I really liked this book, actually listened to it twice already just because it is that good. If you like One Second After and The Going Home series then definitely pick this one up and give it a listen it is well worth the credit. My only complaint, was that it was just too short…even though the author said it was 300 pages…lol.
Kevin Pierce’s narration was right on the money, I could easily tell who was speaking instead of always guessing (like a few other books I’ve listened too).
I love that in this book you have preppers, nonpreppers and even some of those that do prep but don’t really believe in what they are doing. I also love that I could really see somethings that happen in this book happening in a real life scenario.
The scenarios with the 3 sisters I could totally see happening in real life, you’ve got the one sister that’s married to a hard core prepper but IMO she doesn’t really believe in it. Then you have a sister that is always a peace maker stepping in between her 2 sisters to keep them from fighting. The 3rd sister is one that believe’s in prepping and even goes so far as to learn to shoot but that’s as far as she goes she leaves everything else up to her husband.
I also enjoyed that Grayson is a prepper but he also knows he can’t go at it alone so he has convinced his family and extended family, although some are reluctant, to prep some go for it completely while others take a more passive route. I also like that he teaches the women in his family to "fight like a man" don’t just think like one but fight like one. The fact that he took time to prep for his daughter, Graysie while she was away at college, giving her all that she needs to get home. The letter he left her I could almost see my dad writing to me stating that for just once to believe her old man and do what he says to do and get home as soon as possible.
As this book progresses I could clearly see some of the events that unfolded happen in a real life situation if something would happen. Where things start falling apart quickly in some areas where as in other areas things fall apart slowly. Some people resorting to violence right from the get go whereas others go a more passive route and lets others do the ‘work’ for them. There some scenes in the book that I can totally see happening once law and order has been removed from society and the ability to call 9-11 is eliminated that some people can and will resort to violence in all sorts of ways and deciding that right is might.
It also shows that even though you can prep some one in your group can be not so bright and leave those preps at home. Even on a short trip those preps prove to be crucial and shouldn’t be taken lightly, cause just about the time you remove something that you need from your car then that is a point in time will you will need it the most.
So if you like a good SHTF story pick this one up and give it a listen and learn about how Grayson taught the women in his life to Fight Like a Man and what that exactly means.