The Ending Series: The Complete Series

Disclosure: I received a PDF ARC of this book from netgalley.com.

After the Ending surprised me. I started this book around midnight and for some reason, I kept going until 5am. It wasn't the writing, that was okay. It wasn't the way the book alternated between two best friends, I've seen books done like this before. But, overall, I guess it just had a very intriguing world that sucked me in and kept me wanting to find out what happened next.

After the Ending is a post-apocalyptic book that happens after a Virus wipes out most of the population of North America (and possibly the rest of the world). Two friends, Dani and Zoe, somehow survive and against all odds, decide to meet in the wilds of Colorado. Each one has to trek inwards from opposite sides of the continent. Along the way, they find allies and foes, and uncover what it means to survive.

I love post-apocalptic work. This book has a unique setting and premise that keeps you wondering what next. What I didn't like was the fact that apparently the Internet still works and electricity is spotty. I know, I'm not a electrician or whatnot, but it just seemed odd to me that the Internet and pockets of electricity could go maintained without daily supervision. Then again, maybe it can?

Bottom Line: If you want a good book to keep you up during the night, then give this one a shot. A good cliff-hanger ending ensures that the next volume, due out later 2013, will keep up the pace.