This started out so strongly, but it definitely lost steam about halfway through. It's almost like she wasn't sure where the story was going by the end and the ending just felt underwhelming to me. There was a point where I thought that there might be a sequel coming, but I don't think that's the case.

I do wish the bookstore thing would have been explored more, because we get a lot of it at the beginning and then it fizzles out. Give me more of the interactions she had at the bookstore! Show me the trading, getting stories, the relationships she had with the people passing through. That would have made the book more interesting.

It is a good post-apocalyptic story, though, if you're interested in those. It reminded me a bit of All That's Left in the World by Erik Brown, so pick it up if that's your jam.