AshesBy Ilsa J. Bick
Series:
Ashes #1
Genre:
Young Adult, Apocalyptic, Zombie
It
could happen tomorrow…
An
electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying ever electronic
device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.
Alex
hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal
demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to
the ground, Alex meets up with Tom – a young soldier – and Ellie, a girl whose
grandfather was killed by the EMP.
For
this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of
who can be trusted and who is no longer human.
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My
Thoughts:
It
really could happen tomorrow…EMP’s that is. There are plenty of ‘preppers’ who
are expecting this exact situation to happen. Well maybe not exactly but
something close to it. It was interesting seeing how the author handled the EMP
‘event’ since I haven’t read any other books with them. Overall the beginning
of book is about figuring out what the heck happened and surviving the fallout
from it.
The
second half of the book went in an unexpected direction and it lost just a bit
of its originality because of it. I’ve seen a somewhat similar situation
somewhere else but I won’t mention where because I don’t want to spoil
anything. Don’t let this necessarily deter you from reading Ashes, this
direction choice wasn’t bad but I think I would have enjoyed it a little more
if it hadn’t gone there.
I
definitely plan to read more of this series and I have high hopes for the
second book. I’m itching to write more about this book but I’m afraid it would
be entirely too spoilery so I’ll call it quits here.
Overall
Rating: 4 out of 5
How did you do this from your cabin??? busy girl.
ReplyDeleteDid you finish the cross word?
For some reason I love the cover on this!
This sounds like a good book!
I'm just that talented :-P
ReplyDeleteI got further on your crossword but not mine.
Darn phone ate my comment earlier! So i had to come home and comment haha. So yes - I didn't like the direction it went in either. (I felt like it was The Passage like in a way) I do want to read the next one but I'm not foaming at the mouth to do so. April LOVED the series. I think she needs more editing on the length.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I want to read the next in the series but I'm not dying to get my hands on it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of The Passage but if it goes in the same direction I'm not sure if I want to go there.