Review: Suspension of Belief Required, But Totally Fun
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
Haha, seriously, two inexperienced people take on a whole compound of militarily trained, lunatic zealots? OK. Also, they make it through an infected city with hordes of infected? Fine. I like the characters very much, and the action is fast-paced, so I simply suspended belief and went for the ride. The dialogue is good and even the bad guys are enjoyable in their lunacy. All the books are a short, quick read. The characters are well drawn and you do cheer for them to survive.Because the author quite sincerely asked for feedback, I'll provide some of my usual editorial stuff: "comprised of" is not a phrase. It's either comprising or composed of. It's lying, not laying. And three phrases that hit me over and over in this book and the next (where I am following our friends from the salvage yard): "x and x happened, but he/she/it was too late." "S/he shifted/adjusted/ moved the foot from the brake to the accelerator." "S/he coughed and spit on the ground." Everything, it seems, especially in book 4, is too late.Just sayin'. But hey, I am having a really good time reading the books. They are heads up and away from most self-published post-apocalyptic books. Finally, an author who knows how to use semi-colons!