Amy Plum

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. 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.

Searching for fellow survivors of World War III, a girl from a remote Alaskan village discovers the war never actually happened and that she must now adapt to a strange and dangerous modern world. The plot contains profanity.

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Michael Grant's Gone series meets M. Night Shyamalan's The Village in this riveting story of one girl's journey to save the very people who have lied to her for her entire life. Amy Plum, international bestselling author of the Die for Me series, delivers a fast-paced adventure perfect for fans of Marie Lu, Veronica Rossi, and Robison Wells. Juneau grew up fearing the outside world. The elders told her that beyond the borders of their land in the Alaskan wilderness, nuclear war had destroyed everything. But when Juneau returns from a hunting trip one day and discovers her people have been abducted, she sets off to find them. And leaving the boundaries for the very first time, she learns the horrifying truth: World War III never happened. Nothing was destroyed. Everything she'd ever been taught was a lie. As Juneau comes to terms with an unfathomable deception, she is forced to survive in a completely foreign world, using only the skills and abilities she developed in the wild. But while she's struggling to rescue her friends and family, someone else is after her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about her secret past.

After the End

Zaira A 

First off I was not aware that this book is suppose to be a mix of contemporary and dystopian. So for me it almost felt like a hodgepodge of different genre of books. I wouldn't classified this book at all as dystopian. I feel that was what throw me off. The minute that they started talking about Yara and mystical powers I was a little thrown off. Mind you, I live for fantasy books, completely love them. I just felt that although her powers were interesting the premise of the book was not the best for it. 

I also found a little puzzling that once Juneau was brought to civilization there was not a drastic reaction from her. Going from what we know from the book that Juneau was raised off the grid, I felt that she was too comfortable with certain technology. Just made the character a little less believable. I did enjoyed certain aspects of the books. For instance Miles reactions to Juneau abilities and quirks were pretty funny almost endearing. 

The book as a whole was entertaining but I felt that it lack detail and focus. Most of the best parts of the book were at the beginning. Unfortunately I felt that the book did not deliver a good ending that will compel me to read the second one. Knowing me since the book left so many questions unanswered. I will probably read the second one just to know what happens next.

Danielle H.

So that ending was a bit of a cliffhanger...I hate cliffhangers! Now I need the next book.

Review to come

Alejandra

Vaya.
Que decepción más grande me he llevado.
El libro no es como te lo pintan, sinceramente. Los personajes son planos y sin sentidos, la historia carece de mucho sentido y de respuestas. 
La sensación que tuve de Juneau fue como si me la trataran de vender como otra Katniss Everdeen, otra chica que haría lo imposible por recuperar a su familia, dando la casualidad de qué, como no, ella es la chica especial, la mejor en todo lo que hace. Sin embargo, no es lo peor de la historia.
Miles... de verdad no hay palabras para describir lo estúpido de este personaje.

Es una pena escribir esto, pero de verdad que decepción.

Jessica Nottingham

I'll be honest, After the End was a struggle for me to finish. The beginning held promise, despite the fact that it felt like something had been done before. Juneau was an intriguing character. Brought up in the Alaskan Wilderness, made to believe that she was one of few survivors of the last world war, and able to connect with the "Yara" or the Earth itself to do magic. All of this had the power to sweep me up and carry me through the story. I was like a little child with her hands in the air, waiting to picked up. Sadly, that never happened and I was left disappointed.
 
I think the biggest flaw with this story is the dual POV it tries to hold onto. The story shifts between Juneau and Miles, but it doesn't really need to. Juneau's story would hold water on its own. She is the one who has a magical connection to the "Yara", or the Earth. She is the one who is being hunted for reasons unknown. She is the one who has survival skills and who has a remotely interesting story. Miles? Miles is a spoiled boy from the city, with a rich, evil father, who just wants to prove himself. His chapters are terribly boring, and honestly don't add much to the story at all. I feel like this was the main thing that slowed this read down.
 
My other issue was just with continuity. Juneau comes from the Alaskan Wilderness and is thrown into a world she didn't believe existed. Suddenly there is money to deal with, cars to drive, McDonalds to eat, and so many other things that are shockingly new. Magically, she adjusts in a matter of pages. The girl who at first shied away from cars on the street, is suddenly able to drive one. Can someone please tell me how she knew what the peddles were? She also somehow can distinguish money, buy clothes in a GAP, and know how to buy a ferry ticket. Is anyone else as confused as I am? I was so frustrated.
 
Finally, is the simple fact that this story just doesn't really go anywhere. It's a constant pattern of running and camping. Fleeing and an attempt at back story. I was left so bored by the middle of the book that I no longer wanted to know why Juneau was being chased, I just wanted her to finally find her clan so things could move forward. Add in yet another abrupt ending, masquerading as a cliffhanger, and I was just tired.

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