I don’t know what happened but this book far exceeded my expectations compared to the first book. Although the unlikely dystopian story isn’t a scenario many would find realistic, it was otherwise VERY entertaining and the narrator’s performance held my attention throughout. SERIOUSLY, there is a HUGE improvement from the first book in overall writing style, story, and especially the narration. Oddly enough, there aren’t any characters crossing-over from the first book – but the overall “America Collapsing” scenario remains the same.