The parallels of the first third of Robert Chazz Chute's book to the modern era and how the COVID pandemic took over the world and addled people's brains and morality is so unnervingly accurate that it felt I was reading a book written in early 2020 rather than one published over 7 years ago.

The writing style was a brilliant blend of informative narration and third person POV giving a great overall view of the apocalypse from many different viewpoints. The characters were so well written and relatable. Even those more sinister ones were so well written, it was not unbelievable to imagine other humans could stoop to such depths.

I loved the addition of telling the story through the eyes, in part, of an autistic teenager. The insight into the mind of someone with ASD was very well done and, while not all people with ASD are the same, Robert Chazz Chute's research in order to write Jaimie's character and family was well-spent and well-done speaking from the standpoint of one who has lived around autism all my life and knows well how it can be.

I wasn't a fan of the cliffhanger and I do wish the books were one large book (or a duology) rather than a trilogy but I am curious to see where the next 2 books will lead.