Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer sounded incredibly intriguing, and it absolutely delivered! A giant asteroid slams into the moon from the dark side (I think!) with far greater force than anticipated, knocking the moon out of its normal orbit, path, rotation, and pulling it dangerously closer to Earth!!! This gripping dystopian novel follows one family before and after, as everything quickly goes to hell. Tidal waves surge repeatedly, and more and more disasters unfol...

This story gives you page after page of quietly powerful sentences... deep life lessons that will stay with you long after you've put this book down.In Susan Beth Pfeffer's gripping dystopian novel, *Life As We Knew It*, Miranda, once a typical teenage girl, now faces the unthinkable for herself and for her family. A large meteor has collided with the moon, pushing it closer to Earth, causing tidal waves, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. The power grid is destroyed. Volcanic ash now blocks ...

I'm a big fan of 'survival of the fittest when tragedy strikes' novels. Usually, I lean towards the more hardcore ones. Given that *Life As We Knew It* is a young adult novel, I didn't expect it to be graphic, violent, or truly horrific. So, I went into this dystopian novel expecting something a bit more light-hearted – and that's exactly what I found. It wasn't overly clever or deep, but it certainly managed to make me sad a few times. The characters are fairly basic, and the plot is pretty ty...

Okay, I was really looking forward to *Life As We Knew It* by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I've been reading a lot of dystopian novels lately, and they've surprised me in a positive way. Not this one. Why? SCIENCE. Listen, if you're writing fantasy or sci-fi that's not based on Earth, you can go all out, like, "That asteroid knocked Zhogenaqn, our moon, out of orbit, which caused all the feueldndao plants to release zignhnwp, a deadly virus." It's cool. You can do that, and I won't even bat an eyelash a...

I don't usually give 1 star unless I really hated the book. I really hated Life As We Knew It. I'm a sucker for dystopian and end-of-the-world books, let me tell you. I picked this one up at Barnes & Noble last summer in the hopes of finding another book I really loved, but unfortunately, that was not the case. The most important part of an end-of-the-world thriller, in my opinion, is its ability to make you think that it could actually happen. I found Susan Beth Pfeffer's story in Life As We K...

Opening Line:“Lisa is pregnant. Dad called around 11 o’clock to let us know.”I loved this, easily one of my top reads this year; although maybe "love" isn’t quite the right word because this book, Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer, absolutely scared the crap out of me. It also depressed me, made me feel very cold, and gave me a serious case of OCD about stockpiling food. I mean, just how long could I survive on what’s in my cupboards? Not very long. Three boxes of Kraft Dinner and a jar o...

I don't know who I'm trying to kid. I keep reading these survival stories, thinking to myself, 'I will know what to do if this happens - I'll have tips and tricks and I'll be the last one standing.' That's pretty much bullshit. While it's true I probably could survive, I wouldn't want to. I'm a fat, lazy American - I don't want to have to scavenge. I don't want to have to hunt and skin deer, or build a shelter, or defend myself from others looking to eat my delicious arms. I don't want to have t...

This book, Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer, was incredibly overwhelming for me. It felt so real, like it could actually happen. After reading just half of this compelling dystopian novel, I honestly found myself wanting to rush to the grocery store and stock up on as much food as I possibly could. It truly showed me the fragility of our lives, serving as a stark reminder of what truly matters in life. Miranda's character development is significant; initially, I thought she sounded a bit...

Now, I know a one-star rating is pretty bad, but when I hovered my cursor over the one-star option, it said 'didn't like it,' and I truly did not like *Life As We Knew It* at all. I'm not going to go into full detail because it would honestly torture me, but here's the basic plot of Susan Beth Pfeffer's *Life As We Knew It*: You're reading about a family living in Pennsylvania, specifically the teenage character Miranda, who lives with her mom and brother. Scientists announce that a meteor is go...

I warn you, this is going to make me sound a little odd, if not insane: I read this book in bed, on the way to work, whenever I had free time. I’d be walking along the road thinking about how it’s probably good that someone shared their lunch with me today because we need to save food. And it’s really grey today. Damn those volcanic ash clouds blocking the sun. I imagined all the food we’d stock up on. What would be like to bring back cars full of tinned and jarred food? I need to remember to st...