Now this is what I'm talking about! Ain't no sissy female characters in this gem of a book. Pretty awesome for a first novel. Way to go Sophie Littlefield!!! I couldn't put it down. The characters are some real characters! Funny, strong women with some quirks. The bad guys are really bad. The mai...
Several elements of the Aftertime series by Sophie Littlefield elevate the books far above standard dystopian/post-apocalyptic literature: 1. Beautiful, gorgeous, lyrical prose 2. Interesting, complex, complicated three dimensional characters 3. Plausible, unique setting -- bio terrorism has ende...
I messed up and read this second book before its predecessor, Bad Day for Sorry, but that didn’t affect my enjoyment of this story. Stella reminds me of an older, funnier, and tougher version of Stephanie Plum. And, okay, more hillbilly. I found the humor clever and the characters real, relatable...
There's a lot going on in this book, and you wonder how the threads will come back together (not all of them do). Stella is a great character, interesting and snarky and I like how the author allows her to be a bit flawed at times. Stella does have a soft-spot for women, particularly women who ma...
While I personally didn't find this book too interesting, it's probably because I did not know that this is actually a sequel to "Banished", and because this book just didn't appeal to my personal interests. It's not a "bad" book though, I've read books that were so dull I wanted to sleep instead...
Sophie Littlefield's books are my 'bad books', as she writes a bit on the dark side. Stella, the protagonist, is a free-lance enforcer of sorts, for hire (very reasonable rates) to abused women, whom the law has failed. Stella's part-time romance with the local deputy sheriff adds a comic aspect ...