Little bit of a slow start to this one. I wasn't as interested in the main character, Sage's story and interactions with Josef, the SSI soldier. The italicized part of the story, which was a fiction tale, confused me at times, since I was listening to this instead of reading it for the most part. When the story focuses on Minka and her tales of being a survivor, well that's when I got hooked. What a tale. Then, how everything wrapped up was a real surprise. Overall, I really enjoyed this book!