Those With Ears by Makenzie Gray // A Review
What will Takvi do when the End begins?
In the blink of an eye, Takvi’s guardians disappear into thin air, along with thousands more. When the government swiftly moves to cover up the Disappearing, she and her siblings grapple with the truth behind what happened. They’ve been government loyalists their whole lives, but a split in opinions threatens to upend their lives permanently.
And Takvi is trapped in a vacuum where no solution leaves her or her family unscathed, which is the one thing she can’t bear.
The illegal book their guardians left them has answers that agree with her siblings, but Takvi struggles to accept it. When the newly-formed government tightens its grip in eerie prophetic fashion, will she stand up or will she fold? Will any of it matter in the end of the world?
A compelling apocalyptic story on redemption, sibling bonds, and seeking truth in a corrupt world, Those With Ears is the first novel in the Midnight Hour series.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary ARC of this book. A positive review was not required. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.
Going into this book, I knew that the view of end times was not one I subscribe to, and I ran into a couple other things that are definitely from a church tradition different from mine. I’ll be basing my review on other elements. 
The world building and character names were pretty much on point. 
Everything hit the balance of being super cool but easily understable, and I’m pretty confident I’m pronouncing everything right. My favorite things were the holographs and voice disruptors.
For the longest time I found the main characters pretty annoying, but I think I was supposed to. It was really cool watching everyone grow more balanced in their understanding of each other. Takvi is definitely going to be an interesting one to follow. And I can’t decide if Kenna or Asena is more legendary.
The story took its time getting going since it (realistically) takes a lot of talking to affect hearts and minds but once it did it was GOING. Seriously, those last couple chapters were some of the best action I’ve ever read, and the cliffhanger… 
I did wish for a bit more development of the chaos in town and some conversations felt a little repetitive.
Favorite quote: “I stayed,” were the first words from her mouth as soon as I enter the attic. “Good girl,” I say, catching her in my arms and hugging her as tight as I ever could, burying my face in her curls.
CW: end times chaos, family dysfunction/trauma, a fire, wounds and injuries briefly described, mentions of drinking and drugs, frightening and intense scenes including death and near death.
Book two, when?!
