Review: An Unexpected Pleasure
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2014
I occasionally review the books I read.  I would review everything I read, but I read so much, I simply don't have the time to review them all.  Having said that, my reviews are done on the really good books I enjoyed reading.  The ones I couldn't or didn't enjoy are the ones I don't finish, so I could not in all fairness, post a review on a book I didn't read to the end.In this case, I liked this book, because it went in a whole different direction than I expected.  I read a lot of Apocalyptic books with and without Zombies. There are no Zombies in this one.  This one is an end of the world book, but occurs in the future with lots of advanced technology that the author uses freely in this book.  I liked it, because it wasn't overwhelmingly descriptive regarding the technology used. I have found that in some of the other books I have read, most readers would need an advanced degree to comprehend the advanced technology, whether it is real or something the author dreamed up.  I personally don't enjoy wading through impossibly over descriptive weaponry and was happy that it was not the case in this book.The plot is well formed & the main characters were likable on the one hand and on the other hand, extremely brutal in their pursuit of getting the job done.  I recommend reading this book if you like Science Fiction, humans with enhanced powers, set in a post apocalyptic future ,where most of the earth has been destroyed by nuclear war, that hopefully our future generations will never have to see.  The ending was satisfying and left room for another book to find out how things pan out for the characters.  I try hard not to give away spoilers, because what would be the point in reading the book if you already know what is going to happen.  It was a good paced read for me and the plot did not drag on and on.I gave my review 4 stars, because there are some grammatical errors that reoccur throughout the book.  It did bother me somewhat, but not enough to make me want to scream or stop reading.