How far would you go to save your brother?
It’s been six months since all of the lower orbital satellites crashed to Earth. Akule Lopez has waited through every one of those days...waited to see her brother arrive home in Alpine.
Now she’s done waiting. Winter has fallen across the desolate Texas landscape. Rumors of war and insurrection abound. Akule doesn’t know how she’ll get from Alpine to Dallas. She doesn’t even know that her brother is still there. But she does know that she’s going to find out.
Her father doesn’t want her to go, but Akule isn’t a child anymore. She doesn’t need her father’s permission. She also understands that if she goes, if she dies in the attempt, then her father will have lost both of his children. She won’t let that happen. If it’s the last thing she ever does, she will find Paco and bring him home.
It’s been six months since all of the lower orbital satellites crashed to Earth. Akule Lopez has waited through every one of those days...waited to see her brother arrive home in Alpine.
Now she’s done waiting. Winter has fallen across the desolate Texas landscape. Rumors of war and insurrection abound. Akule doesn’t know how she’ll get from Alpine to Dallas. She doesn’t even know that her brother is still there. But she does know that she’s going to find out.
Her father doesn’t want her to go, but Akule isn’t a child anymore. She doesn’t need her father’s permission. She also understands that if she goes, if she dies in the attempt, then her father will have lost both of his children. She won’t let that happen. If it’s the last thing she ever does, she will find Paco and bring him home.
From USA Today Bestselling author Vannetta Chapman comes a survival series unlike any other.
Veil of Destruction is book three in a new post-apocalyptic survival thriller series from USA Today Bestselling Author Vannetta Chapman. An exciting contribution to the genre of disaster fiction, this is a series that will keep you reading late into the night.
MY THOUGHTS
This has to be one of the most realistic books in this genre that I've read. The characters, their actions, and the situations they found themselves in all felt so authentic. I've lived in West Texas my whole life, so I was very familiar with the landscape, cities, and route the characters took to find Paco and his family. I think because I knew the places, it made it feel all the more real. There were times when I forgot I was reading. I was so immersed in the story that I began to wonder how my family, who lives in one of the towns mentioned, was faring, lol.
I really liked Akule, Dylan, and Keme. I admired Keme's level-headedness, Dylan's positive outlook, and Akule's determination and bravery to find Paco and his family and bring them back home. They knew it was going to be a long and dangerous journey, but they weren't going to let anything stop them. They made a great team.
Even though this is book three in the series, it stands alone just fine. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys post-apocalyptic fiction. I'm really looking forward to the next one.
I received an advanced copy of this book via BookSirens and voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and comments are my honest opinion.
FIVE STARS
That's fun that the setting was so realistic and true to West Texas. This whole series is one I think I'd like. My library has tons of Chapman's other Amish books; I'll have to see if they'll buy this series.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a really good series so far. I think you'd like it. I hope your library gets it. :D
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