I have conflicted feelings about this novel. It had an interesting storyline with relatable characters plus it had some pretty awesome parts, but based on the synopsis I was expecting a more action-packed story. For instance the blurb suggests that the whole world is afraid of what will happen when Stonehenge falls, meanwhile most people couldn't care less. They watched the news (like always) but didn't see anything strange into old stones falling one by one.

I had a few problems with the plot but overall it wasn't bad. Actually, up until Stonehenge completely fell apart I enjoyed the book quite a lot. It was a bit stretched out because after all, nothing really important happened but it wasn't half bad. It had a feel to it that made me anticipate the end of the world. Unfortunately, the apocalypse didn't live up to my expectations. It happened too fast and what came after wasn't that exciting either.

Basically, after the last stone fell Maggie left school with Dawn, her best friend, and Andy the supposed love interest. Then they travelled. And travelled. And travelled a bit more. It wasn't totally boring, of course but I expected more from a story about the apocalypse. What I liked though, was seeing how the characters changed, not always for the better but it was greatly described.

The relationship between the family members was terrible but it felt realistic up until the moment where I started to hate the mother. It annoyed me to hell how she felt like a completely different person than she did in the beginning, and how feeling sorry for herself took the majority of her time. Another thing I didn't like was that all the siblings were described as terrible brothers/sisters. This was way too unrealistic for my taste. I just can't imagine that Maggie is the only normal person in the family, and her other siblings can't act normal even for a minute.

The friendship between Dawn and Maggie was a great addition to the story. I liked Dawn's character, the few problems I had with her could be thanked to the fact that she was pretty young. For a while I thought their friendship will fall apart but thankfully they remained each other's support.

The romance was non-existent, and yet again I blame the synopsis for making me think otherwise when it was barely a promise of what can happen in the future. I quite liked the ending, it was one of those endings that sort of gave us a closure but still left the story open.

Overall, this book is an enjoyable read, recommended to those who'd like to read an apocalyptic novel that concentrates on the characters rather than on the action.

The story idea: 4/5
The realisation of the story: 3/5
The characters: 3/5
The cover: 4/5
Enjoy factor: 3/5