I give Ryan Schow credit for an imaginative setting for this story, unique from most apocalyptic fiction. And it could, in some future world, be a realistic plot. Ryan Schow’s writing style is easy to read, clear, crisp and well composed. Most characters could be realistic, albeit a bit simplistic. But there is no way on God’s green earth that these characters could possibly survive 90% of the physical and situational abuse, damage and torture that several of them are subjected to over and over and over again. Not to mention the battles that they fought with 1 against 100’s, and still succeed.

Still, the writing is sufficient to carry these supernatural characters through the book as long as the reader sets aside a big chunk of reality. It’s also much assisted by Kevin Pierce’s wonderful narration.

I read all 5 books. Not sure I will attempt any more of this author’s books, though. It requires so much work to stretch my imagination to accept what is happening, that I find myself balking frequently and needing to talk myself into accepting this as reality. I became distracted throughout the entire read.