This is a pretty simple the-world-as-we-know-it-is-ending book--it's a fast, easy read. There are some timeline issues in the second half, where it would have made more sense to put certain chapters following different characters in a different order, and there are also some editing issues that editors like me will be driven a little crazy by (especially early in the book), but it's pretty clean and fast.

It's not, however, something with enough depth to really be more than a fast escape, and I'm afraid there wasn't nearly enough depth here to keep me interested enough to read further into the series or read more of Tate's work. I'm guessing that you probably wouldn't be mad at yourself for downloading it if you bought the ebook or picked it up as an escape read, but you'd probably also find it pretty forgettable and predictable.

So, no, I'm afraid it's not something I'd recommend. ( )

Electric is out Everywhere! Survival in a this of chaos, as people riot and set fires and kill. One family and friends group together for their safety and wellbeing ( )

Interesting book about civilization after a electro-magnetic pulse from a Coronal mass ejection (CME) fries the electricity in America. Most of the population are convinced it is a short term event, but as the days wear on the lack of food and services are shown to be lethal. A good fin de siecle or end of the world story, and a good beach read. ( )