Title: Lawless World
Series: EMP Aftermath
Author: Grace Hamilton
Release Date:12th July 2023
BLURB from Goodreads
The final battle for survival has begun… Reunited with his wife and daughter, Bear knows his family will never be truly safe until the Militia has been eliminated. Determined to end the threat once and for all, they agree to help the Freemen with one final push against this dangerous enemy. Meanwhile, Laurel struggles to combat a new sickness sweeping through the Freemen ranks before they lose anyone else. Seeking vital medical supplies, they travel to Laurel’s former sanctuary, South Minneha Hospital. But a lot has changed since they left to go find Mae. The hospital is in ruins and the remaining residents are struggling to survive in the wreckage. The Militia have one final trick up their sleeves — weapons of war, that survived the EMP — and General James Bruce plans to rain fire upon his enemies. Bear, Laurel and the others have no choice. They must fight to survive. But against such overwhelming firepower, is all hope lost?
REVIEW
I love the cover which certainly fits with the test of the series so far. It definitely shouts the book genre out loud and clear and I would be picking it up from a bookstore shelf to learn more too.
I was approaching reading this book with mixed feelings, on one hand I was seriously looking forward to reading this book but on the other hand I didn't feel ready for the book to end. Lawless World picks up right where Collapsed World ended and gets right back into the plot and action!
When a valued member of the freemen dies of anaphylaxis due to a tick bite & then eating rabbit/meat and others are suffering too it becomes obvious that the 'Freemen' group need medical supplies.....Laura & Bear suggest South Minneha Hospital as their next stop. They obtain a much needed rest, medical treatment and perhaps some medical supplies to take with them on their journey. Laura is also looking forward to catching up with her old friends that she left behind when she left the hospital with Bear when they went in search of their daughter Mae. Unfortunately they don't get the welcome they thought they would. Things at South Minneha have changed, drastically, for the worse. Old friends have moved on, either dying due to pneumonia or leaving to try and find a safer settlement elsewhere. The South Minneha hospital building is in serious disrepair, in fact most areas are dangerous to be in with rooms collapsing. Then those left behind have also been attacked numerous times, it seems there are many people in the now hostile world who want to take what little they have gathered. To say people are disgruntled is an understatement, moral is at an all time low and there seems to be some hard feelings towards Laura & Bear for leaving or as some have come to see it abandoned by. It soon becomes clear certain people think things would have been different if Laurel & Bear had been there and as they are 'only visiting' they are now being treat as 'outsiders'. Laurel coerces Art, the leader of the freemen into staying 'a few days' to help 'her people' at South Minneha just as she helped 'his people' when she wanted to be elsewhere too. Also she reasons that Sharon & kids desperately need the time to rest.
Gideon chose to part way with Mae and her family going to another branch of the militia. When it becomes apparent that this branch of the militia and its leader Bruce is even worse than Cornell, he decides he wants to leave but along with fellow army man, Fairfax they decide they have to be careful as they don't think they will be allowed to just walk away. When Gideon finds out Bruce's mad plan for domination of the area and all in it and that it involves him attacking the South Minneha hospital he know he has to leave and get to Mae and her family to warn them.
Whilst trying to work out how to help those at South Minneha who are determined to stay there, Trent and Bear become suspicious of three strangers that are fairly new to the hospital. It turns out Trent & Bears instinct to keep an eye on the m is the right thing to do as the strangers do have an ulterior motive. Its during a fight between Bear & Mae and the strangers that Gideon comes to their aid. Once the after fight talk has ended and the welcomes, Gideon reveals the news about Bruce and his militia.
Discussions take place and its decided everyone will leave South Minneha together and travel to find a safer area. Those who are able and want to will also try to stop Bruce and his big plan to be in charge of everyone and everything.
Plans and back up plans are made, then the fight to stop Bruce transporting his men & arms on a train are put into action.
Favourite characters receive life threatening injuries during the battle. New allies are made with some of Bruce's army but theres one last stand to be made. With only one answer, one man puts himself forward to sacrifice himself for the greater good. With no time to come up with an alternative the suicide mission goes ahead.
My immediate thoughts upon finishing the book were that I really enjoyed it! I can't believe the series is over! This whole series has been full of Edge of your seat moments, heart in your mouth, tear jerking moments and I highly recommend reading it. It has great characters you easily become firmly attached to immediately, others you learn to accept/like along the way and of course theres those characters you love to hate too!
Summing up, part of me would have loved a slightly different ending but as it ends theres hope for the future and a few of the things to happen that I had hoped would in this book. It's a realistic ending, I mean real life isn't always the absolutely perfect happy ever after! The book ends in such a way the author allows your imagination to fill out what you thing may happen in the near and far future.
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