“Last Light”- Book Review
“Last Light” by Terri Blackstock – Book Review
“Last Light” is the first book of four in Terri Blackstock’s “Restoration” series. It begins with Doug Branning picking up his daughter Denny at the airport. Just minutes after she gets off her plane, other planes begin to fall out of the sky. The fireball from the explosion narrowly misses Doug and Denny. They are in shock from the incident, but wonder where the fire and rescue vehicles are. The entire airport is in total chaos. As they get to their car to get away from the madness, it becomes apparent that no cars are functioning. The first thought is “terrorism”. They are force to walk home to their upper middle class home in the suburbs of Huntington Alabama.
After some close calls and minor scuffles, Doug and Denny finally get home to find that the rest of the Branning family has also managed to make it home safely. They scramble to ensure their immediate safety.The event seems to have been some type of EMP. Its precise nature is not fully disclosed until the beginning of the second book.
By the second night, chaos is already running rampant. People in the neighborhood are being robbed and killed. Everyone begins to suspect each other as desperation takes hold. The Branning family begins to stand guard with the limited firepower they have.
If you have read “Patriots” by James Wesley Rawles, you have seen how a prepared group of individuals react to a complete breakdown. “Last Light” is the polar opposite of “Patriots” as most of the characters in this book have scarcely thought about having groceries for Morrow, much less provisions for a catastrophe of this magnitude.
“Last Light” is a great book and is also available as an audio book. You can listen while you work out or while you are working in the garden. You will find that you begin to think about the level of your preps as you consider how well you are prepared for the situations of the characters in the book. Terri Blackstone is a Christian author and you won’t have to worry about illicit sex scenes, F words or The name of GOD being used as a curse word. Books that contain those elements are not reviewed by Prepper Recon.com
Have a blessed day and happy prepping!
