Review: Burned World (Surviving the End #4) by Grace Hamilton

Friday, August 16, 2024

Review: Burned World (Surviving the End #4) by Grace Hamilton

Burned World

Surviving the End #4

by Grace Hamilton

Published: January 8, 2020

Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic

Blurb:

The apocalypse is over. But the struggle for survival has only just begun…

A hard-won peace has been earned by the McDonald family’s Georgia settlement, Hickory Falls. The rural community offers shelter, food, and safety. At least for now…

But in the aftermath of the solar flare, and the fall of the old world, danger takes many forms. It begins with a drought that threatens crops. Then a flood of refugees arrives, driven from their homes by a raging wildfire. They’ve lost everything, and the inferno is spreading.

Taking in the dispossessed means more mouths to feed—but it also means willing hands to do vital work. And one refugee in particular has valuable skills. Greyson was a firefighter, and he’s got a plan to make Hickory Falls safe from the encroaching fire.

But there’s something a little off about the man. Beth, the McDonald matriarch, doesn’t trust him—though she can’t say why. But, like it or not, he’s part of the community now.

Will his preparations save Hickory Falls? Or plunge the community into fiery doom…

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My Review:

Burned World is the fourth book in the Surviving the End series by Grace Hamilton. Burned World pulled me deep into its world like the three books before it. Burned World kept my attention from the first page until the last. I love the world-building in Burned World.

The descriptions were so vividly written I had no problem following along. I could see everything I was reading in my head like a movie I was watching. I could see the flames of the fire as they did their little dance getting closer and closer to destroying everything Beth had created for her family.

A nearby fire was raging out of control but luckily they had a newcomer who had been a firefighter in his past life before the EMP hit the world. Beth doesn’t trust the newcomer for some reason. She can’t quite put her finger on any one thing specifically for her distrust for Greyson. But something is a little bit off with him.

As the fire is closing in on them the town is preparing to save their little town from the fire. Jodi takes a team for more water in case the fire reaches them. Having more water on hand will help them to be more prepared if the fire reaches them. They don’t want to wait until the last minute.

It doesn’t take them long to realize their water supply is getting very low as it has not rained in quite a while. Watering their crops and supplying water for everyone has caused their water supply to dwindle.

Meanwhile, more and more people are showing up on their doorstep wanting to join their little community. More people to feed would take a toll on their meager supplies but on the other hand, it would mean more people to help out. Should they let the new people join their community or would it be best to let them find their own place to live?

Once I started to read Burned World I couldn’t stop as I was drawn further into its world. I had to know how the story was going to turn out. I had to know what the fire was going to do.

I can’t wait to learn more in the next book Ruined World. My imagination is going wild right about now with that title. I can only guess what Ruined World has waiting for us.

I highly recommend Burned World to all post-apocalyptic fans. Grab a copy of Burned World today!

Be sure to check out all the books in the Surviving the End Series

Crumbling World #1

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Fallen World #2

New World #3