Three Degrees and Gone By J. Stewart Willis

Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (12/19)

“Three Degrees and Gone” by J. Stewart Willis is an engaging, thought-provoking story about immigration, the global environment, survival and greed, with twists that are as entertaining as they are alarming – especially when you consider the environmental issues currently facing the world.

Set in 2087, Mother Nature has restructured the layout of North America, with coastal flooding leaving many areas in desolation, the continent as a whole bearing little resemblance to what we know today. The US has become a nation of migrants, everyone looking for a better life, no matter the cost. Readers follow three families who hire human traffickers to help them cross the border into Canada. But Canada no longer touts an open-door immigration policy and with a border wall, drone patrol and satellites, these families may find their journey futile. Those who do succeed might just realize that the old adage of the grass being greener on the other side is nothing more than a saboteur of hopes and dreams.

“Three Degrees and Gone” is an exciting reading experience. The plot, while seemingly familiar to current events, takes a new twist and it’s the Americans migrating to other countries in search of a better life. I love it when an author turns the tables on everything we know and take for granted, and makes you think about alternate possibilities. Willis has a knack for taking the realities of today and turning them into more than possibilities – more like probabilities if we don’t, as a society, clean up our acts! Great writing!

And, while I enjoyed the plotlines immensely, I am a character-driven reader and Willis’s characters are a home run for me. Fresh and multi-dimensional, the characters are fleshed out through the viewpoints of the other characters giving the reader a balanced and well-rounded experience. That the characters were able to evoke such strong reactions from me means Willis did his job well – even the minor characters left an impression on me. It is the main characters and their development where Willis shines. Readers will love to hate many of them – some are just downright obnoxious, some exasperating, while others cross back and forth between the lines of good and bad.

Overall, I highly recommend “Three Degrees and Gone” by J. Stewart Willis for an exciting a memorable read. Three Degrees and Gone Great Read

Interesting, well paced and engaging to read. The author did a fantastic job with this story. The characters fit this story so well. Three Degrees and Gone Thank you Goodreads and Black Rose Writing for this e-ARC in exchange for a honest review.

Have you ever wondered what our country will look like at the end of the century? Do you believe in climate change? Or don't you? Whatever your position on the matter, this story will introduce you to three different families, some more dysfunctional than others, and intricate and deep characters that you will love or love to hate.

J. Stewart Willis did a magnificent job at creating a realistic yet dreading world where hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding are part of one's daily life, particularly in coastal cities. It is interesting to read a story about Americans wanting to flee the country for environmental reasons since our Administration is so anti immigration nowadays.. makes you think..

My favorite character was Dana, married to Frank, mother of Embrey. She is in an unhappy marriage and is bored to death with her life. She comes across first as a women who simply gave up. But you will get to see how strong of a woman she in.. a badass!

I highly recommend this book to anyone really. This novel approaches themes such as unhappy marriages, mother-daughter relationships, cheating, immigration, climate change, life-changing decisions, murder, race, and much more. A rich story. Bravo Mr. Willis! Three Degrees and Gone Three Degrees and Gone, an apocalyptic and thrilling literary piece written by J. Stewart Willis, created a time machine that allows its readers to witness the challenges and possibilities of the future.

Willis creatively crafted a plot that is strongly engaging because as the story goes on, the book shows its relevance to the present world.

I love how the scenarios create an impact on the personal decisions and motivations of the characters.

The interdependency of the characters and the plot make the story interestingly thrilling. It gives a sense of depth to the story’s content that reaches global and personal conscience.

The quote “He was called man, and after he came, nothing was the same”, in the prelude, subtly reveals the book’s content.

Find out the story’s conclusion and discover the force of a man to alter this world.
Three Degrees and Gone Set in the advanced year of 2086, you thought there would be flying cars and high-end technological transformation, but that is not the case, especially if we continue and choose to be blind on what is happening around us.

Three Degrees and Gone by the ever-amazing J. Stewart Willis is not a far-fetched kind of fiction. It is alarming and disturbing on its own right by attempting to inflict environmental, self, and relationship awareness projecting imagery of destruction, unreconciled affairs, and deceit.

The story approaches multi-dimensional issues of filial reality, not stock in the void of calamities, which makes it more relatable, immersive, and human to its core.

Overall, I applaud Willis for his mastery and ingenuity. I could not resist sharing this with my friends.

You better grab a copy now!
Three Degrees and Gone

In 2087, coastal flooding and extreme changes in the weather have turned the United States into a nation of migrants and tent-cities. In this environment, three family groups struggle with their plights and their dreams for the future. They come together from different parts of the nation when they hire illegal traffickers to take them across the border with Canada where they will live as illegal immigrants. Crossing is not an easy task because Canada has established a border wall, both physical and electronic. The wall is constantly patrolled by low-flying drones and satellites. The traffickers take them to a crossing point in remote parts of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana from which they will attempt their crossing. In making the crossing, some are successful and some are not, but even for those who succeed, life is not what they had hoped it to be. Three Degrees and Gone

There is nothing more thrilling than encountering characters trying to enter a closed border of a country surrounded by heavy security, so they can live a better life away from complicated calamities. Basically, Three Degrees and Gone is about that.

Other than epic characters and plots, this book also bears huge lessons that should be at the hearts of anyone who reads it. The most obvious one, start doing the right thing for Mother Nature. If you do not want to end up like the disaster in the book, take care of the Earth. There are also lessons about family, greed, immigration issues, and more!
Three Degrees and Gone The world of literary fiction will always have this one storyline that transcends, and I think I have found that book. It is Three Degrees and Gone by J. Stewart Willis.

Mr. Willis has mastered the art of narration. In this book, he presents three families wanting to go across the border of Canada because of the ongoing natural calamities in their cities in the year 2086. Since the borders are closed for outsiders and are guarded by pilot drones and satellites, the reader will feel exciting emotions as they try to survive the journey.

I could swear that every scene from this book feels like a peek of the future. I enjoyed the book, and it gave a lot of global issue awareness. Hands down to Mr. Willis!
Three Degrees and Gone From page to page, this book produces the real deal about the future with a hint of drama and plot twists!

Three Degrees and Gone is a well-thought masterpiece - from its setting, plot, characters, and even to its dialogues. Everything seems so real.

The writer is J. Stewart Willis. I admire him because of his unmatched writing style and his realistic imagination. And then, I came to know that he served his country as a military officer. I adored him even more. I don’t think I have ever looked up to a person as much as I look up J. Stewart Willis. He is a symbol of great stories and outstanding literary ideas! Cheers to him!
Three Degrees and Gone Reading this book is like looking through a telescope into the future. Every detail is perfect. Every character has a story to tell.

Three Degrees and Gone focuses on three families from a diverse background. Since it shows what a nightmare the future could be, with its endless hurricanes and climate change, the three families find their way migrating into Canada. All ways to cross the border get trickier, and they battle themselves into it. Some have triumphed, and some have not.

Will it be like this in the future? Will the year 2087 be composed of vanishing cities and unending storms? This book will tickle your mind with its view of the future and its life-changing lessons.
Three Degrees and Gone I spent all day reading this book and I have no regrets!

It was about people trying to find a way to cross the border of Canada. It wasn't easy. Since they were in the year 2087, Mother Nature has not been that kind to the people. It has already taken its revenge by spreading destruction like storms, hurricanes, and floods throughout North America.

Since some of them are trying to migrate to Canada for a new and better life, they found themselves trying to conquer the fear of capture.

This book taught me about family relationships. It taught me about how people are greedier when it comes to survival. At the end of the day, it is about survival of the fittest.
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