netgyrl's review against another edition
4.0
Not written in a style I usually like, but the story grabbed me anyway and wont let go. Will definitely read all the books in the series.
__karen__'s review against another edition
5.0
One of the best zombie stories I've read in a very long time. The book is in the format of the protagonist's journal, which gives it a personal, immediate feel. Can't wait to read the 2nd story in the trilogy!
faithkol's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-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
2.25
I wanted to read a book similar to The Walking Dead. The beginning of this book was great and lots of fun, but then it became repetitive and slow. I found myself zoning out while reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Violence
jheinemann287's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book! I find that high school boys get into this series, too!
mkaber's review against another edition
3.0
A slightly original idea in delivery (journal entries) but in a super saturated genre, it really didn't offer anything especially compelling or characters you worry much about (aside from the dog).
jennykeery's review against another edition
3.0
'Day by Day Armageddon' was a good, quick read. I liked the methodical main character and thought that his military background allowed for an interesting perspective on survival. However, I disliked the idea that the zombies retain some basic memories (at one point a zombie successfully enters a passcode for a door...) as this raises them above being mindless monsters and makes me question why they don't seem to remember people, or other useful things like how to open normal door handles. It also removes my fear of them (mostly, anyway! I may still have checked behind the shower curtain after reading it). That said though, as with most apocalypse fiction my favourite parts were the snippets of the lives (and usually deaths!) of normal people that the main characters stumble across when scavenging or hunting, and Bourne does these passages really well.
novelfables's review against another edition
5.0
I've been in a state of zombie withdrawal since TWD (TV) went to shit and became unwatchable; the last zombie ARC I attempted to get through ended up on the DNF shelf since it was clunky and unreadable.
I just needed a fracking zombie book that could suck me into the world of the undead and take me on a survival journey.
Recommended on Reddit, Day by Day Armageddon was just the zombie fix I needed.
Scavenging ✓
High stakes ✓
Survival mindset ✓
Traveling/finding a home base ✓
Guns, ammo, and even grenades ✓
Picking up new group members along the way ✓
The journal entries were compulsively readable! The story was like a movie playing in my head the entire way through.
I may or may not have the entire series in my shopping cart. I can't wait to pick up the next one!
I just needed a fracking zombie book that could suck me into the world of the undead and take me on a survival journey.
Recommended on Reddit, Day by Day Armageddon was just the zombie fix I needed.
Scavenging ✓
High stakes ✓
Survival mindset ✓
Traveling/finding a home base ✓
Guns, ammo, and even grenades ✓
Picking up new group members along the way ✓
The journal entries were compulsively readable! The story was like a movie playing in my head the entire way through.
I may or may not have the entire series in my shopping cart. I can't wait to pick up the next one!
beledit's review against another edition
1.0
So badly written it made my eyes bleed.
I hate to be mean. I respect people who write novels. I wish I could do it myself. So I hate giving one-star ratings. But really, this book is bad. It is riddled with spelling and editing mistakes on every page. And no, claiming it's a journal is no excuse (and Becky has written admirably about how badly this book uses the journal form.). Sight consistently written "site". Hangar consistently written "hanger". Pointless adjectives everywhere ("...pointing the weapon ahead of me into the dying darkness of the hanger" - what on earth does "dying darkness" mean - especially when pointing INTO a windowless building that is presumably darker further in?). Poor sentence structure and punctuation. Inability to use the word "however" correctly. Etcetera. I do not believe these are deliberate mistakes for the sake of credibility.
Deadly boring level of detail. No suspense or thrills at any point. The only emotion it generated was a fervent wish that the protagonist (hell, the writer) would get eaten by zombies asap. I cannot fathom why this is a popular zombie book. I're read a lot of zombie books (maybe over a hundred - yeah, I know) and this is bottom of my list. We're talking bottom of a zombie novel list, so if you're a fan of this genre you'll know that the bottom of that list is p-r-e-t-t-y low down.
Maybe things improve as the series progresses but I won't be checking.
I hate to be mean. I respect people who write novels. I wish I could do it myself. So I hate giving one-star ratings. But really, this book is bad. It is riddled with spelling and editing mistakes on every page. And no, claiming it's a journal is no excuse (and Becky has written admirably about how badly this book uses the journal form.). Sight consistently written "site". Hangar consistently written "hanger". Pointless adjectives everywhere ("...pointing the weapon ahead of me into the dying darkness of the hanger" - what on earth does "dying darkness" mean - especially when pointing INTO a windowless building that is presumably darker further in?). Poor sentence structure and punctuation. Inability to use the word "however" correctly. Etcetera. I do not believe these are deliberate mistakes for the sake of credibility.
Deadly boring level of detail. No suspense or thrills at any point. The only emotion it generated was a fervent wish that the protagonist (hell, the writer) would get eaten by zombies asap. I cannot fathom why this is a popular zombie book. I're read a lot of zombie books (maybe over a hundred - yeah, I know) and this is bottom of my list. We're talking bottom of a zombie novel list, so if you're a fan of this genre you'll know that the bottom of that list is p-r-e-t-t-y low down.
Maybe things improve as the series progresses but I won't be checking.
jess_zf's review against another edition
I think I've read this already...we'll see!