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The Apocalypse Seven

The Apocalypse Seven

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Summary

This is the way the world ends。 Not with a bang， but a whatever。

The whateverpocalypse。 That’s what Touré， a twenty-something Cambridge coder， calls it after waking up one morning to find himself seemingly the only person left in the city。 Once he finds Robbie and Carol， two equally disoriented Harvard freshmen， he realizes he isn’t alone， but the name sticks: Whateverpocalypse。 But it doesn’t explain where everyone went。 It doesn’t explain how the city became overgrown with vegetation in the space of a night。 Or how wild animals with no fear of humans came to roam the streets。

Add freakish weather to the mix， swings of temperature that spawn tornadoes one minute and snowstorms the next， and it seems things can’t get much weirder。 Yet even as a handful of new survivors appear—Paul， a preacher as quick with a gun as a Bible verse; Win， a young professional with a horse; Bethany， a thirteen-year-old juvenile delinquent; and Ananda， an MIT astrophysics adjunct—life in Cambridge， Massachusetts gets stranger and stranger。

The self-styled Apocalypse Seven are tired of questions with no answers。 Tired of being hunted by things seen and unseen。 Now， armed with curiosity， desperation， a shotgun， and a bow， they become the hunters。 And that’s when things truly get weird。 
 

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Reviews

Jk ，

I received a free Kindle copy of this book via the Goodreads Giveaways program and am appreciative to anyone who had a hand in that。3。5 stars rounded up。 This sci-fi dystopian novel lured me in with a very interesting premise。 The pacing was a little uneven， starting off a bit slow and picking up considerably towards the end。 I needed a little more character development to feel fully invested but all the same it was a pretty fun ride！

Dan ，

My thanks to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for an advanced copy of this new dystopian novel。Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette is a day after tomorrow novel， where a group of characters wake up to find their way of life gone， their friends absent， and the world an overgrown mess of flora， fauna and lots of questions。 The said Seven join together in learning both the day by days of survival together， plus the larger long term ways of making it in this brave new world they find themselves My thanks to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for an advanced copy of this new dystopian novel。Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette is a day after tomorrow novel， where a group of characters wake up to find their way of life gone， their friends absent， and the world an overgrown mess of flora， fauna and lots of questions。 The said Seven join together in learning both the day by days of survival together， plus the larger long term ways of making it in this brave new world they find themselves in。 The characters are a little cute， and some of the dialogue can be a tad cringy but the story can absorb this faults。 The pacing can be rough too， with a long middle section that just seems to keep going， but the ending is interesting and moves well。 A good entry in the end of the world as they know it genre。 。。。more

Misty ，

I really enjoyed this book—from the diverse characters to the realistic dialogue and settings， everything was masterfully developed and seamlessly integrated into the story line。 What most appealed to me， however， was the unexpected humor this author infused into many of the high stress scenarios。 Unfortunately， it all fell apart when the author attempted to bring this one to its conclusion。 I had a very difficult time wrapping my head around what actually transpired， and while I’m fairly sure I I really enjoyed this book—from the diverse characters to the realistic dialogue and settings， everything was masterfully developed and seamlessly integrated into the story line。 What most appealed to me， however， was the unexpected humor this author infused into many of the high stress scenarios。 Unfortunately， it all fell apart when the author attempted to bring this one to its conclusion。 I had a very difficult time wrapping my head around what actually transpired， and while I’m fairly sure I got the gist， the details remain murky。 It was a disappointment， at that point， on many levels， including the author’s tech-laden geek explanation as well as my own clearly subpar intellect。 So a solid 4， bordering on a clean 5， immediately bore the brunt of my frustration， resulting in a 3。 。。。more

Diane Hernandez ，

Seven strangers find themselves alone on Earth。 The Apocalypse Seven must figure out what happened to everyone else。 In addition， they need to decide how to proceed from here。I love the idea of this book much better than the execution itself。 In the beginning， I enjoyed hunting for clues about what happened in each person’s story。 However， after the third almost identical description， I started， unfortunately， becoming bored。 So， I felt that the build up to the stunning conclusion was too long a Seven strangers find themselves alone on Earth。 The Apocalypse Seven must figure out what happened to everyone else。 In addition， they need to decide how to proceed from here。I love the idea of this book much better than the execution itself。 In the beginning， I enjoyed hunting for clues about what happened in each person’s story。 However， after the third almost identical description， I started， unfortunately， becoming bored。 So， I felt that the build up to the stunning conclusion was too long and too slow。 But I felt the conclusion， which began at 85% into the book， was rushed。 Still， the ending was awesome and completely different than what I guessed。 Therefore， I’ll give The Apocalypse Seven 4 stars for its well thought out world-building and innovative finale。Thanks to John Joseph Adams， Mariner Books， Houghton Mifflin Harcourt， and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Nasaphira ，

Well。。。I think I lost some braincell reading this。 This book is like straight up crazy， and i loved it。 7 strangers find themselves waking up as the only people left on Earth。 They calls it the whateverpocalypse， because nothing about it make any senses。 Weird animals behaviour， freak weather， totally messed up time period， and some other unexplained things that idk how that could happen but it happened。 It lowkey scares me。 One happy thing I adore the most is the convo between Toure， Win and he Well。。。I think I lost some braincell reading this。 This book is like straight up crazy， and i loved it。 7 strangers find themselves waking up as the only people left on Earth。 They calls it the whateverpocalypse， because nothing about it make any senses。 Weird animals behaviour， freak weather， totally messed up time period， and some other unexplained things that idk how that could happen but it happened。 It lowkey scares me。 One happy thing I adore the most is the convo between Toure， Win and her horse Elton， these three are such a funny combination lol。 But honestly not just them， the rest of the characters are all likeable Ananda， Robbie， Carol， Bethany， and Paul。 Nobody is annoying which pretty unusual since it's a survival type of story （ish） Lastly， I can't believe I said this but I think this will make a great tv series。 。。。more

The Book ，

Never read a world-ending like this one before！ Enjoyed it。

Lisa Wolf ，

Thank you to Goodreads and the publisher -- I won this terrific book in a giveaway！！I found myself mumbling or exclaiming “WTF？？？” practically once a chapter， start to finish， in this incredibly entertaining and mind-blowing novel of the apocalypse。Or， as Touré puts it， the whateverpocalypse。Seven seemingly random strangers wake up to find that they’re alone in a world suddenly overrun by plant life and wild animals — in what was formerly an urban college town。 At Harvard and at MIT， several ind Thank you to Goodreads and the publisher -- I won this terrific book in a giveaway！！I found myself mumbling or exclaiming “WTF？？？” practically once a chapter， start to finish， in this incredibly entertaining and mind-blowing novel of the apocalypse。Or， as Touré puts it， the whateverpocalypse。Seven seemingly random strangers wake up to find that they’re alone in a world suddenly overrun by plant life and wild animals — in what was formerly an urban college town。 At Harvard and at MIT， several individuals wake up in confusion。 Robbie wakes up in his dorm room bed， frantic that he overslept on the first day of freshman classes， only to discover that his technology doesn’t work， he has no idea what time it is， the clothes in the dresser drawers aren’t his， and there’s absolutely no one else around。Before long he meets fellow student Carol， a blind young woman unsuccessfully trying to locate her dog， and the two then meet free-spirited Toure。 Meanwhile， MIT astrophysicist Ananda wakes up at her office desk， confused by why she’s wearing her “Monday clothes” on a Tuesday， teen-ager Bethany wakes up in her suburban family home to see the shrine her family has erected in her memory， pastor Paul leaves his isolated New Hampshire mountaintop chapel when he realizes he’s all alone， and tough-girl Win mounts a horse to head toward a city and try to find other people。They quickly realize that they’re the only people in the greater Boston area， and most likely in the world， but they have no idea why。 How could all these trees and plants have grown so rapidly？ Why are there deer and boar and wolves roaming and/or rampaging through the city streets？Survival is the first issue to address， and initially， Robbie， Toure， and Carol are in rough shape， with no practical skills between them。 As they connect with the others and explore local resources， they form plans， raid local malls to stock up on tools and clothing， figure out which parts of campus are safe （and where they’re most likely to run into packs of slavering wolves）， and generally start to squeak their way toward something like building a way of staying alive。The question remains， though: Why did they survive， and no one else did？ What made them different？ What actually happened to the human population of earth？Don’t look at me — I’m not giving a thing away！ Hints and odd facts and anomalies come to light along the way， but it’s only in the last 20% or so that the characters start to arrive at some real answers。 I gotta be honest — even having finished the book， I’m not sure I completely get it， but I think it’s more a question of my brain not being able to fully follow the WTF-ness of it all than it not making sense。 There is definitely an answer — but it’s kind of bent my brain into a pretzel， and it’ll take me some time to untangle it all。There’s so much to love about The Apocalypse Seven。 I’m often put off by books that focus on a group coming together， because many times the characters are introduced too quickly or in too large a chunk for them to really differentiate themselves as individuals。 Not so in this book — each of the seven are special and memorable， with distinct personalities and backstories and abilities， and I really appreciated how well described they all are。I also really enjoyed the setting。 Who would have thought that a college town like Cambridge would offer so many resources for hiding， finding survival gear， and making a safe（ish） long-term shelter？ The use of the campuses and their resources is really ingenious， and I was charmed by the characters’ inventiveness。It’s also worth noting that this book — despite being about the near-total extinction of the human race — can be really， really funny。 The characters are clever and the banter is crisp， and certain elements are just ridiculous enough to make me laugh out loud （or feel quietly charmed）。I really， really want other people to read this book！ First of all， it’s so enjoyable and mind-warpy， frightening in its own way — but really， how seriously dire can the end of the world feel when characters use words like “whateverpocalypse”？ Beyond the terrific reading experience， I want people I know to read The Apocalypse Seven so someone can explain the ending to me and tell me if we understand it the same way！！Really and truly， though， The Apocalypse Seven is a terrific read， and I had a great time zipping my way through it。 。。。more

Blake ，

Categories: Stranded at the end of the world / That feeling when you miss your alarm and wake up to an empty planet / Wilderness takes over•I thoroughly enjoyed this post-apocalyptic novel， and found the driving question worthy and well-explored。 The ending didn't feel rushed or clunky as I feared it might; on the contrary， it answered questions （and posed new ones as any good ending should）， and I finished it feeling satisfied。 The characters were great and I really enjoyed getting to know each Categories: Stranded at the end of the world / That feeling when you miss your alarm and wake up to an empty planet / Wilderness takes over•I thoroughly enjoyed this post-apocalyptic novel， and found the driving question worthy and well-explored。 The ending didn't feel rushed or clunky as I feared it might; on the contrary， it answered questions （and posed new ones as any good ending should）， and I finished it feeling satisfied。 The characters were great and I really enjoyed getting to know each of them。 The way the novel was broken up into parts， and then chapters， and then points of view， and then numbered sections within those， made it easy to read and kept the tension/interest high。It lost a star for me because I felt like the middle did drag on slightly， especially as the title gave away that the seven characters would eventually meet up。 This didn't happen until near two-thirds of the way， so any attempt at creating suspense over a character's livelihood was ultimately derailed until then。That said， the ending more than made up for it， and I'd happily recommend this to others looking for an interesting dystopian/post-apocalyptic read。•Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy！•Check out this and other reviews on my Instagram！ 。。。more

Anna ，

An intriguing and unpredictable multi-POV apocalyptical novel。 Seven people woke up one morning and discovered that the world around them has changed and everyone is gone。 The author did a pretty good job building the post-apocalyptical world and explaining the event that triggered it。 Overall， this was a great fast-paced thriller filled with interesting characters and unique elements。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free copy！

Debrafleming ，

Apocalyptic fiction is one of my favourite categories， so I always have a soft spot for these novels。 There were elements of this one that I really enjoyed - the unknown， the relationships between the characters， and the depiction of the struggles of being one of the last humans on Earth。 That being said， I didn't really connect with any of the characters。 Unfortunately， the first half felt like it jumped around too much for me - each character could have almost been their own story。 Also， the s Apocalyptic fiction is one of my favourite categories， so I always have a soft spot for these novels。 There were elements of this one that I really enjoyed - the unknown， the relationships between the characters， and the depiction of the struggles of being one of the last humans on Earth。 That being said， I didn't really connect with any of the characters。 Unfortunately， the first half felt like it jumped around too much for me - each character could have almost been their own story。 Also， the story felt very long - and not in the way I would want it to。。。 Overall， it was an intriguing premise but I just didn't fall in love with it the way I expected。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advance reader copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Annarella ，

I found this story gripping， entertaining and thought provoking。The author is a good storyteller and the plot kept me reading。 The characters are interesting and likable， the world building fascinatingRecommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine

Tom Burkholder ，

In the book The Apocalypse Seven， author Gene Doucette writes about seven strangers that wake up after a nights sleep to find everyone in the world is gone。 Or are they？ And how long have they been asleep？ And how did the world get taken over by wild-life？The was a good and creative story。 The characters were well thought out and portrayed。 But the end of the book felt rushed and I was left with a lot of questions。 I would recommend this book。 I received a copy of this book from the publisher vi In the book The Apocalypse Seven， author Gene Doucette writes about seven strangers that wake up after a nights sleep to find everyone in the world is gone。 Or are they？ And how long have they been asleep？ And how did the world get taken over by wild-life？The was a good and creative story。 The characters were well thought out and portrayed。 But the end of the book felt rushed and I was left with a lot of questions。 I would recommend this book。 I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Shannon （It Starts At Midnight） ，

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight You know that feeling when you're reading a really awesome book and you think "I could legit just keep reading this story forever"？ That is me with Apocalypse Seven。 Full stop， I did not want this story to end， yet at the same time I desperately craved all the answers！ So I will try to break down what made this such a win for me！ t ►The characters were just so relatable。 These folks are You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight You know that feeling when you're reading a really awesome book and you think "I could legit just keep reading this story forever"？ That is me with Apocalypse Seven。 Full stop， I did not want this story to end， yet at the same time I desperately craved all the answers！ So I will try to break down what made this such a win for me！ t ►The characters were just so relatable。 These folks are not the Katniss Everdeen of the apocalypse。 They're all bumbling， fumbling， and completely the same as most of us would be in their shoes。 They panic， they cry， they behave exactly as you'd expect everyday people to。 And eventually， slowly， they start to get the hang of surviving， but they're not particularly tickled about it。 t ►The humor is so fun！ Admittedly， a global apocalypse in which only seven people （as far as we know） have survived is。。。 a downer。 But the humor laced throughout this story was perfect。 It was just the right amount of lightheartedness in between the rough stuff to make it so incredibly readable。 t ►There is a mystery- of the "what the heck happened here！？" variety。 The characters are not only trying to survive。 Once their basic needs are handled， they kind of want to know why the world ended， and why they， of all people， are the ones who survived。 And I loved the way the mystery unfurled， giving us bits and pieces as the story went on- just enough to be satisfying without giving away too much。 t ►Mind。 Blown。 There were some incredible twists that just。。。 well， like the heading suggests， blew my mind。 t ►Honestly it is just really enjoyable， entertaining， and well-paced。 I had so much fun reading this book， and that's that。 Bottom Line: So entertaining and engaging， I simply could not put this one down！ 。。。more

Celia McMahon ，

I won this e-arc in a Goodreads giveaway and I dropped all reads to start。 I regret nothing。 Give me a bunch of people surviving an apocalypse and I will buy your book。 I don't care what the plot is， if the cover blows， or if it's full of flat characters， deus ex machina's or whatever。 I。 Will。 Read。 It。 Imagine waking up and finding out the entire planet has vanished replaced with wild animals， crumbling buildings， overgrown vegetation， and zero electronics。 Well， that sounds like a problem。 We I won this e-arc in a Goodreads giveaway and I dropped all reads to start。 I regret nothing。 Give me a bunch of people surviving an apocalypse and I will buy your book。 I don't care what the plot is， if the cover blows， or if it's full of flat characters， deus ex machina's or whatever。 I。 Will。 Read。 It。 Imagine waking up and finding out the entire planet has vanished replaced with wild animals， crumbling buildings， overgrown vegetation， and zero electronics。 Well， that sounds like a problem。 We start the book from Robbie's perspective。 He wakes up in his dorm room after a night of partying to find everyone gone， save for a blind woman named Carol who seems to have lost her seeing-eye dog。 Together they navigate Cambridge， MA， looking for shelter from massive coywolves and locating food， water， and survivors。 I need to pause here and tell you how terrifying the apocalypse would be if you were blind。 I actually tried imagining it and it only added to my anxiety。 So Robbie and Carol run into a coder named Toure' and a 13-year-old girl named Bethany。 Soon after， they add Win， a seriously fierce farmer and hunter， Ananda， a scientist， and Paul， a nondenominational preacher。 While they battle the rapid wildlife， injuries， starvation， and unpredictable weather， they soon put the pieces together as to why they were the only survivors。Life was inconvenient to me。 Why is eating and sleeping more important than continuing this book？This was like The Stand， but without the killer virus but with shimmering fireflies that take the shape of humans and maybe could be good and maybe could be bad？ Each character has their own POV and their own issues with coming to grips with what's going on。Did I mention this book is set in my hometown？？？Enough about the story and more about the writing。 This is my first book by the author and I'm thinking that I should probably stack my kindle with the rest of his books because they're anything like this one， I'm going to be neglecting a lot of reality。 The voice of this book is what kept me reading。 Its humor and heart along with its horror are up there with the likes of King and Douglass themselves。 Can we give a round of applause for Elton， the horse， though？ He may have stolen the show。 And my heart。 This review is EVERYWHERE because I literally just finished the book and could not wait to write down my thoughts。 I loved it。 I loved every second of it。 The characters stood out as individuals and the humor was balanced perfectly with the dread and confusion of this quiet apocalypse。 This book is smart， funny， and downright terrifying。 My only gripe was that it felt rushed at the end and I was HOOOOOOPING for a cliffhanger or an open-ended ending to lead us into a book two， but alas。 There's still hope though， right？ Do authors read their reviews？ O_O Gene， are you reading this right now？Book two。 Stat。 FIVE STARS FROM YO GIRL 。。。more

Jennifer Claywood ，

I absolutely LOVED this book！ Excellent writing and characters。 The mystery of solving just what the hell happened to the billions of humans who were no longer on a dying planet was so fun！ When we did finally figure out what was going on， it seemed a natural discovery。 This was a feel-good read with some religion， philosophy， astronomy， physics， and biology thrown in for good measure。If you are going into this book expecting horror or despair （it is an apocalypse after all）， you should know tha I absolutely LOVED this book！ Excellent writing and characters。 The mystery of solving just what the hell happened to the billions of humans who were no longer on a dying planet was so fun！ When we did finally figure out what was going on， it seemed a natural discovery。 This was a feel-good read with some religion， philosophy， astronomy， physics， and biology thrown in for good measure。If you are going into this book expecting horror or despair （it is an apocalypse after all）， you should know that it's just barely there。Grab a beer and chips， or a brownie and tea， and dig in！ 。。。more

Lisa’s Bookshelf ，

I loved this book！ Such a great take on the question: what would you do if you woke up one day and everybody was just。。。 gone？ And what would have happened to the world in the meantime？ If you like considered characters， a well-paced but not manic narrative， a sort of clever solution to the apocalyptic question， some humour and some answers to questions like: how would humanity react after an extinction event？ This book is believable and entertaining in one。 Reminds me a little of the clever set I loved this book！ Such a great take on the question: what would you do if you woke up one day and everybody was just。。。 gone？ And what would have happened to the world in the meantime？ If you like considered characters， a well-paced but not manic narrative， a sort of clever solution to the apocalyptic question， some humour and some answers to questions like: how would humanity react after an extinction event？ This book is believable and entertaining in one。 Reminds me a little of the clever setup in Wanderers， the wry humour of Andy Weir （though not quite as spot on as Weir is） and characters from Ready Player One （though no 80’s scifi as such in this one！）。 Recommended！ 。。。more

Rae Gray ，

I received a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway。 （Thank you， Mr Doucette！）What a great read！ I enjoy a book that lets me think that I have it figured out， and then says， “Gotcha！” to prove me wrong。 I really liked the Seven， who are well fleshed out characters with both strengths and weaknesses。 The poignancy of their situation was also well balanced with humor。 This is my first introduction to Mr。 Doucette’s work， and I am really looking forward to reading more of it。 I would defini I received a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway。 （Thank you， Mr Doucette！）What a great read！ I enjoy a book that lets me think that I have it figured out， and then says， “Gotcha！” to prove me wrong。 I really liked the Seven， who are well fleshed out characters with both strengths and weaknesses。 The poignancy of their situation was also well balanced with humor。 This is my first introduction to Mr。 Doucette’s work， and I am really looking forward to reading more of it。 I would definitely recommend this book。 。。。more

Whimsy Dearest ，

College student Robbie wakes up on campus to find that he appears to have slept through the apocalypse。 All the vegetation has overgrown and oversized wild animals now roam the streets。 The weather changes at the drop of a hat and everything seems slightly off … even the stars。 Gradually he’s able to find six other survivors and they band together to try and puzzle out what happened to the rest of humanity。The Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette presents a humorous spin on the post-apocalypse with College student Robbie wakes up on campus to find that he appears to have slept through the apocalypse。 All the vegetation has overgrown and oversized wild animals now roam the streets。 The weather changes at the drop of a hat and everything seems slightly off … even the stars。 Gradually he’s able to find six other survivors and they band together to try and puzzle out what happened to the rest of humanity。The Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette presents a humorous spin on the post-apocalypse with a likeable， eclectic cast of characters。 I may be biased here， but I adore the gamer character who compared everything to a video game quest the most。 However， I do feel like the story’s execution is lacking in parts。 1） I feel like the amount of POVs is unnecessary for the length of the novel and the rapid switches between characters felt jarring at times。 2） The ending feels incredibly rushed to me。 There is a huge plot twist revealed around the 70% mark that opens up a whole can of worms。 However， I feel like the story needed more time to adequately address certain extremely technical and spoilery plot revelations。 Pacing issues aside though， The Apocalypse Seven is an enjoyable romp and a refreshing change of pace from your typical grim take on the post-apocalypse。 Thank you， NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt， for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

CR ，

This was a killer story that I could not put down。 I loved the changes of POV and just everything in this whateverapocalpse story。 I could see this one becoming a movie with a cult following and I would be right there to watch it as well。 The mystery surrounding why everyone is gone was perfect and just what I was looking for。

Shangread-La ，

What would you do if you woke up after a night of partying to an abandoned college campus， vacant city， and possibly uninhabited planet？ That’s Robbie’s situation in the opening pages of The Apocalypse 7， an intriguing sci-fi page turner by Gene Doucette with ARC courtesy of NetGalley。Robbie has barely begun his freshman year at Harvard， and now his world is turned upside down。 Is this a joke？ Where has everyone gone？ Did they leave or die？ Is he the sole survivor of whatever happened？ Robbie go What would you do if you woke up after a night of partying to an abandoned college campus， vacant city， and possibly uninhabited planet？ That’s Robbie’s situation in the opening pages of The Apocalypse 7， an intriguing sci-fi page turner by Gene Doucette with ARC courtesy of NetGalley。Robbie has barely begun his freshman year at Harvard， and now his world is turned upside down。 Is this a joke？ Where has everyone gone？ Did they leave or die？ Is he the sole survivor of whatever happened？ Robbie goes searching for someone， anyone else as he tries desperately to figure out how to survive。 Will he find others？ So many questions to be answered with few clues as to what exactly occurred。 I love a good apocalyptic read and I absolutely devoured this book as it consistently kept me on the edge of my seat。 It alternated among different perspectives on the situation and it was interesting to see how varying approaches to survival panned out。 I have to say it did give me pause to consider my odds in this type of setting based on my life experience and skills and most of current society’s dependence on power generation。 Decidedly， there were things I may not have considered or deemed important in today’s city life that came into play， and that added a bit of personal tension and intrigue to the story。I wholeheartedly recommend this read if you are a fan of apocalyptic and/or science fiction or just love a good page turner with some mysteries to solve。 It’s well written， fast paced， and hard to put down！ 。。。more

Sarah Prendergast （lifeandbookswithme） ，

Robbie is a freshman about to start his first week at Harvard。 He awakens after his first keg party in his dorm room only to discover that everybody has disappeared。 The courtyard is completely overgrown and there are feral animals everywhere。 He stumbles around until he finds Carol， another freshman who happens to be blind。 They become fast friends and continue to discover survivors of the ‘whateverpocalypse’ until there are seven of them total。 After they figure out how to get by on a day-to-d Robbie is a freshman about to start his first week at Harvard。 He awakens after his first keg party in his dorm room only to discover that everybody has disappeared。 The courtyard is completely overgrown and there are feral animals everywhere。 He stumbles around until he finds Carol， another freshman who happens to be blind。 They become fast friends and continue to discover survivors of the ‘whateverpocalypse’ until there are seven of them total。 After they figure out how to get by on a day-to-day basis， they start to dig into what happened when the world ended。I thought the beginning of this one was promising。 Robbie and Carol had great banter and I thought the cast of the other survivors were entertaining as well。 They were all very unique and I appreciated how we got tidbits of their lives right when they woke up and realized something was very wrong。 I just found the second half to be a lot weaker and some of the plot points didn’t make sense to me。 It started to drag on and then the last 20 pages were jam packed。 If you are a sci-fi apocalypse fan， this one may be right up your alley。 But for me， it just didn’t tick all of the boxes。 。。。more

TC ，

Recommended。Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 Recommended。Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more

Kaffeeklatsch and Books ，

Great cover and blurb， but lacking execution。It appears I'm the outlier here and I'm asking myself if I read the same book as everyone else， but my main problems were with the thinking and acting of the characters。 One （being me！） would think that instead of taking an almost leisurely stroll， after picking up a blind girl on the way and hearing wolves， you'd panic， run for cover， try to get a backpack， find water， food and some sort of weapon until you know what's going on。 The characters alread Great cover and blurb， but lacking execution。It appears I'm the outlier here and I'm asking myself if I read the same book as everyone else， but my main problems were with the thinking and acting of the characters。 One （being me！） would think that instead of taking an almost leisurely stroll， after picking up a blind girl on the way and hearing wolves， you'd panic， run for cover， try to get a backpack， find water， food and some sort of weapon until you know what's going on。 The characters already immediately assumed the power grid was down and nobody tried finding a cell phone or telephone。 I mean those are young adults in the 21st century right？ Nobody even tried to check if a key was left in the cars on the road。 Instead they talk about how the car doesn't look "good enough"。 Seriously？！"Ah we cannot cook anything （after checking a restaurant）。。。why don't you try and loot some houses， gas stations or whatever and try to find a lighter or cans or food left behind？Let's just say I got EXTREMELY frustrated very quickly and didn't make it further than 20% before I gave up。The ideas with nature taking over and oversized wolves were great， but boy did the writing， world building and characters not make sense at all。If you like dystopian， by all means try it out， but if you're wanting some common sense and logic with it， better skip this one。 。。。more

Nancy ，

I read a lot of apocalyptic themed books and the blurb for this book sounded really good。 The book is a quick read and it wasn’t easy to guess they reason for the apocalypse but the characters and the why kind of fell flat for me。 It didn’t have any build up and I wasn’t on the edge of my seat waiting for the big climactic ending。 Thanks to NetGalley for an early review copy。

Brittney ，

* 3 stars*I was highly anticipating this novel because I love apocalypse stories。 I was ready for an intense ride！ But。。。I was never able to connect with any of the characters， and they all fell a bit flat for me。 I also never felt they were ever in any real danger， even when bad things happened。 There was just a big lack of excitement or drama for me 99% of the time。 For what this book had and what it entailed， I was really hoping for it to get my heart pumping and fill my mind with soul！ But， * 3 stars*I was highly anticipating this novel because I love apocalypse stories。 I was ready for an intense ride！ But。。。I was never able to connect with any of the characters， and they all fell a bit flat for me。 I also never felt they were ever in any real danger， even when bad things happened。 There was just a big lack of excitement or drama for me 99% of the time。 For what this book had and what it entailed， I was really hoping for it to get my heart pumping and fill my mind with soul！ But， it was just whelming。 There are giant wolves， bears and boars along with tornadoes， blizzards and hurricanes！ But， I never truly felt for the characters or felt like I was in the action。 Not to mention， all of the topics like faith and surviving in a world ravaged by death were flitted over， and I just wanted something deeper。 It was almost too light of an approach， and it lost any soul in the process。 Catching up on ARC's: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=6NVzh。。。**Thanks to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for sharing this eARC with me in exchange for my honest review** 。。。more

Annie ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the opportunity to read The Apocalypse Seven early in exchange for an honest review。Seven people wake up one morning in New England only to find that things have。。。 changed。 A LOT。 Animals and plants have taken over， there seem to be no other humans around （though some find one another relatively fast while others take longer to meet up）， and no electronic tech works at all。 These survivors have to figure out how to remain survivors while Thank you to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the opportunity to read The Apocalypse Seven early in exchange for an honest review。Seven people wake up one morning in New England only to find that things have。。。 changed。 A LOT。 Animals and plants have taken over， there seem to be no other humans around （though some find one another relatively fast while others take longer to meet up）， and no electronic tech works at all。 These survivors have to figure out how to remain survivors while coping with their new， confusing， and terrifying reality （including terrifying and unpredictable weather！）。 If that weren’t enough， weird stuff keeps happening。。。 like shadows watching you back and calling you by name。I’m still trying to decide what I think about this one。 I liked all of the characters and feel like Doucette did a good job helping readers get to know each of them。 I really enjoyed the world building and the way the “whateverpocalypse” was built through the eyes and experiences of the characters。 The explanation for what actually happened was confusing and very Deus ex machina - though I supposed it’s necessary given the type of apocalypse this book set its characters into。 If the characters all just wake up after it’s over and live in the aftermath without anyone who lived through it you’re not going to get real answers about how things got that way without an outside force to tell you。。 But the book has great touches that I loved， especially Elton and Nolan。 In the end， I wanted to keep reading to learn more about this new world and it’s inhabitants。 I hope there will be more in the future！ 。。。more

Fiction Majorette ，

Full thoughts: https://fictionmajorette。blogspot。com。。。My favorite part of this story was the world building。 Sure， we aren't on some sort of futuristic space ship， but there are enough strange things going on in this new Cambridge that the characters （and the reader） need to get a handle on。 I really loved how， in the beginning， each of the characters would have multiple moments where they'd think about needing to get something or do something and then have the reality of how complex that is no Full thoughts: https://fictionmajorette。blogspot。com。。。My favorite part of this story was the world building。 Sure， we aren't on some sort of futuristic space ship， but there are enough strange things going on in this new Cambridge that the characters （and the reader） need to get a handle on。 I really loved how， in the beginning， each of the characters would have multiple moments where they'd think about needing to get something or do something and then have the reality of how complex that is now going to be。 I think the overall tone of the book was really well done and I found it a bit refreshing。 This story had a sort of optimistic vibe to it where the characters worked together。 I think a lot of these sort of survival stories （sci-fi or not） often have groups of people pitted against one another or double crossing each other for survival。 That just wasn't the case in this story and I never really felt like it was even hinted at being an option。 Maybe it is because there are so few of them that there just aren't enough people to make separate groups to fight but it was a nice change from the usual sort of survival stories that I've come across。As a character-driven reader， I was a bit torn on the characters in this book。 On paper， they are pretty interesting and unique。 They each brought something to the group and they were diverse enough in their backgrounds to help figure out the problems they faced。 However， in the narrative， they just didn't really stand out from each other。 The story is told in third person but there are just so many characters that we follow that I would have found it helpful if the different characters were a bit more distinct from one another。 This did get a little better the further along in the story I got， maybe because I had just gotten used to the narrative style， but initially， I kept forgetting who we were following。 The character's speaking styles weren't really that different from one another and if there were more than 2 people talking， I had a hard time keeping track of who was speaking。 The main part of the book that really didn't work for me is the pacing。 We spend the first 75-80% of the book getting to know these characters and watching them survive their first few months in this new world。 Then in the last little part of the book， it felt like we found out what probably happened to them， get confirmation that this theory is correct， get a plan together to solve the issue， have the plan put in motion， then we have an epilogue。 I skipped over some plot points for spoiler reasons， but that's a lot to get through in only 20% of the book。 As much as I enjoyed the characters， I really think we didn't need to have that much time spent with them gathering supplies and food。 Especially when there wasn't that much action or really anything happening in the first 50%。 I really liked the way the science was incorporated into the story。 It was a big part of the group discovering what had really happened， but it was never presented in an overly scientific way。 Now a reader who likes harder sci-fi with a lot of explanation might call this vague and hand-wavy but I really enjoyed how we get the information and then get on with the story。 Overall， this was a nice read - interesting premise， good world building， low interpersonal tension， and pretty seamless science integration。 However， the pacing and character distinction really left a lot to be desired for me。Thanks to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the ARC in exchange for reviewExpected publication is May 25， 2021。 。。。more

Susan ，

A fun read with good characters and a far-fetched bewildering ending that actually works。

Gina ，

*Won in a Goodreads giveaway。Seven strangers wake up alone in the world。 Are they the last people on earth？ Why and how？The beginning premise hooked me with strong Wayward Pines （Blake Crouch） and Maze Runner （James Dashner） vibes。 Despite the ages of the characters， it leans YA in pacing， structure， and style， but I was willing to go with it。 I enjoyed the premise all the way through， but struggle with my rating due to the execution and the ending。 As other reviewers have mentioned， the book is *Won in a Goodreads giveaway。Seven strangers wake up alone in the world。 Are they the last people on earth？ Why and how？The beginning premise hooked me with strong Wayward Pines （Blake Crouch） and Maze Runner （James Dashner） vibes。 Despite the ages of the characters， it leans YA in pacing， structure， and style， but I was willing to go with it。 I enjoyed the premise all the way through， but struggle with my rating due to the execution and the ending。 As other reviewers have mentioned， the book is about 80% set up with about 20% resolution which includes a time jump epilogue。 Needed setting details were missing， and then later didn't make complete sense once we are told what's going on。 I won't spoil it here， but the limited attention given to the ending left me with confusion and questions， dropping this from 3 to 2 stars。 。。。more

Deborah Ross ，

One morning， a small and disparate group of people – college students， a hermit preacher， an astrophysicist， for example – wake up to find the world changed。 Each seems to be utterly alone。 Familiar buildings are more or less intact， but wildlife and vegetation has taken over the university town of Cambridge。 There’s no electricity， and all the batteries are dead。 The astrophysicist notices the stars are in subtly wrong positions。 As the group makes contact with one another， gathering at the uni One morning， a small and disparate group of people – college students， a hermit preacher， an astrophysicist， for example – wake up to find the world changed。 Each seems to be utterly alone。 Familiar buildings are more or less intact， but wildlife and vegetation has taken over the university town of Cambridge。 There’s no electricity， and all the batteries are dead。 The astrophysicist notices the stars are in subtly wrong positions。 As the group makes contact with one another， gathering at the university， they support one another when they aren’t arguing， for each has a different understanding of what has happened。 Touré， a twenty-ish Cambridge coder， calls it the whateverpocalypse。 Just as they learn they are not the only humans alive and suspect around a century has elapsed while they were unconscious， they begin to suspect they are not the only intelligent species on the planet， but it’s anyone’s guess whether the ghosts or aliens or whatevertheyare mean the human survivors well or ill。By far， the sneak star of the book is Norman， the coywolf （coyote-wolf hybrid） tamed by the blind character， Carol。 。。。more

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