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norma_cenva's review
4.0
Good to see a post-apoc story focused on survival AND re-building and not just destruction and death.
gamachel's review
5.0
Really enjoying this series. The character development is on point and each book makes me want to jump right into the next. There are a few typos which I find distracting but the series is so good I can put up with them.
robosquid's review
4.0
This is part 2 of the Sympatico Syndrome series.
In this volume, the group settles in to prepare for winter (winters must be very harsh in Wisconsin!) and it's mostly about dealing with the lack of modern conveniences, lack of food, lack of medicines, etc. It's very realistic (that's not a criticism) but there is not as much action or adventure as there was in the first book. There is some - they come across some other people and spend a lot of time scavenging, hunting, dealing with accidents and illnesses. The hunting and 'field dressing' descriptions are a bit gory but I've only ever eaten meat from a supermarket, and had to look up field dressing. I'd certainly want to team up with people like these as they know a lot about foraging and hunting. I had no idea you could make flour from acorns, or eat reed roots. One thing which annoyed me - they scavenged a lot but no-one though to look for two-way radios or CB sets? Would have saved a lot of trouble.
I will move on to book 3 (Invasion) soon and hope the action picks up a bit.
In this volume, the group settles in to prepare for winter (winters must be very harsh in Wisconsin!) and it's mostly about dealing with the lack of modern conveniences, lack of food, lack of medicines, etc. It's very realistic (that's not a criticism) but there is not as much action or adventure as there was in the first book. There is some - they come across some other people and spend a lot of time scavenging, hunting, dealing with accidents and illnesses. The hunting and 'field dressing' descriptions are a bit gory but I've only ever eaten meat from a supermarket, and had to look up field dressing. I'd certainly want to team up with people like these as they know a lot about foraging and hunting. I had no idea you could make flour from acorns, or eat reed roots. One thing which annoyed me - they scavenged a lot but no-one though to look for two-way radios or CB sets? Would have saved a lot of trouble.
I will move on to book 3 (Invasion) soon and hope the action picks up a bit.
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