Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Rated 9/10
The heart-wrenching companion to the bestselling novels Life As We Knew It and The Dead & The Gone.
It’s been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth’s climate. Miranda and her two brothers spend their days scavenging for food and household items, while their mother stays at home and desperately tries to hold on to the ordinary activities of their previous life. But they all know that nothing is truly normal in this surreal new world they live in.
The struggle to survive intensifies when Miranda’s father and stepmother arrive with a baby and three strangers in tow. One of the newcomers is Alex Morales, and as Miranda’s complicated feelings for him turn to love, his plans for his future thwart their relationship. Then a devastating tornado hits the town of Howell, and Miranda makes a decision that will change their lives forever.
MY REVIEW
This is the companion novel to Life As We Knew It and The Dead & The Gone. I really liked it, it was an awesome book and tied everything together from the other books. I was kinda sad with the way it ended though knowing what happened. Hopefully there will be another book,you never know. The only thing I didn't like is we only got to see everything from Miranda's point of view and nothing from Alex's. It would have been nice to see from both of theirs,she could have switched back and forth between each chapter between the two. The story is told through Miranda's eyes,it's been a year since a meteor hit the moon knocking it out of it's orbit,bringing it closer to Earth, and changing life as we know it on earth. Miranda has kept hope her father is still alive,one day he happens to show up with his wife and their infant son and has also brought 3 more people, Alex and Julie(from The Dead & the Gone) and Charlie. At first Miranda and Alex don't get a long too well but soon they are head over heels for each other. Miranda is afraid of the future and Alex teaches her there is always gonna be a tomorrow,she should live for it, and she shouldn't give up hope. Alex is always worried about Julie and finding a safe place for her to stay,so he decides to leave. Miranda has offered to go with him until tragedy strike and changes hers and everyone elses life.
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