January 1, 2000.
May 21, 2011.
December 21, 2012
These are just a few of the days humans prophesied as bringing catastrophic events that would end the world. We predicted nuclear warfare. Drastic climate change. A call from God.
We were wrong.
Cue the gargoyle invasion—laboratory bred mutants designed to slaughter humans. When the government goes AWOL and gargoyles are swarming by the hundreds, it's up to the citizens of the United States to regroup and save themselves.
Meet Cliff Matthews, a teenage boy separated from his entire family with the exception of his younger sister, whom he is desperate to keep alive. Along the quest to save their lives, he encounters people who aren't all that they seem. Everyday's a battle, but if he can't trust his own species, where does that leave his family?
And we can't forget the man who may be willing to sacrifice Cliff's life, if it means world domination.
In terms of doomsday, no one could've seen this coming. The dawn of the apocalypse…
*I received a free copy for an honest review. This is also available on Goodreads*
For the first 25% of this book, I had no idea what was going on, and I was just as confused as the characters. Which is good, in a way, but I didn't want to keep reading because I was so confused. But continue, I did, as I felt I owed it to the author, and found it quite pleasant after I knew what was happening.
The only thing that did get on my nerves a bit was, what I felt was overuse of violence, and the vivid gory descriptions. Like, I get it, someone's being eaten downstairs, but I don't need to know that they could hear the limbs being ripped off one by one and the persons heart has been wrenched out. I understand that quite a bit of it was necessary, but there is such a thing as too much.
Cliff was actually pretty cool. Often he didn't act 15, but then that is to be expected when being attacked by HUGE GREEN UGLY GARGOYLES THAT WANT TO EAT YOU WHOLE!
Hunter. Well, I don't really know what to say. I like that there wasn't total insta-love between her and Cliff, but let's be honest, we all knew it would come eventually. I don't really know if I like her or not.
Cliff's little sister is so cute! I'm confused about what happened to Andy, but that was probably because I read this very quickly.
I'm also confused about how Cliff just suddenly thought of a plan that just so happened to work.
But, overall, not a bad read.
Book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18134642-dawn-of-the-apocalypse
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