Review: Wake (an End Times Novel) by Maia Sepp

"It's the end of the world as we know it..." (R.E.M.) This should be Camilla's theme song. The year is 2020 and Camilla Lou Brightly is having a little bit of bad luck. The ice in Greenland is melting and scientists like her father are predicting dire consequences. Meanwhile, Camilla is working for a PR firm that numbers among its most recent clients a firm that specializes in networking the smart appliances in homes so that you can do things like make coffee from your couch.

After her home is networked, someone starts blackmailing her over a secret she didn't know she had. Her refrigerator begins behaving in a sentient manner. And if that wasn't enough, she has been witness to a "nut-napping." 

With a little help from her friends at work, Camilla investigates what's going on and works hard to restore her life as best she can.  "Wake" - the prequel to "An Etiquette Guide to the End Times" - is a novel of climate change, unruly appliances, and finding a place to belong." (Goodreads.com)

The best thing about this novel is the sense of humor that is present throughout the book. There is a tongue in cheek way of looking at things. Yes, Camilla has problems, but for the most part she can find the good or bizarre in the situations. She strikes me mostly as a glass half full kind of woman. She is capable of worrying a situation to death and blurting out the wrong thing at the wrong time, but it doesn't take much to turn around her mood.

The plot of the book moves forward at a steady pace. The geological event worsens at about the same rate as the problems in Camilla's life. It's told from Camilla's point of view. The other important characters in the book seem to be well developed also.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

Teaser Tuesday: Wake by Maia Sepp

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Miz B of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can participate, just do the following:

• Grab your current read and open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and the author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers.

Expected publication June 5, 2015

I keep one eye on CNN and the other on a violence-free video game while I finish my drink, hoping the coverage will turn to bunny rabbits and rainbows.

Eventually my front door bangs with a ferocity that sounds like someone's trying to break it down. I have no idea why everyone keeps trying to pound my door to smithereens lately, but I really hope it stops, I think as I examine the peephole warily.

-25% through on my Kindle 

From the synopsis:

Wake—the prequel to An Etiquette Guide to the End Times—is a novel of climate change, unruly appliances, and finding a place to belong.

Would you keep reading? And please leave a link to your teaser in the comments so we can check it out. Happy Reading!

Quickie Review: An Etiquette Guide to the End Times by Maia Sepp

An Etiquette Guide to the End Times by Maia Sepp
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Olive has a somewhat tongue in cheek advice column on Etiquette to the End Times. The Core, government, wants to turn it into a radio program. The day after they approach her with what could be construed as bribes, they turn around and do things like take away the extra chickens she has. And they threaten to do more. More adventures follow not only to her, but also to her neighbor Camilla who is a loyal friend to her.

What I liked best about this novella is that there was a sense of humor about this dystopian story. It's by no means all fun and games, but there is still humor involved. And I thought Olive and Camilla were good characters and enjoyable to follow. I would read other books by this author. I would recommend this book for people who enjoy dystopian stories and scifi. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novella in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Teaser Tuesday - An Etiquette Guide to the End Times by Maia Sepp

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading.

Rules:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t    give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR    Lists if they like your teasers!

Published June 6th 2014

This week's Tuesday Teaser comes from An Etiquette Guide to the End Times - a Novella by Maia Sepp released June 6, 2014 by Maia Sepp. 

From 33% through on my Kindle:

"I don't know, maybe the Apocalypse doesn't start with a plague," the man sitting in front of us says as he fans himself... "Maybe the Apocalypse is not enough water and power and no good jobs and no new Xboxes, ever."

"You're right," Camilla says, nodding decisively, a playful expression in her eyes. "Just because there's no zombies doesn't mean the world's not ending."

The novella is dystopian scifi, but there is humor to it as well. I am still reading it, so I can hardly give away the end. I really like the characters of Olive, the writer of the advice column, and her next door neighbor Camilla.

So what's your Tuesday Teaser this week?