When I was first glancing at this title in the Amazon store on my Kindle, I immediately thought "Lame;" I was wrong. I loved Godzilla and all his pals as a kid and remember running up the block to the local video rental joint to get some sweet Kaiju movies on VHS. Even with my inner kid saying "Kaiju = Awesome," I was still skeptical on how well this book would keep my interest. I decided to throw caution to the wind and purchase this book. In the end, I couldn't be happier with it.
Kaiju Winter revolves around characters who are all basically interconnected in backstory, however, are currently separated in the book. It is a third person, omniscient perspective that "location hops" throughout the book. By "location hop" I mean one segment might feature Dick and what is going on around him and then in the next segment, the action revolves around Jane and her surroundings. This dynamic really gives the book a blockbuster Kaiju movie feel and keeps the book flowing. I had a hard time putting this one down; even on vacation.
I am feeling very positive about this book and I really don't think I have anything minutely bad to say about it. It was damn well worth the $4(don't quote me on the price) for the digital version and I am anxiously waiting for the next book in the series that is supposed to be named "Kaiju Storm." So, give it a shot unless giant monster apocalypse is really not your thing.
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