The End of Everything: Book 1

By: Christopher Artinian

Narrated by: Kim Bretton

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Two sisters, one nightmare.

The last thing they wanted to do was spend time with each other. Now their very survival depends on it.

Forced from their home and thrown into an apocalyptic horror neither could have imagined, they didn’t think things could get any worse. They were wrong.

As they navigate the city to escape to safety, terror lurks for them on every corner. The reanimating virus has taken away everything they loved, but today, they’re going to start fighting back.

Living or dead, everyone is a threat. The rules have changed and for these two, time is running out. What will they do to survive? What will they do for each other? Is being family reason enough to stay together? Now, they’re about to find out.

©2019 Christopher Artinian (P)2019 Christopher Artinian

Entertaining, fast-paced, with a hint of realness

The End of Everything: Book 1 by Christopher Artinian and narrated by Kim Bretton turned out to be an incredible story about two siblings that has a hint of realness to it. This would be my brother and me during the zombie apocalypse (me wanting to smack him upside the head mainly...). Would recommend if you enjoy zombie books.

What’s it about? Two sisters, Wren and Robyn (Bobby), are trying to find safety in the zombie apocalypse, but it’s never that easy. Wren has her head on straight and knows what must be done to survive, while Robyn is a bit in denial plus some. They meet some not-so-good people, some good, and some straight up crazies. The banter between them helps make the book fun and stand out from others zompoc stories and adds a realness to it. It’s a fast-paced story with a good amount of action. The story does leave an opening for future books. If you aren’t sure about the oldest sister Robyn at first, stick with it because her character does develop into someone you will like.

Christopher has written an engaging story that is difficult to put down (I listened in one sitting). This is the second book I’ve listened to by him and I haven’t been disappointed.

The narrator, Kim Bretton, did a wonderful job. I enjoyed her bringing the sister’s to life.

Overall I recommend, especially if you enjoy the zompoc genre.

Parental guidance/trigger warnings: Swearing off and on throughout, drinking, guy attempts to attack/rape one of the sister's, drugging of one sister so guy can lure the other elsewhere, weapons (knives, javelins), death (people, zombies- but the Z’s are already dead so why I am writing this?)...

*I was given a free review copy of the audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Thank you for allowing me to listen and review the book!

A good start to explaining how she got to safe haven

Ren and her sister make the perfect odd couple trying to survive the apocalypse as they make way towards their Grandpa’s. The story is amusing at times but also serious. Great Listen!

Entertaining!

I loved everything about both the book and the narrator as well. Christopher Artinian captures the struggles and stresses of sibling rivalry and balances it with the importance of family and survival. I found the storyline entertaining and the characters endearing, and can’t wait to listen to book 2 in the series.

Great!

This first book is great! Learning these new characters and following the new paths forces you deeper into their characters, almost like you’re there wondering what’s going to happen next! I can’t wait for the next book. Thank you for a wonderful book!

solid first entry

good first installment with great narration. I like the dynamic with the sisters, though the back and forth dialog can be a little cheesey at times. that doesn't take away from the good story and good characters, going to continue listening for sure.

Pretty good!

I found myself desperately....and I mean desperately....seeking a zompoc standalone or series. It’s my favorite genre. Unfortunately, that means I’ve either read or listened to what feels like everything. I tried a couple of books and ended up returning them horribly disappointed in either story or narration.

I almost passed on this due to the shortness of the books. I’m glad I didn’t. I found this well written and interesting. It held my attention. The characters are fleshed out. I ended this book wanting to know what happens next. That’s a good thing.

Kim Bretton did a fabulous job with the narration, too.

The End of Everything, a great series by Christopher Artinian

This series will not disappoint. The sisters banter with each other was one of my favorite parts. The plot never eased into dullness. The skilled narrator and prose molded the characters into real people. It was very entertaining, so I listened to all of them. Good fun.

End of Everything

it was fantastic listening to the audio of this book. The narrator did a superb job of reading. I look forward to listening to the other books in this series.

Promising start.

So what makes this zombie/post apocalyptic story different from the hundreds of others I have read/listened to over the years? The main characters. The End of Everything features a pair of sisters that come off surprisingly real in how they fight and bicker with each other. While neither of the main characters has any kind of survival skills, the younger one seems to have her act together more so than her older sister, which adds an interesting wrinkle to this saga. While the story itself doesn't break any new ground for the genre, Christopher Artinian hit enough of the right beats to keep me entertained and the ending did a great job of setting up an ominous tone for what may come next.

I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I Seriously Cannot Wait for the Next Book!

I just can't put into words how much I enjoyed this book. It was so good! At first the sisters annoyed me because they bickered so much, but then I "watched" them grow and learn and broaden their emotions and feelings and determination and I just learned to love them. This book was funny and suspenseful and every minute of the book was enjoyable. The narrator was out of this world. She had so much expression in her voice and got that teenage attitude across so well I would almost believe she was still a teenager herself. If you are on the fence about getting this book, just do it. It is so enjoyable and so much fun to listen to that I was genuinely sad when it ended. I wanted the book to be hours longer so I could just keep listening. I received this book for free at my request from Audobook Boom in exchange for my unbiased opinion and my unbiased opinion is that this book is fantastic, awesome, fascinating, and wonderful.