From the Bookshelf of Apocalypse Whenever

Life As We Knew It
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November 15, 2011
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Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. Ho…more

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What Members Thought

Rhiannon Frater
Jan 09, 2012 rated it really liked it
This is going to be a short review because I don't have a ton to say that hasn't already been said by Felicia's review. Felicia is my editor for my indie novels, so I trusted her review and picked up the book.

What I liked about the story was how relentlessly dreary it was, which would be the real case scenario. It hurt to see how much things were going wrong. So whenever something went right, it was a sweet moment.

Miranda isn't the best narrator, simply because she's incredibly immature. She nev
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Felicia A Sullivan
Well done, and I should have read this a long time ago but I didn't because it's classified as "YA" and I didn't think I'd be interested. My daughter read it, however, and said "Mom, you would LOVE this book." It still took me awhile to get to it, but I'm glad I did.

I'd give it a 4.5 actually, but that's not an option here. I liked it a lot. Another book in diary form, which is getting old, but it was well done. As we only hear Miranda's voice, there is a little bit of a disconnect with other ch
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Jadetyger Sevea
Dec 30, 2016 rated it liked it
I finished this last night. The concept was intriguing, and I liked the main character's voice. I thought the world building could've been expanded, though. Perhaps the author will do that in the following books. It's my understanding that the books don't follow the same protagonist, so I'm unsure if I'll pick up the rest. ...more
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