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You turned my world upside down. It’s a phrase that is thrown around quite often, without a second thought about what it could imply. What if one day the world really did start turning upside down? You can’t escape it, the world isn’t waiting for you to adjust. It’s going to follow it’s course, and give itself the biggest face life its had since T-Rex ruled the world.

Jillian, Jordan, David, and Becky all come from radically different backgrounds, all with PhDs in their own fields. All four of them come to the realization something is definitely wrong in the world today. Jillian and Jordan, both working with the CDC, learn about a new disease that is killing people by the droves with no rhyme or reason. David learns the rocks he loves are not quite making sense. The way the geologists are labeling them is completely messed up. Becky is finding six legged frogs in her backyard and birds that are flying to the wrong places at the wrong times.

None of these phenomenon seem to relate to each other at all, until the four meet up unexpectedly in a small town where people dying and the world seems to have changed its mind about a few laws it once had. They learn the polarities of the earth are changing. North is now south; south is now north, but this only seems to be happening in bubbles, and the bubbles are growing larger. Someone send St. Nick a change of address card and pray he survives.

It took me a little while to get into this book. The storyline seemed to crawl at the beginning. The set up may have taken a little longer than necessary, but the middle and ending of the book were worth trudging through the beginning for. The plot was incredibly creepy. The end of the world has been in the forefront of many people’s minds lately. This is a new twist on one scenario of the demise of the world. This book takes you for a fool a couple of times, just when you think things are finished, another curve ball has been pitched your way, and you may need to step back in order from being hit by the ball. Once you hit the midway point, do not let your guard down, or you may miss something important.

The characters in the book are a bit on the “unreal” side at times, but that could be because I don’t usually find myself surrounded by geniuses on a regular basis and therefore have no basis on how they would behave. I guess someone truly brilliant would be able to think things through and come up with the brilliance that occurs. The characters are lovable though. There was a character that only lasted a chapter or two that I found myself mourning when he passed. There are meaningful layers to each of these characters that make you want to slap them or hug them, depending on the situation.

If you can handle the creepiness of the possible end of the world, pick this book up and give it a good chance. The story may start off slow, but you will be tightening your seat belt before it is all said and done.

Wow. Terrific review. You made me want to check this book out! Thank you!

You are quite welcome!! :-)