So there were times I was glued to it and times I was dragging my feet. I HATE present tense and I see no reason to use it. I have a really hard time getting into books that use it - though probably not as hard of a time as those that use first person.

Besides that, as others mentioned, it's gory. At times I felt like maybe a little over the top just to be contrary. It works in some ways and in others it's almost difficult to picture in my mind. I always like to think that Fallout has a good handle on that niche.

Of course the tropes are there. The story wasn't something revolutionary by any means and some of the characters as narrators seemed almost pointless.

I will probably try the second book out, but it might go the way of "Under the Never Sky" for me. Similar premise in those books, though minus the gore.