Extinction Of All Children L.J. Epps

Emma Whisperer was born in 2080 and is the last child allowed to live in her territory. The territories are broken down into three sections separated by class, the rich, the working class and the poor. 

All children born in Emmas territory after here are killed. The President doesn't believe that the poor should be allowed to have children.  The President has announced that a party will be thrown for Emma on her 18th birthday to honor the last child born in her territory, Territory L. This unexpected event results in an array of troubles for Emma, who do

esn't agree with the president.

Emma takes a stand and this results in her being jailed however rather than tame her it results in her becoming more of a rebel resulting in some dangerous choices.

Emma is a strong character and the story line is reminiscent of the Divergent and Hunger Games Trilogy's. This in an excellent start to a new trilogy series and am looking forward to seeing what Emma will do.

* I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road is a much better read the second time around. The first time I struggled with the writing style, sentence structure and dialogue. I recall being frustrated and struggling to finish it. It's been over 10 year since I read it and decided it was time to revisit it. I pulled it out of my collection, put it on my nightstand where it say for month.  I eventually picked it up and was more than surprised how much more enjoyable the read was this time around.

The Road is a post apocalyptic novel in which a father and his young son travel on foot through the burned out and ravaged lands of America in hopes to find a safe place to live. The world is dark, bleak and full of danger. Survival is the way of life and everyone is suspicious. Food is scarce, shoes are rare, the snow falls gray, the weather is cold and rain falls heavy.

The book is depressing, misanthropic but the young boy gives you visions of hope, trust and love.  The novel is bleak but shows the power of love and the will to survive.

Newtown: An American Tragedy by Matthew Lysiak

December 14, 2012, 20 children and 6 educators were killed during a school shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. The lives of so many beautiful children cut short and the hands of a murdered (I refuse to name the killer),

Mathew Lysiak unlike many other books about school shooting focuses on the children and not the killer. That is not say that he doesn't discuss him because he does but his main focus is on the lives of these precious children that were loss. You get to know them on a personal level and they become more than just a picture. 

The subject matter is treated with kindness and compassion. The accounts of that tragic day are horrific and Lysiak treats it with respect while educating the reader on what happened.

The read is powerful and heartbreaking, It also cleared up a lot of details for me that I had believe facts based on misinformation the media had put out that day and in the following days. 

Expect to become emotionally involved and shed some tears.