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The End of Everything
At the end of the world. Nick Peterson never expected to be stuck with a bunch of kids. A seventeen-year-old boy shouldn’t be responsible for keeping other people alive. But he didn’t have much choice in the matter. That’s what happens when everyone else dies.
A CIT (counselor in training) at a summer camp high in the Poconos, Nick is left in charge of nine kids and fellow CIT Jenny O’Brien. No big deal. But when the people in charge don’t return Nick and the others slowly learn the truth. No one will ever be returning.
A deadly virus has broken out across the world at the same time. A virus with a 100% fatality rate. Only those who are lucky enough to be on their own will survive. In fact, the last thing you want to come across is someone you don’t know.
Blessed with enough food to last them months, Nick and the others hunker down and try to figure out how to survive in this strange new world. Devising solutions and new ways of doing things to stay alive. But after a winter of starvation, Nick has no choice but to brave former civilization and pray the virus has died away. It is either risk death to get food or die of starvation.
The discovery of a sanctuary on the other side of the country becomes their goal. Loading everyone into a bus, they start their way there. Fighting both the few remaining people, and the elements, to reach safety only to discover it isn’t as safe as they hoped.
The end of everything will change a person. Make them see what is vital and what can get a person killed. But most important, how to lay down the foundations that will give future generations a chance to survive.
If they fail, the universe will forget the human race ever existed.
A CIT (counselor in training) at a summer camp high in the Poconos, Nick is left in charge of nine kids and fellow CIT Jenny O’Brien. No big deal. But when the people in charge don’t return Nick and the others slowly learn the truth. No one will ever be returning.
A deadly virus has broken out across the world at the same time. A virus with a 100% fatality rate. Only those who are lucky enough to be on their own will survive. In fact, the last thing you want to come across is someone you don’t know.
Blessed with enough food to last them months, Nick and the others hunker down and try to figure out how to survive in this strange new world. Devising solutions and new ways of doing things to stay alive. But after a winter of starvation, Nick has no choice but to brave former civilization and pray the virus has died away. It is either risk death to get food or die of starvation.
The discovery of a sanctuary on the other side of the country becomes their goal. Loading everyone into a bus, they start their way there. Fighting both the few remaining people, and the elements, to reach safety only to discover it isn’t as safe as they hoped.
The end of everything will change a person. Make them see what is vital and what can get a person killed. But most important, how to lay down the foundations that will give future generations a chance to survive.
If they fail, the universe will forget the human race ever existed.
401 pages, Paperback
Published August 9, 2022
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August 28, 2022
I was initially concerned when I realized this was more of a YA novel, but that part ended up being handled fairly well. The group works together well and the unavoidable teen angst and emotions are dealt with in a way that does not hamper the story. As a former scrawny, teenaged nerd, Bud was my favorite. Because this was all in a first-person narrative, primarily Nick and Jennifer, sentences are often choppy as though the person is talking to you, so I didn't concern myself much with sentence structure. Beside that, the editing in this book badly undercut the delivery of the story, and I mean badly. Spelling is bad (brunet instead of brunette); word usage is wrong (breaking a vehicle instead of brakes, his stair instead of stare); missing punctuation that muddled the meaning of the sentence ("My stomach dropped we were going to have the conversation" ,"Bud spent half his time buried in books he’d gotten from the library. How To type books"); character names changing (Nicole/Nichol, Nate/Nick). Etc, etc, etc. It was very distracting and tempered my enjoyment of the story. This could have been fixed by a cursory proofreading of the manuscript.
April 16, 2023
Great story. Horrible writing.
The only reason I didn’t stop reading this is because the actual storyline was decent the characters were interesting (and I had bought the other books as a bundle). However, I don’t think anyone read this after the author typed it to edit or proofread. Characters names were misspelled often. Last names were changed from Peterson to Patterson back to Peterson. The spelling was horrific. Grammar cringeworthy. And the wrong form of words used (hardy and hearty as just one example). Major details changed from one page to another. Usually I will stop reading a book once I hit three errors. However since the storyline was a new spin on an old topic, I kept reading. That says something. I’m going to try to get through the other books in this series. Hopefully, the author hired a proofreader before he published the others. If this book wouldn’t have had all of the errors, I may have given it 5 stars. The fact that I gave it 3 stars is huge because reading all those errors actually hurts me physically.
The only reason I didn’t stop reading this is because the actual storyline was decent the characters were interesting (and I had bought the other books as a bundle). However, I don’t think anyone read this after the author typed it to edit or proofread. Characters names were misspelled often. Last names were changed from Peterson to Patterson back to Peterson. The spelling was horrific. Grammar cringeworthy. And the wrong form of words used (hardy and hearty as just one example). Major details changed from one page to another. Usually I will stop reading a book once I hit three errors. However since the storyline was a new spin on an old topic, I kept reading. That says something. I’m going to try to get through the other books in this series. Hopefully, the author hired a proofreader before he published the others. If this book wouldn’t have had all of the errors, I may have given it 5 stars. The fact that I gave it 3 stars is huge because reading all those errors actually hurts me physically.
April 20, 2023
Meh…
Lots of potential….but Nate needs a new editing team. Is it Jenifer or Jennifer, dog fur is not fir, stare at something is not stair, just to name a few.
Will I try the next in the series? Probably, because there is a storyline that has potential.
Lots of potential….but Nate needs a new editing team. Is it Jenifer or Jennifer, dog fur is not fir, stare at something is not stair, just to name a few.
Will I try the next in the series? Probably, because there is a storyline that has potential.
May 9, 2024
Good ideas in this book. Does need an edit, wrong words used at times and punctuation isn't always correct.
It is a series.
This story does have a HEA but we see the characters in the next book.
In this book they are at camp.
It is a series.
This story does have a HEA but we see the characters in the next book.
In this book they are at camp.
February 13, 2023
This really is a YA story. I liked the scene of being abandoned, isolated at a summer camp up in the mountains/country. However, reality is not being addressed as a whole in many, many ways. For instance, summer camp and everyone is dressed for summer. As they isolate into winter, no boots, coats, etc. until they later in winter break into a shopping store. I understand these are young adults and there are a few smart ones in the group, and the leader is very resourceful, smart. But it’s hard to see this one young male take the responsibility on for all the others.
Summer camps are not four season homes. They are not heated nor insulated. While these young adults try to make do with what they have, it sure does not seem adequate to survive. While no one can expect these young adults to have everything figured out, in retrospect, they look back at things they could have done better such as growing a garden. Not to say there was one person who was pretty smart and he engineered a few things that added to their ability to survive. They did the best they could. They were pretty ingenious considering they did not have the wealth of experience or wisdom as someone else.
Yes there were a lot of misspellings and wrong verbage used within this book!
Summer camps are not four season homes. They are not heated nor insulated. While these young adults try to make do with what they have, it sure does not seem adequate to survive. While no one can expect these young adults to have everything figured out, in retrospect, they look back at things they could have done better such as growing a garden. Not to say there was one person who was pretty smart and he engineered a few things that added to their ability to survive. They did the best they could. They were pretty ingenious considering they did not have the wealth of experience or wisdom as someone else.
Yes there were a lot of misspellings and wrong verbage used within this book!
February 7, 2023
smh.
The grammatical and spelling errors alone give this book one star. The story had major potential, and I’ll give an extra point for creativity, but the book just wasn’t that good. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone other than to just show how often things were misspelled and mis-marked.
The grammatical and spelling errors alone give this book one star. The story had major potential, and I’ll give an extra point for creativity, but the book just wasn’t that good. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone other than to just show how often things were misspelled and mis-marked.
March 2, 2025
old school living
I am a fan of this author. I am still on his other series waiting for his next book release when i started this series. It has that traditional romance role but with surprising openness to diverse love. I enjoyed every moment and couldn’t stop reading! Can’t wait to start the next book
I am a fan of this author. I am still on his other series waiting for his next book release when i started this series. It has that traditional romance role but with surprising openness to diverse love. I enjoyed every moment and couldn’t stop reading! Can’t wait to start the next book
September 12, 2024
Fast paced
Enjoying this author's books. On my second series and loking forward to reading the continuing saga of this group. Definitely recommend.
Enjoying this author's books. On my second series and loking forward to reading the continuing saga of this group. Definitely recommend.
January 8, 2025
Obviously intended for young adults. A little sappy for a post apocalyptic novel, but...I read all of them LOL
April 21, 2023
A great story.
It was so refreshing to see a different take on this book and I loved the story told from a young adult's side. A great book.
It was so refreshing to see a different take on this book and I loved the story told from a young adult's side. A great book.
February 22, 2024
I really wanted to love this book
I read 5 to 6 books a week in a plethora of genres and was excited when I found this book. The book was easy to read, engaging, and some of the characters were likeable. The author didn't pull in politics which was refreshing and the book was appropriate for YA. There were multiple errors but nothing to terrible. The reason for two stars, every single female character was portrayed as weak and in need of saving. The author states the FMC is strong because she doesn't lose it when things get tough but its always the MC that knows how to keep them safe, and saves them from the bad people. I read the first book in two separate series by this same author and its the same in both books (spoilers ahead), the FMC is a beautiful girl that is sheltered and naive. She is in great shape, athletic but not to many muscles. There are numerous situations where the MC is in danger and the FMC hides behind him even though she has more experience with a gun. Both books, the MC is shot and lives even without an experienced medical professional and the right medications. In both books, the FMC ends up with the MC and both end up having a baby within a year. Women are weak and must be protected. This is the running theme throughout the book. In reality if these scenarios really occurred both men and women would need to toughen up if they wanted to survive, regardless of their gender. I hate how the female characters are portrayed and will not be continuing either series.
I read 5 to 6 books a week in a plethora of genres and was excited when I found this book. The book was easy to read, engaging, and some of the characters were likeable. The author didn't pull in politics which was refreshing and the book was appropriate for YA. There were multiple errors but nothing to terrible. The reason for two stars, every single female character was portrayed as weak and in need of saving. The author states the FMC is strong because she doesn't lose it when things get tough but its always the MC that knows how to keep them safe, and saves them from the bad people. I read the first book in two separate series by this same author and its the same in both books (spoilers ahead), the FMC is a beautiful girl that is sheltered and naive. She is in great shape, athletic but not to many muscles. There are numerous situations where the MC is in danger and the FMC hides behind him even though she has more experience with a gun. Both books, the MC is shot and lives even without an experienced medical professional and the right medications. In both books, the FMC ends up with the MC and both end up having a baby within a year. Women are weak and must be protected. This is the running theme throughout the book. In reality if these scenarios really occurred both men and women would need to toughen up if they wanted to survive, regardless of their gender. I hate how the female characters are portrayed and will not be continuing either series.
September 3, 2024
I really don’t like leaving bad reviews on creative projects such as writing or art because I don’t want to be mean, but I can’t help myself with this one. This is one out of maybe five I have ever quit in the middle of reading. Honestly, I think it was the worst of all of those. I made it to chapter six before I put it down.
Where to begin? Firstly, the main characters were terrible stereotypes and one dimensional. The angsty brooding bad boy and the rich beautiful sheltered girl, who are obviously going to fall for one another. Then side characters, like the nerdy point dexter with a funny name who’s super smart. The gender stereotypes were literally eye rolling. Oh, and a randomly thrown in lesbian who added nothing to the plot? It’s like the author just needed to check boxes.
Then there’s the grammar, which was absolutely atrocious. It was so bad I couldn’t focus on the actual story, and it was clear the author didn’t proofread or have it edited in any way. Some of the misspellings were laughably bad. This read like a teenager wrote it.
The plot was recycled and incredibly predictable, even from the very beginning. The writing was absolutely AWFUL. Honestly, I’d give this zero stars if I could. I’m seriously having trouble recalling anything I’ve read that was worse.
Where to begin? Firstly, the main characters were terrible stereotypes and one dimensional. The angsty brooding bad boy and the rich beautiful sheltered girl, who are obviously going to fall for one another. Then side characters, like the nerdy point dexter with a funny name who’s super smart. The gender stereotypes were literally eye rolling. Oh, and a randomly thrown in lesbian who added nothing to the plot? It’s like the author just needed to check boxes.
Then there’s the grammar, which was absolutely atrocious. It was so bad I couldn’t focus on the actual story, and it was clear the author didn’t proofread or have it edited in any way. Some of the misspellings were laughably bad. This read like a teenager wrote it.
The plot was recycled and incredibly predictable, even from the very beginning. The writing was absolutely AWFUL. Honestly, I’d give this zero stars if I could. I’m seriously having trouble recalling anything I’ve read that was worse.
March 9, 2023
~Disclaimer: I received a free audiobook copy of this book. I did purchase the kindle book to read along with.~
If you are interested in this book, you’ll likely be better served getting the audiobook, especially if you find errors in books annoying.
I’d say this falls into the category of Post-Apocalyptic YA. A group of teens trying to survive the sudden end of the world. I think for a YA book, important considerations are handled well and the characters are fairly believable as teens. That doesn’t necessarily make them all likable, but I did buy into the mentality shown by the characters. The adults' choices at the beginning of the story I found pretty questionable, but maybe they were just stupid adults who never should have been in charge of a camp.
I liked the story overall. The kids are active participants in their survival. I think some of the concerns brought up and the solutions were unique. The mystery of what happened was interesting. The book does fall into fairly traditional gender roles.
James Ravening did a good job narrating, but there was a weird moment in chapter 13 where he drank water which wasn’t edited out of the completed audiobook.
If you are interested in this book, you’ll likely be better served getting the audiobook, especially if you find errors in books annoying.
I’d say this falls into the category of Post-Apocalyptic YA. A group of teens trying to survive the sudden end of the world. I think for a YA book, important considerations are handled well and the characters are fairly believable as teens. That doesn’t necessarily make them all likable, but I did buy into the mentality shown by the characters. The adults' choices at the beginning of the story I found pretty questionable, but maybe they were just stupid adults who never should have been in charge of a camp.
I liked the story overall. The kids are active participants in their survival. I think some of the concerns brought up and the solutions were unique. The mystery of what happened was interesting. The book does fall into fairly traditional gender roles.
James Ravening did a good job narrating, but there was a weird moment in chapter 13 where he drank water which wasn’t edited out of the completed audiobook.
December 25, 2022
Review for Audiobook version:
It's basically a YA book with the 3 current year checkmarks.
- white knight expresses disgust at older man finding 17/18 old woman attractive. White knight promises Consequences for anyone looking at teenage girls, repeatedly, even though the world has ended and all these poor guys are now single- FOREVER.
- random girl professes to be a lesbian for almost no reason whatsoever, that adds nothing to the story.
- a younger child who isn't referenced as black the entire book, suddenly becomes black when the camp assigns him to menial labor and the wise white woman promises consequences if he's been assigned this duty due to the color of his skin, out loud - in her mind.
Pretty basic story, not terrible, but it's really for kids.
James Ravening is the narrator, and he's not bad.
If someone were to "De-current year" books from 2014 on, I think there would be a robust market, I can't be the only one sick of it.
It's basically a YA book with the 3 current year checkmarks.
- white knight expresses disgust at older man finding 17/18 old woman attractive. White knight promises Consequences for anyone looking at teenage girls, repeatedly, even though the world has ended and all these poor guys are now single- FOREVER.
- random girl professes to be a lesbian for almost no reason whatsoever, that adds nothing to the story.
- a younger child who isn't referenced as black the entire book, suddenly becomes black when the camp assigns him to menial labor and the wise white woman promises consequences if he's been assigned this duty due to the color of his skin, out loud - in her mind.
Pretty basic story, not terrible, but it's really for kids.
James Ravening is the narrator, and he's not bad.
If someone were to "De-current year" books from 2014 on, I think there would be a robust market, I can't be the only one sick of it.
November 30, 2022
OMG! YOU GOTTA READ THIS!!
This is one of the best post-apocalyptic books I've read in a while!! I'm fond of the virus killer books bc it leaves, the characters that are left, free range of everything they need and they don't have to fight for it at every turn. So this was a most refreshing drink badly needed! I loved how the chapters were each characters pov and there wasn't a lot of "then he/she said" type of writing. Not many authors I've read write like that. There were a few spelling/ punctuation errors, which I hate but nothing terrible which was lovely!
Even though I enjoyed the not much drama style, just a tab bit more would have brought this book to another level. I think anyway.
All I can say is Read This Book! You will not be disappointed.
Thanks for a fantastic read Mr. Nate Johnson. I will be scanning your Author's Page!!
This is one of the best post-apocalyptic books I've read in a while!! I'm fond of the virus killer books bc it leaves, the characters that are left, free range of everything they need and they don't have to fight for it at every turn. So this was a most refreshing drink badly needed! I loved how the chapters were each characters pov and there wasn't a lot of "then he/she said" type of writing. Not many authors I've read write like that. There were a few spelling/ punctuation errors, which I hate but nothing terrible which was lovely!
Even though I enjoyed the not much drama style, just a tab bit more would have brought this book to another level. I think anyway.
All I can say is Read This Book! You will not be disappointed.
Thanks for a fantastic read Mr. Nate Johnson. I will be scanning your Author's Page!!
March 16, 2024
When I started this book…
…I actually thought I had read it before. I kept going because it was well-written and I didn’t *completely* remember what I was reading and had been through a streak of very poor ones, so why not?
It turns out that it ISN’T the one I thought it was but take note: there is *another* book out there that starts off very, very similarly — that is, kids left alone at a Summer Camp.
As for this one, it is very good, teenagers and pre-teens simply learning how to survive. Great characters — each with their own voices. Requisite bad guys at the end. A very enjoyable read.
I know there are others in the series and I am wondering if they are side stories in the same world or continuations of this group of characters. I am hoping for the latter.
Respectfully,
…I actually thought I had read it before. I kept going because it was well-written and I didn’t *completely* remember what I was reading and had been through a streak of very poor ones, so why not?
It turns out that it ISN’T the one I thought it was but take note: there is *another* book out there that starts off very, very similarly — that is, kids left alone at a Summer Camp.
As for this one, it is very good, teenagers and pre-teens simply learning how to survive. Great characters — each with their own voices. Requisite bad guys at the end. A very enjoyable read.
I know there are others in the series and I am wondering if they are side stories in the same world or continuations of this group of characters. I am hoping for the latter.
Respectfully,
September 12, 2022
Fun Read!
I was really impressed by the fact that the author told the story from two different viewpoints without losing the plot focus, and at how well he seemed to be able to get into the minds and personalities of both characters. You see the end of the world from a teenage boy’s point of view, and from a teenage girl’s point of view.
This isn’t a gore filled, triggering book.
It is a decently paced, easy read.
It’s a great way to introduce this genre to tweens, teens, young adults, or older adults who prefer their reading to be fairly clean. There’s not a lot of gore, or cursing, drug use, sex, or torture. This is also a pretty “feel good” book, a rarity in this genre, and has a ending that leaves you satisfied and curious about the characters’ futures.
I was really impressed by the fact that the author told the story from two different viewpoints without losing the plot focus, and at how well he seemed to be able to get into the minds and personalities of both characters. You see the end of the world from a teenage boy’s point of view, and from a teenage girl’s point of view.
This isn’t a gore filled, triggering book.
It is a decently paced, easy read.
It’s a great way to introduce this genre to tweens, teens, young adults, or older adults who prefer their reading to be fairly clean. There’s not a lot of gore, or cursing, drug use, sex, or torture. This is also a pretty “feel good” book, a rarity in this genre, and has a ending that leaves you satisfied and curious about the characters’ futures.
January 20, 2023
The story line of the series was good. I gave it 3 stars because of the misuse of words, wrong tense of verbs, and both spelling and punctuation errors. I understand a lot of books are self-published so editors are hard to come by. However, there is no reason there should be as many errors in all three of the books as there are. I almost began to believe the author's first language wasn't English. To all of you authors that are self publishers, I'd be glad to help with editing. I wouldn't change the stories of course, only help fix errors that otherwise take a good story and make it difficult to read. Wouldn't cost a thing. I love to read, so being able to read the work would be payment enough.
February 26, 2023
Very good! I really enjoyed it, and though the write up on Goodreads doesn't indicate it, I was excited to discover that there are at least two more books in the series! I just finished book 1 and am about to dive straight into book 2! ( Sleep can wait for a couple of hours!)
Two side notes:
One-The author needs a better editor! The man can't use a comma to save his life! ( If you read this Nate Johnson...I volunteer as tribute! Contact me and I'd be happy to edit the book before it goes to print!)
Two- I think this book is YA. There are no bad words or sex. A few kisses. However, the world does end, everyone dies, a few people are killed, and there is a bit of talk about taking girls against their will....so not younger than 13!
Two side notes:
One-The author needs a better editor! The man can't use a comma to save his life! ( If you read this Nate Johnson...I volunteer as tribute! Contact me and I'd be happy to edit the book before it goes to print!)
Two- I think this book is YA. There are no bad words or sex. A few kisses. However, the world does end, everyone dies, a few people are killed, and there is a bit of talk about taking girls against their will....so not younger than 13!
April 12, 2024
This book is YA romance, which I generally don't go for. In this case, I was intrigued by the post-apocalyptic plot and I'm so happy I read it. Overall, the whole series was enjoyable.
The pros: a realistic apocalypse type scenario. An engineered viral terrorist attack takes out the world. 12 kids are at a summer camp when it starts and have to survive. realistic "outsiders", some good, some bad. No one dies and the book is overall hopeful, not depressing.
The cons: a slow burn romance with a lot of teenage angst. "he doesn't think of me like that" "no, way she likes me", typos, a ton of typos (firs instead of furs, hair instead of hare, etc). Choppy sentence structure that gets better as the series goes along.
The pros: a realistic apocalypse type scenario. An engineered viral terrorist attack takes out the world. 12 kids are at a summer camp when it starts and have to survive. realistic "outsiders", some good, some bad. No one dies and the book is overall hopeful, not depressing.
The cons: a slow burn romance with a lot of teenage angst. "he doesn't think of me like that" "no, way she likes me", typos, a ton of typos (firs instead of furs, hair instead of hare, etc). Choppy sentence structure that gets better as the series goes along.
February 24, 2025
I've read all five of these books and have the last one on preorder. Johnson is a very good author with great action scenes, accurate research and interesting characters. That said, why doesn't he have a good copy editor? I don't know if I can continue to read his other books because his grammar and spelling errors are endless and they're driving me crazy. It's such a small thing to correct "there" vs "their" or "peak" vs "peek," but he consistently ignores these problems. I suspect he's depending on his spell checker to do it all, and programs like that NEVER correct everything.
Please do yourself a favor, Nate, by doing a better edit or hiring a copy editor. You need to up your grammar game to match your story telling level.
Please do yourself a favor, Nate, by doing a better edit or hiring a copy editor. You need to up your grammar game to match your story telling level.
September 5, 2025
This seemed to be about snotty kids behaving badly at summer camp and managed to evolve into more. This first book is an introduction to life after a major virus kills off much of the population. A bunch of kids end up in an isolated area and must fend for themselves when the adults disappear. They amazingly work together and power on. While the concept is wonderful the reality is these kids don’t really mourn for lost families or homes and somehow after never having done so manage to not only move on but create their own working world together. No real meltdowns or fighting just accepting their fate. So while it is a bit far fetched in belief of human behavior it is nice to see people working together without drama. I will move on to book two and see if it still holds me.
December 22, 2024
I mistakenly read this thinking it was for adults even though its all about a group of teenager holiday camp trustees and the kids they're looking after surviving the end of the world and for the first third of the book I couldnt really notice that it was for young adults as it was pretty well written, however it got blatantly obvious that it wasnt for adults when the plot took a ridiculous turn half way through with the group meeting the people responsible for the end of the world who accidentally blurted out that they caused it, then in true scooby doo style they would have got away with it if it wasnt for those interfering kids!
April 30, 2025
great plot
Everyone & their brother has done an “end of the world, escape from the big city” so this was an original & refreshing change of pace. I’m not even sure if summer camps are a thing anymore but it was a fun concept to explore how a group of kids would survive on their own. It’s YA so the romance is appropriately light & doesn’t take away from the story too much. It is first person POV, but it’s not terribly written so I didn’t mind it too much. Lastly, It did have a few minor grammatical mistakes, but again, nothing terrible.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes post apocalyptic stories.
Everyone & their brother has done an “end of the world, escape from the big city” so this was an original & refreshing change of pace. I’m not even sure if summer camps are a thing anymore but it was a fun concept to explore how a group of kids would survive on their own. It’s YA so the romance is appropriately light & doesn’t take away from the story too much. It is first person POV, but it’s not terribly written so I didn’t mind it too much. Lastly, It did have a few minor grammatical mistakes, but again, nothing terrible.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes post apocalyptic stories.
March 5, 2023
What happens when everyone in the world dies from a rampart plague?
How do 12 kids survive when everything they knew is gone. Their families, electricity, no heat for the coming winter and last but not least standing up to two burly mean spirited men that wanted what they had. Finally taking off to parts unknown to start a life in a world where there was Noone left alive. To depend on themselves to learn how to do all the basic things needed for survival. Depending on each other and becoming one big family taking responsibility for each other's lives.
How do 12 kids survive when everything they knew is gone. Their families, electricity, no heat for the coming winter and last but not least standing up to two burly mean spirited men that wanted what they had. Finally taking off to parts unknown to start a life in a world where there was Noone left alive. To depend on themselves to learn how to do all the basic things needed for survival. Depending on each other and becoming one big family taking responsibility for each other's lives.
March 6, 2023
This book has a great premise, and I got sucked into the story early on. It was incredibly difficult to read, however, because the grammar, spelling, and punctuation is atrocious. I think the author has promise, but I won’t read the sequel unless it has been edited very well. It was also lacking in character development, and the story was impossible at times. Also, the dated gender roles and underlying machismo had me rolling my eyes. But it held my interest enough that I finished it, and I hope the author continues and develops his talent because he’s a good storyteller.
June 15, 2023
Needed a good editing. Passable but recycled storyline
I can't help it but when I see several sentences starting in lower case and typos, it frustrates me. I am investing my time reading this author's book. Surely, they could have taken the time to fix such basic editing issues. And I've read apocolypse storylines before that involve school camps, etc. Not original. But in its defence, I did scroll through the whole thing in 3 hours. Skipped over a lot of it, but it got me through a plane trip.
I can't help it but when I see several sentences starting in lower case and typos, it frustrates me. I am investing my time reading this author's book. Surely, they could have taken the time to fix such basic editing issues. And I've read apocolypse storylines before that involve school camps, etc. Not original. But in its defence, I did scroll through the whole thing in 3 hours. Skipped over a lot of it, but it got me through a plane trip.
October 14, 2022
Very good
Lots of potential. Talented. But..Needs an editor. Lots of wrong words and some places where the conversation really needed contractions. But the story and characters were good. And I didn’t find it unrealistic or too dark. Find a good editor. It really hurts the quality of what would be a terrific book. It wasn’t so bad tho that I couldn’t skip over the errors and still enjoy the story. I’ll be reading the next one!
Lots of potential. Talented. But..Needs an editor. Lots of wrong words and some places where the conversation really needed contractions. But the story and characters were good. And I didn’t find it unrealistic or too dark. Find a good editor. It really hurts the quality of what would be a terrific book. It wasn’t so bad tho that I couldn’t skip over the errors and still enjoy the story. I’ll be reading the next one!
October 24, 2022
Overall a good read
I wasn't immediately taken by the book. Usually I would give up on books that don't hold my interest within the first chapter but I enjoy reading different authors takes on the end of the world so I kept reading. I'm glad I continued as overall I enjoyed the story. I will say that there is a lot of blatant foreshadowing that I'm not a big fan of but that's just my opinion.
I wasn't immediately taken by the book. Usually I would give up on books that don't hold my interest within the first chapter but I enjoy reading different authors takes on the end of the world so I kept reading. I'm glad I continued as overall I enjoyed the story. I will say that there is a lot of blatant foreshadowing that I'm not a big fan of but that's just my opinion.
January 3, 2023
rollicking story line but very poor proofreading
I enjoyed this story line but I felt it had been put together very quickly. There were proofreading errors throughout including sentences with no capital letters at the start, missing words and illogical words which showed that there had been cursory proofing. Even an author’s friend would pick these up with one read through. I hope they didn’t pay anyone for it!
I enjoyed this story line but I felt it had been put together very quickly. There were proofreading errors throughout including sentences with no capital letters at the start, missing words and illogical words which showed that there had been cursory proofing. Even an author’s friend would pick these up with one read through. I hope they didn’t pay anyone for it!
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