Published by: HarperTeen, May 6th 2014
Genre: YA, Thriller, Paranormal, with a dash of Science fiction toward the end
Pages: 352
Format: Ebook
Source: HarperTeen via Edelweiss
She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future.
World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They've survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still be out there.
At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.
When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything was a lie.
Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day world she never knew existed. But while she's trying to find a way to rescue her friends and family, someone else is looking for her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about the secrets of her past.
She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future.
World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They've survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still be out there.
At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.
When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything was a lie.
Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day world she never knew existed. But while she's trying to find a way to rescue her friends and family, someone else is looking for her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about the secrets of her past.
Let me start by saying what the hell was that ending? Not cool, Plum, not cool.
Also don't trust the blurb, or the cover. Think this is a post apocalyptic novel? Wrong. Think it's dystopia? Also wrong. This is a contemporary thriller with a kickass lady of colour main character, a pretty little rich boy, wonderfully original fantasy abilities, and a high stakes manhunt for reasons unknown.
In a word: AWESOME.
I loved this from the first chapter. I did not, in any way, expect Juneau, the MC, to be part of a tribe. I didn't expect her to connect to the earth - the Yara - and be able to control it in a way that was both unique and familiar. I loved Juneau instantly. She's everything I admire and love to read in a main character. She's feisty, she's assertive, she knows exactly how to get what she wants, and she has an absolute heart of gold. And Miles? The sheltered son of a rich CEO (or something along those lines) who wants for nothing, being thrown into the wilderness and forced to confront his problems, all the while convincing himself he isn't developing feelings for Juneau? Yes. I like.
I loved absolutely everything about After The End. It was unexpectedly magical and thrilling in every way.
Also don't trust the blurb, or the cover. Think this is a post apocalyptic novel? Wrong. Think it's dystopia? Also wrong. This is a contemporary thriller with a kickass lady of colour main character, a pretty little rich boy, wonderfully original fantasy abilities, and a high stakes manhunt for reasons unknown.
In a word: AWESOME.
I loved this from the first chapter. I did not, in any way, expect Juneau, the MC, to be part of a tribe. I didn't expect her to connect to the earth - the Yara - and be able to control it in a way that was both unique and familiar. I loved Juneau instantly. She's everything I admire and love to read in a main character. She's feisty, she's assertive, she knows exactly how to get what she wants, and she has an absolute heart of gold. And Miles? The sheltered son of a rich CEO (or something along those lines) who wants for nothing, being thrown into the wilderness and forced to confront his problems, all the while convincing himself he isn't developing feelings for Juneau? Yes. I like.
I loved absolutely everything about After The End. It was unexpectedly magical and thrilling in every way.
Characters ★★★★☆
Setting/world building ★★★★★
Writing Style ★★★★☆
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