Going Home (Going Home, #1)

author: A. American

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.04

book published: 2012

rating: 4

read at: 2014/06/09

date added: 2014/06/09

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'Going Home' gives a kind of "what if" scenario about what happens if the power grid should ever fail. It's a gripping read, and much better than some others I've read. Mainly because the main character is actually a decent human being forced to do tough things.



When Morgan's vehicle breaks down 250 miles from home, he initially finds it to be an inconvenience. When he notices that all the cars around him aren't working and neither are any of his electronics, he suspects a larger problem. Morgan is more prepared for this than most folks, so he grabs his bug out bag from the trunk and sets out for home on foot. Along the way he meets people who will help him, and people who want to harm him. As the days drag on, people get more desparate. Morgan finds a couple trustworthy travelling companions, one a trucker and one a college kid heading in his direction.



Partly it's a collection of what I like to think of as "gear porn." Lots of gear is discussed and used (cooking gear, firearms, various survival items like food and water bottles, etc.). Strategies and tactics are woven throughout. Morgan is not a crazy, gun-toting lunatic. He's a father trying to get back to his family. I liked him. The cause of the power outage might seem a bit implausible, but no more than any other thriller out there. The book is a real page turner. It bogged a bit for me about two-thirds through, but finishes strong and lays the groundwork for future volumes.



I was given a review copy of this ebook by Penguin Group Plume and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this exciting ebook.





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