Whew! This is the second book in the Five Roads to Texas series. It continues a few months after the first book, and you’d definitely want to listen to that one first and this review may have some spoilers to that one.
Things have started to degrade in society and Parker doesn’t pull any punches with the grim reality of mass warehousing of refugees, low food/resources, unchecked criminals, and hoards of infected. Sydney pregnancy is progressing and she’s concerned about staying in the military run camps vs out on her own.
Parker introduces new characters and locations and various compelling stories converge in a particularly suspenseful & brutal confrontation. As with the previous books – even beloved characters aren’t safe. It’s a sit on the edge of my seat listen.
I can’t wait for Ian’s story in For Which We Stand by Joseph Hansen.
I wish I could say something more unique about Andrew B Wehrlen’s narration for each book in the series – but it’s the same as last time: he’s a great fit for the series and I truly enjoy listening to his performance.