haley_j_casey's review against another edition
3.0
I really like the series, LOVE the idea, but they are getting super weird. And don't get me wrong, I like weird, and like I've said about the rest of the series, the way it's written is great because it makes me flinch and cringe and look away from the book for a second to wonder if that really just happened. So while I'm giving it just over three stars, which may not seem like a great rating, I still totally recommend that people read these!
fatimareadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Out of all the four novels, Plague was definitely the harshest and most graphic. Flu that makes kids - literally - cough out their lungs and cockroach-like insects eating their way out of people's bodies...yeah that's pretty gory...
When I first saw how many books this series had, I thought the series would be like those hella long series' that would drag on and on and on, but boy was I wrong. Michael Grant definitely keeps outshining himself.
Plague got me hooked right from the beginning. The book kicked off with Pete's point of view. It was so cool seeing how Little Pete interpreted the world around him. We got to see Pete's powers grow stronger and I was curious about that breeze at the beginning of the book. Each chapter of this book made me want to keep reading on to the next chapter. As a result, it was pretty hard going to sleep.
The beginning of the first chapter was unexpected for me. When I scrolled to the first chapter, I was imagining all kinds of scenarios in which Sam would be working hard and stressing himself out as a leader of Perdido Beach but "Sam Temple was drunk", was not any one of those previously imagined scenarios. Also, the fact that he's making such a big deal about not having sex with Astrid was annoying, but since he's fifteen years old and can get hormonal makes me understand. (Not that I'm fifteen years old or a boy).
I have someone who has really started to annoy me in the last book and now irritates me a lot. Lana. I used to like her; she was heroic, funny, and nice. Now she just mostly stays with her dog, Patrick, in her room at Clifftop. She smokes, drinks, and is extremely rude and offensive to others who approach her. I get that she's bitter about the gaiaphage controlling her and making her shooting Edillio, but she healed him right? She used to be cool, now she's just selfish and self-pitying. I get that you've had it bad, but others have had it much worse. You don't have the flu or bugs eating their way out of your body or a murdered brother/sister. Maybe since Sanjit is very optimistic and cheerful, he might pass some of that on to Lana...
Brianna is so cool! I loved when Caine was getting his ass kicked by those cockroach bugs and she just swooped in and saved the day. You go girl! My favorite characters are Brianna and Dekka; they sure can stand up for themselves... unlike Astrid who was basically wallowing in self-pity throughout the whole book.
The ending. Oh my God. It's so mysterious and vague. I'm so excited to proceed to the second-to-last book of this series!
Overall, this was a highly exciting and adrenaline rush-filled book with a polished writing style and intriguing characters. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes quick paced and action packed books!
When I first saw how many books this series had, I thought the series would be like those hella long series' that would drag on and on and on, but boy was I wrong. Michael Grant definitely keeps outshining himself.
Plague got me hooked right from the beginning. The book kicked off with Pete's point of view. It was so cool seeing how Little Pete interpreted the world around him. We got to see Pete's powers grow stronger and I was curious about that breeze at the beginning of the book. Each chapter of this book made me want to keep reading on to the next chapter. As a result, it was pretty hard going to sleep.
The beginning of the first chapter was unexpected for me. When I scrolled to the first chapter, I was imagining all kinds of scenarios in which Sam would be working hard and stressing himself out as a leader of Perdido Beach but "Sam Temple was drunk", was not any one of those previously imagined scenarios. Also, the fact that he's making such a big deal about not having sex with Astrid was annoying, but since he's fifteen years old and can get hormonal makes me understand. (Not that I'm fifteen years old or a boy).
I have someone who has really started to annoy me in the last book and now irritates me a lot. Lana. I used to like her; she was heroic, funny, and nice. Now she just mostly stays with her dog, Patrick, in her room at Clifftop. She smokes, drinks, and is extremely rude and offensive to others who approach her. I get that she's bitter about the gaiaphage controlling her and making her shooting Edillio, but she healed him right? She used to be cool, now she's just selfish and self-pitying. I get that you've had it bad, but others have had it much worse. You don't have the flu or bugs eating their way out of your body or a murdered brother/sister. Maybe since Sanjit is very optimistic and cheerful, he might pass some of that on to Lana...
Brianna is so cool! I loved when Caine was getting his ass kicked by those cockroach bugs and she just swooped in and saved the day. You go girl! My favorite characters are Brianna and Dekka; they sure can stand up for themselves... unlike Astrid who was basically wallowing in self-pity throughout the whole book.
The ending. Oh my God. It's so mysterious and vague. I'm so excited to proceed to the second-to-last book of this series!
Overall, this was a highly exciting and adrenaline rush-filled book with a polished writing style and intriguing characters. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes quick paced and action packed books!
maisha_adil's review against another edition
5.0
Really fast paced and just plain awesome. One of my favorite books in the Gone series!
justjoel's review against another edition
3.0
I'm still enjoying the series, but this was perhaps the most farfetched entry so far.
There were a lot of things happening to the familiar characters, and a great many of them were left unresolved or were resolved in an open-ended fashion, which was frustrating.
At this point, I don't think I can be more specific without diving into spoiler territory. Overall, I'm still interested, but this reminded me a lot of the "smoke monster" episode of Lost, where there's been a lot of build-up, but the actual manifestation/resolution is pretty underwhelming.
There were a lot of things happening to the familiar characters, and a great many of them were left unresolved or were resolved in an open-ended fashion, which was frustrating.
At this point, I don't think I can be more specific without diving into spoiler territory. Overall, I'm still interested, but this reminded me a lot of the "smoke monster" episode of Lost, where there's been a lot of build-up, but the actual manifestation/resolution is pretty underwhelming.
bookswithlukas's review against another edition
3.0
These kids really have no luck at all!
So after suffering through hunger, dehydration and the loss/deaths of quite a few characters, it only seems fair for something else to come along and mess with these kids. This time the big threat to the people in the FAYZ is a flesh eating virus, and when I say flesh eating, I mean as in from the inside out. Snakes. Inside you. Eating you. Yes, it's a lovely image, but you will be reading a lot about that so I'd get used to it.
Characters do FINALLY get to grow in this entry too, gone are the days when the characters are stuck into their roles complaining but not doing anything about it. This takes place a little while after the last book, and a lot of things have changed from the get go. Sam has given up all leadership, Astrid is finally beginning to crack, some minor characters get a bit of comeuppance, things definitely go down in this entry, and it never really lets up either.
The whole Drake/Britney thing however is beginning to get a little contrived. I have a feeling they're going to drag this out over the last two entries but I'm just not enjoying the whole un-killable Drake thing, it makes things too predictable. He always seems to change into Britney whenever our cast of kids are in danger too so I found it all a little bit convenient after a while.
Overall, another decent entry in a somewhat unspectacular guilty pleasure series. Two more to go though, let's see where things head.
So after suffering through hunger, dehydration and the loss/deaths of quite a few characters, it only seems fair for something else to come along and mess with these kids. This time the big threat to the people in the FAYZ is a flesh eating virus, and when I say flesh eating, I mean as in from the inside out. Snakes. Inside you. Eating you. Yes, it's a lovely image, but you will be reading a lot about that so I'd get used to it.
Characters do FINALLY get to grow in this entry too, gone are the days when the characters are stuck into their roles complaining but not doing anything about it. This takes place a little while after the last book, and a lot of things have changed from the get go. Sam has given up all leadership, Astrid is finally beginning to crack, some minor characters get a bit of comeuppance, things definitely go down in this entry, and it never really lets up either.
The whole Drake/Britney thing however is beginning to get a little contrived. I have a feeling they're going to drag this out over the last two entries but I'm just not enjoying the whole un-killable Drake thing, it makes things too predictable. He always seems to change into Britney whenever our cast of kids are in danger too so I found it all a little bit convenient after a while.
Overall, another decent entry in a somewhat unspectacular guilty pleasure series. Two more to go though, let's see where things head.
paige_georgia_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Ah, reading dystopian books about plagues in a post-COVID world. Main characters continue to irk me a little, but there's enough action and movement in this one that it kind of makes up for it.
jessewatt24's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
justareader123's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0