Review: A nice holdover but expensive
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
Like everyone else who is a fan of this series, I'm impatiently waiting for book five. Waiting until 2015 for it is hard. Really hard.  So I was excited to read the first of two novellas the author has promised us as holdovers until the release date of the book. I loved the concept for this first one--a prequel that gives us some insight into Project Hometown and some back story from Maj. Abe Darabie's point of view.The problem with this novella is that isn't book five and I really want book five. I'm glad for the glimpse into Project Hometown, but it wasn't enough of it. I was intrigued by the look into what's going on in Colorado--what Darabie is up to, but it's not enough. And while the novella reveals what Lee and his group of survivors are up against, it's not enough of Lee...in fact it's nothing about Lee...and I really want more Lee.Trust supplies what a novella is meant to give; a brief tease to hold us over until we get the next chapter in the story. But I really want that next chapter. Once I get the next chapter, I'm sure I'll be more appreciative of the tease we've been given here. Until then, it's just  a placeholder. It's a good placeholder, but I REALLY want book five!I do think the $2.99 price tag for an 83 page novella is very steep and takes advantage of how desperate fans are for more in this series. I hope it will go on sale soon for a more reasonable .99 cents.