Review: The Girl's Guide to the Apocalypse
Most post-apocalyptic stories lately are full of zombies and other monsters. But what most people forget - and only a few stories show - is that the real monsters will most likely be the humans. Forget running from the undead, and instead worry about the living.
The Girl's Guide to the Apocalypse shows the darker side of humanity and somehow still makes you laugh while doing so. Verdell, our heroine, though she starts out as a data entry clerk in an office, somehow ends up being blamed for the death and destruction that happens around her. If someone could find a way to blame the apocalypse itself on her, they probably would. In truth, all she's trying to do is survive, and not get caught by the cannibals and roving gangs, but somehow the rumors keep following her!
At times, I want to smack Verdell. She spends way too much time trying to rely on others instead of standing up for herself, even when she had proven that she can, such as in her standoff with UCLA. Simultaneously, no one wants her but yet everyone wants to capture her, which can be amusing at times.
The situations that she falls into are extreme to the point of being absurd, but everything falls into an interconnected storyline that ties the characters together from the start to the finish. This is a post-apocalyptic tale that doesn't take itself too seriously, and yet somehow manages to show us how horrible people could be in the events that take place, becoming a strong message with a humorous tone that you won't quickly forget.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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