Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

James Rawles is the godfather of modern survival/collapse fiction so I was super excited for the release of his 4th book in the series but unfortunately about 50 pages in that turned to disappointment. As a daily follower of his blog I saw before the book came out that it would be focusing on Northern Australia (among other areas)which I have spent time in so right there major cool points. I have to say though this book reads more like a collection of unfinished short stories. He'll dive into great detail briefly and then jump ahead a year and then to another set of characters and then back a year and then to another character and then ahead 3 years and then be very vague almost like he's boring himself telling that part. There are a few good action scenes and some of his interwoven "how to" advice (for example several pages are dedicated to a list of books the characters downloaded that you should actually have in real life) which is nice but overall I just couldn't get into it. He tends to be critical of reviewers who don't sing his praises but I hope he takes our critiques to heart. Focus your attention on a cohesive story line and remain consistent in your level of detail if you want to make another 5-star book like "Patriots".