The End We Start From

The End We Start From by Megan Hunter is more than just an “end of world as we know it” story; it's a story about relationships and strength in an uncertain time. The narrator is a new mother, a nameless woman who manages to remain strong in a world that is chaotic and unstable. She must continue to move forward, with her infant, trying to find a place that is safe and dry.

The narrator uses initials when referring to people she meets along her journey. She loses people she knows, meets new people, builds new relationships, and appears to be more calm than she should be. This is a woman who knows that she must survive for her son, and she must continue to work her way through a world that is changing around her.

I enjoyed the way the author told this story. Ms. Hunter weaves an engaging story, sharing the Narrator's life with us, both in the present as well as the past. The narrator tells the story in a very matter of fact way, she doesn't sugar coat anything and she isn't flowery, she just tells the reader what happened to her as London experiences a major natural disaster. The way Ms. Hunter wrote the narrator, there were times when I felt awful for her, yet, there were other times when I said “You go, girl”, because she has a quiet strength. I enjoyed this story and would definitely read it again.

Reviewer's Note: I received an advanced e-galley of this book from the publisher through the NetGalley website. I did not receive any form of compensation in exchange for my review of this novel.