island_reader's review against another edition
Wanted zombies got a romantic drama instead. Romance isn't really my thing anymore 🤢 So much else is wrong with this book, but I'll save my rantings for friends. Dnf the series too!Â
thegeekyblogger's review against another edition
4.0
Read for Fun/Listened for Review (Kindle/Paperback/Brilliance
Overall Rating 4.75
Story Rating 4.75
Character Rating 4.75
Zombie Gore---AWESOME!
Audio Rating: 4.25 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought when Finished: Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater also stood the reread test. Just as good the 2nd time around!
Original Review
What I Loved: When I started the book I was worried about the "middle book" syndrome but this book suffered from none of that! The characters were just what I remembered! I loved reading their survival story. Fighting to Survive was packed full of moments that made me cry, characters that made me cheer, characters that made me mad, and most of all I was mad at the end that I didn't have book 3! That is actually a good thing....
What I Liked: The whole Hotel scene was done really well but boy did it floor me. I was just not expecting some of the things that went down. The other part that I liked I don't want to go into---let's just say the dealing with the past was done really well.
Complaints: No book 3 in my hands LOL
Updated Thoughts: Can I just say how glad I was I had the 3rd book this time around when I was doing the reread. Plus that whole hotel scene still a gutter! It will gut you people, gut you!
Audio Thoughts:
I am not totally invested in Cassandra's narration. She is nailing the tough scenes (and there are a few). Her male voices are pretty good too (even my boy Juan). Good Job!
Final Thought:I really recommend this series to anyone who is riding the Zombie Craze. It is one of the better done series out there with a good combo of character development and zombie action.
Overall Rating 4.75
Story Rating 4.75
Character Rating 4.75
Zombie Gore---AWESOME!
Audio Rating: 4.25 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought when Finished: Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater also stood the reread test. Just as good the 2nd time around!
Original Review
What I Loved: When I started the book I was worried about the "middle book" syndrome but this book suffered from none of that! The characters were just what I remembered! I loved reading their survival story. Fighting to Survive was packed full of moments that made me cry, characters that made me cheer, characters that made me mad, and most of all I was mad at the end that I didn't have book 3! That is actually a good thing....
What I Liked: The whole Hotel scene was done really well but boy did it floor me. I was just not expecting some of the things that went down. The other part that I liked I don't want to go into---let's just say the dealing with the past was done really well.
Complaints: No book 3 in my hands LOL
Updated Thoughts: Can I just say how glad I was I had the 3rd book this time around when I was doing the reread. Plus that whole hotel scene still a gutter! It will gut you people, gut you!
Audio Thoughts:
Narrated By Cassandra Campbell /12 hrs and 55 mins
I am not totally invested in Cassandra's narration. She is nailing the tough scenes (and there are a few). Her male voices are pretty good too (even my boy Juan). Good Job!
Final Thought:I really recommend this series to anyone who is riding the Zombie Craze. It is one of the better done series out there with a good combo of character development and zombie action.
the_lady_reads's review against another edition
3.0
As seen on Ed and Em's Reviews!
Fighting to Survive is book two in the As The World Dies series by Rhiannon Frater. It's about zombies. Zombies are awesome, but this book was subpar.
I don't have a whole lot to say about this book. It was entertaining, but not extraordinary. I usually am obsessed with zombie novels, but that was not the case for this series.
I had some trouble keeping up with the plot at some points and besides the main characters, I got lost in who was who. The main characters, Jenny, Juan, Katie and Travis all had different qualities that annoyed me. Some more than others. I liked Travis best and Jenny least. Travis is pretty cool, but really needs to stand up for himself and be firm in his ideas. Katie needs to learn to consider how her actions affect others and Jenni needs to be honest with those she says she loves. Her secrets could've gotten people killed. She is very selfish in my opinion. Juan… I really liked him, but he could do a lot better than Jenny.
There were too many point-of-views in this story. I had trouble keeping up with the story mostly because I couldn't connect to the characters and I couldn't keep track of who was who. But I liked the zombies! Any book with zombies has at least one redeeming quality, being the zombies themselves.
My favorite character was obviously Ken. He's gay, has an obsession with Daniel Craig and kills zombies. What's no to love about that? Plus he is the real humor in this story.
I really enjoyed the first book, the second was mediocre, but I will continue the series and hopefully love the third book! I'm still intrigued by the plot, so I'm really hoping it will pull through.
Fighting to Survive is book two in the As The World Dies series by Rhiannon Frater. It's about zombies. Zombies are awesome, but this book was subpar.
I don't have a whole lot to say about this book. It was entertaining, but not extraordinary. I usually am obsessed with zombie novels, but that was not the case for this series.
I had some trouble keeping up with the plot at some points and besides the main characters, I got lost in who was who. The main characters, Jenny, Juan, Katie and Travis all had different qualities that annoyed me. Some more than others. I liked Travis best and Jenny least. Travis is pretty cool, but really needs to stand up for himself and be firm in his ideas. Katie needs to learn to consider how her actions affect others and Jenni needs to be honest with those she says she loves. Her secrets could've gotten people killed. She is very selfish in my opinion. Juan… I really liked him, but he could do a lot better than Jenny.
There were too many point-of-views in this story. I had trouble keeping up with the story mostly because I couldn't connect to the characters and I couldn't keep track of who was who. But I liked the zombies! Any book with zombies has at least one redeeming quality, being the zombies themselves.
My favorite character was obviously Ken. He's gay, has an obsession with Daniel Craig and kills zombies. What's no to love about that? Plus he is the real humor in this story.
I really enjoyed the first book, the second was mediocre, but I will continue the series and hopefully love the third book! I'm still intrigued by the plot, so I'm really hoping it will pull through.
litwrite's review against another edition
2.0
Both better and worse than its predecessor. The writing was smoother, you can tell this was a sophomore effort, but I felt the characterization really dropped and in some cases became quite cliche. Didn't understand why Katie (the former lesbian now bisexual) becomes so soft just because she hooks up with a man. Frater sometimes relies too much on charicatures and stereotypes for her minor characters and it drags the book down from something that could be much more than just a typical zombie book. However the action kept me reading to the next chapter and she paces the book quite well.
andimontgomery's review against another edition
4.0
This was another page-turner! I really enjoyed reading about the characters' continuing struggles to survive. And the hotel-clearing scene was absolutely nail-biting! I'm also glad that tough decisions--the right ones--were made when necessary.
I absolutely love Nerit, and was happy that she played such a big role in this book. Jenni and Katie occasionally drove me crazy, as with the first book. The mystery of the vigilante continues in this book and the person is not yet revealed, but some clues are provided.
There is one minor nit that I cannot get past, though...they still have power and Internet service. This was explained by a brief mention of a new power station, but it was still highly unbelievable. I mean, you need people to continue maintaining the station, and I highly doubt there are folks at that power station keeping the lights on.
Despite this, I can't wait to read the final book to see how everything turns out!
I absolutely love Nerit, and was happy that she played such a big role in this book. Jenni and Katie occasionally drove me crazy, as with the first book. The mystery of the vigilante continues in this book and the person is not yet revealed, but some clues are provided.
There is one minor nit that I cannot get past, though...they still have power and Internet service. This was explained by a brief mention of a new power station, but it was still highly unbelievable. I mean, you need people to continue maintaining the station, and I highly doubt there are folks at that power station keeping the lights on.
Despite this, I can't wait to read the final book to see how everything turns out!
tash1888's review against another edition
5.0
I waited ages for this book to come out, when it arrived I wasn't disappointed! Was great to carry on with the story and to see what has been happening. Great development of the characters aswell
rlou13's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
bookgoonie's review against another edition
4.0
If you thought The First Days was action-packed and crawling with zombies, wait till you read Fighting to Survive. Fort Ashley Oaks is settling in. They are expanding the fort cautiously and making sweeps outside the walls to collect supplies and survivors. Things are going smoothly till they rescue the resident rich guy and his high-maintenance wife. Blanche’s accommodations aren’t up to her standards. You know alive and zombie-free isn’t enough, so she pushes for the Fort into taking the hotel before they are ready. Hotel + Zombies = Horror + Death. And Rhiannon gives us a few surprises, like flying zombies. I can’t get away fast enough. *peaks through fingers* This part of the book is a horror movie on its own, but Rhiannon doesn’t stop there.
The internal Fort drama ratchets up with the addition of crazy man Calhoun, resident watchdog. He’s just trying to keep the government honest and the alien clones at bay. A few love connections are made. *touchdown* Rednecks. The fort has a few and some of them have to go show their asses forcing the Vigilante to make an appearance.
No rest for the weary. There are a few bad, bad bandits that need to be dealt some LAW. Our favorite Texans take it to them Dukes of Hazzard style (ya, I know they are from Georgia) with zombies in their wake. Frater left me with my spidey-sense all tingly thinking something epic is coming. She said she writes what she knows and I can feel it. Texas.
Zombie, Bandits, and Rednecks, Oh my!
The internal Fort drama ratchets up with the addition of crazy man Calhoun, resident watchdog. He’s just trying to keep the government honest and the alien clones at bay. A few love connections are made. *touchdown* Rednecks. The fort has a few and some of them have to go show their asses forcing the Vigilante to make an appearance.
No rest for the weary. There are a few bad, bad bandits that need to be dealt some LAW. Our favorite Texans take it to them Dukes of Hazzard style (ya, I know they are from Georgia) with zombies in their wake. Frater left me with my spidey-sense all tingly thinking something epic is coming. She said she writes what she knows and I can feel it. Texas.
Zombie, Bandits, and Rednecks, Oh my!
renflew's review against another edition
4.0
Never thought I would be a fan of the zombie genre, but picked up the first book in this series and loved it. The second was another great read. Reminds me of my teen fascination with the horror/thriller genre dominated (at the time) by John Saul, Dean R. Koontz and Stephen King....
Can't wait for the third book!
Can't wait for the third book!