Strange Days

by Sharon Mikeworth

A story about loss, acceptance, and unwavering hope. Skye Cassidy has just celebrated her twenty-first birthday when a deadly flu-like illness begins sweeping across the country. Before long the hospitals are overwhelmed and entire areas have been quarantined. Soon after that, the utilities fail and gas and food become scarce as the sickness reaches epidemic proportions, causing the critical infrastructures to collapse and transportation to grind to a halt. Skye continues to live while people around her fall victim to the mysterious illness and struggles to adapt to her increasingly lonely existence. Finally, in desperation, she sets out on a journey, following the faint sound of a faraway voice on the radio. Strange Days is a tale of courage and strength in the face of unfathomable loss and the hope for a salvation that seems out of reach.

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 26, 2019

About the author

Award-winning author Sharon Mikeworth was born in South Carolina, where she resides today. Before discovering her passion for storytelling, she worked as a computer programmer, instructor, and tutor. Among other novels, she is the author of Into the Mist, which won the Literary Titan Gold Award; Flight 3108, a Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Awards; and Restoration, which was named the Bronze Award winner in the Reader Views Reader Choice Awards. In her spare time, she can sometimes be found hiking and canoeing in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.

Reviews

[Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ended up really loving this book, it starts to lag around 20% and become quite monotonous, but don't give up because it does pick up. This is a realistic account of what might happen if an extremely deadly flu epidemic hit the population. Because it is so realistic, there are definitely some more depressing moments, but I love that the main character seems to always hope for more at the end of the day. I found myself thinking about whether I, too, could maintain such hope in such a despairing situation. It has a great ending and some moments of surprise. If you like this genre and find the excerpt compelling I don't think you would be disappointed in picking this book up.

***I received this book for free from Librarything. This in no way influenced my opinion of the book. Thank you to the author and Library thing for providing me a copy of this book***

[Gerri · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Very interesting book, it kept me reading straight through to the end. Good action and plot. I will look for more books by this author.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

I enjoyed this book, and couldn't quit reading. Great story and great ending. I would suggest this to anyone! Kudos!