lazymuggle's review
4.0
Man this episodic installment in the Dead series has a couple of heart-wrenching chapters in the middle there that made it a bit difficult to read through the tears.
I meant to say this before, in a review I have yet to write for book 2 :P, this author can write. Nothing groundbreaking in the scenarios or difficulties faced by survivors but his ability to write characters that we care about makes everything seem... fresh. Maybe fresh isn't the right word, let's try dire. There is no "been-there-done-that" feeling when our survivors are fighting off zombies or raiders - I feel the tension.
Two issues I have with this story - Steve is riding my last nerve like a cowboy breaking a bronco to saddle with his "this is my fault" mantra. Give it a rest. Aaaannnnd, I did not get that ending at all. I understand it, I just don't know if I like or dislike it. I hope I am making sense :)
NB The term survivors is used to loosely describe the groups of rotating members because in this series, main characters die. I know I'm not making sense now :) In my defense, I've been up for 24+ hrs... and I'm starting to see zombies.
My heart belongs to Thalia :)
I meant to say this before, in a review I have yet to write for book 2 :P, this author can write. Nothing groundbreaking in the scenarios or difficulties faced by survivors but his ability to write characters that we care about makes everything seem... fresh. Maybe fresh isn't the right word, let's try dire. There is no "been-there-done-that" feeling when our survivors are fighting off zombies or raiders - I feel the tension.
Two issues I have with this story - Steve is riding my last nerve like a cowboy breaking a bronco to saddle with his "this is my fault" mantra. Give it a rest. Aaaannnnd, I did not get that ending at all. I understand it, I just don't know if I like or dislike it. I hope I am making sense :)
NB The term survivors is used to loosely describe the groups of rotating members because in this series, main characters die. I know I'm not making sense now :) In my defense, I've been up for 24+ hrs... and I'm starting to see zombies.
My heart belongs to Thalia :)
bigjohnny's review
1.0
The series has become stale at this point. The first couple of books gave me the impression that the author wanted to create a gruesome and realistic zombie universe, but the series has slipped into the same realm of over used tropes and underdeveloped characters that so many other zombie stories have delved into before.
rhonda's review
5.0
Wow. I read this in March 2013 and just finished with the audio version. Even though it wasn't new to me, this book still had a powerful impact and I'm still processing all the emotions Mr. Brown wrung out of me. This is such a great series. The stories and characters are so realistic that I can't help crying at times over the loss of some characters, yet still rooting for others to overcome and survive in a world where zombies are not the only threat.
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