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Series: Frozen World #1
Published by S&G Publishing on November 29th 2016
Pages: 310
Extinction Level Event (E.L.E.): An event where all species on the planet can become extinct.
Rule#1: Be inside the gates before sunset.
Eve was born inside the caves. She was taught that rule - and many others - before she could walk. It should be the easiest thing in the world for her to remember.
But life is not always simple.
Life does not always go as planned . . .
When a rogue moon was discovered on a collision course with the Earth, we thought we had a solid plan.
We were wrong. And we were lied to.
Now Eve is in a race against time, discovery and danger around every corner - to find a truth that has been hidden for more than ten years.
A truth her father died to protect her from.
Life after E.L.E is the first book in the Frozen World series by J.C. Morrows and follows the story of a young woman named Eve who is trying to find her way in a post-apocalyptic world. While this series is considered Christian; I felt it a was a little edgy and contained a bit more romance than I am used to seeing within the genre. This was my only real complaint with the book. I did feel that the kisses were a little more detailed than was necessary for the young age group while under a Christian banner. That’s not to say that I’m a prude at all. I just tend to hold a christian novel to a higher standard on these issues. This book simply lacked Christian content. I think I would have liked it much more if it had been classified as secular fiction.
Overall, I felt that the book was intriguing but it lacked character building. You can tell that the author put a lot of thought into her characters but that some of their depth was lost in translation. This was especially true of the rushed romance between Eve and Jude. I simply felt that the passion they demonstrated was not only a bit hot and heavy for a Christian Young Adult book but there was no building up to such a climax.
The story reads at a very steady pace and I enjoyed the voice of the protagonist. However, I am hoping for more of a Christian presence and more physical restraint in future installments. Would I recommend this book to others? Probably. Would I let my teen read this book? Again, probably. I don’t feel that this book is worse than secular fiction. However, as previously stated, I do tend to hold and judge Christian fiction on a higher moral standard.
About J.C. Morrows
JC Morrows, author of the Order of the MoonStone YA Dystopian series — including Best Seller A Reluctant Assassin, and the NEW Frozen Earth Trilogy; a Post-Apocalyptic series with a Dystopian edge — spends her days writing, arguing with her evil computer, juggling two kids, and wishing someone would invent a coffee IV.
A storyteller in the truest sense of the word, JC has been telling stories in one form or another her entire life and once her mother convinced her to write them down, she simply couldn’t stop.
And… as a true believer, she gives God all of the glory for her talent and ability!
“And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” Habakkuk 2:2 KJV
I love a good post-apocalyptic/dystopian novel esp. a clean read. They are not easy to find as this one of my favorite genres.
Yes, it is very hard to find good clean dystopian novels!