Review: A wonderful, feel good story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2013
I was very pleasantly surprised by how this story did turn out to be one that left me with a feel good feeling not just at the end, but throughout the book. Surprised, because the author did a fine job with tension. No matter the scale, from finding out if a character's wife had survived to the much larger scale of the upcoming alien invasion. The premise was handled well, and I enjoyed the journey with the characters as they pieced together what happened and then made the decisions of what to do.Another surprise for me had been how I normally think its wasted pages to show me all the preparations the characters go through before the big event, yet in this book, with the kinds of character interactions, budding romances and seeing to various families, it was a delight to read.I also enjoyed the world building, and what I mean is how the characters worked to make a better world even at the twilight of its probable end.My only quibble is a minor one, and its more of an in-story raise of the eyebrow, which is the fate of the invasion leader. It was appropriate, I just found it hard to accept he would be left as he was at the end.And while I mention the action at the end, it had not been an afterthought. It was exciting, well paced, whether it was a rescue or the battles. And the battles were fantastic. It was a nice series of give and take from the two sides, cases of move and counter move that were very satisfying to read.On the overall, I'd say a good story of discovery, improving the world in that leaving it a better place than when the characters first encounter it and exciting battles that were great to cheer for the good guys. Definitely a story I'll go back and re-visit.