Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 9/14/2019 + 1032 more book reviews

I read this on the plane going to Yellowstone National Park, which was pretty funny since I knew only in general what the book was about. It's a nice YA book about courage, loyalty, and survival in the worst of times. I liked Alex quite a lot, although his voice is too mature for a teen his age (c'mon, when you were 15 did you know the word "harbinger"?). Having him know karate was an excellent thought, it allows him to have defensive skills without introducing a lot of weapons into the story. I liked his determination and just essential goodness without acting too "Boy Scout". Darla is perhaps just a little too accomplished but the story did need someone with competence in basic living skills. None of the ideas or even the survival story are terribly original but that's no matter, it's well told and worth going on to the next.

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