Evergreen

Evergreen, Book 1

By: Matthew S. Cox

Narrated by: Jean Ann Douglass

Harper Cody used to worry about the SATs or a getting a new laptop for Christmas...but now, she only wants to keep her little sister alive.

At 5:59 a.m. early in September, life as she knew it came to an end with a nuclear flash ninety miles away in Colorado Springs. For two months, her family sheltered in the basement of their home, surviving on whatever canned goods Dad could scavenge. Passing evacuees told of a safe haven in the mountains, but her father refused to leave. He thought their home was safe...until a gang of looters kicked in the door.

Four years ago at 13, Harper won trophies for competition shooting, but killing a man pointing a gun at her is nothing like nailing targets at a range. Hesitation cost her parents’ lives. With no other options, she grabbed her little sister and ran away from the only home she’d ever known into a world she no longer recognized.

The promise of safety in Evergreen gives her hope, but unless the girl voted sweetest in her class can find the nerve to kill, Harper - and her kid sister - are as good as dead.

©2018 Matthew S. Cox (P)2019 Matthew S. Cox

Evergreen

Excellent story of how one girl and her sister react to the end of the world.inding ones strength is a bg thing,everyone needs to fit in. I enjoyed this story a lot! Jean Ann Douglass was a fine narrator. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

Great post apocalyptic story!

Harper Cody took her kids sister Madison and they ran. The world as they knew it had ended. A nuclear bomb and EMP hit near home town in Colorado and nothing is as it used to be. For two months, her family hid in their basement. They lived off of what they could scavenge from neighbors houses. Then the blue gang came through and killed her parents trying to protect their home and their girls. Now they are alone and on the run. They heard about a town called Evergreen that is safe, but getting there definitely will not be.
In all the possible ways our society could break down, I believe this one is the most likely scenario. And that makes this one scary story. To be on the run from thugs and thieves and just be two kids...as a mom of two daughters this ia an absolutely horrifying thought. But this author is such a truly amazing storyteller that I gobbled up this story so quickly. I got invested in their journey right away. My heart broke for the girls and their journey. I was so glad when they met Cliff and Jonathan. Cliff was a good man that became their adoptive father. He had already adopted Jonathan and now the 4 of them became a new family.
I loved this story and I am thrilled the rest of the books are available on KIndle Unlimited! I am eager to read the res of Harper’s story!
5 stars for Evergreen!
*I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Wonderful on all counts

This book was absolutely wonderful. Instead of the main character (or any of the characters really) being a complete badass, killing without remorse or reluctance we had what would be far more likely in the effects of what people would go through after the apocalypse as the old morals wage war with the requirements of survival.

The performance helped draw the listener in as well. This was a story I couldn't stop listening to, and while I normally listen on 3x speed, I slowed down to 1.5 both to savor the performance, and because I didn't want the story to end. I'm definitely going to be watching for more in this series.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.

WOW – this one is for real

This is a story that draws you in from the beginning. Everything that happens is there for a reason, just like in real life. The SHTF genre has a reputation of un-believability. This one will fix that. If a strike were to happen in real life, I could see this story happening just as easily. There are a lot of good people out there. And not all of them are who you might expect them to be. Unfortunately, many that you might expect to be bad people in a SHTF scenario, probably will be. But there are those that have truly fallen in with the wrong crowd and will find themselves standing for what is right at some point in their lives. Even if it is truly the last thing they do. There are always consequences. Some we choose to live with simply by the choices we make. Those choices are what make us who we really are. Who do you choose to be?

This book was very well written and very well read. A rare combination of story and narrator that will suck you in and not let you go till the end of the story. This one ends well and is a complete story in itself. There is also room to follow this story with a sequel. I hope they do.

This is my second book by Matthew S. Cox. I loved the other one as well and I will certainly be looking at more of his books.

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A Refreshing Perspective on an EOTWAWKI Story

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This review is for the audio copy of Evergreen, Evergreen Book 1 by Matthew S. Cox and narrated by Jean Ann Douglass. This was an enjoyable and entertaining story. A different perspective from the usual stories associated with this genre. I listened to the story every chance I could. Character development was consistent, and the narration was perfect for the story. I am looking forward to the next book!