The Age of Miracles

Zero research done!

This reads like a lazy YA novel. Characterization is almost non-existent, and there is very little by way of plot. It has a very annoying tactic of foreshadowing events that don't seem to be significant.

I almost gave up on this book multiple times. I wish I had. What kept me going was a hope of some scientific exploration of the phenomena described in the novel. Spoiler alert: there is none. There is almost no scientific thought present in this novel.

The novel ends when it feels like the author has gotten sick of writing it, and she comes out with the explanation that the characters never found out why the precipitating event of the novel happened. It's been a long time since a book made me angry – this one did. Don't waste your time on it.