She was one of those strong badass female characters I just love. I actually thought it was an interesting choice for a book like this, but it really worked. This book is in third person, but we are only ever in Lynn’s headspace. I do want to mention there are two main characters Lynn and Dani. I’m not going to go into a summary there are a lot of reviews already if you need one. Due to the violence, this probably won’t be a book for everyone, but if you can handle it I highly recommend reading this. Not only are animals a worry, but humans are too in this extremely dangerous new world. After war has ravaged the world, predator animals are back on the top of the food chain. I do want to give a warning first, yes this book is violent.

I’m so glad I did because I flat out loved this book. After some advice, from a friend who had read this already, I finally felt okay with reading it. It came to a point instead of rushing to read this, I kept putting it off.

But I’m also an animal lover, and when I heard about some of the violent scenes, I started to worry. I’m a big post-apocalyptic fan and they seem to be few and far between in lesfic. As their lives become entwined, Lynn finds herself developing feelings for Dani and is forced to find the answer to the question that scares her most: is staying alone really the best way to survive?įast-paced and full of adventure, Survival Instincts introduces a post-war dystopian world where the only person you can rely on is yourself…unless you fall in love. Her guard, Dani Wilson, won’t be played that easily, however. When she is forced to go on a dangerous journey through the concrete jungle of New York City, Lynn does all she can to scheme her way to safety. Lynn survives by sleeping with one eye open at all times and trusting no one but her dog. Wild animals roam the streets, but mankind is still the biggest threat to a woman alone in the ruins of a world reclaimed by nature. What I want to add to the amazing body of literature already out there, both to the mainstream fiction written within the genres I am drawn to and lesbian fiction as a genre onto itself, are stories where women turn to women once they stop the apocalypse-be it a global or personal one.Ĭivilization ended long before Lynn Tanner was born. I want to write stories where miracles are logical manifestations of the supernatural or divine and discover what it means to be human when humanity is no longer a given. My motivation to write comes from the desire to build worlds that are somehow more (or less) than our own.

Survival Instincts by May Dawney