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desibaker83's review
5.0
I’m shocked I hadn’t heard of this series before this month. It feels like if Jericho, The Stand, Fairies (of the sparkling and winged variety), and Celtic Mythology had a baby. But that’s not really a drawback. It’s interesting, a little cheesy, and has a nice plot. Some of the dialogue is very forced. Nobody talks like that! But I still highly recommend this for people who like apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic books.
smthuriot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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https://sarahoverbooked.wordpress.com/2024/09/07/year-one/
https://sarahoverbooked.wordpress.com/2024/09/07/year-one/
kyriross's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
anamb24's review
2.0
I don’t know if I’m entering a reading slump or not, but this book became less and less interesting the further I went into the story. I decided to skim the last 25%. I didn’t like any of the characters (except for the paramedic) enough to care.
The most annoying thing about this book was the writing style. Either the author’s first language is not English or they completely missed a round of editing. Sometimes it became painful to read. For ex: Character X: “You did the weather some these last few weeks. You give good weather. We’re not going that far” (Like mate... what?)
Character Y: He started to walk fast, fast on long legs. “I’d have brought you in closer, but I had the Old Blues Eyes moment, and went with it” (???? What the hell is this dialogue ??)
These both come from a single page BTW. It made the reading process very disruptive.
I really don’t think this book’s summary is honest on what the book is truly about, either. If you’re looking for a good Post apocalyptic reading, this is NOT it.
The most annoying thing about this book was the writing style. Either the author’s first language is not English or they completely missed a round of editing. Sometimes it became painful to read. For ex: Character X: “You did the weather some these last few weeks. You give good weather. We’re not going that far” (Like mate... what?)
Character Y: He started to walk fast, fast on long legs. “I’d have brought you in closer, but I had the Old Blues Eyes moment, and went with it” (???? What the hell is this dialogue ??)
These both come from a single page BTW. It made the reading process very disruptive.
I really don’t think this book’s summary is honest on what the book is truly about, either. If you’re looking for a good Post apocalyptic reading, this is NOT it.
randelina's review against another edition
2.0
First and foremost this is not a book I would usually read. That is not to say it's bad only that it's not to my liking.
Someone wanted me to read this story with them. I gave it a go. Really tried to get into it. I made it to chapter eleven. I can't keep reading it however and will be shelving it as a "did not finish." I do not care for the writing style. While it is done well I dislike reading three different story lines simultaneously. Most importantly for me though is that the book is not what I would consider a happy story. There are moments of happiness and light. I do not feel they are enough to make up for the over all darkness of the tale.
Over all well written and interesting... Just not a story for me.
Someone wanted me to read this story with them. I gave it a go. Really tried to get into it. I made it to chapter eleven. I can't keep reading it however and will be shelving it as a "did not finish." I do not care for the writing style. While it is done well I dislike reading three different story lines simultaneously. Most importantly for me though is that the book is not what I would consider a happy story. There are moments of happiness and light. I do not feel they are enough to make up for the over all darkness of the tale.
Over all well written and interesting... Just not a story for me.
kristinmagoo's review
3.0
It appears I simply don’t like Nora Roberts’ writing style. I’m glad I read the book as the plot was good. But I had to skim past the annoying detail of domestic nonsense like cooking soup, sappy couple moments, and heavy “The Stand” vibes. It sounds like I hated it, and I kinda did. But I fully understand it’s because I don’t vibe with Roberts, not because there’s anything wrong with the book.
jessicahcasey's review
1.0
Horrid book. So much swearing and gruesome people. There’s so much cruelty in it. I can’t understand how someone can write this stuff. I also felt like there were chunks missing and very little original thought went into it.
jennc's review
5.0
I bought this book brand new and put off reading it. Why???? It was so good! Exciting, emotional, funny - It hit all the marks. I loved the plot, loved the characters and always appreciate the fact that Nora rights all different types of men and women. It’s refreshing. I swear parts of this book practically gave me nightmares. So well done.