The Snow

Rain Trilogy #2

by Joseph A. Turkot

***THIS IS THE SEQUEL TO THE RAIN, BOOK 2 IN THE RAIN TRILOGY*** ***It contains all 5 parts of The Snow***

A one way trip to investigate Leadville ends in Russell's mysterious disappearance. But Ernest can't wait it out any longer. The strange skies force his hand. But he let's Tanner decide. And there's no choice. They trek into the Rocky mountain sea.

The weather only gets stranger, yet it may serve as a clue about what happened to Russell. Somewhere, way out in the mountains, there is a spot of pure white. Either Tanner, Dusty, Voley and Ernest push in, or leave their loved ones behind.

Find out what happens in the frigid sequel to The Rain, The Snow (Book 2 of THE RAIN TRILOGY)

Genres: Post Apocalyptic, Apocalyptic

394 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 5, 2014

About the author

Joseph Turkot is the author of eight novels and many short stories. He began writing as an independent author, and The Rain is his first release with Blackstone Publishing. He lives in South Jersey, and when not writing, he dreams of the day when he’ll be able to open an animal sanctuary.

Reviews

[Paul Westwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this like The Rain because I think the immediacy of the narrative is well done and the ebbs and flows of tension are also well constructed. I've given it only three because the plot feels a bit more contrived. I mostly got this feeling by some of the terrible decisions the characters made along the way. It was as if they needed to make these decisions in order to force the next moment of tension rather than because it was the natural decision they would have made. This is a pity because I think similar outcomes could have been achieved without being forced.
This feels very much like the middle book of a trilogy in the way it begins and especially the way it ends.
The writer uses the phrase 'all of the sudden' quite a lot which I found annoying but having looked it up I can see it is an acceptable version even if 'all of a sudden' is more commonly used.
As annoying as it was I liked the fact we don't find out what Russell says about the meat or the old man's face is true. Is he lying to get his own way or just being honest? Of course it's frustrating but that's the nature of a first person present tense narration.
On a technical note, Tanner's character development doesn't quite progress naturally forward like it should do. By the end of the book she is just reacting to circumstances again rather than forcing her own journey but this might just be because it's the middle book of three. I hope to see more defined progression in the last book.
So, as I said, three stars because it still manages to be a gripping page turner even if there were some frustrating aspects that could easily have been amended.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Same issues as The Rain, the terrible lack of editing takes away from the story because so much time is spent trying to sort out which character is saying what. The story was just as riveting but it could've been more so if the writing was better. My only real issue this time had to do with the stupidity of the characters, which is actually the laziness of the author to create the proper amount of suspension of disbelief.

Tanner goes on & on to Dusty, pretty early on, quoting Russell : “Don’t gamble on the unknown when two choices seems just as bad as each other, he used to tell me”. So I am especially pissed off with the stupid decision made by Russell & Ernest that they head to try for East Harbor instead of grabbing the boat & heading back to where they anchored the Resilience. It is the same damn distance, they know where they set anchor, they could stop & grab the tent from the apartment, & stop to rest with the stove a couple of times but NOPE! They go toward East Harbor, grab the boat, have no tent, don't rest, won't risk using the stove because they need to fuel for when they reach the water SO THEY CAN FOLLOW THE SHORE ALL THE GREAT BIG LONG WAY BACK AROUND TO WHERE THEY ANCHORED!!! What damn sense does that make?!? NONE!

That is the major failure by Turkot in The Snow. It really wouldn't have taken him much to put an impassable obstacle in the characters way to prevent them heading directly back toward their anchored ship then their course of action would be more palatable. He obviously had a set string of events he wanted to inflict upon the characters, as well as a set course to lead into the next part of the story, which is perfectly acceptable, but his execution of it was very flawed. Then again, that is something that a good EDITOR (maybe some test readers) would likely have caught & fixed.

[Lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was another kindle book that I would read in between other books.

I feel like this one was a lot slower than the first in the trilogy, The Rain. Also, since it took place in a snowy world, I don't think I really read it very well until cold weather set in and I could relate to the characters and the cold a little better. Snow is slow to walk through so that's probably why the story seemed to move so much slower.

The author usually didn't use quotation marks and would stick dialogue between two people in one paragraph. It was confusing in parts because it was difficult to determine what was being said or what was being thought by the main character, Tanner, as the book is written from her perspective.

There were also passages where I thought maybe the author had used the wrong place or character name as it didn't really make sense in the context. And times when Tanner would get so wrapped up in her repetitive thoughts that I just had to scan through until the action started picking up again.

I think this would have been a more enjoyable read with some heavy editing. As it was, it was ok. I'm not sure if I'm up to reading the third installment, The Blue, right now but I probably will eventually.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Snow begins shortly after The Rain ends. Russell and Clemmy have been gone for two days, and it's been decided that they're taking the boat in to shore to find them. While the rain is horrible to deal with, the snow adds a whole new level of misery they hadn't considered. Snow means cold. Something they really hadn't dealt with before. Things don't go well ashore.

Turkot has created an incredibly grim, desolate, and hopeless post-apocalyptic world. When I say that, I mean it in the best way. He really makes you feel the awfulness of it all. I thought things were bad in The Rain but at least they had found some hope with Ernest and his boat. This one just made me wish Tanner froze to death in her sleep only for the peaceful way to end her horrible life.

The third book is called The Blue, and I'm really hoping this means Tanner and Russell finally find their blue sky.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! The struggles of Tanner, Russel, Ernest and Voley the dog continue, in the snow, the ice and in the nuclear town they call Leadville. This writer just captures your imagination and takes you on a never ending ride. I am into the third and final book now, Blue, and I am trying to hang on to my hope that they will make it to the Blue, just as Tanner tries to hold onto hope, even when it appears they cannot possibly continue. I don't want to give anything away, so I will just tell you that this series has captured me like no other in a long while. There is very little actual dialogue, told from the perspective of Tanner, in the present tense. It works. Very well.

[Rune · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Rain continues into The Snow, and the linear story keeps going.

What happens is just what happens, and it doesn't feel like it affects the characters much. Also, the strain on the main characters should have killed them by now. The story still feels too constructed, and the flow just isn't doing it for me. You still don't feel like you care either way if these people live or die - and just get annoyed by near super human strength and ways to work around stuff that should kill a normal person.

But have to read the last one just to see what happens... :(

[Nmkazzazyahoo.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read The Rain and was hooked. The Snow was an extension to it. I really cared about what happened to the characters. I loved the role of the dog. I thoroughly enjoyed both of these novels and I feel that the author has the 'touch' to tell a story in a way that is captivating and moving. The book is also well-edited. I can't wait for the final installment in this trilogy and I highly recommend both, "The Rain" and "The Snow". You won't be disappointed.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this just as much as the first book, emotional in places, loved it :-)

[Dawn Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

Book two is just as good as book one. You feel the fear you feel the freezing cold. You feel the pain of losing the ones you love.

[George Poppenwimer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very f=good continuation of the first book of the trilogy, very good read.