the best way to emulate my feelings on this book is by comparing it to the titanic movie. this may be random but both have disastrous plots & make you feel like you’re waiting for the major event to happen. i was really interested in getting to know the characters & how they react to the volcanic eruption, including how they would survive & what they would do with others. unfortunately, after meeting an array of characters throughout the book, the event happened only in the last twenty pages & exclusively focused on the three main characters. i found this a shame because the reader therefore has a limited few of the wreckage & how other characters are affected. on the other hand, i loved the power of the dramatic irony the reader has as they read the everyday activities of the characters & how even though there was so much drama, none of it mattered because of the inevitable ending for everyone. i think this is a really interesting concept to explore & ponder over.