Review: Solid 4.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2013
The only reason I'm giving this 1/2 star off is because of the beginning.  I felt like we were given the whole back story in 2 chapters.  2 VERY long chapters of explanation.  However, once we get past the world-building and history, the story really picks up.  I found it fascinating how in this world, the women are the strong, fearless fighters, and the men are the timid, cowardly, viewed-as-possessions ones.  How interesting!!  I liked Candy and Daniel, and I liked the way Daniel slowly grew out of his shell, and I really liked the whole Pruett clan.  Again, quite interesting.  I think the story with the Network was fascinating, and I know we have more to come with them.  The secondary character of Angel, Candy's cousin, holds promise, and I know the second book is about her.Overall, this was a fantastic start to a series.  A combination of Hunger Games, the Envy Chronicles, and zombies!!  What's not to love.  I think it was well done, and I will be looking at the other books by this author.  If you can just get through the first few chapters of the book, you'll be pleasantly surprised!