All things considered it was a good series. I really enjoyed the first three books. However, the fourth, “wait like a stone” was lacking. I have not problem with women writers but when they try to portray men they often fail unless they themselves are true warriors. I was dissatisfied with the softness in the main male characters and the lack of situational awareness by all of them. It had been a “dog eat dog” world once the grid went down and they were constantly making stupid decisions and doing foolish things.
I’ve spent the best part of 20 years in war torn countries and people there get tough and hard or they get very dead.