How I Live Now

I still don't know what to think about this one or how to rate it. The main protagonist was incredibly annoying. I think the author was attempting to make her sound cute and witty but it was a complete failure. It took away from the gravity that one was supposed to feel for people who are all of a sudden found in a modern day war. There were several scenes where I just couldn't even feel the horror of it because of Daisy's “voice”. This was supposed to be a compelling story of survival, family, love, endurance and then recovery, understanding and forgiveness but it was all lost in translation.

Surprisingly, I didn't care about the kissing cousins plot. It didn't bug me as much as others. I think I ignored it mostly to get through the book...Yet, like many other readers I did find it weird that no one else in the book thought it weird and were completely alright with it and like many other readers I think it was unnecessary. I agree that it could have been a neighbor/family friend.


This is an extremely fast read.

If you can get over the kissing cousins and annoyance, then go for it.



Maybe a 2.5?