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I thought the first book (tagged👇🏻) was great, but this sequel is even better. Fast paced, tons of action, and the stakes are incredibly high for the characters that I‘ve come to appreciate. Events like those in this story could happen to us, which made for a much more intense reading experience. The fact that the setting is in my own state of NC made it feel personal. The story is: can the US come back after a global EMP attack? And how?

This book was part 2 of a 3 part series. I rarely read series, but will definitely read past 3 in this case. This was a fast read. A little too many battle scenes for my liking, but what can you expect from a war story? I like the character, John Matherson. I hope we don‘t ever encounter the type of events that took place in this story, but if we do, we‘d be lucky to have a man like John on our side.

“We always let someone else worry about such things, even though we knew that those we allowed to be in charge were far too often incompetent-or worse, self-serving & blind in their arrogance.”

I finished this audiobook on the drive here me from work yesterday. It was pretty good, but the story was not nearly as compelling as the first book in the series, One Second After. That one had a really original problem for the characters, while this one did not.

In moments of weakness (like right now, obviously), it occurs to me how terrible it would be to go without coffee if something catastrophic ever happened that caused me to HAVE to. Coffee and chocolate are my weaknesses, and the thought of not being able to just walk into a grocery store and buy either one kind of makes me want to cry.

Might as well get started on the sequel right away. I have not ever read this one, so I'm really looking forward to it.

"He felt a deep swelling of pride but also anguish. It was the torment all loving parents feel when they see their child making a difficult and perhaps dangerous decision as an adult when, in memory, they still see the small innocent child of years long gone."

Excellent second book in this series! I recommend you read 'One Second After' (Book 1)...especially the intro. Guaranteed you'll be hooked. This is a real life disaster probability. Scary.

This is a great sequel to One Second After.