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Dark Nation #2
Enduring Anarchy
They survived annihilation. But the real danger has only just begun…
When Molly, Colton, and their group of high school students narrowly escape a field trip gone wrong, they return home to find their town in shambles. An EMP has devastated the world. And life has been reduced to a daily battle for survival….
After a derailed train throws what’s left of the town into chaos, Diego, the father of one of Molly's students, quickly takes charge. At first, he seems determined to help the survivors and clean up the train's wreckage. But it soon becomes clear that he has a sinister motive of his own for taking over. And Molly is certain he can’t be trusted…
Things become much worse after a failed attempt by the local police has Diego seizing control and drawing a line in the sand. It isn’t safe for anyone and Molly is ready to head to the woods, but not without all her students. Colton might be the Marine, but she isn’t leaving anyone behind.
Molly will do anything to protect her students. But can she lead them to safety when the entire world has fallen into chaos?
When Molly, Colton, and their group of high school students narrowly escape a field trip gone wrong, they return home to find their town in shambles. An EMP has devastated the world. And life has been reduced to a daily battle for survival….
After a derailed train throws what’s left of the town into chaos, Diego, the father of one of Molly's students, quickly takes charge. At first, he seems determined to help the survivors and clean up the train's wreckage. But it soon becomes clear that he has a sinister motive of his own for taking over. And Molly is certain he can’t be trusted…
Things become much worse after a failed attempt by the local police has Diego seizing control and drawing a line in the sand. It isn’t safe for anyone and Molly is ready to head to the woods, but not without all her students. Colton might be the Marine, but she isn’t leaving anyone behind.
Molly will do anything to protect her students. But can she lead them to safety when the entire world has fallen into chaos?
- GenresPost Apocalyptic
336 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 9, 2022
329 people are currently reading
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About the author
Grace Hamilton
139 books294 followersGrace Hamilton is the prepper pen-name for a bad-ass, survivalist momma-bear of four kids, and wife to a wonderful husband. After being stuck in a mountain cabin for six days following a flash flood, she decided she never wanted to feel so powerless or have to send her kids to bed hungry again. Now she lives the prepper lifestyle and knows that if SHTF or TEOTWAWKI happens, she’ll be ready to help protect and provide for her family.
Combine this survivalist mentality with a vivid imagination (as well as a slightly unhealthy day dreaming habit) and you get a prepper fiction author. Grace spends her days thinking about the worst possible survival situations that a person could be thrown into, then throwing her characters into these nightmares while trying to figure out "What SHOULD you do in this situation?"
It’s her wish that through her characters, you will get to experience what life will be like and essentially learn from their mistakes and experiences.
Combine this survivalist mentality with a vivid imagination (as well as a slightly unhealthy day dreaming habit) and you get a prepper fiction author. Grace spends her days thinking about the worst possible survival situations that a person could be thrown into, then throwing her characters into these nightmares while trying to figure out "What SHOULD you do in this situation?"
It’s her wish that through her characters, you will get to experience what life will be like and essentially learn from their mistakes and experiences.
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July 7, 2022
Yet again another addictive book/audio by this author and narrator. Just had to keep listening to the end and other things got put to the wayside. The characters are becoming more and more developed as we go along their journey. I dont want to say too much more but it does get addictive and the ending - wow.
The narrator just adds an extra touch to this.
I was given an advance copy by booksprout but the review is entirely my own.
The narrator just adds an extra touch to this.
I was given an advance copy by booksprout but the review is entirely my own.
March 15, 2022
This is book two of the Dark Nation series and finds the group of five students led by teacher Molly and driver Carlton, finally able to get out of the prison and now heading back to their homes in Fairfield. Zack’s older brother Tommy and the twins Scarlett and Erik’s father Alex, have joined them, but as they get closer to town, they can see a lot of smoke rising from the Southside area, where most of the students live. Alex and his kids go off to look for his wife and her service dog Argent, whilst Lucky and Jenna are desperate to see if their homes are still there. The EMP has devastated large areas and the smoke they could see, was from a train that was derailed on the curves of the track right behind some of their homes. Lucky wants to look for his parents, but Molly tries to enter his home instead, sending him round to Jenna’s father Diego, who is trying to save their street from burning down completely. Tommy and Zack have gone to look for their drug addict mother, but with little hope of finding her. Colton starts to help the police who are manning a portable pump to get water on the homes, but they are fighting a losing battle.
Diego soon takes charge of the people in the street, over riding even the local police chief who is trying to help everyone. Molly doesn’t like the way he ignores his daughter Jenna, not even wondering how they got out of the prison and that she is now safe! No concern about what she and the other students might have gone through. Molly tries to intervene when people start to ask where they should go and tells them the local school is their nearest emergency shelter. An idea that Diego soon takes over as his own and leads people towards, once it is clear they can’t save the street at all! He soon takes over at the school, where most of the people there are still in shock and muddling through. No one seems to be in charge, so he uses his loud voice and overpowering manner to get them all to follow his lead. He sets up teams of people to ransack the train for anything useable, but while it seems he is helping all of the survivors, he soon begins to show his true self. He starts taking most of what is recovered for him and a small group of people he trusts, hiding them from everyone else. He and his men lounge about smoking and drinking whilst others try to sleep and people only get given a small portion of food, if they have worked all day, doing as he orders. He has a supply of weapons from somewhere and holds everyone, including his own daughter, on a knives edge.
Molly doesn’t trust him and soon finds good reason for her dislike of him and the way he runs things. The police who Colton is still with, try to take control of the school in an attack, but it fails as it seems Diego already knew they were coming and was ready for them. It is an absolute slaughter, and few of the police survive. Thankfully Colton takes the lead and gets the remaining officers to safety. Molly has stayed in the school to try and help her students, Jenna and Lucky, but it is getting harder to survive on the meagre rations Diego gives out and an injury to one of them forces her hand. After the attack, Diego made the rules much more severe and those that couldn’t work through illness or old age, were no longer wanted in his building. He has everyone building a large wall around the school, to keep them all safe. But has his group of trusted men and women taking everything they can lay their hands on, whether it is someone else’s property or not! Molly wants to take off and go to her cabin in the woods, but she won’t leave Jenna behind with her brute of a father. When Lucky becomes ill, she has no choice, as they are kicked out and escorted out of town! Molly will do all she can to not leave Jenna behind and to ensure all of her students and even Colton are safe and well. So much more to come, as they group come back together in part and a new danger in the woods joins forces with Diego! Things aren’t going to be easy with the world they knew gone possibly forever and chaos erupting all around them, but they have their new family now and will all stick together, come what may! I can’t wait for the next book to see what on earth happens next. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
Diego soon takes charge of the people in the street, over riding even the local police chief who is trying to help everyone. Molly doesn’t like the way he ignores his daughter Jenna, not even wondering how they got out of the prison and that she is now safe! No concern about what she and the other students might have gone through. Molly tries to intervene when people start to ask where they should go and tells them the local school is their nearest emergency shelter. An idea that Diego soon takes over as his own and leads people towards, once it is clear they can’t save the street at all! He soon takes over at the school, where most of the people there are still in shock and muddling through. No one seems to be in charge, so he uses his loud voice and overpowering manner to get them all to follow his lead. He sets up teams of people to ransack the train for anything useable, but while it seems he is helping all of the survivors, he soon begins to show his true self. He starts taking most of what is recovered for him and a small group of people he trusts, hiding them from everyone else. He and his men lounge about smoking and drinking whilst others try to sleep and people only get given a small portion of food, if they have worked all day, doing as he orders. He has a supply of weapons from somewhere and holds everyone, including his own daughter, on a knives edge.
Molly doesn’t trust him and soon finds good reason for her dislike of him and the way he runs things. The police who Colton is still with, try to take control of the school in an attack, but it fails as it seems Diego already knew they were coming and was ready for them. It is an absolute slaughter, and few of the police survive. Thankfully Colton takes the lead and gets the remaining officers to safety. Molly has stayed in the school to try and help her students, Jenna and Lucky, but it is getting harder to survive on the meagre rations Diego gives out and an injury to one of them forces her hand. After the attack, Diego made the rules much more severe and those that couldn’t work through illness or old age, were no longer wanted in his building. He has everyone building a large wall around the school, to keep them all safe. But has his group of trusted men and women taking everything they can lay their hands on, whether it is someone else’s property or not! Molly wants to take off and go to her cabin in the woods, but she won’t leave Jenna behind with her brute of a father. When Lucky becomes ill, she has no choice, as they are kicked out and escorted out of town! Molly will do all she can to not leave Jenna behind and to ensure all of her students and even Colton are safe and well. So much more to come, as they group come back together in part and a new danger in the woods joins forces with Diego! Things aren’t going to be easy with the world they knew gone possibly forever and chaos erupting all around them, but they have their new family now and will all stick together, come what may! I can’t wait for the next book to see what on earth happens next. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
July 1, 2024
New Villain; Breaking Apart and Coming Together
Even books that are part of a longer series often seem to have the ups and downs of trilogies. This book very much felt like the middle book of a trilogy to me, even though it is a part of a much longer series. The prior book saw the end of the, shall we say, prison segment of this story with that novel's main villain being taken out at the end. But of course, an even worse villain that we’d only heard of in the prior book dominates this one, and the “prison” he creates is of his own, not of society. He finds the new world order an opportunity to take control of their small community and its limited resources, treating anybody who doesn't agree with him harshly. Like other middle books, groups we had come to know in the prior book get broken up and segmented, each group developing their own subplot. and like a middle book, these groups that had been either forcibly torn apart or chosen to break apart come back together at the end to face the challenges that will come in the next book. I'm sorry if this sounds obtuse, but I'm not wanting to give too much away. The villain in this book will certainly rear his ugly head again in the next. While he was dealt with most satisfactorily by the one against whom he was most vile, he yet lives!
All these authors' series about post-EMP worlds have a very similar flavor to them, which can get a little tedious even if they are well written and have sympathetic characters. Even within the same sub-subgenre, you can have a bit more variety. The villains, in particular, feel two-dimensional and show the same sort of villainy. I did like how the core group in this series is what regular society would consider to be a band of misfits, some teenagers who have been problematic. But each of these teens is showing more mettle than one would expect from potential deviants or delinquents. We certainly saw the strength of most of them in this book, including the abused daughter of the villain of this piece, as she truly showed what she was about and her choice to protect and go with the family of her heart.
I received a promo code for this audiobook, but that did not affect my review.
Even books that are part of a longer series often seem to have the ups and downs of trilogies. This book very much felt like the middle book of a trilogy to me, even though it is a part of a much longer series. The prior book saw the end of the, shall we say, prison segment of this story with that novel's main villain being taken out at the end. But of course, an even worse villain that we’d only heard of in the prior book dominates this one, and the “prison” he creates is of his own, not of society. He finds the new world order an opportunity to take control of their small community and its limited resources, treating anybody who doesn't agree with him harshly. Like other middle books, groups we had come to know in the prior book get broken up and segmented, each group developing their own subplot. and like a middle book, these groups that had been either forcibly torn apart or chosen to break apart come back together at the end to face the challenges that will come in the next book. I'm sorry if this sounds obtuse, but I'm not wanting to give too much away. The villain in this book will certainly rear his ugly head again in the next. While he was dealt with most satisfactorily by the one against whom he was most vile, he yet lives!
All these authors' series about post-EMP worlds have a very similar flavor to them, which can get a little tedious even if they are well written and have sympathetic characters. Even within the same sub-subgenre, you can have a bit more variety. The villains, in particular, feel two-dimensional and show the same sort of villainy. I did like how the core group in this series is what regular society would consider to be a band of misfits, some teenagers who have been problematic. But each of these teens is showing more mettle than one would expect from potential deviants or delinquents. We certainly saw the strength of most of them in this book, including the abused daughter of the villain of this piece, as she truly showed what she was about and her choice to protect and go with the family of her heart.
I received a promo code for this audiobook, but that did not affect my review.
February 15, 2022
Once again the cover of this book has a great cover that is a scene from in the book. It would certainly make me pick it up from the book store shelf to read the blurb!
As the blurb describes and the cover backs up, that things are getting even worse in the world due to the EMP. A train has crashed, fires are erupting everywhere, along with more violent episodes. Sadly, it seems the world has become survival of the fittest, and it feels like every man/woman for him/her self
Just when our “Scared Straight” group is beginning to feel safer after their escape from Fairfield Prison, it soon becomes apparent that their fight for survival isn’t over yet. The group decide to stick together as there’s strength/safety in numbers. That and to get back to their homes they are all heading in the same general direction too. The group panics when they see the flames in the distance that is in the general direction of their homes. They cannot discern which side of the railway tracks the fire and flames are on, either way some of the Scared Straight gang are going to be affected. Despite Erik protesting, his father, Alex insists they stick together as both Tommy and himself have seen how bad things were turning when they were on their way to the prison. All the adults know things are going to have got a lot worse and more panicked in the time since the EMP and them escaping the prison.
When this book begins it really is straight back into the action. The group end up relying of Jenna to guide them towards the railway tracks via a shortcut through the woods. They end up resting at a hideout in the woods that Jenna had made and regularly escaped to away from her father Diego. The group does splinter somewhat with Alex, Erik and Scarlett heading to their home and finding the fallen tree and a note from Laura informing them she has headed to the school as it is the designated emergency centre.
Tommy and Zack go in search of their drug addict mother, not really thinking she will be at home but they just can’t abandon her despite her faults. When Colton see’s the Police and Fire Brigade fighting fires he stops and gets stuck in helping them, promising Molly he will meet them at the school later.
The others, Molly, Jenna, Lucky come across, Jenna’s father, Diego ordering people to make a chain and pass buckets of water back and forth to try and fight the flames away from the homes they are destroying. He is determined to save his home despite everyone telling him it will not work. Jenna is immediately put to work by her father with not even a hug or him asking how she is. It is apparent to Molly that the relationship between father and daughter is not a particularly healthy one.
Later back at the school, Diego soon muscles his way in and puts himself in charge telling people what to do. He instructs the survivors that they need to collect supplies from homes and bring them back to the school. He insists everyone must give supplies or whatever is needed to the “community.” Many homes have burnt down, people have died inside them, or escaped with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
Anyone that starts any sort of initiative that works no matter how large or small, Diego is quick to announce he thought of it, such as Laura taking names and photographs of those still missing.
The atmosphere becomes progressively stifling with Diego in charge, ruling how he see’s fit. It’s slowly revealed that medication is in short supply when Laura is helping the Doctors & Nurses at the school give medication to those that need it. When Laura’s neighbour Barb, needs her tablets, its discovered there is just one bottle left to split between Barb and another lady that needs them too. Laura talks to the Doctor and Nurses and finds out that there were lots of supplies earlier and the realisation that Diego is creating his own secret supply is revealed. Diego is also giving out “jobs” to people and he soon begins to get rid of those who are not well or fit enough to do as he tells them. Whilst trying not to give away spoilers, I feel I have to add that I think what happens to Diego is the perfect irony.
This book was so easy to read, despite there being so much going on. From the first page, the reader is thrown straight back into the action. I adore how we as the reader, get to see the different affects the EMP is having on the individual Scared Straight group members and the extended group with the family additions. I enjoyed hating Jenna’s father Diego for how rough and abusively he treats her. I adored Molly who has a heart of gold that she wears on her sleeve especially when it comes to her little group, they have become more than kids to watch on a school trip, to Molly they have become family. I love Molly as a character, there is a really emotional, poignant scene between her and Lucky about the possibilities of where his parents may be and what could have happened. Then another strand of the plot is what Laura had to do in order to survive in book one, which she ends up confessing to her family. It proves even the more well-off kids on the scared straight trip were not without family issues. There are also hints at a murderer killing people in the woods, in the area around Jenna’s hideout. These hints have me intrigued who is it, (I have an inkling of a possibility), why they are killing etc.
My immediate thoughts upon finishing this book were that this book is as action packed as bk1 was though dealing with different dangers. They split up from the tight knit group they became to survive in Fairfield prison, yet always seem to feel a pull to the group and their friends. All the scared straight group kids have shown maturity and ingenuity in bk 1 and continue to do so in this second book.
Summing up, some of the Scared Straight group find themselves reunited with their parents, others stay with their teacher Molly, who took the matriarchal role in the group in the first book. At one section it looks like the group will never reform, in fact there are certain points in the book you wonder if some of the characters will even survive. Without revealing the ending or being too spoilery, a group is heading out to Molly’s cabin in the woods away from the still fracturing society, I can’t help but wonder is this cabin could perhaps either be the same or be in the same area as the cabin Tommy had been given a map to find his way back to the cabin belonging to his ex-cell mate Luck and his family. I’m really looking forward to the next book, whilst at the same time thinking what more can this poor group face and survive!
As the blurb describes and the cover backs up, that things are getting even worse in the world due to the EMP. A train has crashed, fires are erupting everywhere, along with more violent episodes. Sadly, it seems the world has become survival of the fittest, and it feels like every man/woman for him/her self
Just when our “Scared Straight” group is beginning to feel safer after their escape from Fairfield Prison, it soon becomes apparent that their fight for survival isn’t over yet. The group decide to stick together as there’s strength/safety in numbers. That and to get back to their homes they are all heading in the same general direction too. The group panics when they see the flames in the distance that is in the general direction of their homes. They cannot discern which side of the railway tracks the fire and flames are on, either way some of the Scared Straight gang are going to be affected. Despite Erik protesting, his father, Alex insists they stick together as both Tommy and himself have seen how bad things were turning when they were on their way to the prison. All the adults know things are going to have got a lot worse and more panicked in the time since the EMP and them escaping the prison.
When this book begins it really is straight back into the action. The group end up relying of Jenna to guide them towards the railway tracks via a shortcut through the woods. They end up resting at a hideout in the woods that Jenna had made and regularly escaped to away from her father Diego. The group does splinter somewhat with Alex, Erik and Scarlett heading to their home and finding the fallen tree and a note from Laura informing them she has headed to the school as it is the designated emergency centre.
Tommy and Zack go in search of their drug addict mother, not really thinking she will be at home but they just can’t abandon her despite her faults. When Colton see’s the Police and Fire Brigade fighting fires he stops and gets stuck in helping them, promising Molly he will meet them at the school later.
The others, Molly, Jenna, Lucky come across, Jenna’s father, Diego ordering people to make a chain and pass buckets of water back and forth to try and fight the flames away from the homes they are destroying. He is determined to save his home despite everyone telling him it will not work. Jenna is immediately put to work by her father with not even a hug or him asking how she is. It is apparent to Molly that the relationship between father and daughter is not a particularly healthy one.
Later back at the school, Diego soon muscles his way in and puts himself in charge telling people what to do. He instructs the survivors that they need to collect supplies from homes and bring them back to the school. He insists everyone must give supplies or whatever is needed to the “community.” Many homes have burnt down, people have died inside them, or escaped with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
Anyone that starts any sort of initiative that works no matter how large or small, Diego is quick to announce he thought of it, such as Laura taking names and photographs of those still missing.
The atmosphere becomes progressively stifling with Diego in charge, ruling how he see’s fit. It’s slowly revealed that medication is in short supply when Laura is helping the Doctors & Nurses at the school give medication to those that need it. When Laura’s neighbour Barb, needs her tablets, its discovered there is just one bottle left to split between Barb and another lady that needs them too. Laura talks to the Doctor and Nurses and finds out that there were lots of supplies earlier and the realisation that Diego is creating his own secret supply is revealed. Diego is also giving out “jobs” to people and he soon begins to get rid of those who are not well or fit enough to do as he tells them. Whilst trying not to give away spoilers, I feel I have to add that I think what happens to Diego is the perfect irony.
This book was so easy to read, despite there being so much going on. From the first page, the reader is thrown straight back into the action. I adore how we as the reader, get to see the different affects the EMP is having on the individual Scared Straight group members and the extended group with the family additions. I enjoyed hating Jenna’s father Diego for how rough and abusively he treats her. I adored Molly who has a heart of gold that she wears on her sleeve especially when it comes to her little group, they have become more than kids to watch on a school trip, to Molly they have become family. I love Molly as a character, there is a really emotional, poignant scene between her and Lucky about the possibilities of where his parents may be and what could have happened. Then another strand of the plot is what Laura had to do in order to survive in book one, which she ends up confessing to her family. It proves even the more well-off kids on the scared straight trip were not without family issues. There are also hints at a murderer killing people in the woods, in the area around Jenna’s hideout. These hints have me intrigued who is it, (I have an inkling of a possibility), why they are killing etc.
My immediate thoughts upon finishing this book were that this book is as action packed as bk1 was though dealing with different dangers. They split up from the tight knit group they became to survive in Fairfield prison, yet always seem to feel a pull to the group and their friends. All the scared straight group kids have shown maturity and ingenuity in bk 1 and continue to do so in this second book.
Summing up, some of the Scared Straight group find themselves reunited with their parents, others stay with their teacher Molly, who took the matriarchal role in the group in the first book. At one section it looks like the group will never reform, in fact there are certain points in the book you wonder if some of the characters will even survive. Without revealing the ending or being too spoilery, a group is heading out to Molly’s cabin in the woods away from the still fracturing society, I can’t help but wonder is this cabin could perhaps either be the same or be in the same area as the cabin Tommy had been given a map to find his way back to the cabin belonging to his ex-cell mate Luck and his family. I’m really looking forward to the next book, whilst at the same time thinking what more can this poor group face and survive!
March 10, 2022
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𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙮
Dark Nation Book 2
Grace Hamilton
Post-Apocalyptic
Pages
Pub Day: March 9, 2022
Sʜᴏᴿᴛ Sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs
Molly powers through after an EMP caused the loss of everything that made life easier. She is determined to protect her students and get them home.
Mʏ Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs
In the last few years I’ve found myself reading many Post-Apocalyptic books. Enduring Anarchy brought all the nervousness and fear to my mind as I read it.
The thought of evil individuals taking over and wielding their power is scary. Molly defined herself by staying in that situation to help students she felt were still under her care. I so wanted her to break away and head to her well -prepped cabin where she would be safer.
The rise of power encouraged others to join the evil foray. Together they made all decisions, hoarded the meds and food they’d stolen, and kept essential help from those who were in imminent need. I wanted an uprising strong enough to knock them off their high horses.
This scenario scares the shit out of me! Why? I would be one of the people being treated poorly in this situation, scared of those in charge.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙮
Dark Nation Book 2
Grace Hamilton
Post-Apocalyptic
Pages
Pub Day: March 9, 2022
Sʜᴏᴿᴛ Sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs
Molly powers through after an EMP caused the loss of everything that made life easier. She is determined to protect her students and get them home.
Mʏ Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs
In the last few years I’ve found myself reading many Post-Apocalyptic books. Enduring Anarchy brought all the nervousness and fear to my mind as I read it.
The thought of evil individuals taking over and wielding their power is scary. Molly defined herself by staying in that situation to help students she felt were still under her care. I so wanted her to break away and head to her well -prepped cabin where she would be safer.
The rise of power encouraged others to join the evil foray. Together they made all decisions, hoarded the meds and food they’d stolen, and kept essential help from those who were in imminent need. I wanted an uprising strong enough to knock them off their high horses.
This scenario scares the shit out of me! Why? I would be one of the people being treated poorly in this situation, scared of those in charge.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 9, 2022
The story continues.
This is book two in this series and you have to read book one for the backstory. An EMP has taken out everything while Molly and Colton are escorting some near-juvenile delinquents to a prison for a scared straight trip. This book picks up right where the last one left off and they return home to find things are bad, they are very bad. When a train derails and the father of one of Molly’s students steps up, it looks promising, but looks are deceiving and he soon becomes more of a problem than a solution. Molly becomes more of a leader. There is danger and not all of it is from the actual EMP. It’s brought out the worst in some people and Molly is determined to protect her group. Fast paced, edge of your seat story. Book three is right around the corner.
This is book two in this series and you have to read book one for the backstory. An EMP has taken out everything while Molly and Colton are escorting some near-juvenile delinquents to a prison for a scared straight trip. This book picks up right where the last one left off and they return home to find things are bad, they are very bad. When a train derails and the father of one of Molly’s students steps up, it looks promising, but looks are deceiving and he soon becomes more of a problem than a solution. Molly becomes more of a leader. There is danger and not all of it is from the actual EMP. It’s brought out the worst in some people and Molly is determined to protect her group. Fast paced, edge of your seat story. Book three is right around the corner.
March 20, 2022
Enduring Anarchy is book two of the Dark Nation series and it picks up where book one left off. As with all of this author's books this series gives the readers believable, it could really happen scenarios. Molly, Colton, and a group of high school students have made it back home only to find out that the town is a disaster. This is a captivating story filled with danger, suspense, action, descriptive writing, and unexpected page turning twists that had me reading non-stop until the final page. After that ending I can't wait to read the conclusion to find out how the group's story ends. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
July 3, 2023
Grace Hamilton is an amazing story teller! Andrew Tell is an amazing narrator. So with this combination you are sure to enjoy this story.
I loved the characters. Molly is definitely a force to be reckoned with or maybe not to be.
She is a fighter and stands up for what is good and right. She takes on kids as her own and makes sure the misguided misfits are safe. In doing so they become her family.
I think they would eventually be in much more danger for the prisoners who continue to make their way out of the prison. I guess if she ever wanted to she could expand on this series. That being said it wrapped up nicely.
I loved the characters. Molly is definitely a force to be reckoned with or maybe not to be.
She is a fighter and stands up for what is good and right. She takes on kids as her own and makes sure the misguided misfits are safe. In doing so they become her family.
I think they would eventually be in much more danger for the prisoners who continue to make their way out of the prison. I guess if she ever wanted to she could expand on this series. That being said it wrapped up nicely.
March 12, 2022
Molly, Colton and the group of high school students return home to find that the town is in total chaos. Diego, the father of one of Molly's students, decides to take control. But all is not well with Diego and Molly doesn't trust him. Things don't look better in the town and Molly is ready to group everyone together and head to the woods. Molly and her group of students are just trying to survive. Fast paced story that kept me on the edge and looking forward to book 3 Surviving Anarchy. . I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 21, 2022
yay yay yay fast paced and talk about plot twist!
I’m so glad Jenna stood up to her dad. I loved how fast paced and action packed this story was. I was sad not to read about the guy Santi at the end of book 1.
I do think that anarchy happened too quickly, 1 day? Too soon. Even 3 days would be too soon.
But the plot t ist at the very end? Blown away, and now I have to know what happens in the next book.
Okay his book was well written, it kept my attention and I appreciated the character development.
I’m so glad Jenna stood up to her dad. I loved how fast paced and action packed this story was. I was sad not to read about the guy Santi at the end of book 1.
I do think that anarchy happened too quickly, 1 day? Too soon. Even 3 days would be too soon.
But the plot t ist at the very end? Blown away, and now I have to know what happens in the next book.
Okay his book was well written, it kept my attention and I appreciated the character development.
March 7, 2022
After escaping from the prison, Molly an her students have it made..right?….WRONG! Chaos has descended on town and local, tin pot dictators have taken over. What should have been a good local civil defense use of the school facilities has been taken over by the forces of evil. Molly and Colton conspire to work against the evil doers.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 16, 2022
Interesting characters
I read Grace Hamilton...all of her writing. She does an excellent job with building characters that you want to stick with. Some story lines are more believable than others. This series is not as attention holding as her others but still a good read. One note to all EMP writers...stop with the prison breaks and resulting havoc. It is old and has been said in most every book. Overall you won't regret reading Grace Hamilton.
I read Grace Hamilton...all of her writing. She does an excellent job with building characters that you want to stick with. Some story lines are more believable than others. This series is not as attention holding as her others but still a good read. One note to all EMP writers...stop with the prison breaks and resulting havoc. It is old and has been said in most every book. Overall you won't regret reading Grace Hamilton.
March 27, 2022
Enduring Anarchy. Grace Hamilton
An EMP has struck and a brave and courageous school teacher with some of her students are struggling but determined to survive the utter chaos and destruction that has occurred in their small town. One of her students father has emerged as a false leader. A self serving dictator. He cares nothing about the towns people well being. An excellent read of survival, true friendship and courage!
An EMP has struck and a brave and courageous school teacher with some of her students are struggling but determined to survive the utter chaos and destruction that has occurred in their small town. One of her students father has emerged as a false leader. A self serving dictator. He cares nothing about the towns people well being. An excellent read of survival, true friendship and courage!
April 15, 2022
I absolutely love everything Grace writes. Have been a follower for a long time. This 3rd book in the series does not disappoint. Great characters and storyline. Very realistic and timely. Can't wait for more. Highly recommend!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 21, 2022
I've read a lot of books written by Grace Hamilton; she is one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of her books.
This is the third book in the Dark Nation Series; the story continues from the previous book and needs to be read in order.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the third book in the Dark Nation Series; the story continues from the previous book and needs to be read in order.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
January 29, 2025
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February 8, 2025
Another great book in the series. Not like your other end of the world books, but a good book in which the author has shown an adherence to real world technology and what could happen. The characters are getting better defined and the ending will grab you. On to book 3
Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
March 18, 2022
A good second part to this exciting EMP end of the world adventure series! As the world falls to pieces around the main characters, they struggle to find security & reunite which makes for a good read! I like the characters & ideas! Well worth a read!
March 19, 2022
Great Author, Great Story
Always love reading Grace's books. The storyline is awesome. I stayed up until 0130 reading last night!!!! I couldn't put my tablet down. Can't wait for the next book.
Always love reading Grace's books. The storyline is awesome. I stayed up until 0130 reading last night!!!! I couldn't put my tablet down. Can't wait for the next book.
April 12, 2022
There is a perfect balance of the dangers of an apocalypse, matters of survival and the growth and maturity of characters that leave you wishing you were there with them. And there’s love that sneaks in. Oh and there’s an ending that would warm the coldest of hearts. I’m sorry this series is over.
April 18, 2022
Very good story
I can see how something like this could happen as fear causes some people to do things they know are wrong. A power hungry person could definitely take advantage of this situation & did.
I can see how something like this could happen as fear causes some people to do things they know are wrong. A power hungry person could definitely take advantage of this situation & did.
May 1, 2022
this was another great entry in the dark nation series, I enjoy the way Ms. Hamilton writes. The story is great and I enjoy the characters.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 14, 2022
Really good series
Great story line following Molly and her charges as they try to survive the aftermath of a emp. They have survived a prison and managed to escape . And man who turned dictator who took over their town . Looking forward to the next book.
Great story line following Molly and her charges as they try to survive the aftermath of a emp. They have survived a prison and managed to escape . And man who turned dictator who took over their town . Looking forward to the next book.
April 17, 2023
Great
I loved this book by Grace Hamilton. I also loved the characters. I can’t wait for the next book in this series. I would recommend this book and all of Grace’s books. I listened to this book on audiobook.
I loved this book by Grace Hamilton. I also loved the characters. I can’t wait for the next book in this series. I would recommend this book and all of Grace’s books. I listened to this book on audiobook.
August 19, 2024
Exciting!! Job well dond
Grace Hamilton does it again. She keeps you on the edge of you seat as the book progresses. Her books are simply amazing. I enjoy each and everyone of them.Thank you for drawing me in to everything story.
Grace Hamilton does it again. She keeps you on the edge of you seat as the book progresses. Her books are simply amazing. I enjoy each and everyone of them.Thank you for drawing me in to everything story.
March 9, 2022
The twists in this one weren't as surprising as some, but the chaos was something you could feel and recognize. A great bridge story and I can't wait to read book three!
March 18, 2022
Great book, even better than the first, can't wait for the third.
March 18, 2022
Don't get me wrong I like this book, the author, the characters, but this is such a tried and true senerio that I just long for a different twist.
March 19, 2022
Wanting more
Grace's books get better with each series. Now I have to wait fore book 3 but at least not that long. I've already ordered it.
Grace's books get better with each series. Now I have to wait fore book 3 but at least not that long. I've already ordered it.
April 2, 2022
Great read
Very easy to follow the story line. Loved how Molly navigated the problems with in the CAL. Very great read
Very easy to follow the story line. Loved how Molly navigated the problems with in the CAL. Very great read
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