This month I read the book The Compound by S.A Bodeen. This book was well written and fast paced, I like the suspense and the voice. I, however, thought that some of the plot points were a little predictable and at some points even drawn out. Overall I would rate this book an 8/10. In this book Eli and his family are forced into an underground bunker after a nuclear bomb leaves them shell-shocked and heartbroken. Eli just wants to get to the end of his 15-year stay in the compound. As life gets more and more difficult in the compound Eli is forced to question those he needs most. The other piece I’m using is GemX by Nicky Singer, since they both carry an important message about dependency. Both The Compound and GemX show the theme the ones
