Consumed this book today, enthralled and horrified by the world it represents and the similarities with the news.
Won't post much of the story to avoid spoilers but this is a definite must-read. Well- told and gripping, the book is filled with just enough small details that you inhabit the dystopian world and feel the unease permeating the book.
I feel unsettled as I finish it, wanting to ask questions, curious, and yet it all hangs together, perfect and whole. Read it. ( )

The story of a near-future veteran coping with PTSD and a deadbeat kid brother. (Oh, and the collapse of society and it's rebirth under a centralized world government.) More of a character study than anything, a lot of world building was left out of this thin volume. Which is fine, writing science fiction isn't everyone's bag. I think she did a good job at telling this guy's story; the second half does a great job at playing out the story and building tension. You know how it's going to end, but she keeps you turning the page to find out when it's going to end. I enjoyed this and I'll definitely pick up her next book. ( )