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A review by p0laris
Burst of Fate by M.A. Cobb, M.A. Cobb
3.0
Very good post-apocalyptic/prepper info. The entire story takes place on the farm, so it's all about preparing and utilizing what they have.
Loved the amount of smut (more is always better, haha). BUT I wasn't a fan of the extreme insta love. Like instant. Like his truck has just gone into a ravine, he's going in and out of consciousness with a broken arm, and he's panicking because he doesn't know what happened to his sister who was with him, but he stops multiple times to ogle the FMC even before she conveniently has to take her shirt off to bandage a wound. (Eye roll) Three (3) days later he's trying to get her pregnant because he can see a life with her and she's the one. Ok.
This guy has a broken arm that had to be reset and splinted (no doctors for a cast), but he was walking around lifting stuff, using it to hold things, push things, carry the FMC, hold himself up during sex, etc.
Editing and grammar errors.
Some pretty big ones, like unfinished words that have periods and commas in a few places, missing letters turning "she" into "he," and alternating tense.
Multiple continuity errors.
- The FMC is described as having dark hair, then her sister is described as having the same hair as her, but in the NEXT sentence is says "highlights of sun-kissed blond frame her face."
What????
- A newborn baby goat has white fur then is described as "mainly brown with white speckles" a few pages later.
-Others I didn't care to write down.
For the most part, though, I really enjoy these types of post-apocalyptic stories that are more slice of life than any else, with the added drama of limited medical access. I enjoyed seeing the group become closer and eventually a family.
Unforgivable offense that wasn't given a trigger warning:
‼️HUGE SPOILERS
Gruesome death of a child.
It's only described after it happens, but the end result is described. That's a hard line for me. I have very low fucking bars for fiction, and can handle some very depraved things, but this was very unneeded. Also, while I'm at it, let's talk about how many adults sat back for months and ignored the signs that that little girl was being groomed then SAd, even after another little boy was tragically killed, AND the culprit was very open about his attentions towards the little girl and the teenage girl. They knew he was acting creepy towards them, she was looking gaunt, and she told them about the boogy man. I just can't.
Loved the amount of smut (more is always better, haha). BUT I wasn't a fan of the extreme insta love. Like instant. Like his truck has just gone into a ravine, he's going in and out of consciousness with a broken arm, and he's panicking because he doesn't know what happened to his sister who was with him, but he stops multiple times to ogle the FMC even before she conveniently has to take her shirt off to bandage a wound. (Eye roll) Three (3) days later he's trying to get her pregnant because he can see a life with her and she's the one. Ok.
This guy has a broken arm that had to be reset and splinted (no doctors for a cast), but he was walking around lifting stuff, using it to hold things, push things, carry the FMC, hold himself up during sex, etc.
Editing and grammar errors.
Some pretty big ones, like unfinished words that have periods and commas in a few places, missing letters turning "she" into "he," and alternating tense.
Multiple continuity errors.
- The FMC is described as having dark hair, then her sister is described as having the same hair as her, but in the NEXT sentence is says "highlights of sun-kissed blond frame her face."
What????
- A newborn baby goat has white fur then is described as "mainly brown with white speckles" a few pages later.
-Others I didn't care to write down.
For the most part, though, I really enjoy these types of post-apocalyptic stories that are more slice of life than any else, with the added drama of limited medical access. I enjoyed seeing the group become closer and eventually a family.
Unforgivable offense that wasn't given a trigger warning:
‼️HUGE SPOILERS
Gruesome death of a child.
It's only described after it happens, but the end result is described. That's a hard line for me. I have very low fucking bars for fiction, and can handle some very depraved things, but this was very unneeded. Also, while I'm at it, let's talk about how many adults sat back for months and ignored the signs that that little girl was being groomed then SAd, even after another little boy was tragically killed, AND the culprit was very open about his attentions towards the little girl and the teenage girl. They knew he was acting creepy towards them, she was looking gaunt, and she told them about the boogy man. I just can't.