This book has an over all rating of 4.1 stars on Goodreads....then there is me.


This sucker was at best a 1.5 star. Because stupid stuff happens.

The world has basically ended because of some solar flares that shut off the energy system and the nuclear plants all went cookoo for cocoa puffs. Except for a select few people. The Preppers and some of the government all were prepared and had made elaborate hives underground. But before the government folks went underground they had to appease all the people that they were leaving behind and so they release an untested vaccine for radiation called ARV-3.

Fast forward thirteen years.
Abi is the teen Mary Sue of our story and she has been living underground all these years with her family and some other people. Her hive has been supporting several people all this time. Food for this many people just is hard for me to wrap my brain around but we will over look all that for the sake of my not being a bitch.
In the meantime Abi and her family and all the survivors have all been training with weapons and all that jazz. Because might as well.

Her father is the leader of this little hive and he has been in contact with the government peoples and now they have been testing all the soil and air and decide that it's pretty safe for people to leave their hives and join up to fight the good fight of re-starting the world.

Then they find out that there are creatures up there. (Not a spoiler-calm down)..these creatures are the people that were just lucky enough to get that vaccine. They have mutated into a whole new ballgame of things. They also think people are tasty.


We wouldn't have a story if Ali and her crew didn't plan on heading Topside to try and reach more survivors so you know what happens then.

BUT before that we need a luurve interest. Throw in Finn. He and his mom are part of Abi's hive and she has been his friend all these thirteen years but right before they head out to fight the baddies this crap happens.


*Gag*

Anyways I'm not a fan. I liked the Arvies (the baddies) and thought this book could have been really good. It has a pretty decent premise but the characters were just sort of cookie cutter and frankly I was hoping for them to get eaten.
Then you have the way that they get out of problems. There will be a snot storm a brewing and what do they do? They will fight but if that doesn't work say a prayer-miracle then occurs. My eyes rolled so hard that I flipped off the couch at one point.
Then I look and there are many more books in this series....


Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review.