Review: Good first novel, but get an editor!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
This was an entertaining read with sub-plots coming together (perhaps too conveniently?).  The main problem is in the editing, or lack thereof.  For example, one makes 'roux' with flour and oil or butter, not 'rue' as written in the book.  There are many similar homophone errors leading me to think that it was a speech-to-text work.  The author must have someone else read the work, preferably someone with good English skills.  Unlike some reviewers, I thought the ending was realistic enough...not all stories have happy endings, and in an end of the world scenario, the bad guys will do some serious damage to even well-prepared groups.  I'm looking forward to book two.