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End Times #2
Children of the Earth
Seven signs warned them. Now it’s time for Carbon County to fight back.
In End Times, Daphne lost herself in love with Owen, only to discover the dark secret that puts Carbon County at ground zero for the end of days. . . .
All thirteen of the Children of Earth have arrived and taken root in town. Together at last, they can perform the series of rituals necessary to awaken their father, a wrathful entity known as the God of the Earth.
Daphne protects their identities from Pastor Ted and the God-fearing locals out of love and allegiance to Owen. But when people start disappearing from town and Daphne begins receiving visions from God, her allegiance—and even her love—is brought into question in this astonishing companion novel to End Times.
In End Times, Daphne lost herself in love with Owen, only to discover the dark secret that puts Carbon County at ground zero for the end of days. . . .
All thirteen of the Children of Earth have arrived and taken root in town. Together at last, they can perform the series of rituals necessary to awaken their father, a wrathful entity known as the God of the Earth.
Daphne protects their identities from Pastor Ted and the God-fearing locals out of love and allegiance to Owen. But when people start disappearing from town and Daphne begins receiving visions from God, her allegiance—and even her love—is brought into question in this astonishing companion novel to End Times.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published June 2, 2015
About the author
Anna Schumacher
5 books44 followersAnna Schumacher received an MFA in fiction writing from The New School. Born and raised in the tiny town of Guilford, VT (no traffic lights, no post office, one store), she now lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two cats. END TIMES is her first work, but she hopes to publish many more.
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June 29, 2015
Compared to the first one, for me, this one was surprisingly good. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one. But this second one really fills in the gaps, develops the characters and definitely gets grittier and less preachy. This one is all about the details, really showing the fine line between practicing what you preach and being a Child of the Earth. And the devil is definitely in the details. The last few chapters were so well done, I hung on every word as I waited to see how it would all turn out.
This author had guts to move this series this direction and really end this one this way. Well done.
This author had guts to move this series this direction and really end this one this way. Well done.
June 14, 2015
4.5 Stars. I love Anna's writing, so descriptive and intriguing that I really got wrapped up in the story. I've been disappointed by a few books I've read recently both with the plot and poor writing/editing, so this one was pure pleasure. I re-read End Times right before I started this one so I was ready for the adventure to continue.
May 13, 2018
I am by no means a religious person nor do I engage in religiosity. My religious beliefs are simple and I will not go into great detail. I received Children of the Earth as a Christmas gift. With that being said I was incredibly skeptical about reading a religious based book.
I enjoyed this read, Daphane appeared to struggle more with her own thoughts on religion and being a prophet as well as her past. She is romantically involved with a man who the book depicts a "dark love" and has his own internal and emotional struggles. Daphne applies a lot of effort for acceptance from her remaining family as well the residents of Carbon County.
Ultimately a war between The Children of The Earth and The Children of God engage in battle where Daphane must make an impossible choice.
For being a religious based book and a book outside of my genre I enjoyed the read.
I enjoyed this read, Daphane appeared to struggle more with her own thoughts on religion and being a prophet as well as her past. She is romantically involved with a man who the book depicts a "dark love" and has his own internal and emotional struggles. Daphne applies a lot of effort for acceptance from her remaining family as well the residents of Carbon County.
Ultimately a war between The Children of The Earth and The Children of God engage in battle where Daphane must make an impossible choice.
For being a religious based book and a book outside of my genre I enjoyed the read.
August 20, 2017
Not what I expected. Fantastic Story.
Loved the characters.
Kept me turning through the pages to see what happened next.
Loved the characters.
Kept me turning through the pages to see what happened next.
October 31, 2019
This is marketed as a children's book, but I would not recommend it to younger than 15. It is definitely a PG 13 or better book. I always worry about books that are somewhat based on Revelation. I thought this book was going that way, but in the end the true picture arrives. Good and evil are not distinct. No one is purely good or evil. Good message. So while from its cover I thought I would hate the book, it was decent.
March 13, 2022
un mes me llevo terminar este libro, el primero me pareció mas interesante
August 4, 2015
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway listed by the author.
I love this book even more than the first one! The plot in this one goes along a lot quicker than the first book did. Also, this one delved more in to describing the characters and was very detailed. Not gonna spoil anything there. This one had less religious scenes, so that freed up more space to write about the actual plot, so that was nice. Overall, this was a good read, and liked it more than the first one.
I love this book even more than the first one! The plot in this one goes along a lot quicker than the first book did. Also, this one delved more in to describing the characters and was very detailed. Not gonna spoil anything there. This one had less religious scenes, so that freed up more space to write about the actual plot, so that was nice. Overall, this was a good read, and liked it more than the first one.
July 12, 2015
GREAT conclusion to End Times. The story was fast paced and filled with adrenaline. Although I did find the ending kind of abrupt and I was left with a few questions. But no author can ever leave me without at least one unanswered question. Not one bit of this book was boring. It was pleasantly sprinkled with plot twists in all the right places. Really enjoyed reading the End Times twosome.
April 27, 2015
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June 29, 2015
Not a huge fan of the Rapture, prophets, etc. but forgetting all of that the story was interesting. Although the ending was sort of depressing, I was glad to finally find out about the war/prophecy.
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