The Islands at the End of the World (Hardcover)

from EmpressReece

Òahu to Hilo -3.5 stars... Imagine being in Hawaii when a global disaster strikes, cut-off not only from the mainland, but also from your home island. That's what happens to 16 year old, epileptic, Leilani and her father when they leave their home of Hilo and fly to Òahu for th...

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A really interesting approach to the apocalyptic novel. Some gore and violence. The dad starts swearing a lot the worse things get.

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Leilani is an epileptic, and highly dependent on her medication to manage her symptoms. She still tries to live a normal life, and is still surfing the great waves of Hawaii and learning to drive under supervision. Her doctors have a new treatment they would like her to try, but she will need to ...

from ladycato

I love a good post-apocalyptic story. This one's a little different: it actually starts with the disaster and continues from there, and wow is the tension high. Aslan uses the setting of Hawaii to create a fantastic drama that's even profound because the human reactions are so plausible. Leilani ...

from Kikoa

What a lovely way to find out about little known facts about the magic of Hawaii from the mind of a child who was considered Haoli. Born in Oahu in 1942, I am one too, but too young to remember except i grew up being called Hapa Haoli, because it was said there was Hawaiian on th sheets when i wa...