A devastating earthquake hits Portland in the year 2030. The earthquake instantly kills, injuries and cuts off many from clean water, food and medical help. Among the survivors are the dysfunctional Sparrow family. Eldest sibling, Olivia, the keeper of the family trauma, is attempting to get out of downtown and back to her daughter and family home. Sherman, owner of a dispensary bed and breakfast and Morgan, the family risk taker are both at the family home taking care of their aging father, Clyde along with Olivia's daughter, Melanie and Clyde's nurse, Wanda when the quake hits. The unlikely team of survivors now must make decisions that impact others as well as themselves. While they are trying to sort through the trauma, the Sparrows uncover the source of their family strife, a secret that their family kept for decades that hurt many others along the way.
Faultland is an unexpected family drama that slowly unfolds after a major earthquake Portland. Set ten years in the future, the consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic and fallout from the Trump presidency play a large part in how the world now works. It was interesting to see how this impacted daily life in the not too distant future. Faultland is carried by the characters. None of the characters are especially good, and I didn't find myself rooting for anyone in particular. The earthquake forced the Sparrow siblings to come to terms with their childhood and make decisions for the greater good that they would have never made before. The secret that Clyde had kept had far reaching effects. The author weaves parts of the secret through the story through the memories of each character so that it seems more important to their personal stories than the whole at first and does not fully connect till the end.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
Faultland is an unexpected family drama that slowly unfolds after a major earthquake Portland. Set ten years in the future, the consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic and fallout from the Trump presidency play a large part in how the world now works. It was interesting to see how this impacted daily life in the not too distant future. Faultland is carried by the characters. None of the characters are especially good, and I didn't find myself rooting for anyone in particular. The earthquake forced the Sparrow siblings to come to terms with their childhood and make decisions for the greater good that they would have never made before. The secret that Clyde had kept had far reaching effects. The author weaves parts of the secret through the story through the memories of each character so that it seems more important to their personal stories than the whole at first and does not fully connect till the end.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
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