The Shade of the Moon, 4 (Last Survivors, #4)

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

[Kelly]

http://www.divabooknerd.com/2013/12/the-shade-of-moon-by-susan-beth-pfeffer.html
I was thrilled to hear that there was a fourth book in The Last Survivors series being released, but sadly this left me incredibly disappointed. Not because it takes places years after the initial devastation, or told from Jon's point of view, but it seemed to be a book about nothing but Jon's arrogance, his lack of empathy and sense of entitlement. The sweet twelve year old boy is gone, and in his place is now a profane and pathetic young man. I loathed him and no doubt many readers will share my distaste. I understand that the storyline is set in a post apocalyptic world, but the little bastard lost his humanity during book three, readers just weren't aware of it.

Without going into details so potential readers can come to their own conclusions, this book contains gruesome killings, attempted rape, arson and mature situations. The Shade of the Moon isn't a reflection on the first three books in the series, but for preservation purposes it pains me to say, probably best to avoid this one.