Too many can't pull all the disparate stories together but I truly believe that these two will.
An incredible story line. Too many can't pull all the disparate stories together but I truly believe that these two will.
November 20, 2023
Excellent apocalyptic read!
December 17, 2023
Earthquakes across the country, no place is safe. Well, Iowa, Minnesota,, Four Corners. But otherwise, death and destruction. And the survivors need to survive.
December 28, 2023
Great
A wonderful survival story. Really enjoyed it. Makes me think that I should prep. With america the way it is now, we may be needing these skills
A wonderful survival story. Really enjoyed it. Makes me think that I should prep. With america the way it is now, we may be needing these skills
January 27, 2024
Oh yes
Great story. The characters are so well written. They're give such awesome personalities I can't wait to see what happens next!
Great story. The characters are so well written. They're give such awesome personalities I can't wait to see what happens next!
February 22, 2024
Broken Book 1
Very different from other books really enjoying this one. Can’t wait to read book 2. Well written so much happening
Very different from other books really enjoying this one. Can’t wait to read book 2. Well written so much happening
March 8, 2024
I loved this series. Forewarning don't start it until the last one is out
June 3, 2024
I'm on page 104 out of 324. I can not get into it. There's so many people being introduced and I'm just bored. I've tried reading this on and off for like 2 weeks. I just can't do it.
December 13, 2024
Intriguing twists and turns
I'm really enjoying the set up of the different interconnected stories excited to read number 2.
I'm really hoping the pace holds through the series
I'm really enjoying the set up of the different interconnected stories excited to read number 2.
I'm really hoping the pace holds through the series
January 18, 2025
The Intriguing premise for this action packed speculative book caught my attention. It’s realistic and gritty with a no holds bared approach to telling it like it is.
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