Review: Eve of destruction?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
The Killing Moon was at times a difficult book to read. I am not a fan of military strategy books and this book started out that way. It's obvious the authors know their weaponry and that's a good thing - but not something I enjoy. I found myself skimming though most of the first 5% of the book. It wasn't until we meet Professor Andrew Hawthorne and his wife Annie that I slowed down and started to enjoy the story.There were several scenes in this book that I found difficult to read, emotionally. I guess that means the authors did their job well - I cared about the characters. I found it interesting to read about how these people managed to exist in this apocalyptic society. It was at times confusing but given the situation, it was expected.For some reason I thought this was going to be a zombie book, which I enjoy, but it wasn't. We have raiders, survivalists, rapists, tyrants, and the "crazies" that come crawling out like cockroaches at night to motivate us to keep reading.This book is not one that many of my female friends would enjoy but I have recommended it to my husband. He enjoys military strategy and apocalyptic fiction - and I think he's read some of Rod's books already.(The author provided a complimentary copy, in return for my fair and impartial review.)