The Planet Urth by Jennifer and Christopher Martuuci was an intriguing concept. The story recounts that there had been a major biological shift and a new species had arisen to take over earth. Following two sisters on their daily struggles to find food and survive in the hostile world, was quite a treat. Jennifer and Christopher write well and immerses you in the world that they created. They vividly describe the new monsters that the sisters have to fight to survive.

The story is the first in a series and the girls greatest challenge arrives towards the end when they meet a new family for the first time in what seems to be a very long time. The eldest of the sisters face the this challenge herself for a few days, struggling to find a the courage in herself to go an tell the new family that she is there.

The characters lack any real plan, when they do something they generally deal with their situations in the instance, they handle the situation with great courage and growing confidence, but what they lack is any form of desire to change their lot in life. This could have been written into the story intentionally, and it is well written. What can two girls do against mutated wolves that are six feet tall, or any of the other monsters that are in the world. She has painted such a stark reality that even the reader is swept along in the hopelessness of the whole situation.

Jennifer and Christopher Martuuci is an excellent writer and has a very well crafted story will be reading the next instalment to see how the sisters progress

5/5