Guest Review: The Pulse – Shoshanna Evers

It’s been one year since an electromagnetic pulse destroyed America’s infrastructure and took down the power grid, throwing the country into a new Dark Age. Emily Rosen lives in a military camp at Grand Central Station, where women act as the soldiers’ private harem, selling their bodies on the tracks for extra rations. Emily escapes Grand Central and goes on the run from the soldiers intent on killing her for the secret she’s discovered—America is rebuilding outside of New York City, and everything the city’s refugees have been told is a lie.

Christopher Mason, a convict who broke out of prison after the Pulse, finds Emily before the soldiers do. Mason’s survived on the streets of New York City this long by looking out only for himself—but there’s something about the beautiful young woman that makes her impossible to leave behind. Now Emily must convince this intimidating, magnetic stranger to be her protector and guide as they journey out of New York and into the unknown. For Mason’s protection, Emily barters the only thing anyone’s valued since the Pulse—her body. But sex with Mason can never be just currency—it’s pure passion, and everything she desires.

Series: The Pulse Trilogy #1
Release Date: November 25th 2013
Publisher: Pocket Star
Source: Edelweiss
Reviewer: Kristyn
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

3.5 Cocktails

This book is one in a growing number of books about the world after a major disaster. I like the premise of this book but the sex sometimes seemed to be a little out of place. The book is gritty and tough like a good post apocalyptic book should be. Emily is a nurse who was taken to a camp where women were forced to have sex to get what they need to survive. Mason is a convict who escaped and is trying to avoid being found. They bond because of need and an undeniable pull.