I consider Grace Hamilton the queen of the "after the fall" genre. I do not have to check the book synopsis to know that I'll enjoy the read. I do not have to worry that the story will be a warmed over version of one of her other books.....and she as many. I do know that within the covers of this book, I will find an enjoyable, entertaining, sometimes WTF read.

This is a great epic read for all fans of post apocalyptic survival dramas.
Yes although it is very long it is very engaging the multiple parts and points of view keep the story moving at a brilliant pace.

Great dystopian read I truly enjoyed reading this book. The Character development was very well done and the progression feels natural as the survivors learn to cope with their new reality.

This book had plenty of plot twists and a Great storyline to keep readers entertained.
Definitely recommend this one.

This book was all about survival and keeping family together, wether that family is by blood or association.

I live in the caribbean and have never experienced snowfall. After reading this book, I think I have a pretty good idea how it feels. The details of the settings in each chapter made me feel like I was right alongside the characters, shivering in the blistering cold with them. The diverse personalities of the characters kept the book interesting.

My favourite scene was in part three, with the twist in the cave with Fiona. I literally screamed for joy when it happened. It was very satisfying. I don't have a least favourite part per say, only a problem with the character Jarred at times. I felt like, even though he had an injury the entire length of the novel, he could've done more to protect his group. He was a little bit "soft", but came around in the end.

Fiona on the other hand, I could've definitely relate to her in so many ways. Living alone and creating a self-sufficient life for herself and her dog? Well in my case it's my son. Even though she was reluctant to be the leader of a group of people she didn't know, she had the ability to handle challenges as they came. And believe me, there waa alot of unexpected turns in this book.

I sincerely recommend Endless Winter by these two wonderful authors Riley and Grace. This was my first time reading a post-apocalyptic prepper saga and I must say... WELL DONE!

Fiona lives on a farm, happy to just live by herself and take care of the crops and animals. When an attempt to correct climate change goes awry and an endless winter arrives, so does a community of people who need her help. A reluctant leader, Fiona does her best to help this motley group navigate this bitterly cold and terrifying world.

This was a well-researched, thoughtful book with a fairly believably scenario and fully-realized characters. The writing was clear and the editing and proofreading were fine, with few obvious mistakes. The pace moves quickly and keeps the reader engaged, and it kept me rooting for the characters the entire time.

I absolutely love apocalyptic stories, so was happy to be able to read this Arc thanks to Netgalley.
I really enjoyed the story, it was well written, engaging, immersing. Plenty of action and suspence, i whizzed through it in no time.

A good apocalyptic future novel. You can find yourself immersed in the story and caring about what happens to the characters and what they are enduring. Good action and suspense to keep your interest,

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I just finished Hamilton's other survival books, the Chaos series, and was happy to snag this one to read. The Chaos series was about surviving after a coronal mass ejection knocks out power across the globe. The first in another post-apocalyptic series, Endless Winter focuses on climate change and a new Ice Age ravaging the planet.

In an effort to reverse climate change, scientists are conducting experiments but one goes very wrong, ending in total disaster for the planet. Main character Jarred and his daughter Hope are caught in the brutal man-made winter. Temperatures drop drastically, the world freezes over and Jarred is forced to take his daughter and head south hoping to find warmer weather. Jarred isn't prepared to survive on the journey so he does his best to keep he and his daughter safe and alive. They are the total opposite of Fiona, who is more than prepared with the skills and supplies to survive the cold. Fiona is more introverted, preferring to be alone, which I completely connected with and really liked her character. Forest ranger Benjy shows up at her cabin, seeking help. But he has his own secret motives for being there. After Jarred is injured, Hope goes searching for help and stumbles across Fiona's cabin. Fiona finds her cabin becoming a safe haven in the snow and as more people show up needing help, tensions mount.

Another great story of survival and how humans react when they are pushed to their breaking points. Both Fiona and Hope are great characters, smart in their own way, clever and ready to take on a challenge. There were some more humorous moments with the animals that allowed for some light-hearted spots to be scattered through the tense action. Benjy was a classic narcissistic creep and I absolutely loved to hate his character. As with any good survival story, it is never a guarantee and the group faces numerous hurdles and set backs and it never seems like they are totally safe. Right when you think they are, then they end up facing down some new danger. I liked how there was a little slow burn romance but it was kept as a secondary plot and it wasn't the focal storyline.

This was a great book and I actually feel like I enjoyed this book even more that Hamilton's other series. The book was wrapped up in a way where it could be a standalone but I hope that there are more books coming and it will be a new series.

One of the things that initially attracted me to the book was the cover, which sets the scene for the book perfectly. I would say the people featured on the cover are Jarred, his daughter Hope and strong, independent main female character Fiona. It could easily be a snapshot of a scene from the book. The cover immediately reminded me of Grace Hamilton’s After The Shift Series covers and the Edge Of Collapse series covers by Kyla Stone’s. I have read quite a few of Grace Hamilton’s books and have enjoyed them so of course I keep an eye out for her releases. I read the blurb of this one and it interested me.

The book begins by introducing some of the characters, Jarred and his daughter Hope being at home watching the weather and snow storm flow in. It’s when Jarred speaks to his old friend Atul that a general chat turns into a revelation and a timely warning. It seems the “early winter” is not just a coincidence; it is in fact a man-made experiment that has gone drastically wrong. Atul suggests that Jarred pack his car up and head as far south as he can get with his teenage daughter Hope.
The next character to be introduced is Benjy Hartman, a ranger, who leaves his ranger station with its limited supplies and comfort and foists himself off on Fiona, a single woman with her own homestead. Fiona is a capable, independent woman who has tried on numerous occasions to dissuade Benjy Hartman’s advances but it seems he still thinks he has a chance of romance with her. In fact, he actually thinks Fiona should be grateful to him for any/all help he offers. When he turns up at her homestead and wangles his way in, offering to help sort a leak out in her cellar, where her animals are now being kept because of the freezing cold and heavily falling snow. However, it soon becomes apparent that he thinks Fiona should be more than grateful, and makes it clear what he wants from her, skulking about at night outside her bedroom door. Fiona decides that the very next morning she will demand he leaves, and she does, but just as he is literally going through the door there’s a knock on it. Hope has trudged to Fionas homestead in search of help for her father, Jarred, who is injured. Jarred is rescued and brought back to Fiona’s smallholding, where once again Benji makes himself comfortable. I don’t want to go into much more detail and reveal too much of the plot but soon Fiona finds her home becoming even more packed with some of her neighbours, from nearby Glencoe. There’s Larry & Lana Bishop and their teenage son Kane, and Myra & Duke Cooper. For a while, things plod along, but then disaster strikes and the group find themselves cast out in the snowy terrain with only a vague plan to head to some local caverns. The rest of the book covers their journey, coming across various dangers from the weather condition, wild animal and worse still other survivors with their own harsh or strange ways of living and beliefs.

This book just became more and more intriguing as it went on. Just when you think the group are reunited, safe and sound from those awful wintery conditions they are faced with being attacked by a woman and her group who will stop at nothing to get revenge! When the hurdle is overcome by quite literally blocking themselves in they search and explore their new “home” when they come across another group already living there. It seems their next hurdle to overcome is a family of religious cult like zealots. I found myself wondering how much more these increasingly physically & mentally exhausting group of people could endure and have to overcome to finally find a safe haven that thy could truly settle in and call home!

The character I loved the most, and did actually identify with was Fiona, she looked strong on the outside to others, putting on a brave face and a confident attitude whilst caring for others and trying to think and work her way through problems. Whilst on the inside being insecure, hating feeling like she is letting people down in any way. Feeling every set back is her fault and that she is somehow personally responsible. Fiona also prefers her own company, she isn’t a great talker, she feels uncomfortable making decisions for others or being “closed in” in anyway. Which at time almost becomes her own downfall when she withdraws into herself and doesn’t talk things out with other. When one of her travelling group dies, she takes it to heart and immediately blames herself for the death. Fiona is not the only tough, independent female in the book, as Jarred’s teenage daughter Hope is too. Hope’s father is an engineer, and Hope is good at planning, designing and building anything the group need. Hope is also brave when she has to leave her father behind in the snow to go in search of help. Hope manages to build a windbreak to give her dad some shelter and manages to guide Benji back to where she left her dad to rescue him. Hope becomes quite attached to Benji as he allows her to help in the chores he is doing and allows her to do things that perhaps her father wouldn’t like moving vehicles and then he heaps praise on her which makes her like him even more.

I also adored the animals within this book, that really added value to the book and played their parts making some light hearted moments within the book and with them “saving the day” on more than one occasion. Ramses, described as an “’ornery ram” sure lives up to his reputation causing havoc, attacking the other goats and chewing on furniture. Then later in the book he really does work hard for his humans, pulling sleds and carrying supplies. The other animal is also Fiona’s and is a gorgeous dog Smoke, that though he has questionable taste when he seems to like Benji Hartman, when it comes down to it, Smoke will do whatever he needs to in order to protect his human. Like his owner Smoke instantly takes to Jarred and Hope, accepting them as family.

A couple of the characters and their traits and personalities made me think of a couple of characters from Kyla Stone’s Edge of Collapse series. Fiona reminded me of Hannah who was also a character that would do whatever she had to do to save those she cares about. Also, Benji Hartman gave me the creeps in the very same way that Gavin Pike did, and the feeling sort of turned out to be right. I have to say I enjoyed disliking the bad guys almost as much as I loved the good guys.

I also loved the way how Kane & Hope could problem solve like adults and were treated fairly equally, being allowed to give their opinions on what should happen etc. yet at the same time they still also had the more normal teenage angst type of problems.

I enjoyed the emotion between the characters who rapidly became like one big family. I saw the subtle signs of attraction between Jarred and Fiona as soon as the characters were in the same room, but loved that it was a slow burn, rather than a “full on” romance between them. There were just hints at romance it wasn’t at the forefront of the book. The idea of sheltering and starting life over in a series of caves was really interesting and I would have loved to learn a bit more about the details and workings of that. To be totally honest all the main characters were great, and I found all their interactions with each other and other outside their immediate group interesting. There was quite a bit of violence/killing in this book but it was “killing to survive” and was not “glorified” and only done when absolutely necessary and when it was a matter of the survival of the group.

My immediate thoughts upon finishing this book were, Wow! This one kept me reading into the early hours of the morning! I really enjoyed this book, It reminded me a little of Grace Hamilton’s After The Shift as well as aspects of Kyla Stone’s Edge Of Collapse. This book was an introduction to Riley Miller, an author I hadn’t read before. I will definitely be on the look out for more books by this author.

Summing up, I admit I did approach reading this book with a little trepidation as the book is co-authored by Riley Miller, an author I have not read anything by as yet.
I always wonder how the co-authoring process works and admit was a little apprehensive about if this book would be as good as the one’s she writes alone. However, I have to say that it was seamless, I could neither pick out any sections I didn’t really like, nor any characters I didn’t find believable. In fact, I would love to know how the writing process actually happened, were the two authors in the same room, via email or zoom? Did they each have their own sections or their own characters that they wrote for. How this book ended suggests it was a standalone but I hope to read more by either both these Authors individually as well perhaps more books written together or with other authors too.

I enjoyed Miller and Hamilton's novel. The book portrayed a believable scenario and the plot was fast paced. The book goes into good detail, so the reader just naturally follows along. Definitely 5 stars!

I'm a great fan of Grace Hamilton's Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic novels. Well researched and profoundly thought out, these novels are exciting, dangerous, but inspiring, because readers are primed to consider how they would endure these events, should such occur (EMP, natural disaster, climate change leading to a new Ice Age, etc.). Her characters are relatable, and the situations in which they find themselves are scary but possible. So one finds oneself cheering for them while simultaneously pondering "But what if this were me? How could I cope? How to protect myself and family? How to survive, endure, even thrive?" The point of course is to never give up.

In ENDLESS WINTER, the characters face the prospect of a new Ice Age when the best of intentions to halt negative climate backfires. Civilization's thin veneer quickly proves of n0 avail, and each must now learn to survive...or die trying. ..