What happens if one lives in a vastly controlled society where reproduction is out of the question? What if you are the last person that was allowed to be born? If you can imagine anything thing with these last two questions make sure to read this book.

That is all I will say say about this. Just read it.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is a good dystopian novel and describes a society that has been broken into three different territories: one for the rich, one for the workers, and one for the poor. The characters are well drawn and the story moves along well and is engaging.

Again, another review where I have to post a trigger warning. In this world, the babies born to the people in Territory L are killed. It is not mentioned in what manner they were killed. The author left enough unsaid for my imagination to go overboard. So, it is safe to say that if you are triggered by infanticide, then do not read the book or the review.

When I saw this series turn up in NetGalley’s Read Now email, I was immediately intrigued. A world where society was divided up by classes? A world where the lower class was not allowed to have children? A heroine who was upset at the restrictions that were in place. Who was willing to do whatever it takes to make sure those sanctions were lifted? Yeah, you could say that my interest was caught.

Emma Whisperer was the last child born in Territory L. All babies born after her were killed. Why she was spared that fate, she didn’t know. She knew that President Esther was wrong in not letting the people in Territory L keep their children. So, the night of the party celebrating her 18th birthday, Emma took a stand. That stand ended up landing her in jail. But, it is in prison where she makes her most dangerous decisions and discoveries. Is standing for what she believes in the right thing? What will be the consequences for her actions? What did she discover?

Like I mentioned above, the plotline caught my interest. How could it not have been? I was a massive fan of the Mockingjay and Divergent series. I figured that the Extinction of All Children would be the same. In a way it was. But it was also different. Emma wanted to change things, and she didn’t let anyone stop her. She made her case in the Extinction of All Children at the beginning of the book. She kept making it every time she got a chance.

I did like Emma. She stood up for what she thought was right. She did try me nuts, though. Even though she was 18, she acted like she was so much younger at points in the book. Her eyes rolled so much in this book; it wasn’t funny.

Let’s talk about President Esther. She made my skin crawl. I couldn’t understand how one bitter woman could decide that a class of people didn’t deserve to have their children. I got why she felt that way. Growing up poor will leave scars. But to punish people for what her mother went through. That screamed deeper issues. How deep, though, wasn’t revealed until the end of the book.

The Extinction of All Children fit in well with the dystopia genre. The author did a fantastic job of building up a world where a country was divided into classes and walls.

This book also fits in well in the Young Adult genre. If the characters had been older, the book wouldn’t have worked. It needed young people. It required that energy that Emma had and projected.

The end of the Extinction of All Children left me with more questions than answers.. I wondered why certain people had grudges. I wondered who the head of Territory M was. It was well written, but nothing was ended. The storylines were not completed. Which is fine because that is a lead in to book 2

The concept of the dystopian fiction of a future where anyone under the age of 18 is forbidden to live is such a well thought and clever concept.
I'd almost imagine this book as a crossover of the hunger games and the giver, there are themes of thriller and romance incorporated into this book and the chemistry between the characters are amazing.

The novel is based on a girl called Emma who is the last 18-year-old living in her territory. It depicts how she survived and what it feels like to be the only girl her age in town. The ending of the book is simply far from what you expect and overall the plot and storyline were very interesting. Looking forward to a sequel!

This book was not for me.

The main character Emma is unsympathetic, to arrogant to work in a shop or on a farm and seems to be one of these "chosen one" characters, who have nothing special on the page, but are sooo impressive to other characters in the book.

The influence of "The Hunger Games" -series is pretty obvious, this doesn't have to be a bad thing, if only it would make something more interesting out of the premise.

Everything in this book is black and white, characters and worldbuilding are weirdly flat, the repetitions remind me of childrens books.

I gave this book one star for basic formatting, one star for the story arc and one star because it is a YA book.

YA books can be very interesting to me, but sometimes are just to simplistic for my taste. A book I might have enjoyed very much as a teenager now feels very flat.

I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.

Extinction Of All Children is the 1st book in a trilogy by L.J. Epps. I have seen it referred to as both the Extinction and the Extinction of All Children trilogy. If I really like a book I hate to wait for more in the series. Fortunately, all 3 books have been published.

At first, I am not sure why but the series reminded me of the Shadow Children 7 book series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. (If you have not read the Shadow Children you should definitely check it out.) Both were written well and involved societies in which children were not allowed to be born. That is where the similarities end.

In Extinction, the world is divided into 3 classes - the rich, the working class, and the poor - in which they live in separate territories and are not allowed to mix. The poor are forbidden to have any children. This series focuses on Emma, the last child born in Territory L. Any children born after her were taken to be killed. She is the last to turn 18. She knows this is wrong and you will need to read the book to find out what she does about it.


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An interesting dystopian novel that involves a young lady who is searching to find her voice and purpose.

This book was crazy, but in a good way.
I actually liked this book better than the Hunger Games.
A four star read.

Craigluy is a world divided according to class. Lower, middle and upper classes are separated and live totally different lives. In Territory L, Emma Whisperer is the last child to turn 18. The last baby to grow up. Lower class citizens have been deemed irresponsible and are no longer allowed to have children. Anyone who comes up pregnant is arrested, forced to bear the child and watch as the baby is taken away to be killed. It is a brutal world to live in. Those in Territory M and Territory U have other options, but President Esther controls all aspects of society no matter which class. Emma Whisperer....the last child....wants to change everything. She wants everyone to live together again...for people to be free.

The Extinction of all Children series is a trilogy. Book one introduces Emma and centers around Territory L. The storyline moves from L to the middle class area and on to the upperclass walled-in territory in the final book. I enjoyed how the characters developed throughout this series. Emma knows in the first book that she wants to see President Esther's policies destroyed...to remove the segregation from the people of Craigluy. Over the 3 books, Emma and the followers/supporters she gathers go from dreaming of freedom to actually fighting to try and make it happen. President Esther is a worthy, tricky adversary. She is wiley and wise. I found myself not able to totally hate her. Down at her very core, there is some good....at one point she actually had the best interests of the people at heart. But it got twisted inside her mind. Absolute power really does corrupt.

All in all this series is a very enjoyable read. I found the premise a bit unrealistic, but the story for me was enjoyable enough to override my sense of realism. The charcters are nicely developed over the 3 parts of the story. There is a lot of action, and the story moves along at a nice pace. There is plenty of suspense and some nice twists in the tale.

Enjoyable read! Nothing inappropriate for older teenagers, but be aware that there is discussion of abuse, death, imprisonment, murder, infanticide, torture, violence and other topics that may require a trigger warning for some students/adults reading this series.

**I voluntarily read review copies of the three books in this series by L. J. Epps via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**

This was a fun dystopia to read. A little bit The Breeder, and a little bit Hunger Games. Esther REALLY reminded me of President Coin from Mockingjay. Looking forward to the next two books.

Interesting premise, creepily similar to The Hunger Games. But boy oh boy, this is no Hunger Games. The story quickly devolves into a ridiculous opus on an evil President killing all the babies in Territory L (for losers or lowlifes or, not really sure what it was supposed to stand for).

The writing is amateurish, the characters one dimensional, and I started skipping whole paragraphs, then whole pages, just to bypass the repetitive descriptions of every, single, little, thing they do and say.

Can't recommend this book.

I was really stuck between two and three stars.... The story does have some redeeming qualities. I was hooked enough to read until the conclusion. There was a slight cliff hanger - an escape but without any real resolution.

Overall this story was very much like Hunger Games but without the details and characters which made that book so relatable. I felt this book was pushing the questions of poverty, race, and overall inequalities. Perhaps a sequel would give some explanations.

Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

So different!

I enjoyed this quite a bit. I haven't read anything really like this in quite a while. It was refreshing and intriguing. With the way the places are divided I totally got Hunger Games vibes from it. The concept for this is so good and I couldn't put it down.

I'm not sure why I had not heard of this book before, but it's most definitely a great read! The story is unique...and scary. I cannot see how the US could devolve to this point, but it's scary to see in my mind. L J Epps has done a fantastic job of making the reader see life as it could be in the future. The characters work as a family and as individuals, making it hard to like or dislike them. The hardships faced at the lower levels of poverty and the differences between lives lived just a few miles apart are staggering. Fear and hardship are constant companions to those living in the L district. How they live and prosper is definitely a story worth reading.

Extinction Of All Children by L.J. Epps is a dystopian, young adult novel set in a place called Craigluy in the year 2080. The reader follows the journey of Emma Whisperer, an 18 year old who was the last child to be born in her territory. Yes babies were still born after Emma, however they are taken away from their parents. As a reader, we want to find out what happens to these children.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Extinction of All Children by L. J. Epps
4 Stars

<em>A young adult, fantasy novel about a teenager who is the last eighteen-year-old in her territory. There will never be another child; every baby born after her has been taken away. Everyone wonders why she survived.


Emma Whisperer was born in 2080, in the small futuristic world of Craigluy. President Esther, in charge for the last twenty-two years, has divided their world into three territories, separated by classes—the rich, the working class, and the poor—because she believes the poor should not mingle with the others. And, the poor are no longer allowed to have children, since they do not have the means to take care of them.


Any babies born, accidentally or willfully, are killed. Emma is the last eighteen-year-old in her territory; every baby born after her has died. Somehow, she survived this fate.


During the president’s Monday night speech, she announces a party will be held to honor the last child in the territory, Emma Whisperer. Emma must read a speech, expressing how happy she is to be the last eighteen-year-old.


Emma doesn’t like the rules; she doesn’t believe in them. So, she feels she must rebel against them. Her family doesn’t agree with her rebellion, since they are hiding a big secret. If this secret gets out, it will be disastrous, and deadly, for her family.


During Emma’s journey, she meets—and becomes friends with—Eric. He is one of the guards for the president. She also befriends Samuel, another guard for the president, who is summoned to watch over her. As Emma meets new people, she doesn’t know who she can trust. Yet, she finds herself falling for a guy, something which has never happened before.


After doing what she feels is right, Emma finds herself in imminent danger. In the end, she must make one gut-wrenching decision, a decision that may be disastrous for them all.</em>

As soon as I read the synopsis of this book, I knew I would enjoy it. The writing is a little rough and a lot of the comparisons are unconventional, but the overall plot and story itself, are very intriguing. Emma lives in a world that is divided into three territories. L, for Lower class, M, for middle, and U for Upper. She lives in the poorest class, territory L where it is illegal to have babies. Any citizen who impregnates or becomes pregnant is thrown into jail and the child, upon birth, is killed.

All this is courtesy of President Esther. After several successful terms of being president, the people voted for her to be president until she resigns or dies. This is when she decides to enact all of her laws regarding separation and murdering innocent babies.

Emma was the last baby allowed to grow to 18 years old. President Esther decides to throw a party in Emma's honor and during her speech, she rebels against Esther and her ideas. Thus begins a rebellion.

As I mentioned, the writing isn't perfect, but this story just completely intrigues me. I like Emma as a character. I feel a lot of female leads in series today are whiny and try to act tough, but fall short. I feel Emma is realistic and though she's no kick-ass assassin, she holds her own pretty well. After speaking against President Esther and her policies, Emma is thrown in jail. The way the rest of the book progresses is quite unexpected. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dystopians and has an open mind. I'm continuing with the next two books in this trilogy and I'm excited to see how Emma's story progresses.

I was immediately intrigued by the world without children. The world tyrannized by the president that took pregnant women and their new-born babies away.

Whisperer family were good friends with President Esther a long time ago. Before she became this radical president. And it so happened that Emma, their younger daughter, is the last child in Craigluy. Every baby born after her has been murdered. What makes her special?

L. J. Apps had this appealing idea of creating a futuristic society on the brim of extinction of all children, talking about important subjects like poverty, population control, human rights - whose choice is it, after all, to have or do not have a baby? Divided into three territories - Territory L, Territory M, and Territory U, people are grouped together depending on their economic status (lower class, medium class, and upper class).

As interesting as the idea sounds, I can’t say that it was executed well. It is not a bad book by any means, but it didn’t leave me wanting more.

It reads very quickly and easily (sometimes too easily), has these elements that most teenagers will probably enjoy, like:
- getting ready for the event in Emma’s honor. That Cinderella moment of choosing a dress for someone whose family is barely scraping by;
- the chosen one trope and all male attention;
- romance and jealousy;
- cheesy lines;
- training and fighting.
The classic tropes of a YA dystopian.

The book has a feeling of a manuscript that requires more editing to polish it out. It needed editing of the repetitiveness of some words. Editing of the plot lines and events.

Everyone liked Emma and wanted to be Emma, but she hasn’t really done anything. Or at least the way the events were presented, I didn’t feel like she has done enough to deserve the attention.

As interesting as the plot sounds, it was one of those books that I forgot immediately after reading, and have no interest to continue with the rest of the series.

This book was very good, it kind of reminded me of HungerGames and Divergent, with a splash of the Selection. I felt that, though, it might not have been thought through in some places. It felt like since her statement was aired publicly that the punishment was severally lacking. Thirty days in lock up with meals seems like a dream for someone who didn't always know if they were getting their next meal. And it seemed as if she had favorable treatment.

Good book, but some things didn't really add up for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book. The review is my own thoughts.

Extinction of all Children blew me away! I hadn't read anything by the author before, but I'm definitely adding them to my buy list!

The writing style is fantastic and I really enjoyed the story and characters.

I read this book in one sitting. The story itself is intriguing and paints a dark picture of a world where poor people simply aren’t allowed to procreate. However, I felt the writing was stilted and somewhat repetitive which rather spoiled the effect.

I will probably read the next book in the series to see what happens to Emma, but more because I’m interested in the story than because I’m keen to read more by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this book.