Review: Stage 6 Review
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
This book was so-so. 3 Stars. I never remember reading what the heck stage 6 means.SPOILER ALERT:1. Jack convinces veryone to leave his house. Ok. Check. They try multiple things till they get it right. Check. Then they leave and drive all over Texas without filling up in an SUV. Last time I checked 300-400 miles is it on SUV's. Factor in heavy loads, and no one, including a Navy Seal thinks about gasoline. Very odd.2. Jack decides the best way for the group to survive is to travel from Texas to Washington D.C.. Hmmn...That seems crazy to me. Wouldn't you go to the mountains? Heck, going into Lousianna from Texas is swamp. I'd get a Swamp boat hit a few Bayou bars, stores, etc, and go DEEP, DEEP into Bayou. I am not a fan of that kind of life...but it is life! Who the heck says...Well, we pushed our luck pretty good, now lets travel thousands of miles into the heart of the densest part of American society and see what the President is doing? Answer: Nobody in their right mind does that! No one! Why the heck would a Navy Seal not take over leadership since this kid is obviously not making good decisions.3. If a person is suspencted they might turn into a zombie, do we A...strap them to the roof of the car without at least wrapping them up and out of sight from zombies, and protection from the cold, or B. do we just tie them up and say, what the heck? Answer: A.4. The book ends abruptly.5. The story seems like a A-Z or 1-10 list of survivor things with a story mixed in.This is a tough review because I wanted to like the book but it would have been more believable if there were only teenagers with zero common sense in the book trying to survive. I am not a fan of throwing a Navy Seal in a book and then using that resource to do very little. There are more non-special forces in America than special forces personnel. So, it stands to reason that the main characters would not include anyone like that. There might be prior service but geez.Good try, but the story is sluggish. Sorry Bro. Don't stop writing though. Keep trying!