Fractured Days
After the End #2
by Grace Hamilton
Published: September 4, 2024
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Survival, Thriller, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Blurb:
The
old world is gone. And it’s not coming back…
It’s
been eight days since the lights went out for good. Eight days of
surviving chaos and the worst of humanity. Eight days for the truth
to sink in: the survivors are on their own.
Shannon
Grayson has escaped from the massive retail center where she was
trapped, but a festering bullet wound in her shoulder requires
medical care. In the aftermath of society’s collapse, doctors and
medicine are hard to come by—and her infection is getting
worse.
Meanwhile, a chance meeting with an old military
brother brings Dennis Sullivan and his traveling companion Kim
Nakamura to an unexpected sanctuary. The town of Humboldt seems to be
a haven of law and order in a world that’s falling apart.
But
as Dennis grapples with his addiction, Kim begins to suspect that
Humboldt isn’t quite as safe as it appears. The town militia
provides security and order. In return, they only ask for one
thing—absolute control.
My Review:
Fractured Days is the second book in the After the End series by Grace Hamilton. Fractured Days picks up where Trapped Days left off. Shannon managed to escape the shopping center where she had been trapped after the EMP hit.
Shannon was shot in the shoulder making it hard for her to drive her truck. When Shannon’s wound gets the best of her, she almost wrecks. Bill grabs the wheel trying to rectify the situation but without any luck. They end up in a ditch. Bill is knocked out. When Bill comes to he finds a place for him and Shannon to hold up in until they can find somewhere better. He needs to find antibiotics to help her fight off the infection.
Dennis and Kim have finally found each other and are on their way to her Aunt’s house. Kim knows that is where her mother will go. They run into an old military friend of Dennis’s Lewis Danville. Lewis has a safe place for them to hold up in for a while. Kim soon learns that Humboldt may not be the safe Lewis led them to believe.
Shannon’s ex-husband Andre has escaped prison and is looking for her. He plans on making Shannon pay for testifying against him. Andre runs into Lee on his search for Shannon.
Andre takes Lee under his wing and teaches him everything he knows. Lee goes along with Andre because he praises him for doing a good job. Andre likes having Lee around because he can hunt plus whatever else he doesn't want to do.
Fractured Days is told from Bill, Lee, and Kim’s points of view. We get to see things through their eyes. I like stories told from more than one person's point of view. I like reading stories told from multiple points of view because you can get more of the story and what is going on that way and you also get to know how they see things and how they feel.
Fractured Days pulled me into its world from the first chapter and never let go until the end and if I am being honest not even then. Fracture Days is the kind of story that will stay with me forever.
I highly recommend Fractured Days to all dystopian and post-apocalyptic fans. Grab a copy of Fractured Days book two in the After the End series. Oh, and while you are there be sure to grab a copy of Trapped Days the first book in the series as it is recommended that the After the End series be read in order.
Be sure to check out all the books in the After the End series
Trapped Days #1
Fractured Days #2
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