From the description of this book it’s not quite clear what to expect as a reader. In the first few chapters I noticed the writingstyle was very interesting, nice to read and compliant. The story is written in the first person point of view and only a few changes of perspective are used. Most of the story is told from Honey’s perspective, the oldest of three sisters. She’s the one that keeps the group together, but doesn’t always seem to understand or fathom her sisters. This causes some confusion for us as readers, because she’s lived with them in the same house for years and years and they even go to the same school. While the story continues, every sister gets her own voice, her own quality. The elements of the life as a doomsday prepper are a little vague sometimes. But this might be because not all of us know how these people live and how they are raised. The author uses quite a lot of abbreviations. The chapters are not numbered, but every chapter holds one of those abbrevations including their meaning. It’s nice to be prepared for every new abbrevation and it’s meaning, because not all of them are quite obvious, especially not when English is not your first language. In the back of the book there’s also a list of all these abbrevations and this comes in quite handy sometimes, especially because the Juniper sisters use these abbrevations in their conversations. You only have to check the list if you forgot one and you’re good to go.

The story development are quite unique and the storyline takes some peculiar turns. If you’re not acquinted to the habits or rules of doomsday preppers, it’s not hard to lose yourself in this story. It’s only a little difficult to understand the way Honey and her sisters react to or think about specific incidents. This makes it a little more difficult to place yourself in their shoes. It feels more like watching a movie from a distance than being a part of it. It’s also hard to predict what will happen in the story or what to expect. While you continu reading, you might feel how the story will continu and you’re just waiting for ‘the shit to hit the fence’ (as is used in the story quite a lot). You might expect some great outbreak of something dangerous, which will force the girls into hiding. But the three sisters go through something entirly else. They discover something very important about themselves. This turning point surprised me the most because I thought the story would be more about the end of the world.

It takes a while before the real action begins. So the story isn’t always exciting and didn’t have a little cliffhanger at the end of every chapter. But due to the nice writingstyle you don’t get the feeling you want to put the book down all of the time. The author knows how to keep your attention to the story and how to make you curious to find out about the ending. The ending might surprise you but it’s also a little predictable due to the changes of perspective. Nevertheless, the author kept a few surprises for us at the end. And that’s why you still keep wondering about all the details until the end of the story, until you finished the whole book.

A gripping and mysterious story about three sisters who are raised to survive the end of the world. But they didn’t know they had to use their training and skills fort his one particular purpose.

I will be posting my entire review on goodreads, amazon and my own blog on the date of publication.

I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. I was intrigued with the world of preppers and Brodsky didn't disappoint with the amount of knowledge she wove into the story. The summary is vague and doesn't prepare the reader for what the book is actually about; the reader discovers this fairly early since the chapters alternate between two characters. I was confused for two chapters with the new character since I had no clue how they related to the story, but after a few chapters from this character's point of view I began to connect the dots.

Honey, Birdie, and Blue were amazing. Blue was adorable and I loved every scene she was in. I especially loved her Blueisms and old soul intellect. Honey was the second favorite and Birdie was the least favorite due to her obsession with her boyfriend. As the story progressed, Birdie grew as a character due to several factors and I liked how she wasn't afraid to hold her tongue and protect her sisters.

The only negative I have about the novel is the political ranting. At first it was hilarious to read the digs on Trump, but then the digs kept happening every other chapter and it got old. Especially since the rants had nothing to do with the story in general since the point was made during the very first rant.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review

I did enjoy this book but I personally couldn't connect with the characters and visualise everything that happened in my head. Nevertheless it is a good book but I think it just wasn't for me. 3.5 stars