Review - Fallout by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus

Title: Fallout

Author: Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus

Series: Flashpoint #3

Release Date: November 22^nd 2019

Format: Kindle

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Synopsis: As Mercy deals with the influx of survivors, hard choices must be made all while a sinister presence draws ever closer in Flashpoint Book 3....

Half of the earth's population has been wiped out. Impossible to predict or stop, the Gamma Ray Burst tore through the Earth like a bullet, its radiation wave killing hundreds of millions and the aftereffects ensuring the deaths of billions more.

Now, as the world crumbles around them, a ragtag group of survivors make for the only home they know - the small town of Mercy. Spared the worst of the GRB's effects, the town is isolated, safe and self-sufficient - for now. The flash hasn't just decimated the Earth's population, though. It's brought out the worst in many of those who are still alive.

Survival in this new world doesn't just depend on preparedness - it depends on strength.

*****

It's the one disaster no one can plan for. A rogue cosmic event called a Gamma Ray Burst, sending a spike of radiation through the earth like a .50 caliber bullet through a ripe watermelon. It's speculated that such an event hit the Earth at some point in the past, causing a mass extinction event. With two potential sources for a GRB pointed directly at our heads, the chances of another one happening in our lifetime is remote... but still possible.

In Flashpoint, we explore such an event and the havoc it would wreak across the entire planet. From destroying our atmosphere to millions dying from incredibly painful radiation exposure, a GRB would be unpredictable and unavoidable for everyone, rich and poor, prepared and unprepared alike.

Flashpoint is a six-book miniseries-like event, written by Tara Ellis and #1 best-selling post-apocalyptic author Mike Kraus. This thrilling post-apocalyptic survival series will have you second-guessing the very nature of post-apocalyptic disaster scenarios and leave you breathless with every turn of the page.

My Review: Book 3 in this series was good, not the best but I did enjoy reading everyone’s stories.

In this book now reunited with his son Ethan, Tom travels with Danny and Ethan to Mercy who is trying to rebuild after the GRM by working together.

The Military are starting to take over small towns and setting up shelters as FEMA camps unfortunately for Tom, Danny, Sam and Ethan they stumble upon a camp who puts them into quarantine on arrival. The military take away all their belongings including their horses and lock Tom up after an encounter gone wrong with the man in charge of the camp and Ethan manages to save them.

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Read in 2020: 15/35

Review - Grandad's Girl by Emma Louise

Title: Grandad’s Girl

Author: Emma Louise

Series:

Pages: 240

Release Date: November 1^st 2018

Format: Paperback

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Synopsis: He told me he loved me.
He told me it was normal.
I wanted to believe him.

Emma’s grandad was kind and loving, so when she was 11 and he started abusing her, she didn't understand what was happening. He convinced her that what he did to her was normal, and that their relationship was special – but then manipulated her into having sex with another man. Over the next seven years, Emma’s grandad sold her to over two hundred men, and forced her to keep the shameful secret. This is her true story of survival.

My Review: Emma was the youngest out of her siblings and all she wanted was to be grown up and treated like a grown up. She was close to her grandfather; she was his special girl, when he got ill she went to stay with him to help him.

At age 11 Emma’s grandfather started to abuse her, he supplied her with alcohol and cigarettes to keep her quiet, he told her that what was happening was supposed to happen and that she was a grown up.

Emma’s grandfather subjected her to horrific things and pimped her out to random men who did awful things to her.

I am glad that Emma was able to tell her parents what her grandfather was doing and was able to stand up to him and send him to prison.

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Review - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Author: J. K. Rowling

Series: Harry Potter #7

Pages: 652

Release Date: 

Format: Hardback

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Synopsis: Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and they take to the skies, he knows Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters will not be far behind.

The protective charm that has kept him safe until now is broken. But the Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything he loves. And he knows he can’t keep hiding.

To stop Voldemort, Harry knows he must find the remaining Horcruxes and destroy them.

He will have to face his enemy in one final battle.

My Review: 10 points to me for having finally finishing the Harry Potter series.

The story was okay, I obviously knew what was going to happen as I’ve seen the films a few times, there were a few things different which I liked and it gave the story more details.

Harry, Hermionie and Ron leave their families in search of the Horcruxes to destroy them so that they can kill Voldemort, Voldemort is on a quest of his own he's after the Elder Wand so that he can destroy Harry.

There were a lot of deaths but the only ones I was sad about were Hedwig and Bellatrix, Bellatrix has been my favourite character throughout (as well as Luna), I’m glad that we got to see what happed to Tonks and Lupins son it always bothered me while watching the films that we didn’t get to see it.

I think I still prefer the films over the books but if I ever have children I plan on reading this series to them.

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Review - Hide and Seek by A. J. Everhart

Title: Hide and Seek

Author: A.J Everhart

Series: The Survival Games #2

Release Date: April 28^th 2020

Format: Kindle

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Synopsis: We thought the vaccine would fix everything: we were wrong.

The second anniversary of the outbreak approaches and we are still outnumbered.

Pockets of human settlements struggle to survive in this new world where your neighbours are just as deadly as the infected.

To stay alive, we must play the ultimate game of hide and seek.

But when the rules of the game keep shifting, will Anna find her way back to Luke and Donovan?

Or will those hunting them find Anna first?

My Review: The second story in this series focuses on Donovan and Anna. Hide and Seek was a lovely read one of my favourite parts was between Mia and Lieutenant Kelp although I do like the scenes with Donovan and Luke too they are sweet especially given what they’re going through.

Donovan is looking after Anna’s son who won’t leave his side all while trying to find Anna and bring her to the base and Anna is out there trying to get to her son but ends up in a place that isn’t what it seems.

Will Donovan find Anna? Will Anna get back to her son? Will the mutating zombies or the Wharf Rats get to them first? You’ll need to read it to find out.

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Read in 2020: 15/35