Life Review
"Her home. Her parents. Her freedom. Gone.
His dreams. His sister. Himself. Lost.
Two people.
One future.
The economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her siblings alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: grow crops to feed thirty-six people, and maintain contact with Oliver Simmons, their local patrolman. Carrie's life is almost content when Greg Pierce shows up. A man with the ambition to help them survive. A man determined to hate her.
Greg sets to work devising systems to protect the clan from the new regime, but it doesn't take long to realize the true reason behind their safety. Patrolman Simmons has fallen for Carrie. When a government raid nearly wipes out their clan, Greg takes it upon himself to give the socially-awkward patrolman what he wants. Only Carrie doesn't like Greg throwing her in Simmons' path, especially when Greg's brusque exterior melts, and she catches a glimpse of the real man underneath. Neither of them realize that Simmons' coworkers have grown suspicious. A clan the size of Logan Pond can't have 'slipped' past his patrols all this time. When their hidden loot goes missing, they want revenge, and the one thread holding Logan Pond together is about to break.
Carrie is forced to choose: follow her heart or save her clan. Life won't let her choose both." ~Goodreads
Two people.
One future.
The economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her siblings alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: grow crops to feed thirty-six people, and maintain contact with Oliver Simmons, their local patrolman. Carrie's life is almost content when Greg Pierce shows up. A man with the ambition to help them survive. A man determined to hate her.
Greg sets to work devising systems to protect the clan from the new regime, but it doesn't take long to realize the true reason behind their safety. Patrolman Simmons has fallen for Carrie. When a government raid nearly wipes out their clan, Greg takes it upon himself to give the socially-awkward patrolman what he wants. Only Carrie doesn't like Greg throwing her in Simmons' path, especially when Greg's brusque exterior melts, and she catches a glimpse of the real man underneath. Neither of them realize that Simmons' coworkers have grown suspicious. A clan the size of Logan Pond can't have 'slipped' past his patrols all this time. When their hidden loot goes missing, they want revenge, and the one thread holding Logan Pond together is about to break.
Carrie is forced to choose: follow her heart or save her clan. Life won't let her choose both." ~Goodreads
I really like dystopian books. A lot. So naturally I decided to read another one. A second Great Depression has hit America but much, much worse. The government, being the government, is in no hurry to fix the mess. The fact that there are illegals really intrigued me. In all other book everyone can walk freely in some form or fashion. But to truly survive with people after you is something else.
The romance parts are well executed. There is a love triangle but at the same time there isn't. It was in no way annoying to read. Carrie knows the majority of what she feels while Greg and Officer Simmons know theirs. It feels like there is a bit of forbidden love in the story. None of "I like him but now I like this other guy too. Oh well!" While it plays kind of a crucial role in the story, romance doesn't consume it. Personally, I like them all better single for the time being.
Life is in third person, which is good considering the point of view switches between several characters. This didn't annoy me but added to the story because I got to see the world through multiple perspectives. And they were so different! There are the grouches who still are sticks in the mud even after five years. The others try to make the best of it.
Carrie is one of the main characters. I've got to give the girl credit. She puts up with a lot of crap in the book but doesn't complain like lots of people would. She wants her perfect America back and believes there is a way. May, her "adoptive" grandmother did quite frustrate me at times. No, Carrie is a strong independent woman and doesn't need a man. After all, she takes care of her two siblings, who matured through the story. I think overall all the bigger characters were developed well enough to know them and the side ones weren't left completely in the dark.
There is no cussing in Life and nothing dirty. That's hard to come by in young adult books now a days. I loved this book and once I started reading it was hard to stop.
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