thereadingknitter's review
4.0
I liked the first book in this two part series better than the second but the second still had some good twist and turns. Definitely happy with the way Mick ended up and I loved how it went 15 years into the future. Currently on a quest to read all books by this author.
ctorretta's review
5.0
The first in this series really surprised me. I was expecting more "apocalypticness" than what was really in the story. This one picks up where The Flu left off, however this time there is a lot of apocalypticness to deal with. Most of that is in the form of human beings being assholes and trying to control or kill who is left after the flu.
The main characters are all still in this one (those that survived anyway!!!) and I was really pleased to see that it just kicked right off where the first ended. The characters that I loved in The Flu were fabulous again here and their growth in such a short amount of time was amazing. But really, under these conditions it has to be.
So, overall this storyline, although apocalyptic, was much more about the characters and their circumstances and how they reacted to those circumstances. The plot for each individual was pretty easy to follow although there are a lot of characters in this. I think the author did a great job of keeping the voice for each character separate from the others, and again, if the narrator wouldn't have been so damn good it would have failed with so many characters!
And much like the first, be ready for tears at the end, or close to it. I got so into what was happening with the characters that any foreshadowing of bad circumstances left me very anxious. I just want everything to be happy!! Yes, even in an apocalyptic story! The ending was great and fit well with what the author had set throughout. I really wish she would have set out to do a third.
In short:
If you enjoy apocalyptic stories with more about the characters than the disaster, this is definitely for you! Fabulous listen!
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4.5/5
The main characters are all still in this one (those that survived anyway!!!) and I was really pleased to see that it just kicked right off where the first ended. The characters that I loved in The Flu were fabulous again here and their growth in such a short amount of time was amazing. But really, under these conditions it has to be.
So, overall this storyline, although apocalyptic, was much more about the characters and their circumstances and how they reacted to those circumstances. The plot for each individual was pretty easy to follow although there are a lot of characters in this. I think the author did a great job of keeping the voice for each character separate from the others, and again, if the narrator wouldn't have been so damn good it would have failed with so many characters!
And much like the first, be ready for tears at the end, or close to it. I got so into what was happening with the characters that any foreshadowing of bad circumstances left me very anxious. I just want everything to be happy!! Yes, even in an apocalyptic story! The ending was great and fit well with what the author had set throughout. I really wish she would have set out to do a third.
In short:
If you enjoy apocalyptic stories with more about the characters than the disaster, this is definitely for you! Fabulous listen!
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4.5/5
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