nortonmerlyn's review
3.0
I really like dystopian books. But this one wasn’t a high rater. It started off okay and the ending was good but nothing I would re-read. The daughter being the Vice President’s daughter could have been amazing. I did like how she made sure her body guard got to go with her at the end.
thanhtra's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
catra121's review
3.0
I just didnt connect with this at all...couldn't get into the story. Nothing that stuck out as bad about it...it just didnt click with me.
grendels_mother's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Aggressively meh.
disisdyiwel's review
3.0
If you manage to get past the overly descriptive narration in the first few chapters, there's actually some good action here.
beyondapage's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Animal death, Cursing, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity and Kidnapping
twainy88's review against another edition
4.0
RC Bray narrates the Audible edition! He did a fantastic job as usual!
Z-POC! Three mem hear a helicopter & hope to be flown to safety. It crashes. A teenage girl & military man survive. The 5 of them strike out looking for safety.
The MC and his jackass of a brother are the main focus of this story. There are lesser plot points involving zombies and the absolute worst of humanity.
Sharing any more would be spoilerish so I suggest the audiobook because RC Bray does a great job!!
Z-POC! Three mem hear a helicopter & hope to be flown to safety. It crashes. A teenage girl & military man survive. The 5 of them strike out looking for safety.
The MC and his jackass of a brother are the main focus of this story. There are lesser plot points involving zombies and the absolute worst of humanity.
Sharing any more would be spoilerish so I suggest the audiobook because RC Bray does a great job!!
jolovestoread's review against another edition
4.0
This is my first *real* zombie book. The Death Cure had "cranks" in it, their version of zombies which take longer to go insane but honestly, they seem tame compared to the zombies in this book. And what an excellent first zombie book it was. Rating it only on entertainment value I'd give it 5 stars. I was thoroughly wrapped in the story; it clawed it's way into my mind and wouldn't let go.
There were, however, a few things which made me keep the rating at 4 stars (possibly even 4.5).
The first being the once or twice the narration head hopped from Mitch to another character. It wasn't much, only one line at a time, but it still stood out to me. I would have liked Mitch's name to be mentioned more. I kind of feel like Mitch is a separate person from the narrator, but I do remember his name :)
The second, more plot-wise things would be the pulled tooth (entertaining, and I definitely felt all the emotions of Jed, but I wasn't sure why it needed to be there), the disturbing old man (which was definitely a chilling and gripping read, but again I wasn't sure what purpose it had to the plot. I did like the message it gave about humans though), and finally the wife/daughter shock (because it wasn't hinted at or Mitch didn't show any emotions, it didn't feel real to me. Like something tacked on at the end).
However, despite saying all of that, I was hooked. I'll definitely read zombie novels again, and definitely more of Nicholas Ryan's. It scared me (but didn't terrify me in real life - which I was grateful for!), and kept me guessing. The description was amazing, and I loved all the metaphors which really made me understand and feel like I knew what the characters were going through.
There were, however, a few things which made me keep the rating at 4 stars (possibly even 4.5).
The first being the once or twice the narration head hopped from Mitch to another character. It wasn't much, only one line at a time, but it still stood out to me. I would have liked Mitch's name to be mentioned more. I kind of feel like Mitch is a separate person from the narrator, but I do remember his name :)
The second, more plot-wise things would be the pulled tooth (entertaining, and I definitely felt all the emotions of Jed, but I wasn't sure why it needed to be there), the disturbing old man (which was definitely a chilling and gripping read, but again I wasn't sure what purpose it had to the plot. I did like the message it gave about humans though), and finally the wife/daughter shock (because it wasn't hinted at or Mitch didn't show any emotions, it didn't feel real to me. Like something tacked on at the end).
However, despite saying all of that, I was hooked. I'll definitely read zombie novels again, and definitely more of Nicholas Ryan's. It scared me (but didn't terrify me in real life - which I was grateful for!), and kept me guessing. The description was amazing, and I loved all the metaphors which really made me understand and feel like I knew what the characters were going through.
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