From Goodreads: It could happen tomorrow…

A cataclysmic event. An army of “The Changed.”
Can one teen really survive on her own?

An electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky, destroying every electronic device and killing billions. For those spared, it’s a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human…

Desperate to find out what happened and to avoid the Changed, Alex meets up with Tom—a young army veteran—and Ellie, a young girl whose grandfather was killed by the electromagnetic pulse.

This improvised family will have to use every ounce of courage they have just to survive.

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Egmont USA has been extremely gracious to allow me to read a copy of this novel, via Netgalley, prior to its release today, and I have to say that this novel is fantastic!  The synopsis drew me in and the novel itself didn’t disappoint.  Bick is a very talented writer, creating a unique “zombieesque” novel that keeps readers extremely engaged.  I really enjoyed that Bick was able to keep me in the dark throughout most of the novel, creating events that caused me to constantly change my mind about characters and situations as the story progressed.  Even after the ending, which leaves the reader with a huge cliffhanger , my mind isn’t completely made up about certain characters, their motivations, or their reasoning.  I love books that cause me to really think about, and analyze, the characters, and yes, though some characters are extremely annoying, such as eight year old Ellie, rest assured that they’re not all like that, and Ellie does become less annoying as time goes on (remember, she’s only eight and she’s very scared).  So, don’t let her, or other situations within the novel, bog you down.  This is definitely a novel to read through to the end.  I’m dying to read the sequel already! Four stars.