Review: You Had Me At "We are waiting for you to contact us..."
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  It looks into the not too distant future, 2025, and describes an island which is in close proximity to a fort populated by Army Rangers.  The people who live on the island believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and work together to survive in a difficult time.Theoterrorism adds itself into the mix when a friend of the narrator comes to the island seeking asylum for men, women and children, all Muslims, but notably most of the men are also terrorists.  There are battles, violence, humor and some character development, as well as very logical security precautions taken by the military representatives.Being a short book, there isn't a lot of room for character development and while we find out that a lot of fishing is done around the island on a daily basis in order to feed the population, there are groups we don't get to know much about.  I find myself wanting to know more about how the island works; the people in the background.  Who are they and how do they contribute?  Do they grow any food or raise any animals?  What does the physical layout look like?  Of course, being me, I started the series with the second book.  Now I need to go back to the first one and see if it answers any of my questions.There are a number of spelling, word choice and punctuation issues.  That was a bit distracting, but just slows the train, it doesn't derail it.  Overall, I would recommend this book.  I am looking forward to a trip in the future to the area of Tocabaga and an opportunity to check out the layout for myself, providing I can fit it in while it's still safe.  I do hope Captain Sessions is safe, he seems like a solid and very valuable character.  Read it, find the email, check it out....