Ugh, this was a slog. I could listen to the prose of John Steinbeck, making dozens of pages out of such a fleeting piece of time. But the story in this book could be made into 4 or 5 succinct, basic, predictable, and forgettable plot points. I had to put it on 2x speed and barrel through it. Even then, it made the cheesy writing feel even more elementary and clunky.I guess I was tricked into enjoying the first book? I guess there was more of a reason to care for X and Tin? But this second book, I found no endearing or inspiring quality of any character, and thus have no emotional attachment and don't care one bit about any of them.Frankly, the writing stinks. I think for young teens, this might be fine. If you want popcorn eating, nail biting suspense and action and horror, check out Scott Sigler's Infected & Contagious.

Great book that keeps gripping you with all the jam packed action it contains

Absolutely love this story... excited to continue it

I enjoyed it

Really enjoying this series so far

Just when I thought I had this series figured out, Nicholas Sansbury Smith reminded me that I didn't. Great action, great pacing, and enough twists to keep me guessing until the very end.

It’s a great series. The narrator does a great job

awesome series

Great action and story, highly recommended.

A great sequel to a great sci-fi book!!

With the way Book 1 ended, I had to jump right into Book 2. Set 10 years later, the book keeps us in suspense as to what ultimately happened to X from Book 1. While that question was in the back of my mind, I got caught up with Tin, who’s real name is Michael Everhart. He’s now a young man, considered a full experienced adult in this post-apocalyptic society. The Hive airship is still flying. Yet things haven’t been all rosy these past years. It’s been one emergency after another. Captain Leon Jordan handles some of these emergencies well and others not so much. As the pressure builds, he makes more and more mistakes. Once again, the action keeps this book moving along at a swift clip. I worried over this character or that one and was on the edge of my seat for the entire book. Michael is a great character to follow. He’s become a Hell Diver (like his dad and like X). I was glad to see that Layla was still a significant part of Michael’s life. I love that they work as a team and there’s no ridiculous chauvinistic chivalry from Michael and no fainting flower silliness from Layla. These two are a great hero duo. There’s a canine companion, Miles, in this book which makes life bearable for a certain character. Yay! Of course, there were several times where I worried about the dog’s safety. No fears! The dog makes it through this book. Captain Jordan is not a good person. I think he once was, but the constant pressure since he assumed control (after Cpt. Ash succumbed to cancer) has brought out the worst traits in the man. I think Katrina, who was once X’s lover, has tried her best to keep Jordan level-headed. I knew Jordan had gone to the dark side when he removed the ship’s historical artwork from the hallways. Bad move! Hell Diver Magnolia is back in this book but early on I worried if she would make it through this book alive! Her accident acts as a catalyst for Michael and his Hell Divers to break some rules. She’s got some of the best lines in the book. All told, this is a worthy sequel to Book 1. I found it just as enthralling. 5/5 stars. The Narration: R. C. Bray continues to do this series justice. I liked his grown up voices for Tin (Michael) and Layla, who were kids in Book 1. He had the perfect voice for jerk captain Jordan as well. His female characters sounded feminine and each character had a unique voice. The pacing was perfect as well. 5/5 stars.

great book, kept my on the edge of my seat. keep up the good work.

Really enjoyed this book cant wait for the next one

oh my god, i freaking love it got me so eager for the the third book, i can't wait to see what happened. the narrator doing a god damn good job on it that it feels like his x and telling his stories from the book and pulling me in deeper then if i was to read it.( i didnt stop at book 1 i keep going to book 2 to which I know it doesn't make sense here because X isn't in a lot in book 2 but to me it feel like the same book so this be the same review)

Great book, I am really look in forward to the next one.