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Turbulent, by T. L. Payne.
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There have, over the past decades, been several films and books dealing with cataclysmic possible events, such as earthquakes is L.A., or more. This is another.
" ... The EMP—the electromagnetic pulse—her dad and Uncle Ryan talked about had really happened."
Meanwhile, the real event is staring them in face. It's biological, not nuclear, and originated slightly South of where the author thinks it does.
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The book begins with an unimaginable event in a place one cannot see it taking place, a power outage at Chicago O'Hare, with passengers having waited for flights delayed for hours with no explanation, before two planes crash onto the tarmac one after another, having crashed mid-air, so the author tells us.
The protagonist, a young woman, rushes to the bathroom; why she, after crying, is keen to see herself, rather than proceeding to safety if there is any, anywhere close, isn't clear. The author is divided between describing her, depicting her feminine enough to cry, and recall her dead father's instructions for catastrophic events. What isn't clear is why she is about to run alone to St. Louis, MO, instead of trusting fellow passengers and the authorities at airport.
On the whole, unless one likes doomsday stuff, avoidable.
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May 12, 2021 - May 12, 2021.
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