Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I read this book on my Kindle after receiving a free copy from Pixel of Ink. Normally, I enjoy this kind of novel, but this one didn't come close to meeting my expectations. Although I initially found the plot in this book to be engaging, it took too much time for the main events to happen. Unfortunately, I didn't find it to be well written and had to force myself to finish the book. Conversations between many of the main characters seemed forced, with many of of them having long speeches/monologues about their emotions, thoughts, feelings, etc that went on for way too long to be believable. Some interaction with the other characters during those moments would have greatly improved the writing. Many of the plot developments also lacked credibility -- the prison escape and "change" of Richard's character by the end of the book seemed the most jarring. In addition, the love relationship between Max and Elizabeth seemed gratuitous, as though the author felt he needed to add a romance and sex scene into the story for some reason. It didn't work for me. Finally, the reconciliation scene between two other characters was too abrupt and again, not believable. There were numerous typos and I disliked the way the paragraphs were always double-spaced between each other. Of course, the author set everything up for a sequel (which was also obvious) and I doubt that I will read it. There are quite a few similarities between this book and the new JJ Abrams' show, Revolution -- I'll stick to watching the show.