Set in a Canadian reservation, Evan Whitesky and fellow Ojibwe are preparing for the harsh winter ahead. When their electricity, power supply, and contact with the outside world suddenly vanishes, they are forced to reckon with the real possibility that they are alone out there. And in the midst of the chaos, a stranger shows up, promising more than he can likely provide.

Every once in a while, I pick up a post-apocalyptic book, and I'm always pleasantly surprised with how much I like the premise. This one was similarly interesting right out of the gate. The first half of the book went quite slow as we built up the world, the characters, and eased into the main problems as they began to arose. It was here that the mystery and nervousness really shone. It was eerie and tense, and it kept me on the edge of my seat, always wondering: what's happening, what is going to happen, will everyone be okay? The characters fell a little bit flat with a lot of dialogue-heavy scenes, but I didn't feel like we were lacking information.

When the book started to pick up was when it started to go downhill. Scott was a really interesting character, but his only purpose was to be the suspicious outsider. He didn't seem to fill a niche that made us trust him, and so his entire arc wasn't as surprising as I'm sure it was meant to be.
The deaths that swept the community were devastating, and as the reader, the first few deaths did really feel like they were too perfect to be a coincidence. But as it continued, we sort of began to realize and assume that it was just a product of the cold winter and harsh conditions; that mystery vanished quite quickly.
Additionally, the foreshadow was blatant. From the moment it was suggested what was going to happen, I knew it was going to happen. And the hints that were sprinkled around weren't subtle. It made the "twist" feel almost cheap or a little less terrifying, because we'd been told exactly what was going to happen many times.

The ending was quite disappointing. It wrapped up way too quickly, and everything that happened went too fast, with no time to ask questions or care about motivations. And of course, the twist, that we already knew was coming, just felt like less of a gut punch than it really should have been.
I didn't feel fulfilled at the end of it, and really felt like that post-apocalyptic vibe had been taken out of the story.

Overall, it was still enjoyable. I liked the writing, and it was a quick and easy read. I'd recommended it to more casual fans of scary or post-apocalyptic books, but for those who have read some really good, edge of your seat tense stories, this one might not be for you.