A
Series Review
In
The After Duology
Titles:
In The End, In The After (ARC)
Author:
Demitria Lunetta
Release
date of last book: July 24, 2014
Publisher:
HarperTeen
Source:
HarperCollins
Synopsis:
Amy
is watching TV when it happens, when the world is attacked by Them.
These vile creatures are rapidly devouring mankind. Most of the
population is overtaken, but Amy manages to escape—and even rescue
“Baby,” a toddler left behind in the chaos. Marooned in Amy’s
house, the girls do everything they can to survive—and avoid Them
at all costs.
After
years of hiding, they are miraculously rescued and taken to New Hope,
a colony of survivors living in a former government research
compound. While at first the colony seems like a dream with plenty of
food, safety, and shelter, New Hope slowly reveals that it is far
from ideal. And Amy soon realizes that unless things change, she’ll
lose Baby—and much more.
I
received a copy of the second book from the Publisher in exchange
for an honest review. No compensation of any kind have been received
for this review and all of the opinions in this review are solely my
own.
First
Sentence (First book): I only go out at night.
First
Sentence (Last book): I long for the comfort of night.
My
thoughts:
Thank
you HarperCollins for the ARC of In The End.
I
really like reading Post-Apolyptic dystopian books. Why? Because of
course, it gives me an idea of what I may or may not encounter one of
these days. These books are better than any survival guide you can
even get at those stupid bookstores out there. Post-apocalypic books
gives a lot of possibilities of what might happen in the future but
all their theme is survival to the fittest and staying sane and
human.
The
world is ending and the cause of it are green, ugly, and slimy
creatures. My first thought was that I was reading an apocalypse book
with aliens. But of course, I'm wrong. They're not aliens. They're
some kind of mutated things that is caused by some biological
warfare. These creatures feeds on protein and they are most potent
during daytime. Yeah, weird right? Daytime? Shouldn't they be like
afraid of the sun or something? (Read this book and you'll eventually
know why). Amy calls the creatures “Them” and “They”.
Amy
is left there alone in her house when the end of the world started.
You could've thought she died then eventually but she manages to
survive. Her mom and dad is nowhere and didn't came back for her. But
at least they left her a house that could stand against these greenie
monsters. After surviving a few weeks, months maybe, she now calls
the world, Before and After. Before the creatures and After the
creatures. She learned how to adapt. Most importantly she learned how
to survive. She goes out of her house to scavenge food, clothing and
books. (I really love the scavenging books though, I'd love to do
that too) Then she meets Baby.
Baby
is what Amy named the little 4 year old girl she saw and picked-up at
a grocery store. Just wow right? A 4 year-old little girl surviving
on her own against Them. When Amy took the little kid home, she
easily got attached to her. Of course she would, she'd been starving
to have human contact for months and she found someone. Baby and Amy
grew nearer to each other like sisters. They learned how to live in
the After. They even made a silent way of communication through a
modified sign-language. (Which is very awesome, I'd like to learn it
too.)
Within
three years surviving in the After, they soon find out they weren't
the only surviving humans here on earth. They learned about a
society. A new society in the After that in first sight you can tell
it's the best after the end, but every society has it's flaws. Amy
could not keep up with that so she leaves to find someplace safer for
a new home.
In
'In The End', the last book of the duology, Baby is in danger. Amy is
willing to give everything, even her life to Baby. And only someone
from another colony/society in the After could help her to get her
back. In here she deals with the rough way of people living in the
After. She battled with what the After had made of the people to put
it simply. She cannot trust anyone and she meets new people. She
fought off many more monsters—the green ones and monsters with
human faces.
Wait
is there no romance in this series? Of course it does. In “In the
End” Amy is torn between Rice – the handsome geek scientist guy
and Jacks – the rough and rugged gorgeous boy in another place. (By
the way I'm Team Rice) This is what I like with Amy, she easily makes
decisions, not like any other girls that loves to run around the
circle. If you read the last book, you'll know who she is really
into. Even in post-apocalyptic times, love prevails. There is always
hope and there is no place like home.
In
the After is fast-paced and a very easy read. (I finished up the 2
books in just 1 day) That's how good this series is. This series is
best recommended to those who have read The Maze Runner, Across The
Universe and Warm Bodies. These books are a mixed of those books, or
at least you can associate it to. The main character is fearless, and
brave. Even a lot braver than the guys here. That's what I love about
girl protagonists. We girls don't need your saving, we can survive
and adapt like you guys could. This series is a must read. It teaches
us that not because a person is not of your blood it doesn't mean you
can't consider them as family, you can't love them even more than
yourself. That is what love does. You just cannot give up love, not
even for the whole world itself.
I
don't know about you but if I can't talk you into reading this, I'm
not sure you're in your right mind. This is an underrated and
unmainstream series that you readers can get your hands on. These
books are so good, I can assure you that. So if you haven't read In
The After, do something and read it now. And well, wait for the
conclusion In The End, once it'll be out on July, you guys run over
to the bookstore and read onwards!
Favorite
book in the Series: In The After
2
Books. 2 Phrases. 2 Words.
Read
now. Survive after.
Rate
In The After : 5/5
stars
In The End : 4.75/5 stars
PS:
I've
never read a duology. And wow, I think I like duologies now. Thank
you for the tweets Demitria Lunetta!
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