Review: Excellent, Disturbing, Riveting Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Multi-Charactered Thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2013
Review of Primal Shift by Griffin HayesI was really excited to see a new offering by Griffin Hayes, one of my top favourite authors, and this seems to be a new direction. With an incredibly effective reader's hook, Mr. Hayes has the story--this one to be in episodic format--off and running. Over many decades of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic reading, I've often pondered that personal "what if"--what would I do if IT happened, could I survive, and how. I have never tried to consider what an apocalypse that destroyed my ability to read and communicate would be like--never until now.Mr. Hayes offers up several different plot threads here, starring divergent characters (some of whom, like Dana, are very likable; some, like Nutrilife CEO Larry, are basically jerks; and then there's the very mysterious "Finn" (mysterious even to himself)."Primal Shift" is an easy one-sitting read and difficult to put down. I know it's going to linger in my mind while I await the next episode, and I'll be staring out my windows, watching for those enigmatic lights in the sky.