The start of the story was good. As the story progressed, several story threads that had potential were abandoned. The potential bioweapons and the emp attacks aren’t really pursued. Later the story just becomes odd, for example a child just losing their parents calling a new set of adults mom and dad almost immediately. As a father of a step son with a deceased father, not at all probable. National Guard armories, particularly weapons vaults, are not as insecure as described. Ammunition is not stored in any large quantities within armories. And the condescending nature someone with behavioral health issues is treated with a complete lack of education on the subject. I usually enjoy post-apocalyptic shtf stories but any story marrying off 13 year olds 6 months after such an event just really put things over the top.