Review: This author has cajones
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2013
Big, big challenge and risk, taking on characters that the original author introduced, even if just obliquely, as well as setting it just after the event that sends everyone scurrying for the silos--a time period I've wondered about, but one difficult to tackle (IMHO, Howey's "First Shift" is the weakest of the Wool series for just that reason).  But she pulls it off rather well.  The writing is wonderful, the character of Karma is done rather well though I was left with the feeling that everyone else was kind of a throwaway character.  For the most part the quibbles I had with the story are what I thought were problems with Howey's originals, so I can't fault her for that.  That said, the flow of time in the story feels off kilter--in the aspect of Karma's experience this is probably intentional but there are a couple large (to me) flaws related to the passage of time that keep me from giving the story five stars.  Definitely enjoyed it, looking forward to the follow up in May.