Harper Cody used to worry about the SATs or a getting a new laptop for Christmas… but now, she only wants to keep her little sister alive.At 5:59 a.m. early in September, life as she knew it came to an end with a nuclear flash ninety miles away in Colorado Springs. For two months, her family sheltered in the basement of their home, surviving on whatever canned goods Dad could scavenge. Passing … Passing evacuees told of a safe haven in the mountains, but her father refused to leave. He thought their home was safe… until a gang of looters kicked in the door.
Four years ago at thirteen, Harper won trophies for competition shooting, but killing a man pointing a gun at her is nothing like nailing targets at a range. Hesitation cost her parents’ lives. With no other options, she grabbed her little sister and ran away from the only home she’d ever known into a world she no longer recognized.
The promise of safety in Evergreen gives her hope, but unless the girl voted sweetest in her class can find the nerve to kill, Harper—and her kid sister—are as good as dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
At one time poor Harper just wanted to get good grades and get a laptop for Christmas until the day the world ended and her parents are dead . After a nuclear flash has ended the world and being in the basement of their house with their parents . They now must leave and find the safe haven of Evergreen . With her fathers shotgun and her little sister they are off, they have to travel miles and miles to get to safe haven . She has to realize that she isn’t the little girl anymore and she will have to man up and maybe kill someone who is harming them if they want to stay alive .
Harper and Maddie are the main characters and they are well written and complex. Harper is a seventeen year old who just wants a laptop for Christmas and her parents back . She is tough but also sweet . She can be tough when she has to be but all she wants to get her and Maddie to safety. She is just a kid though with the weight of the world on her shoulders . Maddie well she is basically in shock through out the book . Her cell phone is her life line even though it doesn’t work. She is basically a walking zombie and I guess you can say she is shell shocked . We do see a sweet girl underneath it all and she does become more animated when they finally meet the other members of their rag tag band . All of the characters are well written and you will fall in love with them .
This story is one of what would happen after a nuclear attack . What would you do and how would you survive. The author takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride that will have you reeling and on the edge of your seat . You really start to feel for the characters and you really want to see them succeed in their journey . There are moments you just want to wrap Maddie and Harper up in a warm blanket and tell them that everything will be ok and then the other moments you want to smack them both and say wake up. There are a few spots where the book just kind of dragged but over all it is an enjoyable . This would be an epic series that would be a great summer read . This would be a great book for any fan of apocalyptic stories . Check it out
This is an incredible story of strength and perseverance of a teen and her little sister escaping to safety following nuclear holocaust. The fear, shock, and desperation felt in this story is palpable. The scenes move right along and the book never drags. Read this book.
I find hope for humanity in stories like this.
When those society would view as helpless persevere. It truly inspires me. Having been a young woman told I couldn’t or shouldn’t. I fought the stereotype given me. May my own children continue that legacy. Hope is enough to overcome!
this book was just wow! she lived through the nuke and losing her parents to a gang. now its just her and her sister to take on anyone that gets in her way. read to find out what happens.
I’ve read a few of Matthew’s books and I’ve never been disappointed…like at all! He has a way of opening up his stories to us the reader and make us coming back for more! He doesnt just write one kind…I feel he does a good variety of stories and man I cant imagine what his mind goes through daily haha.
What I like about this book is it throws you right in! There’s no build up…your just in it and you arent stopping til you’ve read the last page! Harper has had to grow up super fast and take care of her sister Madison after her parents got killed. Her poor little sister is 10 years old and as you can imagine she’s kinda just there and I guess you could call it a good dose of shock. I mean who wouldnt be?! Harper is a strong character. I dont see her as hard but sweet but that might be changing with their new circumstances. She just wanted normal but thats not what she got and taking care of her sister is a priority. With the world going to hell in a handbasket she is doing her best. Only thing left to say is I cant wait for the next book!
A thrilling coming of age dystopian novel that follows a teenage girl and her younger sister as they try to survive and navigate in this new world. Full of adventure and suspense the story pulls you in and keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what’s going to happens next.
One day your life is as simple as worrying about school and that all stopped when nuclear bomb is dropped all those things mean nothing anymore. Learn about Harper Cody and her family, how they learn new things about life, how people have changed or stayed the same, and what it takes to survive this new life. I wasn’t sure as I started to read this book as I’m not a fame of apocalyptic genre but I was captivated from the very beginning. How one young girl lives her new life with her family thru violence, fear, hungry, death, life, and also she has hope for her future. So many emotions tore at my heart when reading Evergreen. This series must be read in order in my opinion because you’ll learn so much and enjoy it even more
A story about 2 sisters surviving a nuclear war…a little slow at parts but a great read none the less. Im not usually a fan of dystopian novels but this one was really good and I like how Harper cared for her sister in the wake of her parents death.
Let me just start by saying I am not usually a big dystopian novel fan. But I do love the walking dead and I have read this author before so I took a chance. So worth it to enjoy so much. Harper and her sister Madison are survivors of a nuclear weapons war although no one knows how it started or who started it. Harper is very hard on herself because she was sopossed to help protect her family but could not make herself take a human life. The result of her freezing lost her father his life instead so now she has to protect her sister. There are so many more things about this book to love but I don’t want to spoil to much. I really hope that there is a sequel or more I see a lot of room for expansion of the story where it left off.