I received this book free, it was being offered by Barnes and Noble in the electronic version.  It sat in my Nook for months, just hanging out.  There was a certain Saturday afternoon when my family was out of the house, the laundry was done, and it was snowing.  I had no desire to tackle any other chores and didn't have a book I was currently reading.  So....

I got addicted!  Before I even finished this book, I bought the second book.  Before I finished the second book, I bought the third.  Before I finished the third book, I was searching the internet to see when the next one would be released.  Guess that means I liked them!

I won't go into detail about the plot or story arcs, you can read that anywhere.  What I enjoyed was the descriptions of the devolving world, what went first, how people reacted.  The characters developed over time, some more than others.  I did, and still do, have some difficulty keeping everyone straight.  There are a lot of characters in these novels.  Every once in a while I have to stop and think, Jason and Jake... which one is which?  But that was a minor inconvenience.  Obviously it didn't bother me enough to stop reading!