Vivian Apple at the End of the World | 
pickMeet the book that finally wrestled me out of my January reading slump. An apocalypse story that takes place in a United States plagued by natural disasters and brainwashed by a capitalism-obsessed Christian nationalist church headed by a kooky “prophet,” it certainly didn‘t remind me of anything that could ever happen in real life. Hahaha…haha…ha… Ahem. Anyway, I loved Vivian who learned and grew and managed to come of age in a world gone mad.
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A Madness So Discreet ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Vivian Apple at the End of the World ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I enjoyed this YA book about teens left behind after family members experience #TheRapture! It‘s not Christian fiction. It more centers around the mystery of this sudden disappearance. The sequel is not as good.
If I‘m remembering correctly this is the, “Bajor must stand alone,” episode, which stops Bajor from joining the Federation. As far as Sisko and prophecies, I prefer The Reckoning. 🤷🏻♀️ #StarTrekSummerJune
Today‘s current read 😊 so far so good. I‘m also partway through The Proposal. #boutofbooks
panUgh. I wanted to like this but it was just a mess. Viv is left behind when the Rapture occurs and takes her parents along with thousands of other Believers. As a non-Believer, she and bff plus cute boy search for the truth. Great concept, but the pacing was off, road trip too easy, conflict resolved quickly, too much romance, over-the-top conspiracy stuff. I liked that religion plays a role in a YA novel since it rarely does but this was terrible.
#backtoreading #anditsaugust #apocalypticread Day 25
Another pair of books 📚 I have on my #tbr and need to get to. I hope they are good. I believe Vivian confronts an apocalypse. Sure sounds like it from the title.
Also, #lavender from the garden.
This came to mind for the #missing prompt. Vivian's parents and many other members of The Church of America go missing one night. It appears they've been lifted straight through holes in their roof. What follows is an amazing journey to find the truth. #maybookflowers #strongYAgirls image from google
Is anyone else worried that if the world ends on Tuesday, you won't finish the book you're reading? What book or books would go unfinished? What book would you read or re-read if you knew the end of the world was 3 days away?
so-soSolid, but not amazing. It feels like I wanted a little more of something to make me really love this one, but I can't quite figure out what that something is.
panI really liked the premise of this book and the scariness of the church of America. But I didn't like Vivian's story or journey throughout the book. I found it uninteresting and at times not very believable. I wanted to like this one, but it didn't work out.
Fave squad is going to have to go to Vivian and Harp! While the first book is much better than the second, these young woman prove that, with ingenuity and guts, you can survive the apocalypse. #augustphotochallenge #augustofpages
so-soI liked this one, but I'm not sure it has enough oomph to carry on as a series. I'll give the second one a go if I can get it from the library and see.
pick4 🌟 I really enjoyed this, but am afraid to read the sequel after reading the disappointing reviews.
Interesting take on the apocalypse. Almost like the author was imagining what the United States would become if all Christians were Westboro Baptist "Christians." Curious to see where it's going.
pick"People just like to tell themselves stories about where they came from. They can't help themselves. They don't trust the world around them--it's too good for them, or not good enough--so they tell themselves stories about it."
Entertaining YA end of the world journey w/ friends. Important themes.
Listening to audiobook free from audiobooksync
This is why I love this book: strong female teens! Boom! 💥
pick5🌟 Original YA pre-apocalyptic novel. It's great that everything seems to be set in current timesish, so it's very accessible. The plot moves quickly and with a lot of action! The characters are memorable. The Book of Frick says buy this novel, but make up your own sequel 😉
pickI'm surprised by how great this book was! Typically, YA books about the Rapture would not be my thing, but this sucked me in. Can't wait to read the second book! #Readathon #booktwo
pickI LOVE the female friendship at the core of this book. It's one of those books I dip back into fairly regularly as some kind of little reassurance.
