Friday, February 20, 2015

Don't let the cover of this one fool you!

Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle.
The cover illustration would lead one to think that this is a light airy fun story, but it's not. Vivian Apple lives in a future where a corporate religion has taken over America.  The country is split between Believers and Non-Believers (encompassing all other religions as well as atheists). The Church of America was founded by Beaton Frick, based on the bible, but he wrote his own "updated" version called The Book of Frick told to him when Jesus came to him driving a powder blue convertible. The book opens with Vivian coming home to find that her parents, Believers, have been Raptured. All that's left of them are two holes in the roof of their home. Vivian goes to live with her atheist grandparents, but when the country descends into chaos following the disappearance of a few thousand Believers she decides to seek out the truth behind the Church of America.  Fast-paced and dark, with strongly drawn characters, this is a must-read! 

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