This book starts out as a journal from a woman, Kaylee, who is caught in the library in which she works during an invasion of some type. It wasn't until I read the book that the reasoning for both the title and the cover are revealed. It just sounded and looked kind of ridiculous so it didn't really pull me to it. A couple of things that steered me away was the title of the book and the cover art. I am so pleased that I did and so sad that I didn't do it sooner. It wasn't until a friend requested it that I decided to read it. I can't remember how I came across this book but the synopsis intrigued me so I bought it. At a time when superhero exploits take up so much storytelling space, it is delightful to read a tale in which people take care of themselves.''-Nancy Jane Moore, author of The Weave « less She is on her own and terrified, with no special powers or super technology, and yet she manages to reason and act. ''Trying to sit out an alien invasion in a library.for the discerning SF reader, it just doesn't get better than that.'' -Jackie Hatton, author of Flesh & Wires ''Everything in this book is unexpected: the invasion, the invaders, and especially the hero, an ordinary young woman who deals with the unspeakable in simple ways that prove quite extraordinary. Human, humane, and often darkly humorous, this is one of the most charming dystopian novels I have read in a very long time. Tracing the story of a young archivist caught up in a terrifying and mysterious assault on her small town campus, the book is simultaneously a first-hand account of survival, a post-apocalyptic memoir, a narrative of first contact, and an ode to libraries. ''Kate Boyes's Trapped in the RAW is a very fresh take on the alien invasion theme. is a journal of the young woman's solitary struggle to protect the books while keeping herself fed, hydrated, warm, and sane. more » realizes at once that they do not intend to subjugate the population.
The invaders wear uniforms that cover them completely, making it impossible for her to see their faces. She barricades the doors, peeks through a window, and watches in horror as people are murdered outside. A young woman working alone in a small special collections library is trapped in the building when invaders overrun her town.
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