TITLE: CHAOS BEGINS
SERIES: EMP COLLAPSE #1
AUTHOR: NEW TO ME AUTHOR CHRISTINE KERSEY
GENRE: APOCALYPSE
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 24TH, 2021
Synopsis
Getting home has never been so treacherous
When an EMP takes down the power grid and everything that runs on a computer chip, Melissa has no choice but to walk from her office in downtown Salt Lake City to her home in a suburb fifteen miles south. With a few co-workers to keep her company, she isn’t too worried—until they begin their journey and discover how quickly society can fall apart.
Alex, Melissa’s husband, works thirty blocks south of Melissa’s office. When everything stops working he has to decide whether to head north and find Melissa or go in the opposite direction to see if their teenaged children made it home. Only trouble is, he’s by himself and danger is everywhere.
When an EMP takes down the power grid and everything that runs on a computer chip, Melissa has no choice but to walk from her office in downtown Salt Lake City to her home in a suburb fifteen miles south. With a few co-workers to keep her company, she isn’t too worried—until they begin their journey and discover how quickly society can fall apart.
Alex, Melissa’s husband, works thirty blocks south of Melissa’s office. When everything stops working he has to decide whether to head north and find Melissa or go in the opposite direction to see if their teenaged children made it home. Only trouble is, he’s by himself and danger is everywhere.
Meet The Author
Christine loves to read, but also loves to write suspenseful stories. She enjoys camping and hiking with her family and watching movies.
Check out her website: christinekersey.com
My Review
☀︎ CHAOS BEGINS ☀︎
Is the first full length post apocalyptic book in the (EMP Collapse) series by new to me author Christine Kersey. This story follows the main characters Alex and his wife Melissa and their treacherous journey as each try to reach home from opposite directions.
I'm always drawn to these types of stories when shit hits the fan how prepared are you? So when this was recommended to me I thought I'd give it a read..
I live in the country, 45 minutes away from the nearest anything, other than a small overpriced dairy down the road, we've been having power cuts weekly, most ranging from a day to 2x days, with the power company not knowing the cause, so due to that I had to stock up on candles, flashlights, batteries etc. I can handle 2x max but longer without power I would not be prepared..
This starts off with a strong start, showcasing every day people thrown into utter chaos when a EMP hits the power grid and everything simultaneously stops. People thrown into a panic, not knowing what's happened, many at work, wondering how they're going to reach home, especially if it's miles away, when all vehicles have stopped running other than older models which aren't run by a computer chip..
Melissa wasn't what you'd call a modern day or old school preeper but they did have a few supplies stored at home due to a neighbours suggestion and the havoc covid placed on food stores and panic buying, which with the state of the world today, panic buying has occurred yet again.
Melissa's top priority is getting home to her family, on foot with a small group of co-workers who are going in the same direction. Her journey is full of strife and not many will make it to their destination.
Hubby Alex is also in the same boat with a need to get home and protect his family and hope that Melissa has made it back from work in one piece.
I liked the concept of this story, and it flowed perfectly with enough crap hitting the fan to keep me invested, the only thing when it came to Alex's journey it just seemed too unrealistic, there they were pushing groceries home in trollies, from a hoard at the supermarket when his thought was how much easier it would be if they had an older vehicle at their disposal, then what do you know (without mishap) one just dropped into their laps.
Same thing with Melissa's story a female co-worker gets kidnapped then who other to bowl up on them and help them out is a person trained in that area of expertise.
How convenient..
But even those two things still didn't stop me from enjoying the story. And has me invested to carry on with this series..
I'm always drawn to these types of stories when shit hits the fan how prepared are you? So when this was recommended to me I thought I'd give it a read..
I live in the country, 45 minutes away from the nearest anything, other than a small overpriced dairy down the road, we've been having power cuts weekly, most ranging from a day to 2x days, with the power company not knowing the cause, so due to that I had to stock up on candles, flashlights, batteries etc. I can handle 2x max but longer without power I would not be prepared..
This starts off with a strong start, showcasing every day people thrown into utter chaos when a EMP hits the power grid and everything simultaneously stops. People thrown into a panic, not knowing what's happened, many at work, wondering how they're going to reach home, especially if it's miles away, when all vehicles have stopped running other than older models which aren't run by a computer chip..
Melissa wasn't what you'd call a modern day or old school preeper but they did have a few supplies stored at home due to a neighbours suggestion and the havoc covid placed on food stores and panic buying, which with the state of the world today, panic buying has occurred yet again.
Melissa's top priority is getting home to her family, on foot with a small group of co-workers who are going in the same direction. Her journey is full of strife and not many will make it to their destination.
Hubby Alex is also in the same boat with a need to get home and protect his family and hope that Melissa has made it back from work in one piece.
I liked the concept of this story, and it flowed perfectly with enough crap hitting the fan to keep me invested, the only thing when it came to Alex's journey it just seemed too unrealistic, there they were pushing groceries home in trollies, from a hoard at the supermarket when his thought was how much easier it would be if they had an older vehicle at their disposal, then what do you know (without mishap) one just dropped into their laps.
Same thing with Melissa's story a female co-worker gets kidnapped then who other to bowl up on them and help them out is a person trained in that area of expertise.
How convenient..
But even those two things still didn't stop me from enjoying the story. And has me invested to carry on with this series..
Book #2
TITLE: CHAOS RISES
SERIES: EMP COLLAPSE #2
AUTHOR: CHRISTINE KERSEY
GENRE: POST APOCALYPSE
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 19TH, 2019
Synopsis
Back in their neighborhood, Alex and Melissa settle in, meeting with neighbors and setting up security while trying to procure the items needed to round out their supplies. But all is not well. Though their street has banded together, disagreements in the wider neighborhood keep harmony at bay. And when threats from outside the neighborhood start pressing in, the fracturing inside the neighborhood may be the death of them all.
My Review
☀︎ CHAOS RISES☀︎
Is the second full length post apocalyptic book in the (EMP Collapse) series by new to me author Christine Kersey. The follow up journey of our main characters Alex and his wife Melissa.
They made it home relatively unscathed other than their son who sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. Now their back on home turf.
Within moments of arriving home they've already heard of a home invasion within their neighbourhood where the family was killed during the night, was it someone within their own neighbourhood or someone who snuck in?
Tensions escalate
Worries ignite
What I like about this couple is that they are a normal everyday couple, Alex doesn't have a military background and Melissa is a mum who worked full time so it's really refreshing watching them navigate and adapt to this changing world they have been thrust into. They work as a team whilst protecting their family while also trying to work within the neighbourhood as a larger group which is where the Cooperative was set in place. Most books I've read in this genre it's each to their their own, so to see a large neighbourhood and surrounds trying to come together had me favouring this series more.
They weren't preppers but they were semi prepared for the unexpected due to their neighbour Stan urging them to stock up on items each week. So over some of the others they were standing pretty good.
❝If people in her own neighborhood, people who she'd thought were at east somewhat prepared for emergencies, were running out of food, what was happening outside of their neighborhood?.❞
There was evil in the world before the EMP but now that evil is crawling out of the shadows and wanting to take the people's food within the neighborhood which has been set aside within a secluded safe location.
A traiter is residing within their neighbourhood sharing information to outsiders pinpointing the right time to come and attack and steal their food supplies whilst everyone is attending a neighborhood community meeting. And such an attack occurred downing a few of the their folks. But also in the crossfires is Melissa herself and their daughter.
But other than food what about medical supplies, extra firewood, ammunition, fuel, I know Alex and Melissa set up a greenhouse but I would've thought as part of a larger group they would've met up and set up a vegetable garden on a larger scale that each person had to work on and contribute so it fed them as a whole. Or maybe that's what Melissa is working towards once they sprout?
They made it home relatively unscathed other than their son who sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. Now their back on home turf.
Within moments of arriving home they've already heard of a home invasion within their neighbourhood where the family was killed during the night, was it someone within their own neighbourhood or someone who snuck in?
Tensions escalate
Worries ignite
What I like about this couple is that they are a normal everyday couple, Alex doesn't have a military background and Melissa is a mum who worked full time so it's really refreshing watching them navigate and adapt to this changing world they have been thrust into. They work as a team whilst protecting their family while also trying to work within the neighbourhood as a larger group which is where the Cooperative was set in place. Most books I've read in this genre it's each to their their own, so to see a large neighbourhood and surrounds trying to come together had me favouring this series more.
They weren't preppers but they were semi prepared for the unexpected due to their neighbour Stan urging them to stock up on items each week. So over some of the others they were standing pretty good.
❝If people in her own neighborhood, people who she'd thought were at east somewhat prepared for emergencies, were running out of food, what was happening outside of their neighborhood?.❞
There was evil in the world before the EMP but now that evil is crawling out of the shadows and wanting to take the people's food within the neighborhood which has been set aside within a secluded safe location.
A traiter is residing within their neighbourhood sharing information to outsiders pinpointing the right time to come and attack and steal their food supplies whilst everyone is attending a neighborhood community meeting. And such an attack occurred downing a few of the their folks. But also in the crossfires is Melissa herself and their daughter.
But other than food what about medical supplies, extra firewood, ammunition, fuel, I know Alex and Melissa set up a greenhouse but I would've thought as part of a larger group they would've met up and set up a vegetable garden on a larger scale that each person had to work on and contribute so it fed them as a whole. Or maybe that's what Melissa is working towards once they sprout?
Book #3
TITLE: CHAOS SOARS
SERIES: EMP COLLAPSE #3
AUTHOR: NEW TO ME AUTHOR CHRISTINE KERSEY
GENRE: APOCALYPSE
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022
Synopsis
With a traitor in their midst and an outside group continuing to attack them, Alex, Melissa, Luke, and Stan struggle to keep their neighborhood safe.With a traitor in their midst and an outside group continuing to attack them, Alex, Melissa, Luke, and Stan struggle to keep their neighborhood safe.
