Lunetta is undoubtedly a wonderful storyteller, weaving mystery and horror into the nail-biting start about survival. However, I needn’t have worried because In the After definitely stood out on its own. I didn’t want to obsessively make comparisons, which can’t really be helped.

When I started In the After, I was a little concerned on whether I should be reading yet another YA sci-fi novel just a week after finishing The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, which I adored. Rebellious, courageous, and tender, this unforgettable duo will have you on the edge of your seat as you tear through the pulse-pounding narrow escapes and horrifying twists of fate in this thrilling debut from author Demitria Lunetta.

And Amy soon realizes that unless things change, she’ll lose Baby-and much more. While at first the colony seems like a dream with plenty of food, safety, and shelter, New Hope slowly reveals that it is far from ideal. Marooned in Amy’s house, the girls do everything they can to survive-and avoid Them at all costs.Īfter years of hiding, they are miraculously rescued and taken to New Hope, a colony of survivors living in a former government research compound. Most of the population is overtaken, but Amy manages to escape-and even rescue “Baby,” a toddler left behind in the chaos. These vile creatures are rapidly devouring mankind. They are faster than anything you’ve ever seen.Īnd They won’t stop chasing you…until you are dead.Īmy is watching TV when it happens, when the world is attacked by Them.

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