Mindless Muse Publishing,
Thank You😘 for this three set ebook copy!
So I have to ask is Imogen Keeper doing a fourth book? Because I sure hope so!

After the Plague is a set of three books in one!
And its so damn good, I couldn't stop reading!

This is the type of post apocalypse I can devour and that I did!
Keeper added some romance in the mix and BAM we have a masterpiece here!
Her characters Yorke and Frankie are realistic and flawed!
This writing is something amazing, it's brilliant and compelling! Had me addicted wanting to read more!
I couldn't get enough of the story.
Its very well written and a plot that is so overwhelming with realistic, gut wrenching instincts to survive in this new world they are living in.
If you enjoy a good apocalypse book.... You need to pick this up now!
You will be so entertained, hanging on the edge will anticipation and loving every minute of it!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you again Publisher, NetGalley and Author for the chance to read this amazing set!

A nice slowburn romance set in an apocalyptic world. It reminded me of Year One by Nora Roberts but without the magic.

I got this arc in exchange for an honest review.

usually when i have more than one volume to read from a series, for me to go from one to another and simply read it all i need to be fairly in love... (my kindle has so many deleted volumes from series in which, i only read the first book and deleted the rest because it wasnt what i needed in the moment) and i must say that is what happened here, i felt in love, hard, from the first book until the third, i cried, laughed, the complete run, and quoting a sentence of this book,

"someday, i'm going to die. I want this to be one of my last memories."

i couldnt put it down, i know its not that big, but i read it in 3 days, and now i am sulking because i wanted to have the 4th book and so on... honestly this book after the plague is that good!! at least for me... because a book that make me cry at the death of a character or if it simply brings tears to my eyes, that means, that is deeply touching me inside, and Imogen Keeper is that talented in bringing characters to life...

at first i thought that i wouldnt like frankie, she was the kind of person hidding from what was around her (this was her in the first chapter of the first volume), she has grown so much, brighter than the sun really...

yorke like i said its the perfect man, he knows what he wants, and he knows, that he must be patient, and oh boy, is he patient?! much more than i could possibly ask for, even when he is passing a tought patch he is still himself.. ah i love him hahah ^__^

anyway this is the kind of story that makes my heart go thump thump, that i really needed to read and didnt know i needed... if you like post-apocalyptical stories, with people getting their strength back up and trying to rebuild their lifes, with diferent point of views, (you have a female point of view Frankie, and a male point of view Yorke) and the way they think the sound of their voices is diferent, loved that... there has some heat, and while for some people it wasnt enough, for me it was plenty ^^

thank you NetGalley and Imogen Keeper for the ARC, one that i sincerely loved <3, and i am leaving this review voluntarely

I looooved this book!
I flew through it in 3 days and enjoyed every page. The pacing was wonderful, there was always somehting hapening, quite often i was sitting on the edge of my chair! (is that an actual saying or did i make it up??)
At the beginning i thought it would be overly erotic but there was just the right amount of steamieness in it.
I have already preordered book 4 and i cannot wait for it to come out soon!!!

99 percent of the population are dead from a mysterious plague. Only One percent remain to pick up the pieces.
Frankie is part of the one percent, she has no skills to survive this post apocalyptic world but somewhere deep inside she finds the will to survive.

I loved, loved, loved this series and I cannot wait for the next book in the series. I’m a sucker for post apocalyptic books and this has to be my favourite so far.

Frankie is a great character, strong and resourceful. I really felt for her in the beginning, losing her husband and having nothing left to live for but each day she finds the strength to carry on.

Yorke has all the skills to survive in this new world. He is trained to kill and survive. But with Frankie he has a real soft side.

Imogen keeper is a great storyteller, her characters are likeable and are easy to relate to. The story flows at a good pace and for me has just the right amount of romance.

Thank you to NetGalley, Mindless Muse Publishing & the author for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Going into this book I wasn’t sure how I would feel about the concept of a post pandemic apocalyptic setting, but it definitely intrigued me and I’m glad I decided to read it. I’m definitely glad volumes one through three are being released in one edition as I found the first part of the book a bit lacklustre and reminiscent of a prologue, but as the second and third parts progressed the pace picked up and I became quite attached to the characters.

At the same time, I didn’t find the plot completely gripping and there wasn’t anything exceptional about the writing style so I have rated this 3 stars.

Hit home a little too much with covid. I was freaked out and it was hard to get through. I think this could be reread when covid has kind of dispersed and we’re not all dying. Not for the feint of heart.

I'm ridiculously in love with this series.

This is the first three books, meeting Frankie, Yorke, Auden, and Beast-dog. We follow their journey from being hit with a devastating pandemic to navigating this post-apocalypse world and trying to find their place in it with strangers who become family.

It's heart-wrenching at times because of the loss and relatable difficulties, and made me ugly-cry—which is no small feat. But there's also a consistent message of hope for what can come next in this new world.

I highly recommend this read for lovers of pandemic, dystopian, and post-apocalypse fiction, as well as romance readers who like an enticing plotline and don't mind cliffhangers and slow-burns with steam.

This edition collects the first 3 volumes of the After the Plague series. If you want to escape the real pandemic and read about a future-set fictional pandemic give this series a try. It is non-stop, unputdownable entertainment.

Recommended for: pandemic readers, dystopian fans that enjoy their apocalypse without zombies

Content warning: threats of sexual assault, death, violence, kidnapping

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love love love dystopian, end of the world books, massive plague and war-ending the world as we know it books. Even now, after covid has turned everyday life on it's head, I still enjoy them. I wasn't sure how much I would until I started this great book. I realized that I had actually read sections of this novel previously when it was released as novellas. This new, improved version is much better.

In AFTER THE PLAGUE 99% of the population dies due to virus. The world is practically empty and there is no way to communicate or learn more about other parts of the country much less the city. Background out of the way, we then meet Frankie, an everyday young woman (20's)l who is also strong willed and grieving as she searches for a television newscaster whom she saw on tv before the electricity went out.

Joined by a darling young child, a wonderful dog and soldier, Frankie begins a journey through Washington D.C that is filled with adventures and upsets and a couple of interesting characters. True humanity is revealed as some take to arming themselves and preying on the week.

The book is fast moving and filled with the ups and downs that you would expect in an odyssey. It's labeled as a "sexy thriller" so keep that in mind. To me, it was close to a young adult novel but very enjoyable, very believable and a great ride. If you like dystopia or end-of-the-world novels, you can't go wrong by adding this to your collection! #NetGalley #AfterThePlague

I really enjoyed these volumes. Im eager to see where the story continues from here, and what else happens. I like the lil smutty bits. Just a nice sprinkle here, and there. Nice character developments. Just a great job. Thanks!


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What can I say about this book except that I loved it. I am a fan of the post-apocalyptic novel and this one did not disappoint at all. The story written in a way that you feel like you are right there experiencing what out main characters are dealing with in their struggles to survive. I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next book in the series. Five stars!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.

I didn't know what to expect from this book since I don't usually read post-apocalyptic fiction but I can tell you this didn't disappoint. The amount of tension and stress that went through me as I read these first 3 volumes is tremendous. I kept threatening the air while reading this, saying that if somebody died, I'd throw my kindle across the room (then I calmed down and realized that throwing my kindle would do no good). I look forward to having more stress-induced thoughts when I read volume 4!

This was a really enjoyable read and I’m grateful to have had the chance to review it with an ARC.

These books tell the story of Frankie and Yorke, with the additional characters of Auden and Beast (my personal favourite) who become very important to the central story the further along the story goes. Over the course of the story the reader gets to see how a deadly virus plays out, from the early stages when it hasn’t quite had the full deadly effects on the world, to a kind of post-apocalyptic world that has been almost entirely destroyed by it. I loved how it played things out from a point before it had wholly effected the world to the after effects of a world that had almost entirely been wiped out by it. This was one of the strongest parts of the story for me because you get to see how terrifying it really is for people to endure, and how people go about surviving when it becomes clear this virus could take out most, if not all of, society.

Frankie’s point of view for me was the strongest, as I felt there was so much character development for her and so much going on in her story. From losing one of the most important people in her life, to learning to cope with this and move on with what life she can manage. And then taking on the role of motherhood which she hadn’t expected or set out to do.

Beast is the very important animal sidekick and I loved his presence throughout these books. And I was surprising taken in by Auden, a young boy orphaned and forced to move past this and learn to trust and love a complete stranger. Frankie and Auden’s developing bond was so pure and became such an essential part of the story. I didn’t enjoy Yorkie’s POV quite as much but I did enjoy the developing relationship between him and Frankie, as well as the little tidbits about his life and view that became so important later on.

All together I really did enjoy this read and really want to see where it goes in the fourth part.

Thanks to NetGalley and Mindless Muse Publishing for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

4+ stars

End of world books remain my favorite, even after living thru Covid 19. After the Plague contains books 1-3 of the series (Broken, Lost and Found). I devoured the book and very excited that book 4, Safe, is already out.

99% of the world succumbs to a virus. Artist Frankie loses her husband and feels very unprepared for the new world order. Yorke is a highly trained soldier and has the skills to survive. They meet up and try to survive together.

My very dry review is not doing this fast paced book justice. I got wrapped up in Frankie and Yorke's world and truly enjoyed it. I highly recommend this book.

A perfectly fine and entertaining dystopian romance-adventure. A very fast-paced read, from the moment I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I loved the premise, and finding out that the story is double POV only made me more excited.

We get to follow the story through the eyes of Frankie and Yorke, who both have their own struggles before and after the plague. Here, I felt like the story could've been fleshed out more. Both characters felt a bit flat until the last third of this book, and even though I immediately liked them both, I never felt as invested in their story as I would've hoped. I found it a bit distracting that each volume was so short and was left wanting more. Individually each volume is too short for any significant character or plot development, but if thought of as one volume altogether, it makes more sense.

All in all this book made me want to read more of Frankie and Yorke's story and see their relationship grow. The post-apocalyptic world is fascinating, but it all feels like a beginning rather than a fully fleshed out story. The whole thing ends just ad you feel there's some character and plot development happening, and I as the reader was left wanting for more, feeling like I didn't quite get the reward for sticking through the slow-burn and tension. I definitely want to read part four to see what happens and hopefully there will be more

“In a pandemic is that what dead people become? Trash that needs to be cleared away?” - Frankie

“We might be dead. But we have this moment. And this moment is perfect.” - Frankie

“So, I do the only thing that makes any sense right now. I lie down in the dirt on top of my dead husband’s grave, press my face into the mud right where his shoulder would be, and let the rain wash down.” - Frankie

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This story follow Frankie and Yorke as they make their way through a deadly virus that hits D.C. and the apocalypse that occurs as a result of it.

This book is a collection of the first three volumes in this series. I highly recommend picking this up instead of reading the books separately. The first volume definitely reads more like a part one to a story than an entire book.
Although the first volume was a little slow for me, the rest of the books definitely made up for it!

Frankie struggles with losing her husband, Jimmy to the virus and Yorke struggles with being on his own while looking for his brother.
Frankie is not wanting to continue on after Jimmy dies, but a dog comes up to her and she is compelled to follow him and help him. This event changes the course of her apocalyptic life completely.
Yorke is also on the verge of not wanting to continue on, but he hears something that makes him determined to continue on.


One of my favorite things about this book is Frankie and Jimmy’s relationship. The time you get to spend with them as a couple is amazing and the way you get to see how Frankie struggles with his loss breaks your heart all over again.
Even though there is a good amount of plot in this story, this is very character driven. As a reader, you really do come to love all the characters in this story. I did not think I was going to like Yorke much in the beginning, but hear I am, rooting for him and Frankie.
Another part of this book I love is Frankie’s relationship with Auden. You really get to see Both Frankie and Yorke change and grow throughout this book and it is incredible.

I highly recommend picking up this book! I cannot wait to continue on with this series!

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this ARC!

In the age of the pandemic, I've shied away from the post-apocalyptic genre. Why add more stress when real life is dramatic enough? But Imogen Keeper's saga has reignited a waning interest in this category. "After the
Plague" is set (temporarily) during and then (mainly) in the immediate aftermath of a devastating virus that wipes out most of the Earth's population. The survivors are then left to deal with what it actually means to continue living. We follow the stories of Frankie and Yorke, both lucky to be alive while others around them didn't make it. The pair are virtual opposites forced to do more than co-exist, if they are going to continue living "After the Plague."

I liked this story. Its very fast paced, making it a relatively quick read, despite the heaviness of the topics covered by the plot. I find it interesting that we don't start after the virus has taken out most of the world, we see it happen in real time. With the use of first person POV, we as readers are limited to the actions and emotions of only Frankie and Yorke. I struggled with this particularly in the case of Frankie. She's kind of all over the place to point of it getting frustrating. I very rarely put down a book because of this, but I had to a few times with this one. Yorke is much more straightforward, but I started to like him more as the stories progressed. The plot as a whole was bogged down until it wasn't. For as fast paced as this saga is, most of the interesting bits are crammed in at the end of each volume rather than carrying throughout. We see and hear a lot, but most of it doesn't matter until the last two or three chapters.

The simmering romantic themes are not as intense as I presumed a novel of this genre might incur, but what we do see is a mix of sexy and sweet. I'm definitely still looking forward to the next installment to see where things go.

Frankie is a fragile young artist, loved and coddled by her older husband. When 99% of the world's population dies of a terrible virus, she is left alone and terrified. A chance meeting with a dog and his boy gives her a reason to move forward. Yorke is a soldier with no real family connections, left alone without a mission. Together, they must navigate a changed world full of very real dangers.

I really enjoyed this series, which is definitely a cut above the typical apoc series. The writing is complex and evocative, giving us a full picture of the characters, their emotions, and their reactions. While the plotline is fairly standard, the characterization and writing really elevate this series above the crowd. The author classifies herself as a romance author, but the book had plenty of action and didn't feel like "just a romance".

I was excited to see that the new book in the series was recently released and have already put it on my Kindle!

My only quibble is that it needs much better proofreading and editing. The copy I read was rife with typos, misspellings, and missed and misused punctuation. While I freely admit that I am a picky reader about such things, many of the mistakes were incredibly blatant (and I wondered that they were not caught by a simple spell/punctuation checker).

I received a copy of this series from NetGalley in return for my review.

After the Plague : Volumes 1, 2 & 3 Kindle Edition

by Imogen Keeper  (Author)  Format: Kindle Edition

Thank you to Imogen Keeper, the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary reviewer's copy. I am choosing to leave a fair and honest review.
After 2020 and 2021, you'd think that we would have had enough of deadly viruses and the devastation they leave behind. Books like After the Plague, in all its dark and frightening goodness, prove us wrong.
Set in the future, the world is dealing with the Australian Flu, a super virus that has a high RO because of the long incubation period and has an 80% death rate, all the things that our worst nightmares are made of. But the virus is never the point of these kinds of stories. Whether it be a massive war between good and evil, as in The Stand or a study of gender relations, like The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, the story is about the survivors. And this story is told through a variety of survivors.
Frankie has a strong story arc. She begins weak, proper and dependent. We can see her change with her language. She's a very well done character that was a joy to know.
She isn't alone as a character with a brilliant character arc. Yorke, a Major in the military who has come back to the US with the last people out of a German Base. He moves from distant and mentally cracked to the hero of the piece.
Even the dog, Beast, gets a good story. All the characters are fascinating and make this story what it is. This book is very much character driven but the plot doesn't suffer.

Part of the tension and terror of this new, dark and barbaric world is how real, how easily imaginable to world-building is. Everything seems so incredibly possible. From the lack of food to the corpses in cities to the 'villains' – be they a crazed Meth addict to politicians – every moment is possible. Clearly, Ms. Keeper spent some time in 2020 realizing that, indeed, things could have been so much worse.

My only regret was that the books were so short. Reading them reminded me of The Girl Who Owned a City and Swan Song. This is that good. This series (this is a combo of the first three books) has real heart. It reminds us that most people are at their best when things are at their worst.

4 out of 5
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I came across After the Plague when I was looking for books to request on NetGalley, they provided it to me and I’m very grateful for it to them and also Imogen for writing it.

I didn’t know what to expect from a series with a post apocalyptic scenario where a virus is responsible for the human (almost complete) extermination in a time like this when we have COVID roaming around. However, these books bring a message that could serve us all: hope. Hope that in the end, everything is going to be ok.

I loved the plot, scenario and the characters (all of them from main to secondary). I’ve read some books with this theme before (ones written by really famous writers), but this series is my favorite. I’ll be reading the fourth installment next and you, who is reading this, even if you don’t believe me, just read the first chapter, and I’m sure it’ll captivate you as it captivated me.

Apocalyptic romance with very real characters was an intriguing premise. I loved that Frankie was a gal who wasn't military-trained for an apocalypse (which seems to always be the case in other books) that had seemingly zero skills to help her survive, but she gets braver in the series. Yorke was straight-laced soldier that softens as the books progress. I really enjoyed following their story story, but the first book would have been hard to handle if not for having the 2nd and 3rd book to follow immediately.

As a fan of dystopian genres, After the Plague by Imogen Keeper, was right up my alley. We've survived COVID, what's the worst that could happen now? Enter, the Australian Flu.

This series is such well told, with in depth character development that truly makes you feel a part of it. Her style of writing and attention to detail makes you feel with the characters. Nothing has hit home quite like this series, and that's a great thing. I've described this as a COVID with 90% mortality rate meets The Walking Dead, but without the zombies.

After finishing the first 4 of this series, I want to purchase a plot of land and start becoming a prepper. This is how realistic this plot is. My only dislike is that each book feels too short. I wish they were longer and more condensed into several as opposed to the estimated 9.

After the Plage by Imogen Keeper is a dystopian novel set after a virus sweeps the globe killing the majority of the population. Those that are left have to regroup and try to continue on.

I loved loved loved this book and can't wait to read more. I wasn't sure what I was expected but it wasn't the heartfelt story of people coming together to fight for better. It was all made fairly believable with some good people and some bad but most fighting for what they believe is right,

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in return for an honest review.

I am a fan of romance. But I feel like this book gave me something different. Something extra. Something I needed and didn't know. I give it 3. 4 stars. It wasn't bad.

The pandemic, in times of pandemic, was a great plot. I loved how it refers to Covid 19.

Maybe not the best book to read while living in a real pandemic. Apart from that, the plot and the characters are well developed and I really enjoyed it.

Title: After the Plague
Author: Imogen Keeper
Genre: Romance, fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5

99% of the population dies due to a strange unnatural virus, leaving 1% grieving, scared, desperate, capable of anything, plunged into a world without laws, and no one to enforce them anyway.

Frankie has zero skills to survive, but when she loses the love of her life, she discovers an untapped well of hope and courage inside herself – to find the others, the left-behind survivors who must now rebuild in the face of gathering clans, rising dictators, and everpresent danger.

When Yorke, a lone soldier, who never wanted a family, finds Frankie, he has a single burning conviction: if anyone will make the rules in this strange new lawless world, it will be them.

Before the apocalypse they were strangers. Now their lives will forever be entwined.

I read all three of these stories—Broken, Lost, and Found—pretty quickly. I enjoyed both Frankie’s and Yorke’s points-of-view, as well as the characters themselves. This was an interesting dystopian viewpoint, too: far enough in the future to change daily life (like the prevalence of solar-powered homes so the characters can find one to stay in pretty easily), but not so different that the reader doesn’t feel completely at home. I’m also intrigued by what the red-haired woman who has taken over the White House is up to, so I’ll likely read the fourth volume in this series, Safe, very soon.

Imogen Keeper lives outside of Washington, D.C. After the Plague is her dystopian saga.

(Galley courtesy of Mindless Muse Publishing in exchange for an honest review.)

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review.
It was enjoyable read, but there was some rift between the romance plot and the post dystopian one. Somehow both don't mix. Once reading the summary one wouldn't expect the center of the story to be romance. The narrative itself was really nice and descriptive, which made it very easy to imagine the setting. I also liked the characters, although I really wished for more electricity and sparks between them. I am sure the same crafty skills in the narrative could be used for more emotional descriptions, especially when you center the plot around a romance. It was enjoyable read, but I would love to see the author use their writing skills in a new project where the setting and the main plot fit better. I tried to read while ignoring the virus and the conditions it created. Especially with the entire Covid crisiz.

Definitely a book of the times and one that needs a fair number of trigger warnings for our generation of reader - I felt like it held a lot of hope and healing in the story too though. The romance was great but I really loved how rooted in partnership and trust it was. I'm absolutely planning to pick up the rest of the story after this!

CW/TW: pandemic, death, illness, gun violence, physical assaults

Describes as: "sexy, seductive, breathtaking story", I am still trying to get my breath back. All I can see is thank goodness I can already buy the 4th one!

I wasn't certain exactly what to expect when I picked up this book but I am glad I did. I truly enjoyed the whole volume, such a sweet and amazing story and I am so glad I got to read it!

Well all trigger warnings due to the plague and dead people and family.

I requested this from netgalley. It is a easy read, fast-paced, unique in some ways, very slow burn with some pining, hurt and fucked up shit. I think people who like darker romances will like this and enjoy it! It has a interesting bond but due to the pandemic stuff I will not be continuing. However this is a reflection of me and not the author.

This is the best apocalyptic series I have ever read! Such a heartbreaking yet inspiring story of surviving the unimaginable. A wild adventure from start to finish.

This book is beautifully written and held my interest. I'm usually read horror and/or viral apocalyptic books with more detail. I like to know every last detail of what is happening as it helps paint a picture for me. I am not one who usually enjoys any sort of romance in books; however, the romance in this series didn't seem out of place. The violence, sexual and/or otherwise was tastefully done, or at least as tastefully as one can depict such things. In the aftermath of an apocalypse, there would most certainly be violence, both physical and sexual in nature. It's nice to read about a heroine who handles situations with gusto and an assertive go get it attitude. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes post apocalyptic reading. I am partial stories taking place DURING an apocalypse, but enjoyed this series none the less. I look forward to the 4th installment.

The post-apocalypse fight for life is my favorite type of story for some reason. Not sure if that's a bad thing, oh well.

This book had incredible pacing and low level suspense that kept me reading even while I did things around the house- I just couldn't put it down. The book description had me at the "end of the world" concept and I wasn't expecting the romance since I'm not familiar with this author. Love connections sometimes distract me from the story but this one was well meshed in and felt natural. 

I noticed a few grammatical errors and some small nitpicky issues but overall this story was fantastic.

Note: Thank you to Netgalley & the publishers for allowing me access to this book in exchange for an honest review!

My Review
In my experience, most post-apocalyptic books are usually either terrible or fantastic. I am happy to say that this story is excellent!

The Good Things
1. The main characters are dynamic and exceptionally well written. They are opposites, so things are kept interesting through the different perspectives. 

2. Although this is considered a dystopia romance, I feel like the story is a fantastic work of fiction that is much more in-depth than a mere romance. I dig the slow burn and the relationships in the story. 

3. The world-building fits a post-apocalyptic story, and the problems that arise are not too far-fetched in this hypothetical scenario. 


The Bad Things
1. I am giving it four stars instead of five because of Volume II. It wasn't my favorite, and I'm not sure if it's because I lost momentum or because it felt lackluster in comparison to the first volume. 


My Final Rating:
☆☆☆☆ (Goodreads)
☆☆☆☆ (Blog)
☆☆☆☆ (Amazon)

AAAHHH! Stop. Stop. Stop. I am genuinely surprised by this series… and must continue it! Post-apocalyptic fantasy romance is so hit-or-miss for me and I can’t believe I found a good one. I requested this arc from netgalley on a whim and I’m posting this review a couple of days later. I couldn’t put it down. Plot? Check. Characters? Check. Pacing? Check. Writing style? Check. Dialogue? Check. I’m so happy!

Beautifully written and quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! I thoroughly enjoyed how well developed the characters were and they were amazing! Get ready to be addicted from page one! And what a perfect time for this with the current pandemic we are living through.

I liked the way the story progressed. The author does a good job of keeping you interested in the outcome for the characters the entire way. The descriptions were good without being boring. The conflict was always there and you never knew what was going to happen next. I can't wait to read The next volume to see if everyone is ok and safe.

The very first book I finished in 2022! And honest, a really good start. I found this book thanks to NetGallery. And it passed all my expectations. It had been a while since my last encounter whit apocalyptic, or post-apocalyptic stories. And I wasn’t sure I would still like it, but I gave it a shot. I got hooked in the very first sentence. The book is simply exceptional. Easy to follow, likable and it just catches you. The setting is interesting. The story begins when a plague that would work as the apocalypse is getting out of control. So, you get to follow the characters from the very beginning. You get to meet them in their pre chaos life, see how they deal with their new reality and the stages they go through to find themselves in the new world order. Hope, fear, sadness, desperation, love, it has the whole package. And on top of it, you get Yorke and Frankie. Two narrators spicing things up and making you fall for the book, the narration, the connections, the story, themselves, and each other. The characterization is perfect. And to have well-written characters is golden. Can’t wait to get my hands on volume 4. I desperately need more of them, their relationship, and their amazing story.

I really enjoy reading apocalyptic stories. The what ifs always drag me in with the potential that could happen to our world. Checking out the blurb for After the Plague series hit way too close to home considering what is going on in real world today. But I just had to see what an author would come up with. Would it just be a repeat of what I see on the news today or would Ms. Keeper spin it a completely different way? Got to admit, it’s handy to have all three volumes in one set. Means I can keep going and not wait around for the next book.

BROKEN - Volume 1
YEESH! The plague in this story reads like Covid on Speed! Had to check the date to see when the book was first published. March 2020. Yes, I can see why the author would think we are headed to the population dying off. What’s worse than a pandemic? I don’t know and I’m not sure I want to just so long as it stays confined with these pages. There’s a long build-up to Broken. The stage needs to be set so we the reader can understand what is going on in the world. At times I felt I was living this story. Almost. Almost.

The characters in the story felt so real. I can feel their pain, their fear, their despair. No punches are pulled here as Frankie and Yorke deal with the new world they find themselves in. Their struggles to survive the loss of the what had been, to keep going on. Frankie, oh Frankie. Her pain and loss had me in tears. Her courage, on finding a reason, to keep going. Everything is so palpable. I just couldn’t get what they were going through out of my head. I lost sleep over this book because there was no way I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen next.

LOST - Volume 2
Having just finished Broken, I immediately had to know what was going to happen next. So, without any hesitation or the need for sleep, I continue on to Lost. Book one hit me in all the feels, had me running the gambit of all emotions. This time I’m really enjoying how things are developing for Frankie and Yorke and not so focused on the destroyed world. It all feels so real. Yes, I can see the natural progressing of surviving. Author Imogen Keeper has really nailed it, how the new world could be, how survivors would react. It feels so real, I am ready to put in solar panels in my own home.

And yet, as much as I enjoyed Lost, I felt it just a tiny bit…predictable. Not the whole book, just a certain situation. I saw it coming and, in that moment, I was oh please don’t. I’m really into the story loving every minute and then this? The aftermath was handled very well, and I don’t think we have seen the end of the fallout. It was just a bit too cliché and I found it a little disappointing that it needed to be inserted into the storyline. That’s just my personal opinion of course. With or without it, this is still turning out to be an amazing series.

Found – Volume 3
Still sitting here dealing with the fallout from the last book and expecting more pain and suffering to be read in the third entry, Found. I get that and more. So much more. I honestly didn’t expect to find myself laughing. Yes, there were tears and gut-wrenching fear, but also moments of hilarity. Oh, the surprises instore for Frankie and Yorke. New crew, new life, and actual future together. Is it possible? The emotions between them as the heat cranks up another notch so delicious. But there are secrets that still lay between them, lost loves and pain, and it’s a hurdle they need to get over. The growth between them as a couple and as they find their own individual strengths is what really makes this series special
I’ve run the gambit of emotions. Devastation, tears, laughter. One epic moment after another. But it all comes to one crashing explosive moment as Frankie, Yorke, Auden, Beast and their new crew make the impossible choice of where they are going to live out our post-apocalyptic lives. Can they get out of the city? What’s in store for them next? The anticipation is killing me!


Thank goodness for boxsets! To have all three volumes together without having to sit around and wait for the next book is a total win for me. There’s a lot that happens in each book from the initial devastation of the plague in book one, to the building of the relationship between Frankie and Yorke in book two and finally to book three’s friends, fallout, and freedom. Yes, there is a lot to going on and I loved it so much that I could just keep going through each book non-stop. This is a series I will be recommending!

Stars: 5
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not compensated for the book other than the entertainment it provided. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Listen the writing in this is great, too good. Still in the midst of Covid it’s tough to read, it’s too realistic too easy to see happening. Be ver very careful if you’re heart is still hurting. I got to when Frankie found a kid and that was all I could take

This three set volume was a huge joy to read, and the cover is just gorgeous.
Frankie, a woman who lived with her husband in Los Angelos, in a post- apocalyptic earth, where almost all the world's population is dead or dying due to a pandemic. They were so very much in love and was coping as much as they could.      

The other main character was Yorke, an ex-soldier sent back home to the same city of Los Angelos. He on the other hand had only one family member, his brother. Considering their situation, he hoped to squash whatever beef they had in the past by calling him. His brother didn't want anything to do with him and hung up the phone. Feeling like he was all alone, he was about to jump off a roof, when he heard the grieving scream of a woman somewhere in the distance.        

Between trying to escape the city, gangs who've taken over the white house, finding supplies and parenting a lost and frightened little boy, these two main characters managed to find love in the midst of all the chaos. The question is, would they survive it all to give their love a fighting chance?

I've only ever read one other post-apocalyptic novel. It was based on a second ice-age, so I'm basically new to this genre. However, this novel was so good. It matched up greatly with my expectations, and then some. The characters were easy to love. Although there were times when I wanted to slap the hell out of Frankie. I mean, we understand how you feel but, you might die tomorrow so give that fine-looking soldier a chance man.

Yorke on the other hand, although he was a walking talking weapon, exuded the aura of a kind and protective gentleman, even though he didn't see himself as one. The characters were believable and satisfying.
The challenges these two faced individually and together, had me routing for their love throughout the novel. The pace was steady and each chapter ended with a cliff-hanger, so I was always eager to know, " what's next?" The theme of love, lost and the hope of new beginnings, was effectively expressed throughout the story.

I was elated for how one aspect of the book ended, but not so much for my beloved Yorke and Frankie. Their story is yet to be complete, so you know what that means. After the Plague 4 ( safe ), here I come.
And that, my dear readers, is something I look forward to. Because this page turner had me engrossed from beginning to end, and me having a couple of uncontrollable outbursts at the pages, I totally recommend.

A big thank you to NetGalley, Imogen Keeper and Mindless Muse Publishing, for gifting me this volume in return for an honest review. However, all thoughts and opinions are completely my own.
HAPPY READING❤

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

Only 1% of the world’s population remains after a mysterious plague, post Coronavirus. Frankie and Yorke are part of this 1%and their only agenda now is survival.

This book captured me. It’s a great post apocalyptic romance that kept turning page after page until we’ll into the night. Enjoy!

This book was so good! It had me reading it within one day. I was obsessed with the characters and needed to find out what would happen to them. As this book is not fully finished, I would love to be an arc reader for the next installment. If you are into The Walking Dead or any apocalyptic show, then this book is a perfect choice for you! Be looking at a later date for my full review on Instagram @maggiethereader.

This book was a devastatingly beautiful masterpiece. Set decades in the future, we meet Washington DC resident Frankie as she and her husband Jimmy brace themselves at the height of the Australian Flu sweeping the world. With an 80% mortality rate, we get a front row seat to the panic, resolution, and ultimately the heartbreak that makes up Frankie’s journey to being a survivor of this catastrophic disease.

In alternating chapters we also meet Yorke, a US Army member who is sent home from Germany along with the other surviving members of the military so that they have the chance to die on their home soil. Trying to find his homeless and drug addicted brother in the city, we watch as he inevitably goes from house to house caring for people in their final hours and eventually driving himself to desperation and slight madness trying to find a new “normal”. One night, standing drunk on a rooftop contemplating suicide, he hears the anguished cry of a woman and realizes he is not alone and becomes determined to find her.

Broken into 3 volumes (or parts) the first called “Broken” sets the tone for both Frankie and Yorke’s stories and sets them on the path to meeting each other. The second volume “Lost” shows them trying to navigate the best way forward…both in the new world they are still a part of as well as personally, having found each other after so much loss in the midst of everything. The third and final volume “Found” shows them bearing new scars from “Lost” but finding their footing and a new sense of normalcy that they can accept and embrace as they move forward into a new future where they hope to rebuild a life together.

This book was devastating. There’s just no way around it. Ripped from the headlines it gives us a painful look at what the current pandemic could have been and fires a warning flare into the sky of how easily the world could in fact look like something similar to this in the future. It hit almost too close to home but gave the accurate picture of what I’m sure so many of us have thought, felt, and worried about over the last few years. What made this book beautiful and an absolute masterpiece was the one thing that still courses through humanity even after we’ve lost everything imaginable: hope.

Frankie is the embodiment of that hope. She doesn’t wear rose colored glasses, she doesn’t try to fool herself into seeing the good or thinking positively, she just simply looks forward. After watching her gut wrenching loss of her husband, you see her give up on life entirely…until she meets a little boy (recently orphaned) and his dog, who ultimately give her the purpose she needs to face forward and press on. I will include a spoiler at the bottom of this review regarding the boy and the dog if you’re like me and have anxiety about something happening to either character :-)

Yorke is the embodiment of the strength, tenacity, and ultimately the compassion that still drive humanity forward even on its darkest days. Tough as nails and trained to be a machine, he can hold his own but chooses to protect, love, and guard those around him; his new found family in Frankie, little Auden and his dog Beast, and the good hearted people they join along the way to somewhere they can all settle down and begin life again. You see where his identity is so tightly wound around his ability to protect and care for others and how that haunts him from his past, but his continued growth through that is incredible to watch especially when played out in such a strong, masculine character.

I did not expect this book to be a spicy as it was but HOLY MOLY did this book send me to the freezer to cool off for a bit!! I don’t know how the author did it but the romance she built between Frankie and Yorke was so pure and beautiful and it burned right off the pages. It did not discredit the love or the loss Frankie felt for her husband, it didn’t follow the “we’re practically the last people on earth so we might as well hook up” trope so often found in post-apocalyptic stories, and it was far from a cheap plot filler. It dealt with Frankie’s grief and loss head on, but did not make Yorke seem fake or like the stereotypical Perfect Male Lead/Book Boyfriend™️. He allowed her the space and the time to grieve her loss and process those feelings and emotions, but also still allowed himself to process her grief and to help her make sense of that without him coming across as feeling threatened, hostile, or alienated in any way. By the end of this book they haven’t even had full blown sex yet but the pure heat and passion between them in the lead up to it has me dying to see them finally collide!!

All in all this was a hard read. Like I said, it hits very close to home given current and recent world events, but the author took such care to deliver a realistic yet beautiful picture of humanity and the darkness that can befall us (no rule or law in a brand new world and the evil that can stem from that), but also the true spirit, grit, determination, and ultimately the love and compassion that runs deep beneath the surface of every person. It reinforces how those qualities should be clung to no matter lies ahead of us in order to build a new, still bright, and hopeful future. I cannot wait to read the next installment and see what comes next for Frankie, Yorke, Auden, Beast, and their new friends.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and to Imogen Keeper for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!!


**SPOILER** I’m not going to lie, any time I encounter a child or a pet in a story I spend so much time worrying about their well-being that it distracts me from enjoying the book, so I did ravage reviews until I could ensure they would both still be okay in the end. And they both are!! This is a plot point spoiler, hence the marker, but I did just want to include this in my review in case there’s anyone else like me out there who can’t breathe or focus at the thought of losing a child or a beloved pet. **END OF SPOILER**

Thank you to Mindless Muse Publishing and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A virus becomes active with a fatality rate of 80%, leaving families decimated, children left orphaned.
Society shuts down with groups of people banding together to secure weapons and food, trying to survive.
This story has a sense of realism to it which will fill you with fear, especially given the current pandemic the world is dealing with.
This title contains the first three installments of this story with a 4th available, which I will definitely be getting.
Great story that will terrify you with the consequences of a deadly virus that has the power to destroy life as we know it.

This book was fan-freaking-tastic! If you are into post-apoc survival stories, this book is for you!

After the Plague is broken into three sections, or volumes, but in this version, they were all in one book, and I liked it that way. Each volume is pretty short, and I didn't want to stop reading. I didn't want to stop so much so that when I finished last night, I immediately downloaded volume 4 because I needed to keep going with these characters and their stories!

This story has a virus that wipes out most people, leaving just a few survivors who start to find each other. The narration alternates between Frankie and Yorke. Frankie loses her husband, and it is devastating to her. So much so that while she doesn't get sick, she's determined just curl up on his grave and die, but life doesn't work out like that for her, and pretty soon she's out there surviving just like she promised her husband she would.

Yorke and Frankie have a hot and spicy connection and the author does a great job of letting that relationship have a slow burn as Frankie is grieving for her husband. I like how she gives the reader snippets of relief allowing them to get entangled in their feelings, but then pulls back, and we have to wait again. These scenes are descriptive and on fire so be ready for that!

The survival aspect is something I love in post-apoc fiction, and I really enjoyed that Frankie isn't a survivalist. She "can't do anything", but we find that she can, and it's awesome to follow her as she learns. Yorke on the other hand, is a man that is trained to survive, so he's our hero that sweeps in with guns blazing, giving the story lots of high-velocity action!

I absolutely couldn't put this book down, and I immediately grabbed the next one, so it's a huge 5 stars for me, and I highly recommend it!

Content Warnings: Drug use, kidnapping, murder, hostage situation, abuse, descriptive gun violence, and graphic sexual depiction (it's good though😉) Really, everything you think about a post-apoc world.

I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

This book is three books in one, there is Broken (1), Lost(2) and Found (3). The book is in two person POV, and starts with Frankie a painter who lived with her husband in DC and Yorke an trainer in the Army who was just sent home to DC from Germany. The year is 2038 and the world is recently recovering from WW3 with Russia. The flu mutates in Australia and from there breaks out all over the world killing 90% of the population. This harrowing story is one of heartbreak, and finding people to make a family during tragic times. There is romance between the protagonist but it slow burn since Frankie is still mourning her husband. I enjoyed this story immensely and definitely recommend.

When I started this book, it felt very similar to the beginnings of covid which was an eerie connection for me. The book quickly became much much more. The world in a few short weeks overcome with a flu strain with an insane death ratio, that ends up wiping out almost everyone. It has an 80% death rate, but not everyone is susceptible. A small population never got sick at all, and these survivors built their new post-plague world.

One of our main character's Frankie seems immune to the flu variant, but gets through the outbreak it with deep heavy loss. She finds a boy, Auden, and his sweet collie named Beast. The boy and his dog give her a reason to continue living. After settling in with Auden and his dog, she meets Yorke, and together they form a tight family-like unit. They begin looking for people like them in hopes to be a part of a bigger community.

If you're looking for a fast paced, slow burn post-apocalyptic romance that doesn't revolve around sex then I highly suggest this book.

This story reeled me in. I wasn’t sure about reading a book about a pandemic turned apocalypse but was so intrigued. Once I started down Frankie’s story, I couldn’t help but want to know more. As she met Yorke, and hearing his side of the story it only got more intense. Imogen exquisitely writes how they process their feelings for themselves, their loved ones and each other across each part off the story. I’ve already read the 4th installment and eagerly await to see how Frankie and Yorke continue to develop.