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I really enjoyed this story. Each chapter focuses on a different time - either what happened in the past or what's happening right now in the present and it's well done enough that I didn't find it annoying or hard to remember what time period I was reading about. I was totally caught up in Emily's life and loved how the caution she used to survive day to day makes so much sense in the reality of the story.

***The paragraph below was part of my original review - then Ann Christy responded to my review and let me know that when she wrote this book it was to be a stand alone with an ambiguous ending... So knowing that - I'm not as unhappy about the ending - I would have read the book and then imagined a good life for Emily, Veronica and Jon... Have to say though that I'm really happy Ms. Christy decided to continue writing in this world!***

I wasn't thrilled that the story just kind of ended at a very crucial point... but I really am hooked and want to know what happens in this world and to these people... A note to the author - you seriously write well enough to keep readers coming back to your stories, drop the cliff hanger endings, it's possible you'll push away readers who absolutely hate them.**


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The InBetweener Between Life and Death Volume 1 Ann Christy 9781507814048 Books Reviews

The In-Betweener is the first book in Ann Christy’s Between Life and Death trilogy. A devastating read, this is Emily’s story of survival after a nanite virus unleashed its destruction upon the world.

Emily has been surviving on her own for approximately a year when she is contacted by an in-betweener, someone who is recently-dead-but-newly-resurrected who still might have a bit of humanity left within. The in-betweener needs Emily’s help, and Emily has to decide if she will leave the safety of the nest she has so painstakingly created to help him.

As usual, the world Ms. Christy creates is well-researched and fully realized. I loved Emily, and I loved her mother and their relationship. Both of these women are smart and tough. It was nice to read a book with a positive mother-daughter relationship, as so many parental relationships in dystopian novels are terrible or non-existent. Emily is alone for most of the story and I couldn’t help but ache for her loss and loneliness.

I am not normally a fan of the typical zombie book, but I love and trust Ann Christy’s work. Thankfully, The In-Betweener is not a typical zombie book. Yes, there are “zombies,” but the basis for their condition is scientific and medical, not simply because of a crazy supernatural virus. Christy is at her best when she is highlighting the dangers of human hubris and our shocking ability to ignore the fact that we are doing things we just should not be doing. There is some violence and a little bit of gore in the story but nothing gratuitous, which I appreciated.

This is a quick read, just slightly over the length of a novella, and I am excited to finish the rest of the trilogy (Book 2 is Forever Between; Book 3, Between Life and Death) and find out what happens to Emily.
This is a wonderful story, written with a great voice. The lead character seemed very sympathetic to me, and I enjoyed most everything about the book. I finished it in a single sitting, which says quite a lot. It's also not a terribly long book, which helped, but still - gripping.

I should point out that I've only read a couple of other zombie stories in my life. They're just not my thing. This story's not like most of them, and I'm going to dip into the rest of the series to find out how this turns out.
I loved and hated this book. I loved it because it is well-written and gives you a very good picture of what is happening in this world - too good of a picture *shivers*. I hated this book because it made me cry so much, and I made the mistake of starting the book in the middle of the night and successfully scaring the s*** out of myself during several bathroom and food runs. All in all, it was a very good book and I will be buying the second, not only because I want to find out what happens to Emily, but because independent authors (even unreleased ones) have to support other (released) ones.
The In-Betweener was an excellent introduction into the post-apocalyptic world for the Between Life and Death series. The story mainly follows Emily, a teen girl who survived cancer with the help of the advanced medical technology that has now turned against the rest of the world. Her mother, an ex-military software engineer (who contributed to this same technology) teaches her to survive in this dangerous environment. The mother-daughter relationship in this book is extremely strong and emotional, and the guilt, loneliness, and fear felt by both characters really tugged at my heartstrings. This first installment really sets the groundwork for the world that Emily lives in. Flashbacks to memories of Emily's mother help bring the reader up to speed with important background information on how everything fell apart.

I really enjoyed the strong female leads, who display both courage and intellect (women in the sciences!), and the technology portrayed in this futuristic setting. I'm eager to read the sequel novels, which, from what I have seen, include new characters. I'll be interested to see how the living continue to survive and how society will rebuild... if it can.
I really enjoyed this story. Each chapter focuses on a different time - either what happened in the past or what's happening right now in the present and it's well done enough that I didn't find it annoying or hard to remember what time period I was reading about. I was totally caught up in Emily's life and loved how the caution she used to survive day to day makes so much sense in the reality of the story.

***The paragraph below was part of my original review - then Ann Christy responded to my review and let me know that when she wrote this book it was to be a stand alone with an ambiguous ending... So knowing that - I'm not as unhappy about the ending - I would have read the book and then imagined a good life for Emily, Veronica and Jon... Have to say though that I'm really happy Ms. Christy decided to continue writing in this world!***

I wasn't thrilled that the story just kind of ended at a very crucial point... but I really am hooked and want to know what happens in this world and to these people... A note to the author - you seriously write well enough to keep readers coming back to your stories, drop the cliff hanger endings, it's possible you'll push away readers who absolutely hate them.**