Review: Really Good Dystopia/Sci Fi
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2012
Jordan Castillo Price has to be one of my top 5 favorite authors.  I am purposely holding myself back from reading all of her books at once to ensure that I always have a backlist to read.  Zero Hour is a standalone book, it is set in a dystopia setting where human government has "evolved" to a point that it has convinced human beings to live literally in a bubble and to live short but productive lives.  The main character, Ernest has come to the end of his short life and begin to feels regret for what he has not done but doesn't yet know or understand how he truly has failed to live.  Ernest meets Will and gradually discovers more about life and as corny as it sounds, more about himself and of course falls in lust (and then in love).The beginning of Zero Hour is strong as is most of the middle and the end is strong.  I did find myself skimming parts of the middle, but it didn't detract from the story.  In the end, I recommend this book -- like I recommend all of her books that I have read.  The world is very unique, extremely creative and thought provoking.  What Jordan Castillo Price does so well (and it seems like I am really drawn to authors who do this) is that she writes character driven stories where her characters are flawed (like all of us are, right?) but have the potential of growth.  Zero Hour is similar to her other stories in that respct, the readers get to join Ernest in his hope for experience and his desire to live.I enjoyed Zero Hour enough to wish it was the start of a series but was satisfied with the end to be okay that it is a standalone.*I feel the need to warn readers who are sensitive, there are references to pornography and there are graphic m/m love scenes.