Review: Needs more character development and a solid plot
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2013
Reapers is the latest installment in the post-apocalyptic series Breakers. There are two main characters that we follow in the book, and both have different stories to tell. Both of the characters are strong, independent women, and I enjoyed the story from their perspective.I am rating this book 3 stars, mainly due to its back of character development and weak plot line.  The story just did not live up to my expectations. I wanted more back story of the main characters. Ellie worked as an intelligence analyst before the world fell apart, but she has the tenacity, courage and intelligence of a guerilla fighter. Lucy, the other main character is younger, hipper, can and does kill anyone who threatens her. She comes into NYC prepared to rescue a childhood friend who does not want to be rescued.  I just didn't connect with that relationship. It almost felt  like stalking, and in some strange way, it was not. There was a death bed request from the friends father asking Lucy to always take care of her. There was a little bit of story about her journey from Florida to NYC, and I would have liked to read more about that time in her life.One of the gang-like bosses has no problem shooting a person at point blank range, but when irritated, he  calls someone a 'cuckoo clock.'. I appreciate the lack of foul language in this book, but the dude was so lacking as a memorable bad guy.Both of the female leads in the story end up in Central Park, but their lives do not intersect. I was hoping they wold.The book needed a good editor, as it had a lot of errors that should have been corrected before publishing.Of course I will continue to follow the Breakers series and will read more books by this author. Some of his other books are very good, and he knows how to spin an intriguing and memorable tale.