After living in the same place for years, the people of the Glade find out that they must pay for the right to live there, or be forced out. They send Bran, a young man that came there as an orphan, to Los Angles to pay the fee. He has 10 days, and a lot of adventure, to reach LA. After the Parch, by Sheldon Greene, tells his story.

Plots about the country after some type of disaster are popular, and this one presents a unique take on the story type. Having learned to survive, the people must now work to keep their land. Bran must face obstacles and experiences that he has never heard of before, much less seen.

The book has plenty of surprises to keep you from getting bored, and the action moves pretty well. Even with that, it was easy to follow and keep up with the action.

The descriptions were good enough that you could picture the characters and surroundings easily. Greene did a great job on providing details so that you could imagine what people and places looked like.

However, the details did provide a drawback for me. The details extended into anatomy and physical relations, and that was too graphic for my liking. Though there weren’t a lot, there was also a handful of cuss words. I would have liked After the Parch a lot more had these elements been left out.

I received a free copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review.