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The Islands #1
Islands of Stone
GINNY HAMILTON is an eighteen year old military brat living in Oceanside California. Her life is relatively uneventful until the night her father races home from work and throws her and her boyfriend, Brandon, into a stolen truck and rushes them to the marina. Without explanation he forces them onto a sailboat and casts off ...
Ginny’s suspicion that her father has lost his mind quickly disappears as nuclear explosions rock the coast. The trio can only watch helplessly as the land becomes an inferno; Ginny’s father had just enough warning of the coming armageddon to get them to sea. But the world as they knew it is gone.
The three survive at sea for months, fishing the poisoned waters, sailing away from deadly clouds of radiation, and trying not to turn on each other. The few others they come across have resorted to piracy; organized killers fighting for what meager supplies there still are.
The situation only becomes more desperate and brutal as it wears on. Ginny knows their luck has finally run out when pirates attack their boat. During the violent struggle, death seems certain, when suddenly Ginny spies something in the waters ahead - an island.
Ginny’s suspicion that her father has lost his mind quickly disappears as nuclear explosions rock the coast. The trio can only watch helplessly as the land becomes an inferno; Ginny’s father had just enough warning of the coming armageddon to get them to sea. But the world as they knew it is gone.
The three survive at sea for months, fishing the poisoned waters, sailing away from deadly clouds of radiation, and trying not to turn on each other. The few others they come across have resorted to piracy; organized killers fighting for what meager supplies there still are.
The situation only becomes more desperate and brutal as it wears on. Ginny knows their luck has finally run out when pirates attack their boat. During the violent struggle, death seems certain, when suddenly Ginny spies something in the waters ahead - an island.
- GenresDystopiaApocalyptic
283 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 25, 2014
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January 7, 2015
The writing is very succinct and the quick pace does pull you through the story. It's a decent, fast read, but things seriously unravel toward the end. The MC goes from being useless to somewhat interesting to completely insufferable. The writer throws in an occasional line about her thinking about how she is changing, but nothing in her actions ever show these things. Her transformation turns her into what she hates, which could certainly make for an interesting character arc, but it happens entirely without irony or real reflection.
There are also too many implausible elements of the story. You have to buy that there has been a total and complete nuclear annihilation of all things on land, even in the most remote areas of the world and all the little islands and archipelagos scattered about our oceans, of which there are close to 200,000 that we know of. The writer also suggests futuristic technologies in passing without elaborating in any way how they might work. Oh, they're 3D printing clothes? So are all the clothes made out of acetate or something? Isn't that a feature that probably would have been noticed by the main character? Also, 3D printers don't work on magic. Where is the material even coming from?
This book certainly has its moments, but there is very little character development. Characters rarely interact in meaningful ways. The MC is the only character who has any sort of growth, and her growth is more like the growth of a cancer. The bond villain ending eye-rollingly ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong, it's not bad, it's just not really good either. It's an easy read that requires no thought and that's fine.
There are also too many implausible elements of the story. You have to buy that there has been a total and complete nuclear annihilation of all things on land, even in the most remote areas of the world and all the little islands and archipelagos scattered about our oceans, of which there are close to 200,000 that we know of. The writer also suggests futuristic technologies in passing without elaborating in any way how they might work. Oh, they're 3D printing clothes? So are all the clothes made out of acetate or something? Isn't that a feature that probably would have been noticed by the main character? Also, 3D printers don't work on magic. Where is the material even coming from?
This book certainly has its moments, but there is very little character development. Characters rarely interact in meaningful ways. The MC is the only character who has any sort of growth, and her growth is more like the growth of a cancer. The bond villain ending eye-rollingly ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong, it's not bad, it's just not really good either. It's an easy read that requires no thought and that's fine.
April 16, 2020
Excellent Read
A new author for me but one that I Will continue to read. Story was very original ,people development was great and the action was well done. Have already ordered books two and three.
A new author for me but one that I Will continue to read. Story was very original ,people development was great and the action was well done. Have already ordered books two and three.
November 29, 2015
Amazing read
Christopher Borrelli keeps you on your toes in the story of the end of the world. I absolutely love a this book and am recommending it to everyone I know! Well done, all the strings tied together, no big unanswered parts like I've experienced with other books in this category. 5 stars!
Christopher Borrelli keeps you on your toes in the story of the end of the world. I absolutely love a this book and am recommending it to everyone I know! Well done, all the strings tied together, no big unanswered parts like I've experienced with other books in this category. 5 stars!
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