With the life she knew all but gone, Riley must decide if she’ll let the road ahead break her spirit or bolster her drive.When her sister’s safety is threatened, Riley discovers just how far she will go to protect Quinn. No matter the toll—emotional and physical. With little faith in returning to the only family she has left, Riley follows the path she believes is her only choice. Relying on … Relying on others to lead the way, she is forced to face some of her deepest fears.
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Riley is kidnapped by a couple of guys from the past. Riley, Quinn, and their friends took these guys’ bikes. They wanted them back and Riley too. Jim has always been in love with Riley. Riley, Jim, and his brother come in contact with some other guys who want their bikes. Jim is not going to let them his bikes or Riley either. Jim attacks them putting Riley’s life in danger and saving it at the same time.
When the new guy comes into the RV and demands they turn over their motive of transportation Riley is stuck she doesn’t know what to do. Explain to the new guys that she has been kidnapped hoping they will help her or stay quiet. The question is stay with the kidnapper you know or go with the one you don’t. That question is soon taken out of her hands.
Now her only hope is to stay on track stay alert and wait for her best opportunity to make her escape and then find her way back to her sister Quinn.
Anguish Unfolds is a great book that grabbed my attention from the first page. Is a fast-paced read with plenty of action to keep the pages turning. I love the world that has been created for Anguish Unfolds. The world-building is amazing and so are the characters. The story just flows along real smoothly. Riley is a very tough and brave girl doing what it takes to survive and playing it smart with her kidnappers. I can’t wait to read more in the world of Nature’s Fury.
I highly recommend Anguish Unfolds to all dystopia fans.
4 Cranky Stars
“This is not a world I belong in. Nowhere is truly safe anymore.”
This book is a companion book to the first book in the series, “Darkness Falls”. This series is about two sisters, Quinn and Riley, who lose their parents after a freakish earthquake hits and tears their world apart. Riley is kidnapped by their neighbors, Jim and Dan, and Quinn is determined to find her sister at all costs.
In “Darkness Falls”, the author tells Quinn’s story of tracking down Riley. In this short book, she tells Riley’s story as she is taken further away from Quinn by the two brothers.
After reading the first book, I wasn’t sure about this one. The books were described as Dystopian, but are actually Apocalyptic since they deal with natural disasters and how people might try to survive. Once again, at times I felt like I was watching a B-horror movie since the main protagonist, Riley, does so many dumb things and is basically helpless to get herself out of a bad situation. Also, she learns a lot of things about Jim from his brother and her reaction to those are out of line with the rest of her personality (in my opinion).
By the end of the book, she has matured a little and even makes the comment that she needs to get stronger in order to be able to survive. The book does have quite a bit of tension in it between Riley and her kidnappers and also as they encounter other people who are even worse.
Both of these books are set-ups to more books in the future and I could see a lot of books being written from various character’s viewpoints. My opinion of these books might be tainted by how many others I have read in this genre. Not a bad series, but nothing new as far as I could see.