I sure do love apocalyptic, end-of-the world novels. I'm drawn to them like a moth to a flame. I love the sense of urgency and danger books like this are charged with, even during scenes where there really isn't any action going on. The biggest action sequences during Monument 14 are definitely towards the beginning and the end, but the middle is pretty engaging, too. 
 Another reason I'm a fan of novels like these is that it makes me think about what I would do in scary life-threatening situations, and honestly, most of the time, I'm not sure. But I hope that I could be as brave as the characters in my books. This one is no exception; I especially appreciated Niko's character in this respect. While he's not the most charismatic guy in the world, he has a get-it-done attitude and he's very logical. 
 I was somewhat surprised when I started this that it was narrated by a guy. It always shocks me a little when a man writes in a woman's perspective and vise versa. I'm not sure why, most of the time it's perfectly lovely, like in this novel and, say, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. 
 Momument 14 would have been the perfect book for multiple point of views, but I was kind of glad it stuck to just the one narrator. But then, I don't really care for multiple POVs in general; it feels less personal, and I don't connect to the characters as easily because I'm too busy trying to remember who I'm listening to and what's going on with them. 
 With the whole mess of people that was around constantly, I didn't expect to care about the characters as much as I did, even with the first person POV. But they all developed their own personalities, and I could easily remember them as individuals. No one really faded into the background, and to me, this makes the author really talented. 
 Monument 14 was an awesome novel I'd recommend to people who like end-of-the-world stories like me.