First impressions

I found the opening chapter of the book very confusing but once the scene was set I understood that the key protagonist Ellie was writing the story to document their achievements, the first 5 chapters of the book still provided little entertainment but I assume there is excitement to come judging from the title and unusual clues such as fleets of fighter jets and fires everywhere which foreshadow that something unusual is going on. The characters seem real enough besides Homer, I have never met someone with similar traits and characteristics of Homer. So far Lee seems less important than the other protagonist and is relatively unheard of however Ellie does describe him as being quiet. So far the novel is enjoyable however lacks excitement and has still not gotten to the conflict in the story.