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A Review of: The Day The Earth Turned Book Four: Spring

by Chantelle Atkins

Somewhat significantly, Chantelle Atkins’ tetralogy, The Day The Earth Turned, finishes with spring, the season of rebirth. Maybe. Spoiler alert: Ms. Atkins offers her fans the possibility of further developments in future volumes. One can only hope. In the meantime, this culmination of post-apocalyptic events following what is likely a fully conscious act of nature — a quick elimination of all adults and a postponed judgment on the children — ties together many of the embedded themes treated by this prolific author in her deeply engaging series. These provocative and relevant themes are depicted and made clear mainly through the conversations of some highly complex yet well-defined characters. These unique perspectives reveal what has happened and what it all might mean. Readers are left to evaluate for themselves.

Writing style, plot, and thematic elements in The Day The Earth Turned series have been covered in earlier reviews. Now, it seems appropriate to spotlight a few of the central characters. They are fascinating individuals, and each retains a personal “vector of understanding” as to why everything fell apart and where events are headed. Reuben may have the clearest vision. He’s the first to notice that…