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A review by evlchk
The End of Things as He Knew Them by Justin Boote, Angel Van Atta
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The End of Things as He Knew Them is a collaboration between Justin Boote and Angel Van Atta. I am a huge fan of Justin’s books, so reading this was a given. I was unsure what to expect because he mentioned it wasn’t like the other books I read of his. I essentially went in blind.
The book has an unusual format that I really enjoyed and helped me fly through the chapters. The book was written through a series of emails and journal entries. I felt like a total voyeur snooping on personal family emails. This book focuses on Jeremy’s perspective during this post-apocalyptic mind fuck.
Jeremy is in England with his mother-in-law while his wife, Abbie, and their two kids are back in the states. Strange things begin to happen rather quickly. People begin acting out aggressively toward one another, murdering one another and even sometimes themselves. Could this possibly be a variant of the covid virus, or is it something new? What about the reports of unidentified lights and unknown objects in the sky?! Is it aliens? The government and news stations are acting like nothing is wrong!
Jeremy’s emails to his family become more frantic while things begin to spiral into chaos. His mother-in-law is showing signs of being infected and saying a lot of weird things, sometimes gibberish. He makes the decision to try to go home, but most flights are canceled, and he can’t leave her behind. His son begins to act weird, scaring Abbie. Then Abbie herself begins to act differently.
With each email I read, my anxiety rose a bit more. Are there demons? What the hell was going on? Was Jeremy going to make it home in time to save his family? Is he infected now too?! I was on the edge of my set with this book, and I will be reading the companion book The End of Things as She Knew Them as well. I must get Abbie’s point of view!! That ending, though….
Thank you to Justin Boote for gifting me an eARC of The End of Things as He Knew Them. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The book has an unusual format that I really enjoyed and helped me fly through the chapters. The book was written through a series of emails and journal entries. I felt like a total voyeur snooping on personal family emails. This book focuses on Jeremy’s perspective during this post-apocalyptic mind fuck.
Jeremy is in England with his mother-in-law while his wife, Abbie, and their two kids are back in the states. Strange things begin to happen rather quickly. People begin acting out aggressively toward one another, murdering one another and even sometimes themselves. Could this possibly be a variant of the covid virus, or is it something new? What about the reports of unidentified lights and unknown objects in the sky?! Is it aliens? The government and news stations are acting like nothing is wrong!
Jeremy’s emails to his family become more frantic while things begin to spiral into chaos. His mother-in-law is showing signs of being infected and saying a lot of weird things, sometimes gibberish. He makes the decision to try to go home, but most flights are canceled, and he can’t leave her behind. His son begins to act weird, scaring Abbie. Then Abbie herself begins to act differently.
With each email I read, my anxiety rose a bit more. Are there demons? What the hell was going on? Was Jeremy going to make it home in time to save his family? Is he infected now too?! I was on the edge of my set with this book, and I will be reading the companion book The End of Things as She Knew Them as well. I must get Abbie’s point of view!! That ending, though….
Thank you to Justin Boote for gifting me an eARC of The End of Things as He Knew Them. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.