3.5 - Thank you so much to S&S Audio & Libro.Fm for the ALC of this!
Thank you so much to Simon Element for the free copy of the book!

This book is out now!

One of my favorite tropes in books is when a story is told over a short period of time. In this case it was over 1 day. I absolutely love that aspect of it. I love the beginning of this book where a woman is going about her day shopping for a crib for the upcoming arrival of her baby Bean when an earthquake suddenly happens. 

My favorite parts were all the parts in the present and as someone who has never fully experienced a natural disaster. I like how we got to see the normalcy of the before, the during and then the aftermath of the destruction it left behind. 

What confused me was the parts that was in the past. The format was a little hard to follow via the audiobook. I did have the physical book next to me to reference but until I got used to the switch, it was confusing.  And it wasn't until I was speaking to a reader friend and they pointed things out that I think I was missing in the confusion. I do feel like I need to go back to get those emotional connections that I missed. As any major event in someone's life especially one where its a life or death situation occurs, you reflect back on moments in your life that perhaps at the time didn't seem so significant but turned out to be more impactful. 

The narrator Ariel Blake kept me engaged while listening and I thought she was able to bring across the rawness of the whole ordeal happening to Annie. The book via audio was a quick listen, clocking in just under 7 hours (physical book is under 250 pages). 

I think if you enjoy a book on reflection during chaos - give this one a read!