A huge disaster has driven Earth’s inhabitants underground. Citizens of PeopleVille, located somewhere under what was California, have returned to the beliefs and values of the country’s Founding Fathers. However, there is a force that is silently preying on these beliefs. James and Lee, the town librarians plan to travel back in time and stop The Great Scare, before it happens again.

The plot of The Great Scare is easy enough to explain, James and Lee plan to prevent the problems that forced humanity underground. On that, it is a good story. It flows well and the action is simple to follow. The inhabitants are adequately described, and many can be pictured with no trouble at all.

Where it gets a little difficult to explain is the humor. The best way I can describe it is verbal slapstick, puns and silly retorts are prevalent. This humor isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but I enjoyed the banter between the characters and the out of nowhere comments made by some of them.

An underlying theme in the plot is trusting God and obeying His commands. James and Lee find out how straying from God caused bad ideas that led to the cataclysm and life underground. At the end, James delivers a speech that elaborates on some of the points in the book.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the BookCrash program, but all opinions are my own.