The Fire We Inherit by Laric Tolleson

The Fire We Inherit by Laric Tolleson 
5 Stars 

"Every adult in Las Vegas is dead. Now the kids run the city." 

I really liked this book! It was a wild ride! THE ENDING THOUGH. I need another book stat!! I picked it up off Kindle Unlimited and was impressed with the writing. Very engaging. The author reached out to me on Instagram and I decided to check this out on KU and I am glad I did!

After being exposed to a mysterious illness, all the adults were killed, leaving the children to run the city of Las Vegas, as they were immune. Our main character is Aiden Brann who starts his first day as a firefighter in a city run by kids. The city's peace is under threat by the group called "The Children". 

I haven’t read a dystopian book in a long time and this checked all the boxes. The author really built a vivid post-apocalyptic world too. Lots of action, danger, emotions and depth. 

It had some harder themes of loss, grief, death, post-apocalyptic world and survival, but the author handled it well. I think many teens would like this book, just be aware of some of those themes. 

I did miss a few times when I was in flashback scenes and had to re-read to make sure just because they call the time periods "the before" and "the after" but the flashbacks really add to the narrative and I am glad they were added. You got to see Aiden with his parents and when everything happened, which added depth and connection.

While this is not a Christian Fiction read, it lives out this scripture: "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

Overall, I would recommend this for anyone who likes survival stories, dystopian worlds, firefighters, and heroes who stand out.

Content/Trigger Warnings: Parental death, sibling death, child death briefly mentioned, someone dies in a car fire details explained, action, post-apocalyptic crazy world details, survival details, nothing explicit as I think the author handled it well, no language, no explicit romance details

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