This is the first book in a series about what happens to a family when all electricity and transportation stop working. Cars no longer work, there is no running water, and there are no media updates. You can’t turn on the television or hop on the internet to find out what is going on.
The story follows the Brannings, a family of four, as they struggle through these changes. At first people in the neighborhood start hoarding supplies, but they soon realize that in order to survive they are going to have to work together. Some of the neighbors pull together and start a neighborhood watch and put supplies together. Others are looting, hoarding, and meanwhile there is a murderer in their midst.
In one part of the book they put clothes in the washing machine, fill it with water from buckets, and then wonder how they are going to get the water out. Soon people are washing their clothes in the lake and nobody can get as clean as they are used to.
In one part of the book they put clothes in the washing machine, fill it with water from buckets, and then wonder how they are going to get the water out. Soon people are washing their clothes in the lake and nobody can get as clean as they are used to.
This was an interesting read that made you think, what would I do in that situation? We are so accustomed to technology. What would you do if there was no longer running water? What would you do if you could no longer just jump in the car to get somewhere, but instead had to either walk or ride a bike? What would you do if you couldn’t easily call your family on the phone?
This was a quick read that made you want to go and read the next one to find out what happens next. (This is the first in a series of four.)
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