Jane Austen's Persuasion set in a post apocalyptic society. Fascinating. Really this was a surprise for me (meaning I liked it more than I thought I would). There were the familiar elements of Persuasion, but also so much more.
The setting was almost a character on its own. So many of the circumstances of the story revolved around the setting. Elliot, the heroine of the story, was tied to her farm, keeping it running, trying to keep her family and the workers alive.
The ages of the characters were very young. It was hard for me to picture these teenagers dealing with all of this, but that is part of the post-apocalyptic society.
The post-apocalyptic rules and regulations created much of the conflict in the story. When do you follow the rules? When do you do what you believe is right, if that goes against those rules?
FOR THE DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS was a book about decision making and the consequences that follow, good or bad.
Luckily, with the base of Jane Austen's Persuasion, there was at least some sense of there being a happy ending. And, as much as this is a love story, it had little physical romance in it.