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A review by izziede
Shelter: The Beginning by Allyson Young, Peri Elizabeth Scott
4.0
I liked this story.
Addy is the main character in the story. There are a lot of other secondary characters but Jesse is the Hero.
The story is told mainly from Addy's POV but we do get odd glimpses from Jesse.
The author has built a whole world around mankind facing extinction from a flu like virus, followed by other problems that mean Addy is a member of a camp of survivors.
There is a lot of mystery and intrigue, we don't know much about Addy's past, she is not very social and there are hints at the history to that.
Jesse is a bit mysterious, he and his 'men' have arrived at the camp but it is not clear of his intentions or motives.
Addy is a strong heroine but she does have a vulnerability though in the world they are living in it is hard to show it.
There is not much violence for an end of the world book, no zombies etc, but there are people they meet who are not part of the camp who can pose a danger.
The book end on a bit of a cliffhanger, each book would need to be read in order to complete the story.
I did find the story a bit slow, I think it can be a problem with a trilogy but also the first book has to set up the series so it must be hard to get it quite right.
ARC.
Addy is the main character in the story. There are a lot of other secondary characters but Jesse is the Hero.
The story is told mainly from Addy's POV but we do get odd glimpses from Jesse.
The author has built a whole world around mankind facing extinction from a flu like virus, followed by other problems that mean Addy is a member of a camp of survivors.
There is a lot of mystery and intrigue, we don't know much about Addy's past, she is not very social and there are hints at the history to that.
Jesse is a bit mysterious, he and his 'men' have arrived at the camp but it is not clear of his intentions or motives.
Addy is a strong heroine but she does have a vulnerability though in the world they are living in it is hard to show it.
There is not much violence for an end of the world book, no zombies etc, but there are people they meet who are not part of the camp who can pose a danger.
The book end on a bit of a cliffhanger, each book would need to be read in order to complete the story.
I did find the story a bit slow, I think it can be a problem with a trilogy but also the first book has to set up the series so it must be hard to get it quite right.
ARC.