Interesting, if predictable post-apocalyptic story. There were some familiar elements to it, it reminded me of Oblivion, which is a movie I love...but the book lacked some good, deep character development that was needed.

This series-starter has great potential! The characters were well-built, the writing style was smooth and easy to follow and the story itself was captivating.
Can't wait to sink my teeth into the next book in the series.

While this book had potential, and there was the bones of a great epic story here, I felt that the characterisation was lacking...something. It's not that it's bad, but it's not exactly mesmerising either.
A solid start and I would continue to read the later books to see how the story developed, but I have to rate it 3.5 stars, rounded up to four.

I want to thank the author and the Netgalley website for allowing me to read this book that I loved and that makes me want to read the whole series.

Seventeen years ago the world had ended, we find Maisy who was born and raised in this famous bunker and she thought she was the only one to survive until the day someone knocks on her door, it's Garlind and since he burst into her life, Maisy has discovered the outside world. She trusts him and she never should have because the ships were not what they expected.

A book read in one sitting, I was so hooked on the story that it was so gripping, addictive, captivating, full of suspense and twists and turns with very endearing characters.

I loved this very much! The characters, the actions and even the plot itself! Very inspiring for my own book too!

this was a great start to a series, the characters were great and I really enjoyed getting to know this world. I look forward to more from the series.

Jamie Campbell brings Maisy to life in a bunker where she believes that she is the lone survivor of a meteorite crash. Until of course there is an ominous and somewhat persistent knocking at the door. Now you can tell her parents never showed her a horror movie because “Hello, you never open the door!!!” She does. (laugh)

Campbell then takes us on an adventure that not only has Maisy facing off against the world’s most dangerous animal, but some others. Apparently some things survived the meteorite. Then mother nature has some surprises for Maisy. Campbell moves the story along quickly from South Dakota to South Carolina. Not everyone survives.

When the ships arrive, Campbell manages to throw another surprise in at the last minute and leaves us with a cliffhanger. What a trip After The End is and I want to see where it goes and who survives. Luckily for us, it looks like a box set already out and on Kindle Unlimited too!

I received an ARC of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.

This book as an interesting read it's the beginning of a new series. It falls a little flat in character development and world building for me so hopefully that will evolve more in the next book.

The overall concept is good so the series has potential and it is fairly action packed and has well developed action scenes. I do love a good dystopian landscape so I am glad I gave it a try.

I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an E-Copy of this book!

This is the kind of story one reads to escape the world and all of its problems to arrive at the arms of loving characters, amazing world building and great storytelling.
First off, te writing style of this book was quite easy to understand and rather fast to read, which are both great qualities in my opinion. The world building was on point and developed, executed, and imagined beautifully. The characters were also great, though I felt we lacked some more backround on our side characters, especially Garlind, and the romance in this book was poorly developed. It was just too rushed, too superficial and without much usefulness other than... be there, y'know?

Another thing that bothered me was the rather unusual twist at the end. I will not give spoilers, but it just felt too surreal and weird. It was quite strange and made me loose my interest like a snap of the fingers.

Over all, great book to escape the world for one evening but lacked some development in certain areas.

Thank you again to Jamie Campbell and NetGalley for the free ebook copy. I am truly grateful🖤✨

Really enjoyed this book I liked the way it was written with the story flowing really easily throughout the book. I was gripped very early on by the main character and it didn't disappoint me. Great story right to the end. Will definitely read the next one.

Maisy was born in a bunker. She’s never seen the outside of the bunker. Her parents told her that it was thought that when the meteor hit earth, it would change life on earth. She has lived in the bunker for 17 years having no one to talk to since her parents died. There is hardly any food left to eat or fuel to run the electrical system. If she doesn’t leave the bunker, she will die. If she does leave the bunker will she be able to survive? As Maisy is thinking this over, she hears knocking at the door. Should she answer it? She finally decides to and meets Garland. Garland convinces Maisy to fo with him, when she learns about the ships that come and take humans to other humans who live on this much bigger ship. As they travel, they find food sometimes. They meet people. At one point where they are being shot at, Maisy and Garland have separated. Will they meet up agin? Hoping against hope, that Garland will see the messages she leaves for him on sides of buildings. Will they meet up? Will they or not go on the ships?

The dystopian novel is the first book of the series. It is auctioned pack with unexpected twists and turns that kept me reading. The author’s descriptions and how the scenes played out are great. It is a mesmerizing story that makes me want to read the next book now!

A post-apocalyptic book without zombies (so far) where the plot revolves around Maisy who has lived her whole 17 years in a bunker. Her parents fled there when a meteor struck the earth and she has never seen the outside until the day someone is knocking on her bunker door. Since she is out of food and gas for her generator there is no other option than to trust the boy in front of her door and follow him on his journey to the ocean.
Maisy is way to comfortable with him and the outside for someone who has spent all her life in a bunker and the last 8 years alone. As a reader you can understand Maisy needs to attach herself to someone to help her out, but how did Garlind end up at the bunker, why does he so desperately want to take her along but not others? There were too many questions and inconsistencies for me to get completely wrapped up in the story. I found myself wondering how Maisy survives on her own for weeks, why didn't Garlind find her sooner and where is the character growth? The charachters were flat to me, I could not really get a connection with them. It is a shame though cause the story is actually intriguing enough and I do think I want to find out what happens next. Just not because of the people but because of my curiosity when it comes to the state of earth and how that came to be.

*** An ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a honest review ***

Almost didn't bother to finish this book - skimmed the last 1/3. I liked the description but it didn't meet my expectations. It's VERY predictable. Garlind is the first and only boy Maisy has ever met and she is immediately physically attracted to him. Their first meeting is not believable in the least. He happens to come accross her bunker at the exact moment she runs out of fuel for her generator and is almost of food. She lets him in because his continued knocking is annoying her.

I agree with another reviewer here that after so many years of isolation Maisy should be so much more overwhelmed by just going outside. It's not as if she is portrayed as a strong or resourceful person. Her character is weak and cowering - she'd be more likely to step outside and immediately roll up in a ball and suck her thumb, Despite years and years of being told it's dangerous outside, she has zero idea how to defend herself and doesn't seem to want to learn.

Not the character I'd look to as a role model for resilience or bravery.

Stuck in a bunker for 17 years. Never seeing the world outside. Never smelling the air or tasting the sweet sense of freedom. Locked inside 4 walls with nobody. Then one day a knock comes on the outside door. What's Maisy to do. Her supplies have dwindled. Her parents have long since gone. Maybe this is a rescue. After several hours she opens the door to Garlind. A boy with a story of ships that can save them. They have to get to the coast. Shes reluctant to leave her safe haven but knows eventually she will have to. Maybe this is the time.
This book has a great storyline. Girl in a bunker because the world is going to be hit by a meteor. Her parents were scientists and decided to go underground. It never says how long they planned to be underground. But that doesn't really matter to this story. After 17 years maisy is seeing the blue sky for the first time. Her first look at the world she's only known from books she's read. She trusts Garlind and his desire to get to the coast for rescue ships. What follows is the discovery of a world destroyed. They have to scavenge everywhere they walk. To get food that hopefully will still nourish them. I liked this journey they took. It gives a great description of decay and destruction. There are so many scenarios that happen during their journey that keeps this book interesting and believable. I would recommend to those fascinated with dystopian/ post apocalyptic novels. A great beginning to a series. Cant wait ti continue the journey with book 2.
Thanks to Netgalley for this copy I've read.

Storyline was confusing and choppy. Characters were not well developed, although I kind of expected it to be not so amazing going in. I tend to have that intuition about books. I should have listened to my gut. DNF

There was so much potential in the story line but by the end I found myself disappointed. I found most of it juvenile and predictable. There could’ve been more expansion on the characters and their growth.
The story captured my attention and it was written in a way I enjoyed reading but it lacked something.
There was also quite a few grammar/spelling mistakes which hindered the flow. As much as I would love to know more about the Maisy and Garlind I do not think I will be reading book number 2.

I did not finish this book. The premise sounded great and the cover looked awesome. I was really excited to read this, but the moment I started reading, I knew I was about to be disappointed.

From the beginning the book just didn't feel realistic at all. Take Maisy and Garlind's first meeting for example; I would expect a little bit more from a meeting between people who have not seen another human being in years. A lot more, actually. A lot more feelings. A lot more complicated emotions and awkward conversations. And the fact that Maisy has not stepped outside the bunker her whole life? She should be overwhelmed just from the sight of it.

I didn't like the writing. There is too much telling and not enough showing. Quite frankly the writing just isn't good and feels very juvenile.

I read about 25% of the book before deciding to leave it unfinished. The story itself seems interesting, but the execution of it didn't work for me.

This is billed as the next dystopian series of interest, but I’m not sure it will have the longevity to make that happen. This story was relatively short, and looks to be the first in a trilogy. I feel that this could easily have been a long standalone, however. While the characters Maisey and Garlind are well done and relatively well developed and the world building is good enough, I wish more attention had been given to catching formatting errors, which really took away from the reading experience. To be honest, I don’t think I’d pay to read any more in this series if this is the level of writing I will get.