The Troop

I couldn't finish this. The book was well-written, with a believable, scary plot and interesting characters. Ultimately, maybe Mr. Cutter was just too descriptive for me? It's not a problem I've encountered in my limited apocalypse/terror/horror reads, but I reached a point where I just couldn't go any further, even not knowing how it ends–something that typically drives me crazy. Trying not to spoil it, but one character is NOT okay. Shelly is a fvcking sociopath, and the author does a *really* good job--too good maybe--describing Shelly's past torture of animals *BEFORE* Shelly moves on other things in the present. How convenient for Shelly that there's an apocalypse and he can do whatever he wants? Yikes.

I might pick it up later and finish it, but this is just not for me. Gonna go find me a HEA.

Audiobook narrator was great.

Note to self–listened to 6:37:34 of 11:02:10 (60%) with 4:24:36 left.