While this is set against the backdrop of a possible end of the world, this fact has little to do with the actual plot of the story...not that there is much of a plot. Unfortunately, the world-ending scenario was the one that drew me in to the book, so I was highly disappointed when I read half of the book and nothing of note had happened. Add this plodding storyline to a cast of characters that are vapid and hard to tell apart, and you can see why I couldn't finish this book. I had high hopes, and sadly they did tumble and fall.