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Getting ready for a much needed vacation I decided to indulge in my favorite pastime...reading! I had been wanting to read Martha's Vine but was a little apprehensive hearing that it was a post apocalyptic novel.

I can tell you that author Sheree Zielke is not your everyday, run of the mill apocalyptic writer! I was thrilled and delighted by the way she handled "The Change", leaving room for the reader to really decide what "The Change" was all about. The depth of Zielke's characters represent "real" people who run the gamut of everything from total depravity to justified sinners needing grace.

I love that the characters were authentic and unpredictable. Just when you thought you knew where one stood they would surprise you!

Martha's Vine is a fast moving, action packed book full of believable characters that leave you wanting more...so much in fact, that I am going to order Martha's Mirror today!!!

I was so excited to read this first novel by Sheree Zielke. This book has it all if you like post-apocalyptic tales, action, intrigue... and an entirely original take on all of it.

Martha is such a unique character. Sure, there are plenty of stories and novels out there with strong women characters, but no one is like Martha. She's headstrong yet open-minded, she's sweet but iron-hard, she's tender but cold and calculating. She's herself and she's every woman. And all she wants to do is survive with her family in a world that's undergone a tragic transformation. The lengths to which Martha goes to protect her family and herself are dramatic and realistic; but her self-limitations make the task even more interesting to read.

Martha's world is populated by three-dimensional characters who are more than just a supporting cast. You hate them and you love them. You want to tell them they're making the wrong choice in order to keep them from harm; you want to clap them on the back or hug them when they save the day or just when they do something human and real. Characters you think simply are going to be background pieces are suddenly thrust into the main plot line; they grab you and drag you along with them into their adventures.

And you're glad to be there, despite the harshness and the cruelty of this new world. Sheree's vision of her corner of North America after the grid has failed is realistic and frightening and feels so real. Her imagination seems to know no bounds, but she keeps the story grounded in reality so that it doesn't seem like something made up. It's an exciting, enjoyable read that makes you question what you believe and makes you wonder if your own convictions would hold up if you found yourself in the same post-apocalyptic reality.

Martha's Vine kept me turning the page, and when it ended, I immediately began part two, Martha's Mirror.

Martha's Vine is a real page-turner right from the start. Exciting, occasionally shocking, but always gripping, the tension builds right to the last page. I finished the book at 2.00 am being unable to to postpone the thrilling climax. Beautifully written by this new Canadian author, I can't wait for the sequel.

"Martha's Vine" was a thoroughly enjoyable read! From the first page to the last, I was hooked. Sheree Zielke is a wonderful story teller. "Martha's Vine" is filled with humor, adventure, heartache, danger, romance...all the makings of a great story! The characters and the storyline are so believable, that I felt as if I were right there with them. The heroine, "Martha" is truly a force to be reckoned with. She is fearless in protecting her people and her principles, while at the same time dealing with her own human vulnerabilities.

I was actually dissapointed when the book ended....I wanted more! Here's hoping for a sequel to "Martha's Vine"!