Review: Great new installment in this series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2012
Waiting for each new installment in this series is like watching the clock and hoping Santa will be here soon.  In this latest installment we get to learn a little more about Rick (no spoilers) and see the way the economy is gradually sliding closer to the abyss.  The author's approach here is extremely realistic and all the scarier for all that as we can see some of the issues being addresssed here already taking place around us.  Each step is by itself not earth-shattering, but as the hits keep coming folks like Rick can read the handwriting on the wall.Darrell and Mallory remain the primary viewpoint characters but I enjoy keeping up with the family and neighbors as well.  Darrell's conversation with his father (again, biting my tongue to keep the spoilers at bay) is particularly poignant and shows just how such a shift in the nation's economy can impact people at all levels.  I think this episode represents a tipping point in the story as the coming crunch and the disruption to follow are coming clear for Darrell and Mallory.Warning: read these in order or you won't know what the heck is going on, which would be a shame.  This story just keeps improving with each episode.