American Rapture tells us the story of good Catholic girl Sophie trying to navigate a hellish world where a virus is spreading across America. This virus is making everyone feral with lust. She is journeying across the Midwest in search of her family. Along the way she meets a ragtag team of people also trying to survive as the world burns around them. 

I devoured this book. As someone who grew up in the Midwest in a very sheltered and controlled religious household I saw way too much of my own life reflected back at me. Religion has this way of trapping you in it, even when you know what you’re learning and being fed contradicts itself and seems false it’s a stick trap to escape. And as Sophie tries to navigate this lustful hell she can’t help but view it through her Catholic lens. Eventually, if you’re lucky, those raised religious find their way out and learn to live life on their own terms. It was fascinating to watch Sophie navigate those emotions all while this virus ravages the world around her. 

This story is heartfelt, honest, brutal and horrific. Thank you netgalley and Tor Publishing Group. Thank you CJ for your honest writing and for continuing to grow, learn and share your writing with the world. We need more baddies in horror! 

American Rapture is out October 15th, but you can preorder your copy today like I did 25% through the book! 🤍