The story is brilliantly planned, with a scientific
explanation for the shock that could (possibly, maybe, I don’t know,) happen.
The link between shock and effect is clever too. The problem: from the way that
stories are usually structured, you’d think that the whole story would follow
these three characters, but it doesn’t. It is like the author has merged two
novels together, making you kind of hate the main character because of her
choices. I don’t want to give it away to you, as it is a really good read, so I
will leave out the details. You follow the group of three, and as a reader you
bond with them whilst they bond together. When a series of events tear them
apart, causing Alex to be trapped in a surviving town, you’d think she would
soon escape and find them again. This is where you begin to despise Alex’s
decisions. It is like she forgets about Ellie and Tom completely; hence it is
like a different novel. She meets a new, mysterious guy... she gets a job, she
settles down. On the up side, it is well told and good to read, if you forget
the first half of the story too.
The story is left on a cliff-hanger, preparing you for
another novel, and hopefully welcoming back Ellie and Tom, who you grow to love.
Overall, I did enjoy it! After the last turn of the page, I wanted to read the
next one and hear more about the characters. But I will have to wait, as it is
yet to be published. I would read it again… and as great as the story was, I
think it would have been more effective if Ellie and Tom were found again
before the end! I wanted them back in the story, and it's a shame to lose such great characters.
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