Review: Grim but Realistic View
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2013
I read "Into the Darkness" at the recommendation of a friend and I am grateful to her for pointing this book out to me.  The story of Dylan, Kevin and Richard navigating their way back home was interesting and engaging, and you could feel the characters grow with the challenges they endure.  The trio make their way as best they can and Dylan and Kevin especially manage to retain their basic humanity in an increasingly unstable and dangerous world.  The story was anything but predictable and as a reader I found myself fully invested in their plight.A problem I had with the story was after the initial focus on arming themselves and the sense of discomfort they found unpon being disarmed once again, Dylan and Kevin repeatedly pass up opportunities to improve their position in this manner.  Several times I wanted to yell at the Kindle screen,"Pick up the shotgun, stupid!" after they somehow managed to overcome yet another attacker.  A minor quibble, but surprising given their otherwise intense focus on scavenging to survive.All in all, a very good story about working hard to survive and I look forward to reading more in this series.  If I could, I would give the book 4 1/2 stars.