overall, this is a decent story. the beginning books are much more believable than the later books however. I have a problem with prepper books that feature a civilain 18-25 year old female shouting down special ops, marines, etc., and that happens constantly in this series. her plans are almost always better than the officers and operators around her, and she is constantly berating people for not telling her everything she wants to know. her husband is a non-character who basically does what she wants. the beginning books are good, and none of the books are ever “bad” – but I got sick of the bratty girl ordering people around based off of… what? nothing. she was 18 and did some prepper stuff with her dad loke 6 years ago. not buying it.