Review: Excellent
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2012
Read this book. Seriously. This is an outstanding example of post-apocalyptic/end of the world as we know it fiction. Characterization is strong which moves the plot along at a blistering pace.  You truly care about what happens to the characters - even if you get tired of hearing Manny panic about the ninos.A few notes:I had to keep reminding myself that this books picks up right where book #1 left off. For some reason, I kept thinking there was a gap in time between the two.Trent's portrayal as consummate evil is a bit heavy-handed at times.  He went from killing his ex-wife to evil incarnate very, very quickly. However I did love Trent's ending. Totally fitting for him.I also liked how people helped each other, whether it was physically, emotionally or mentally.  This, I felt, rang true to what could happen in such a scenario: not so much everyone for himself, but more bands of people joining together in crisis.You can read book 2 without having read book 1, but you'll get a better image of the world building (or world ending) if you do read both.