I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the AFTER THE FALL by Ellen Parent Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Ellen
Parent
Pub. Date: December
3, 2024
Publisher: Fitzroy
Books
Formats: Paperback,
eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 266
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/AFTER-THE-FALL-Parent
"A gripping, visceral,
post-apocalyptic story brimming with adventure and heart." - Kirkus
Reviews
So much is forgotten in the Republic: the way the seasons used to turn like
pages in a book, the technology that once made life easy for everyone, even the
art of reading. For fifteen-year-old June, the forgetting goes even deeper,
ever since a mysterious accident six years ago stole her mother and her memory.
When a strange circus with ties to her family comes through town, she follows
them without a second thought. In the outside world, June has to navigate a
landscape and society pushed to the edge by the powerful forces of climate
change, and to decide who she can trust in a world where everyone seems to have
secrets. Can she believe the grizzled deputy who somehow knows more about her
past than she does? What about the circus performers, who push her away even as
they beguile her best friend? Only when she finally uncovers a truth that
threatens to change the Republic forever, will she know who her true family is—
and whose life is worth saving.
My Review:
June is one of those characters you root for and want to win. You want her to get the answers she is searching for. She has lost her memories, her mother, and her life. In a world overtaken by climate change, she has to maneuver safely to find out what is going on. The circus coming to town added a sub plot that kept the pages turning. I really enjoyed reading about the circus and about June. This was a fast read for me and was different from most YA apocalyptic stories I normally read about. I wish there was a chapter after the last line of the Epilogue. I would have liked dialogue between the characters. I can not wait to read the next installment! I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy, all opinions are my own.
About Ellen Parent:
Ellen Parent
has been telling stories since the mid-nineties, when she started whispering
them down to her sister on the bottom bunk. Her poetry has been published in
Bloodroot, Vermont Magazine, Birchsong, and was shortlisted for the 2014
Vermont Writers Prize. After the Fall is her first novel. She lives in rural
Vermont with her delightful husband, her precocious daughter, and two eccentric
cats.
Website | Instagram | Goodreads
| Amazon
Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, International.
Ends December 17th, midnight EST.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
Week One:
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12/2/2024 |
Excerpt |
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12/2/2024 |
Book Review Virginia Lee Blog |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/3/2024 |
Two Chicks on Books |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/3/2024 |
Daily Waffle |
Excerpt |
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12/4/2024 |
@callistoscalling |
IG Post |
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12/4/2024 |
IG Post |
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12/5/2024 |
Fire and Ice Reads |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/5/2024 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/6/2024 |
Edith's Little Free Library |
IG Post/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post |
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12/6/2024 |
@fiction._.fuss |
Review/IG Post |
Week Two:
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12/9/2024 |
@enthuse_reader |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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12/9/2024 |
@evergirl200 |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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12/10/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/10/2024 |
Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's |
Review/IG Post |
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12/11/2024 |
Lifestyle of Me |
Review |
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12/11/2024 |
rolo_the_book_lover- |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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12/12/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/12/2024 |
A Blue Box Full of Books |
IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post |
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12/13/2024 |
Deal sharing aunt |
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