This was disappointing on several levels. The story is actually interesting and something a bit unusual. There are plenty of apocalypse books out there but this one seems to be about the biblical apocalypse. It's been a while since I went to Sunday school but I caught some of the references, like the seals breaking and the horsemen. That said, they were references with no further explanation so I was usually more confused than anything. Was this supposed to be the biblical apocalypse, or was it just used for inspiration?
No going to lie, the editing is pretty awful. And when I wasn't tripping over typos, I was cringing over really bad grammar. The plot holes are big enough to back a semi truck into. There's supposedly no electricity so they are powering the train cars by batteries that get their energy from people working the pumps. Okay, I can buy that. But then they're pulling into a new bunker and using medical lights to heal their friends. They're all living underground because of the killer locusts, but it's okay to take a train car outside to get to another bunker? And if they didn't have electricity, how did they build all these bunkers that apparently weren't there 10 years ago? The book was just riddled with these kind of inconsistencies.
I think I didn't like Aviella, but it was honestly hard to tell because there's not a lot of description or character development to be had. I don't have any idea what she looks like. She mostly came off as wishy washy with no clear defining personality traits. The guys are more of the same: 2 dimensional with no personalities.
I think this could have been really good but right now it reads like a first draft. The author needs to go back and edit this for content and grammar. I would consider rereading if she did that, but right now I probably won't continue the series and I doubt I'll read anything else by her.
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