Vacation Checklist:
Pack swim trunks.
Apply sunscreen.
Survive the apocalypse?
Professional underachiever Dan Foster is finally taking a vacation. Sure, his life has been average at best, and yeah, he’s never quite lived up to his potential. But after a few Miller Lites in paradise with his girlfriend, Mara, things are starting to look up.
Then the sun explodes.
With the island resort suddenly plunged into darkness (he really should’ve sprung for the travel insurance), Dan’s holiday goes from bad to worse when elite guests stage a coup and commandeer supplies. As temperatures drop and class tensions rise, revolution begins to brew on the island, and Dan accidentally becomes a beacon of hope for the surviving vacationers. But when one six-person plane is discovered that could get them back to the mainland, Dan realizes he has a choice to make.
Does he escape the island with Mara? Or does he stay and fight to become the most unlikely hero of the end of the world?
A post apocalyptic comedy? Yes, it really exists! (There is some violence and gore, be aware, but then it is post apoc.)
There's a very clever idea at the heart of this, and I'm not talking about the obvious class war one. Dan is a strange character, hard to like at the start but obviously growing and learning as things go on. I got quite fond of some of the side characters, too.
This is something a bit different from the norm, but I think it'll go down very well. I can't wait to read more by the author.
Zero Stars, do not Recommend publishes on the 6th August, 2024. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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