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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — Gray Yoga Pants, Third First Date
Chapter 3: — Tactical Coffee and the House on Vanderbilt
Chapter 4: — Brunch Warnings and a Walk into Love
Chapter 5: — The Bunker Under the Astroturf
Chapter 6: — The Gun Run
Chapter 7: — Losing the Brief, Finding the Rush
Chapter 8: — The Worst Decision in the Dark
Chapter 9: — Roof Collapse and the Shot Heard Next Door
Chapter 10: — Nia’s Porch, The Long Exhale
Description
The Survivalists follows Aretha, a sharp, lonely corporate lawyer in Brooklyn who’s tired of dates that go nowhere and a career that consumes her. When she meets Aaron, a charismatic Black coffee entrepreneur, their connection feels like the first real relief she’s had in years. But Aaron’s world comes with two intense roommates—Brittany, a hyper-prepared planner with money and a bunker, and James, a disgraced journalist—who live by a new religion: survival.
As Aretha moves into their brownstone, the line between reasonable caution and obsession blurs. Gun stashes, drills, paranoia, and secrets seep into her everyday life. Meanwhile, work turns brutal, betrayal arrives in a tailored suit, and a literal disaster tests what “prepared” actually means. Darkly funny, tense, and intimate, the novel becomes a portrait of fear—how it shapes love, friendships, and the choices people make when they think the future is already on fire.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who like sharp, contemporary literary fiction about work, race, and modern anxiety—told with humor and bite.
- Fans of character-driven stories where relationships deteriorate under pressure and secrets change who people become.
- Readers interested in social satire of preparedness culture, urban paranoia, and the emotional cost of “control.”