I put this book on my list to read for a couple of reasons. One) Great reviews and stars on Amazon. Two) I've been into, and typically like, dystopian - end of the world fiction. 
 Five stars to this book and I won't put include spoilers. I'd completed this one a couple of months ago, and although it's no longer fresh in memory, the feeling of the book remains. The story initially draws the reader in quickly, but then shifts gears. I wasn't expecting that, and actually got a little worried about the direction. That was just a minor adjustment on my part because the author does an superb job of creating characters and subjects that kept me engaged. 
 This one's not all action, and that's okay. That' just makes it more real. I'd call it a thinking person's apocalyptic story. And the end did not disappoint.