Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Date: April 23, 2012
Publication Date: April 23, 2012
Reviewer: Annie
Summary:
Night
1: 12 billion taken.
Day
1: Confusion.
Night
2: 13 billion taken.
Day
2: Panic.
Night
3: 13 billion taken
Day
3: The fight for survival begins.
In
2048, the human population borders 39 billion after the termination
of the birth control industry, and the realities of overcrowding have
sunken into the minds of the world, until billions mysteriously go
missing. In the wake of civilization's collapse, a trio of teenage
gamers from Washington struggle to endure. Maggy, a strong-willed
intellectual leads Darrel and Félix, two shy geeks, on an expedition
down the west coast, as they try to determine the source of
humanity's downfall.
A
YA post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller.
Review:
This
is a book in one of my favorite genres, post-apocalyptic,
young adult, Sci-Fi thriller. And the
author, John Hennessy, left me a personal note in the book which I
thought was a great touch. So the book is off to a good start before
I even started reading it!
I
liked how this was a short quick read and it wrapped up the whole
story by the end. The glimpse you had of the world they were living
in before the abductions was also really good and I felt like it some
of it could actually be in our future. I also enjoyed the narration
switching between two of the main characters. I wasn’t as big of
fan on Darrel, but I really liked Maggy and always enjoy seeing a
strong female character. Also, almost all of the leaders mentioned
in this book, whether it was the president or an army sergeant were
all women which definitely wins points with me. I do think it
started a bit slow, but one I got into the meat of the story I
finished it in one sitting.
If
you like YA dystopian or sci-fi and want a quick read that won’t
throw you into a long epic saga, this is the book for you. And make
sure to give it a chance past the first couple chapters because the
story seems to wrap up pretty quickly as soon as you are into it.
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