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Title: Ashen Winter | Author: Mike Mullin | Publisher: Tanglewood Press (2012)
Ten months had passed since I’d last seen the sun. The rich blue of that final August sky was fading from my memory. Colors are slippery: If you cover your eyes and try to remember blue, you see black. Now we had a yellowish gray sky, dark as a heavily overcast day. Darla said Yellowstone’s eruption had hurled billions of tons of fine ash and sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, and it might be years before the sky returned to normal. I said the dim light was depressing.
Mike Mullin, Ashen Winter (Ashfall #2, 2012)
half of my brain says “exams are coming up, you should be studying, not reading” and the other half of my brain says “fuck you and fuck studying” sooo
It’s been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex’s relatives, try...
This is the best second book in a trilogy I've ever read. It's clear that Mr. Mullin really knew where he was going because this book was so exciting and action packed that I had my heart in my mouth for like 20 chapters straight. Well done! If you read the previous book and know how it ended, you wouldn't be surprised that in this one Alex and Darla go back to Iowa to look for his parents. In the road they learn how far some people are willing to go to survive. The societal breakdown and the lawlessness are so frightening because their portrayal is so real. You cannot doubt that if something like that were to happen, the human race would devolve to its most base instincts. I don't think this is a good as Ashfall because Alex' character is settled and he's far away from the self-centered young man we met at the beginning of the first book. He's still a bit too naive and good-natured for his own good though so I was glad to see him pay dearly for his impulsiveness. You cannot do stupid shit all the time and expect it to work out! I'm so looking forward to the third book in the trilogy, specially because I know that Mr. Mullin knows where he's going with the story and if the second book was this good, I can only imagine how amazing the third one will be!
It’s been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex’s relatives, try...
"If we're going to die anyway, I want to die with you. And if we live, I want to live with you." Ashfall was one of my favorite reads of 2011 and after reading was promptly added to my Goodreads shelf 'full-of-wonderful' so suffice it to say I was pretty ecstatic to finally get my hands on the follow-up story. I don't go all fangirl often but fangirl I did for Ashen Winter. The story of Alex and Darla and the search for his parents in the harsh winter world the planet has transformed into continues! Ashen Winter maintained authenticity despite the crazy (and at times incredibly creepy) things that occurred. With the transformation of the world, the people that managed to survive begin resorting to any method to maintain their existence including cannibalism and human slavery. Was it pretty? Heck no. Was it jaw dropping at times? Oh yes. Did it fit completely with the horrible state of the world? Absolutely. Mike Mullin’s has created a dystopian world that really manages to get under your skin because of how unnervingly realistic it all is. The characters continue to develop well and I still love Darla to death. Darla is the brains of operation ‘survival. Alex totally would have been a goner months ago without Darla there to save his ass. She’s the one that gets things done. She’s a total badass and she’s not even trying. She’s a powerful and strong-willed character that you can’t help but admire. And… that’s the reason for my 4 star review (compared to my 5 star review of Ashfall). Darla wasn’t even introduced in Ashfall until mid-way through the book or so but I had no idea what an integral part of the story she had become until she wasn’t there. No spoilers but it’s mostly Alex for the vast majority of the book and Darla was sorely missed. I think that even though I didn’t agree at the time, in retrospect I think it was important for Alex to go through what he did alone since it really helped him grow as a character. A few new characters are introduced that I quite liked but they were certainly no Darla. Fingers crossed for more Darla-time in book 3. Thrilling and action-packed, Ashen Winter was a fantastic follow-up that fans of Ashfall will enjoy (even though admittedly it does have a teensy bit of middle-book syndrome, but honestly, I don’t think that can be helped. I personally think it’s the mentality that readers have (I know I’m guilty), knowing that there is only one book left since it’s a trilogy we want the conclusion and we want it now, dangit!). But regardless! I’m a huge fan and cannot wait for the final conclusion
3 beautiful books out of my TBR
3 beautiful physical books that I read this month 😀 I love getting books out of my TBR