I was excited to read this as I loved Naomi Alderman’s previous book, The Power, and although I didn’t hate this one, I didn’t love it as much.
Set in a near future with things like artificial weather and slightly more technology than we’re used to, it follows (mostly) two women dealing with an approaching global catastrophe. One was raised in a sort of cult and her beliefs and takes on Bible theology are quite interesting as she joins in chats on a preppers forum.
The other is working on a high tech system for predicting when an apocalyptic even is imminent and extracting certain very rich individuals to safety before it’s too late.
The book combined elements of action thriller, thought provoking musings and romance and I mostly enjoyed it although I got a bit confused and a bit bored at times.
Sarah Wray Writer 