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BEDLAM
When an obscure virus shifts into a full-blown epidemic, a group of teens are forced to navigate a city plagued with infected beings. They find refuge in a warehouse facility where they encounter some friendly faces, and some unfamiliar ones. Personalities clash and desperation boils...until the creatures they face are no longer the only threat to their survival.
289 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 25, 2023
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Andrew Matarazzo
3 books30 followersAndrew Matarazzo is no stranger to fiction or drama, having appeared as an actor in series like 'Teen Wolf.' Now he brings that same passion for storytelling to the page. His three-part trilogy—BEDLAM, SWEVEN, and ZENITH—showcases his gift for immersive world-building, gripping twists, and unforgettable bonds between characters.
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March 13, 2025
BEDLAM by Andrew Matarazzo is an incredible journey that completely pulls you in. From start to finish, it felt like I was right there with the characters, experiencing everything alongside them. Each story was told perfectly, capturing the emotions and depth of every character in a way that felt so real. I especially loved Willa—she stood out in such a powerful way and quickly became my favorite. The book is a perfect mix of gripping storytelling and unforgettable characters. Definitely a must-read! I am so obsessed!!!!!
September 12, 2023
I’m totally obsessed with this book! I’ve ordered it on Barnes & Noble and want to read it over and over again
The story is captivating, you always want to know what happens next and you learn to like each character for who they are. I totally recommend it!!! Go for it!! 100%!!!
The story is captivating, you always want to know what happens next and you learn to like each character for who they are. I totally recommend it!!! Go for it!! 100%!!!
January 9, 2024
I loved this book so much. Every characters and the story! Can't wait for book 2 🤯
December 31, 2024
Wow. I ate this book up. It was truly so good. However, I will say some things were predictable - I mean, it's an apocalyptic zombie thriller, so how original can this truly be?
If Matarazzo tells anyone that he didn't get inspiration from The Stand or The 100 - he's fucking lying 🤣😂 This was a beautiful and mature mix of the two and I ended up really enjoying it even though I believe that the target audience is YA. I was honestly really skeptical at first - and I will say I don't think this book is a 5 star read, but I would probably recommend this to anyone and everyone. The ending leaves it all so wide open, so guess who's about to purchase the second book 🫡
I am genuinely curious why this book wasn't highly marketed though. Nor the sequel 🤔 With that being said, I hope it gains popularity because I really want to see how it does amongst the masses.
If Matarazzo tells anyone that he didn't get inspiration from The Stand or The 100 - he's fucking lying 🤣😂 This was a beautiful and mature mix of the two and I ended up really enjoying it even though I believe that the target audience is YA. I was honestly really skeptical at first - and I will say I don't think this book is a 5 star read, but I would probably recommend this to anyone and everyone. The ending leaves it all so wide open, so guess who's about to purchase the second book 🫡
I am genuinely curious why this book wasn't highly marketed though. Nor the sequel 🤔 With that being said, I hope it gains popularity because I really want to see how it does amongst the masses.
September 30, 2023
This is hands down one for my favorite books that I’ve ever read! I was only gonna read a chapter a night…. Well that turned into 3-4 chapters a night. I’ve read 5 books so far this year but BEDLAM is one the that sticks out the most to me. This books really is a page turner and leaves you wanting more. When I was reading i BEDLAM it felt like I was right there inside the book with the rest of the characters. This is truly a phenomenal book. This is actually the fastest I’ve ever read a book and I’m a slow reader. This is a definitely a book that I’m gonna reread over and over again.
July 28, 2023
Bedlam is an end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it tale that sporadically teases us with hints at what is happening in the wider world, while it’s the group of survivors that makes us care.
They are a cast of characters who each have their own voice and journey that is unique to them, and who I grew incredibly fond of by the end. As a result, we get dialogue that pops up out of the page, and relationships that feel natural in how they develop throughout the twists, turns, and tribulations of their fight to survive.
Scene-setting is fantastic, which made it a breeze to immerse myself in this creepy, dread-filled dystopian (yet immensely fun!) version of the world. And there are moments that brought me back to our own – “Funny how terrible news can become background noise when it’s delivered so often.” Who can’t relate to this in 2023?
Yet this story never becomes background noise because there is no standing still. Every chapter introduces either some new character, threat, or problem that throws a fresh obstacle onto our heroes’ path.
By the end of the first chapter I already cared; by the end of the book, I was utterly invested in seeing each of our survivors reach their happy ever after. And while we may or may not get that resolution (yet…?), it only makes me more eager to see what will come next!
And if I ever book a hotel and they put me in 556, I’m switching rooms. ;)
They are a cast of characters who each have their own voice and journey that is unique to them, and who I grew incredibly fond of by the end. As a result, we get dialogue that pops up out of the page, and relationships that feel natural in how they develop throughout the twists, turns, and tribulations of their fight to survive.
Scene-setting is fantastic, which made it a breeze to immerse myself in this creepy, dread-filled dystopian (yet immensely fun!) version of the world. And there are moments that brought me back to our own – “Funny how terrible news can become background noise when it’s delivered so often.” Who can’t relate to this in 2023?
Yet this story never becomes background noise because there is no standing still. Every chapter introduces either some new character, threat, or problem that throws a fresh obstacle onto our heroes’ path.
By the end of the first chapter I already cared; by the end of the book, I was utterly invested in seeing each of our survivors reach their happy ever after. And while we may or may not get that resolution (yet…?), it only makes me more eager to see what will come next!
And if I ever book a hotel and they put me in 556, I’m switching rooms. ;)
July 30, 2023
Bedlam Review
Title: Bedlam
Writer: Andrew Matarazzo
Bought at: Amazon
Type: Hardcover
Rating: 4,5/5 (rounded up to 5 stars on Goodreads)
Recommended age: 16+
General opinion:
I am a lover of science fiction, dystopian, survival in games, series and books, so this book really hit home and is in the top 10 favorites in before mentioned categories.
It has all it needs for those categories, a future with a specific scientfic flu that breaks out and makes people become another type of species, the world goes from living to ruins, deserted and the characters have to survive in these circumstances.
It has amazing representation, characters with different backgrounds, specific flaws, characteristics, personalities.
The fact that every time I've read a couple of chapters before going to bed, would result in me being in the Bedlam universe in my dreams at night, exploring the world and experiencing the adventures together with the characters. If a book can make you feel so invested that your unconscious makes you relive everything, that means it is really good.
I also think this would be a great book to develop into a video game (for example for consoles, PC), it has a great world, many different missions, places, quests, characters, tools, gear, etc. to really go deep into creating this RPG, survival, open world with a storyline through quests kind of video game. I think the book also has lots of potential if there could come a sequel, that you'd even get a video game series out of it.
Of course a movie would be amazing too! Let's dream a bit too after such an amazing read.
What I also loved is that, besides diving into a world of survival, deserted cities, fighting, that there was so much room for emotional talk, societal issues, that were discussed between the characters, that happened between the characters. A book should not solely focus on the typical aspects of a genre, it can go way deeper by adding other components that give it way more depth and that make the characters more personal, relatable while reading.
They're not the typical heroes in a story of survival that win anything and everthing. They're allowed to feel, allowed to fail, allowed to learn.
That makes you emotionally invested too while reading and that's a very beautiful thing about Andrew's writing, to bring up all kinds of feelings, thoughts and emotions while you live together with these characters throughout this story.
Opinion that include spoilers:
The reason I give a 4,5 instead of a 5 is because the two LGBTQIA+ characters (the sister of Riley and Xander) are dead in the book and that made me a bit sad, we never saw the sister of Riley yet she was mentioned a lot and it does have an impact on Riley's further development in the story, which I think is good, that there still is an impact. Xander came into the story between the beginning and the middle of the book and had a nice storyline and sadly had to pass away due to a fatal wound.
Besides these two characters, I'm not sure which way Andrew will go with the character Willa, so far I get either asexual/aromantic vibes from her but we'll have to wait and see, if there'll be a sequel, what we'll discover more about her.
I do love the connection and vibes between Willa and Tye, they seem to have a specific bound, soulmates don't have to be lovers to be able to connect on a deep level.
I also wonder at the end of Bedlam, Tye meets Parker, the brother of Beckett (that was the one boy that Xander would always have loved) and apparently Beckett was wheeled away because he wasn't responding to the treatment, Tye did the same to be able to escape, but what if he let himself be wheeled into the center for "comatose" patients, would he have found Beckett there? That would have been a lovely addition for Xander at the end of the story, and then after that an escape.
Who knows, maybe a sequel will discover any of that too? Was it an open door in the story or a closed door of further exploration.
I felt sorry for Hunter, he had a great redemption arc even if it resulted in his death, it was a beautiful way of dying that he did it to protect and save the survival of Tye and Riley, showing that he still cared about them a lot, no matter what had happened thus far.
I also wonder if Ava is high senstive, because I noticed some aspects of that throughout her character development, which would be nice to have a character with this representation in the book (do let me know Andrew, if this would be the case).
I wouldn't say I have a specific favorite character, I think they all have things to like/dislike them yet if I'd personality wise could compare myself, I'd go more to Tye.
It's also nice that we start with Tye, Hunter and Riley and that more characters come into the story along the way, you meet them, we sadly lose a couple of them but of course we're reading a survival genre, so it is supposed to happen at least once in the story. You start to love/dislike these characters but it can all quickly change by specific actions they took, things they said. It's really amazing.
Final thoughts:
I really recommend this book if you are into the whole survival, dystopian genre of books and want a book that could turn into a movie, series or video game. Because this book truly has the potential. If you like to be emotionally invested with the characters, go for it. All the above described aspects make this a book that you will reread as much as you can, because I'm sure you'll notice new details while rereading that you missed the very first time.
Thanks Andrew for such an amazing story that makes you invested in all kinds of ways.
Andrew Matarazzo
Title: Bedlam
Writer: Andrew Matarazzo
Bought at: Amazon
Type: Hardcover
Rating: 4,5/5 (rounded up to 5 stars on Goodreads)
Recommended age: 16+
General opinion:
I am a lover of science fiction, dystopian, survival in games, series and books, so this book really hit home and is in the top 10 favorites in before mentioned categories.
It has all it needs for those categories, a future with a specific scientfic flu that breaks out and makes people become another type of species, the world goes from living to ruins, deserted and the characters have to survive in these circumstances.
It has amazing representation, characters with different backgrounds, specific flaws, characteristics, personalities.
The fact that every time I've read a couple of chapters before going to bed, would result in me being in the Bedlam universe in my dreams at night, exploring the world and experiencing the adventures together with the characters. If a book can make you feel so invested that your unconscious makes you relive everything, that means it is really good.
I also think this would be a great book to develop into a video game (for example for consoles, PC), it has a great world, many different missions, places, quests, characters, tools, gear, etc. to really go deep into creating this RPG, survival, open world with a storyline through quests kind of video game. I think the book also has lots of potential if there could come a sequel, that you'd even get a video game series out of it.
Of course a movie would be amazing too! Let's dream a bit too after such an amazing read.
What I also loved is that, besides diving into a world of survival, deserted cities, fighting, that there was so much room for emotional talk, societal issues, that were discussed between the characters, that happened between the characters. A book should not solely focus on the typical aspects of a genre, it can go way deeper by adding other components that give it way more depth and that make the characters more personal, relatable while reading.
They're not the typical heroes in a story of survival that win anything and everthing. They're allowed to feel, allowed to fail, allowed to learn.
That makes you emotionally invested too while reading and that's a very beautiful thing about Andrew's writing, to bring up all kinds of feelings, thoughts and emotions while you live together with these characters throughout this story.
Opinion that include spoilers:
The reason I give a 4,5 instead of a 5 is because the two LGBTQIA+ characters (the sister of Riley and Xander) are dead in the book and that made me a bit sad, we never saw the sister of Riley yet she was mentioned a lot and it does have an impact on Riley's further development in the story, which I think is good, that there still is an impact. Xander came into the story between the beginning and the middle of the book and had a nice storyline and sadly had to pass away due to a fatal wound.
Besides these two characters, I'm not sure which way Andrew will go with the character Willa, so far I get either asexual/aromantic vibes from her but we'll have to wait and see, if there'll be a sequel, what we'll discover more about her.
I do love the connection and vibes between Willa and Tye, they seem to have a specific bound, soulmates don't have to be lovers to be able to connect on a deep level.
I also wonder at the end of Bedlam, Tye meets Parker, the brother of Beckett (that was the one boy that Xander would always have loved) and apparently Beckett was wheeled away because he wasn't responding to the treatment, Tye did the same to be able to escape, but what if he let himself be wheeled into the center for "comatose" patients, would he have found Beckett there? That would have been a lovely addition for Xander at the end of the story, and then after that an escape.
Who knows, maybe a sequel will discover any of that too? Was it an open door in the story or a closed door of further exploration.
I felt sorry for Hunter, he had a great redemption arc even if it resulted in his death, it was a beautiful way of dying that he did it to protect and save the survival of Tye and Riley, showing that he still cared about them a lot, no matter what had happened thus far.
I also wonder if Ava is high senstive, because I noticed some aspects of that throughout her character development, which would be nice to have a character with this representation in the book (do let me know Andrew, if this would be the case).
I wouldn't say I have a specific favorite character, I think they all have things to like/dislike them yet if I'd personality wise could compare myself, I'd go more to Tye.
It's also nice that we start with Tye, Hunter and Riley and that more characters come into the story along the way, you meet them, we sadly lose a couple of them but of course we're reading a survival genre, so it is supposed to happen at least once in the story. You start to love/dislike these characters but it can all quickly change by specific actions they took, things they said. It's really amazing.
Final thoughts:
I really recommend this book if you are into the whole survival, dystopian genre of books and want a book that could turn into a movie, series or video game. Because this book truly has the potential. If you like to be emotionally invested with the characters, go for it. All the above described aspects make this a book that you will reread as much as you can, because I'm sure you'll notice new details while rereading that you missed the very first time.
Thanks Andrew for such an amazing story that makes you invested in all kinds of ways.
Andrew Matarazzo
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 19, 2024
I took some time to get into this book because it's not the kind of thing I usually read. For a first book, Andrew really starts off well, and aside from a few passages that I found sometimes lengthy, I found the story very engaging and well-written. The characters are endearing, and it's easy to identify with them. The ending is extremely intriguing, and I can't wait to read the sequel to get more answers.
July 18, 2023
Absolutely loved this book. The characters stories were told perfectly and it left you wanting to read more after every chapter. I couldn’t put it down.
October 27, 2023
I really don’t know where to start with this review because there’s so much to say.
I absolutely loved this book! It is so well written that i really felt like i was part of their friend group.
Every character brings something to the story and to the group dynamic. I felt something for every single character whether it was love or hate. I think when you make your readers hate a character so much it means that they’re perfectly written.
The plot never gets boring because there’s always something new to increase your level of excitement. All the environments are also described in a way that you can totally picture them and imagine how terrifying it would be to be part of the story.
If you like dystopian novels this book is made for you. You will enjoy reading it so much!
The only problem is that the wait until second book will be way too long haha!
I absolutely loved this book! It is so well written that i really felt like i was part of their friend group.
Every character brings something to the story and to the group dynamic. I felt something for every single character whether it was love or hate. I think when you make your readers hate a character so much it means that they’re perfectly written.
The plot never gets boring because there’s always something new to increase your level of excitement. All the environments are also described in a way that you can totally picture them and imagine how terrifying it would be to be part of the story.
If you like dystopian novels this book is made for you. You will enjoy reading it so much!
The only problem is that the wait until second book will be way too long haha!
July 3, 2024
This is hands down one for my favorite books that I’ve ever read! I was only gonna read a chapter a night…. Well that turned into 3-4 chapters a night. I’ve read 5 books so far this year but BEDLAM is one the that sticks out the most to me. This books really is a page turner and leaves you wanting more. When I was reading i BEDLAM it felt like I was right there inside the book with the rest of the characters. This is truly a phenomenal book. This is actually the fastest I’ve ever read a book and I’m a slow reader. This is a definitely a book that I’m gonna reread over and over again.
January 17, 2024
I whole heartedly loved this book.
Parts frustrated me from Riley and the boys, to Tye and Ava’s chemistry.
AND THAT ENDING
OH MY GOD
Tye escaping only to find he might be in a worse position?
Parker???
Willa leaving to go find her brother??
I can’t cope.
I need the next one
Parts frustrated me from Riley and the boys, to Tye and Ava’s chemistry.
AND THAT ENDING
OH MY GOD
Tye escaping only to find he might be in a worse position?
Parker???
Willa leaving to go find her brother??
I can’t cope.
I need the next one
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 22, 2023
I was hooked within the 1st couple of pages. Once I had started I needed to continue reading at every opportunity, that is how I know it was a good book. Can't wait for the next book in the series. Hopefully won't be waiting too long.
July 23, 2023
"How many times had I watched a film like this? How often had books and cinema painted this horrific picture of the end of the world? This was it, and it was far worse than anything fiction could describe."
Andrew paints a very realistic world in his debut, which makes this dystopian story oppressive and breathtaking from the first page. You enter the story immediately, following Tye while he escapes his home town with two friends, having just seen his parents die & turn into a zombielike creature later called "Morts". The group expands rapidly, but also gets cut short during the book while some of the characters don't survive this new and hazardous way of living. Having so many characters jump in and out of the story, being incredibly well written with each their own personality and traits, there's someone for everyone to root for. Will your favorite character survive and reach savity at the border?
As my favorite character survived and came in quite late in the book, I am eager to get to know more about her (as much as the whole surviving bunch) in hopefully a sequel. She immediately meant a lot to me, being a strong and powerful female with traits I could relate to myself very much.
I loved this book and couldn't put it down. There's something exciting happening in literally every chapter! It's an unpredictable and intensly fun read. Every character feels real and it's almost as if you are travelling with them through the story.
I recommend this book for fans of dystopian YA, like The Maze Runner, The 100 and The Fifth Wave.
Andrew paints a very realistic world in his debut, which makes this dystopian story oppressive and breathtaking from the first page. You enter the story immediately, following Tye while he escapes his home town with two friends, having just seen his parents die & turn into a zombielike creature later called "Morts". The group expands rapidly, but also gets cut short during the book while some of the characters don't survive this new and hazardous way of living. Having so many characters jump in and out of the story, being incredibly well written with each their own personality and traits, there's someone for everyone to root for. Will your favorite character survive and reach savity at the border?
As my favorite character survived and came in quite late in the book, I am eager to get to know more about her (as much as the whole surviving bunch) in hopefully a sequel. She immediately meant a lot to me, being a strong and powerful female with traits I could relate to myself very much.
I loved this book and couldn't put it down. There's something exciting happening in literally every chapter! It's an unpredictable and intensly fun read. Every character feels real and it's almost as if you are travelling with them through the story.
I recommend this book for fans of dystopian YA, like The Maze Runner, The 100 and The Fifth Wave.
July 21, 2025
BEDLAM was by far one of the best dystopian novels I’ve read, Andrew does an amazing job with creating and building the stories of each individual characters. Each character plays a crucial part in this story, whether it’s loving a character or hating the character, he does a fantastic job in writing these characters in a way that’s true to their personality and traits.
The way the book is written you are quickly able to visualize Andrew’s vision of this world, the attention to detail is what makes this book unique and makes it easy to understand what’s going on in this world. This book will always keep you on your toes, there is always something to expect. The way the ZOMBIE LIKE CREATURES in this world are portrayed is truly TERRIFYING, they are definitely in my top 5 favorite horror creatures.
What I love about the book is that it isn’t like any other book where no matter what happens the characters are always safe. Andrew does an amazing job at NOT playing it safe when it comes to these characters, the decision making and character development is what makes you realize that no one is safe in this dystopian world. I cannot wait to read the second installment of this series SWEVEN!
If you like shows and movies like The 100, The Maze Runner, and World War Z, then this is the book for you.
The way the book is written you are quickly able to visualize Andrew’s vision of this world, the attention to detail is what makes this book unique and makes it easy to understand what’s going on in this world. This book will always keep you on your toes, there is always something to expect. The way the ZOMBIE LIKE CREATURES in this world are portrayed is truly TERRIFYING, they are definitely in my top 5 favorite horror creatures.
What I love about the book is that it isn’t like any other book where no matter what happens the characters are always safe. Andrew does an amazing job at NOT playing it safe when it comes to these characters, the decision making and character development is what makes you realize that no one is safe in this dystopian world. I cannot wait to read the second installment of this series SWEVEN!
If you like shows and movies like The 100, The Maze Runner, and World War Z, then this is the book for you.
January 15, 2026
Where do I even start?!
I. BINGED. THIS.
Full disclosure: the first time I saw this book the Teen Wolf fan in me squealed because "what do you mean Gabe from Teen Wolf wrote a book?! Wrote three books?! Why did I not know this until now?!" And then then bibliophile in me took over and I finally was able to dive in to this gem.
I went into this thinking it would be "The 100" meets Netflix's "Zomvivour". Except...it is SO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. The first sentence grabs you by the throat and says "buckle up, it's gonna be a RIDE". And was it ever!
Tye is someone I cared about and rooted for. The world he's living in was fantastic (yes it's dystopian, but so well built)! I LOVED Tye and Ava's chemistry and the ending almost literally killed me because WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU MEAN IT ENDS LIKE THAT?!
Where's book two?
Oh wait, there it is *purchases both ebook and physical copy*, right next to book 3 *adds book three to cart and TBR*
The epilogue threw me for a tiny loop because it's also in first person but a different POV. Not confusing enough to knock a star off, but something I was aware of (maybe it's the author in me).
Eagerly looking forward to the sequels because I will be bingeing them too!
I. BINGED. THIS.
Full disclosure: the first time I saw this book the Teen Wolf fan in me squealed because "what do you mean Gabe from Teen Wolf wrote a book?! Wrote three books?! Why did I not know this until now?!" And then then bibliophile in me took over and I finally was able to dive in to this gem.
I went into this thinking it would be "The 100" meets Netflix's "Zomvivour". Except...it is SO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. The first sentence grabs you by the throat and says "buckle up, it's gonna be a RIDE". And was it ever!
Tye is someone I cared about and rooted for. The world he's living in was fantastic (yes it's dystopian, but so well built)! I LOVED Tye and Ava's chemistry and the ending almost literally killed me because WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU MEAN IT ENDS LIKE THAT?!
Where's book two?
Oh wait, there it is *purchases both ebook and physical copy*, right next to book 3 *adds book three to cart and TBR*
The epilogue threw me for a tiny loop because it's also in first person but a different POV. Not confusing enough to knock a star off, but something I was aware of (maybe it's the author in me).
Eagerly looking forward to the sequels because I will be bingeing them too!
September 3, 2023
OMG if you all are looking for the perfect book to read, I 100% recommend Bedlam. Andrew put so much personality into this story & characters and it showed in every chapter. It is hard to put this book down. As someone who hasn't picked up a book in quite some time, I am more than satisfied. Andrew, I can't wait to see where you take this story next. #1 fan here! If I could give more than 5 stars, I would.
January 6, 2024
Where should I start? This book hooked me from the first page on. There are so many characters with such different personalities and with their own journey/backstory, but in the end they grew all together like a family, which really made something with me. This book never gets boring and has twists in it. I always wanted to know what’s happens next so the plot was really really catchy. I can’t wait for the second book. I can totally recommend this one!
February 2, 2024
Ordered this book because i am very much into the apocalypse/zombie genre but it is so much more than that!! It focuses on character building and friendship but with a lot of twists along the way. After chapter 10 i couldn’t put it down, it left me in shock a few times and the plot is just great. It ended in a really good cliffhanger which makes me excited to read the second book 😁 The author’s writing style is really good and entertaining you wouldn’t say it’s his first book. I am obsessed!!!
May 30, 2024
As a kid I absolutely loved reading, it was my one true passion. As I grew older and hit puberty reading dissolved to the background and I never really picked it up again until I purchased and read BEDLAM by the lovely Andrew Matarazzo. The story made me want to keep reading, the characters were really well written and I truly cannot wait for more books from Andrew because he completed the difficult job of making me fall inlove with reading again.
May 30, 2024
This book is amazing !!! If you love the universe of The Last Of Us, The walking dead etc you will love this book !! As an fan of this kind of universe I can tell you that's amazing ! Don't hesitate to read BEDLAM because the second book is on his way !!! (June 13) and his name is SWEVEN !! Please after you read this book, leave a review, that will help the author (Andrew Matarazzo) Thank you !! <3
January 29, 2024
What a ride. Beautifully written, I love the characters the story was so emotional beginning to end, hunter was definitely one of my favorites. And love how relatable tye is. I cannot wait for what’s next. 😁😁😁
August 7, 2024
"Bedlam" by Andrew Matarazzo is such a great book to read, as vivid reader there are so many twists and turns in this one. I think it’s one the best apocalyptic books I’ve read so far it’s number one for me in the best books of 2023
July 18, 2025
I didn't know what to expect starting this book. But I was blew away immediately. The story is fast paced, the characters are interesting. When I started I couldn't put it down. The moment I finished bedlam, I started with the nexr book sweven.
January 14, 2024
He weaves an amazing story involving elements of the lord of flies, zombies, hope, laughter, and heartbreak. I really need the next book like yesterday.
May 20, 2024
Really enjoyed reading. Characters very interesting and the story compelling. Took with me on my holiday and couldn't put it down and have re read since. Definitely give it ago!
June 16, 2024
when I was reading Bedlam, I was always wanting to know what would happen next. The books addictive quality made it difficult to stop reading which made Bedlam a great book.
January 30, 2025
Started a little slow, but picked up nicely about halfway. I'm glad I have the second book to jump into right away.
January 12, 2026
*3.5 this wasn't bad but i wouldn't pick it up again. i'm gonna read the other two in hopes of it being better
June 26, 2024
Update after re-reading in June 2024 (while waiting for book 2):
I decided to add a star because I really enjoyed re-reading this book and couldn't wait for the next one to arrive, which shows I really cared about the characters - a good sign of a story well told. 👍
Review posted in April 2024:
So, I knew it was a "bad idea" to read this, for two reasons:
1. there would inevitably be scenes unsuitable for someone with a phobia of blood (and I wouldn't be able to close my eyes as I did numerous times during Teen Wolf episodes 😅);
2. at least one character in the group would most probably die after I got attached to them (still cursing the author of the Maze Runner series to all kinds of hells 😉).
And it didn't fail to happen but still, thanks to interesting interactions between characters (I particularly liked the sibling-like bond between Tye and Ava, and also the "met in another life" feeling expressed by a character who arrives later in the story, but even the conflictual situations that could have been annoying were interesting as part of the group dynamics) and a pleasant writing style (which, considering I don't generally like 1st-person narration much, should be taken as real praise), I did enjoy reading (most of) this book.
Consequently, new problem:
3. as it's the first in a series, I'll be left wondering anxiously what happens in the second one until I can buy it.
But it's okay, I'll just keep checking to see when it's available for preorder.
I decided to add a star because I really enjoyed re-reading this book and couldn't wait for the next one to arrive, which shows I really cared about the characters - a good sign of a story well told. 👍
Review posted in April 2024:
So, I knew it was a "bad idea" to read this, for two reasons:
1. there would inevitably be scenes unsuitable for someone with a phobia of blood (and I wouldn't be able to close my eyes as I did numerous times during Teen Wolf episodes 😅);
2. at least one character in the group would most probably die after I got attached to them (still cursing the author of the Maze Runner series to all kinds of hells 😉).
And it didn't fail to happen but still, thanks to interesting interactions between characters (I particularly liked the sibling-like bond between Tye and Ava, and also the "met in another life" feeling expressed by a character who arrives later in the story, but even the conflictual situations that could have been annoying were interesting as part of the group dynamics) and a pleasant writing style (which, considering I don't generally like 1st-person narration much, should be taken as real praise), I did enjoy reading (most of) this book.
Consequently, new problem:
3. as it's the first in a series, I'll be left wondering anxiously what happens in the second one until I can buy it.
But it's okay, I'll just keep checking to see when it's available for preorder.
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