N. C. Reed

While I wait (impatiently) for book #6 of the Sanders Saga, someone suggested I read this stand-alone novel. I'm glad they did.

This one came close to five stars, which I rarely give. Great unusual characters, skillfully developed and a well thought out plot. Once I started reading this, I gave up on all my chores & just binge read the entire book. An excellent mix of prepper and post-apocalyptic story

Editing: some errors, rarely so glaring that it stops the flow of the book
Sex: Implied, not graphic
Violence: There is fighting, skirmishes, death. Only a couple scenes would I put into the possible gory category
Page Turning Factor: Extremely High
Other notes: I don't remember the cursing being a huge factor in the book - sure there was some, but not constant. Religion - yeah, Christianity/Bible was in there, but not so much that it will turn folks who don't like that theme against the book. More just a couple of paragraphs here and there, easy to skim/skip.… (más)

I enjoyed this book (though in places it is a bit gory) and would have rated it higher except for the high number of errors that permeated it. It is also a long book. I liked that Billy is not the perfect protagonist hero but that despite his disabilities, he is able to be an effective leader. I wish I could say that if something like this happened in real life, that most groups would be more like Billy's and less like the groups in Franklin or at the Wal-Mart, but I suspect that the groups that prey on the weak would proliferate in such an environment and outnumber those that tried to help each other.… (más)