Review: What more can I say?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2012
What can I say about MELTDOWN that I didn't already say in my review of BREAKERS?  I can tell you again that I am a huge sucker for post-apocalyptic novels, and perhaps that colors my opinion.  I will go out of my way to find good stories in this sub-genre.  I can tell you that MELTDOWN starts just as BREAKERS does, with an epidemic happening, and like BREAKERS, follows closely two characters from different backgrounds.I can also tell you that it is these characters, their depictions, their thoughts, their actions, that I found so compelling, just like in BREAKERS.  The sample grabbed me immediately, and I had to find out more about these two.  I wanted to find out more about Ness and Tristan even more than I wanted to find out about Ray and Mia and Walt from the first book.  I can't put my finger on exactly why this is, but like THE STAND, these stories start with the characters and the world is revealed through them, and this is what is compelling for me about these two.I can also tell you that the story itself is really good, and the writing is really good, and...well, it was all really good.  It was a fast read that I had trouble putting down, and I will definitely read more stories in this universe if and when they come available.  I'm already looking at other works by the author.