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Resurrection
Welcome to a world turned to ashes.
Annie Starling is missing her memory of the last eight weeks—the most devastating in history. It started in Russia and went global in a matter of days, the most virulent virus the world has ever known. It’s stripping its victims of every last thing that makes them human. And that’s just the beginning. The other survivors are no less dangerous than the infected.
She meets Lane, who stops at nothing to assert power and control over everybody who’s left; Kyle, who dreams of building a new world upon the ruins of the old; Hughes, who lost the ability to feel after burying his family; and Parker, who threatens to tear himself and his companions apart.
And when her memories finally return, Annie discovers a terrifying secret that could change everything—but she can’t tell a soul what it is.
Annie Starling is missing her memory of the last eight weeks—the most devastating in history. It started in Russia and went global in a matter of days, the most virulent virus the world has ever known. It’s stripping its victims of every last thing that makes them human. And that’s just the beginning. The other survivors are no less dangerous than the infected.
She meets Lane, who stops at nothing to assert power and control over everybody who’s left; Kyle, who dreams of building a new world upon the ruins of the old; Hughes, who lost the ability to feel after burying his family; and Parker, who threatens to tear himself and his companions apart.
And when her memories finally return, Annie discovers a terrifying secret that could change everything—but she can’t tell a soul what it is.
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First published March 10, 2014
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September 2, 2018
1 star. Shame we can't go lower.
I was going to click 2 stars and give this book a "OK" review, but that would not be true. I didn't like it at all, not even a little bit. 1 star is a mercy rating and that only because I think I got it free from BookBub or someone else. Seriously, if you have trouble sleeping, read 2 chapters and you'll be fine. Dangerously comatose but eventually fine.
"Resurrection" is probably the most average, blandest zombie genre book I've ever read, and I have read more than my fair share of same. There are no surprises, there are no 'new' aspects introduced and the action is at best predictable and without suspense. The writing skips about like a scratched LP and we wind up just not really knowing anyone by the end. In fact, I really don't see why zombies were needed at all, as the book is mostly just a series of inner-thought, character studies loosely slammed together to make a semi-coherent story. If zombies are the glue meant to hold all that together, well, it's just cheap kindergarten grade paste.
We go from a non-descript grocery store to a sailboat to islands outside of Seattle. Click, click boom. Even the initial 'supply run into a neighboring town' is so uneventful it's laughable in it's 'convenient coincidences' way (all this free stuff!). If you want laughable, just read how they get 'hijacked' by some survivalist wanna-be's (oh golly, let's open the door, yup yup yup). And unless you want a tourist description of moving to either the Seattle area or the far-too-often-mentioned city of Charleston, SC (SHUT! UP!! ANNIE!!!), I can't see any reason to go out of your way for this book. I finally read it because it's been on my TBR shelf longer than any other in e-format and now at least I can delete it without any sense of guilt.
Knowing that the 2nd book is going to no doubt be an equally in not moreso dull cross-country journey tale, I'll take a pass. I honestly have no interest at all in what happens to these uninspiring and clichéd characters. If they're the hope for mankind, well, bring on the age of the cockroaches!
I was going to click 2 stars and give this book a "OK" review, but that would not be true. I didn't like it at all, not even a little bit. 1 star is a mercy rating and that only because I think I got it free from BookBub or someone else. Seriously, if you have trouble sleeping, read 2 chapters and you'll be fine. Dangerously comatose but eventually fine.
"Resurrection" is probably the most average, blandest zombie genre book I've ever read, and I have read more than my fair share of same. There are no surprises, there are no 'new' aspects introduced and the action is at best predictable and without suspense. The writing skips about like a scratched LP and we wind up just not really knowing anyone by the end. In fact, I really don't see why zombies were needed at all, as the book is mostly just a series of inner-thought, character studies loosely slammed together to make a semi-coherent story. If zombies are the glue meant to hold all that together, well, it's just cheap kindergarten grade paste.
We go from a non-descript grocery store to a sailboat to islands outside of Seattle. Click, click boom. Even the initial 'supply run into a neighboring town' is so uneventful it's laughable in it's 'convenient coincidences' way (all this free stuff!). If you want laughable, just read how they get 'hijacked' by some survivalist wanna-be's (oh golly, let's open the door, yup yup yup). And unless you want a tourist description of moving to either the Seattle area or the far-too-often-mentioned city of Charleston, SC (SHUT! UP!! ANNIE!!!), I can't see any reason to go out of your way for this book. I finally read it because it's been on my TBR shelf longer than any other in e-format and now at least I can delete it without any sense of guilt.
Knowing that the 2nd book is going to no doubt be an equally in not moreso dull cross-country journey tale, I'll take a pass. I honestly have no interest at all in what happens to these uninspiring and clichéd characters. If they're the hope for mankind, well, bring on the age of the cockroaches!
June 10, 2014
Really not a well-written book. Another reviewer said it was fast paced, but it isn't. It jumps from one character's point of view to another's, often confusingly, and each character spends so much time in introspection that it's a wonder they aren't all eaten by zombies immediately. Not impressed. Sorry I took the time to read it.
September 24, 2016
Gave this a fair chance but it was boring and the characters weren't very likable. -How could a zombie book be boring? :0
September 16, 2020
Well where do I start.....
I finished the book so that says something, but honestly I did not like it.
Here are the reasons why
80% was pointless introspection which got very annoying.
There was basically a 3 page list of the food they had in the store??? Why do I need to know this to that extent. I know what a grocery store sells not to mention the fact that they lost it all anyway 🤦♂️
The characters are dull and ironically have no character.
6 people were easily overwhelmed by a knock... yes a knock at the door by 3 people 🤷♂️
The decisions they make and their plans are bloody terrible.
Then to be honest nothing really happened.
Will I read the sequel?
Possibly seeing as I hate not knowing.
Do I recommend this?
Absolutely not!
I finished the book so that says something, but honestly I did not like it.
Here are the reasons why
80% was pointless introspection which got very annoying.
There was basically a 3 page list of the food they had in the store??? Why do I need to know this to that extent. I know what a grocery store sells not to mention the fact that they lost it all anyway 🤦♂️
The characters are dull and ironically have no character.
6 people were easily overwhelmed by a knock... yes a knock at the door by 3 people 🤷♂️
The decisions they make and their plans are bloody terrible.
Then to be honest nothing really happened.
Will I read the sequel?
Possibly seeing as I hate not knowing.
Do I recommend this?
Absolutely not!
May 10, 2018
Apocalypse books hold a special place in my reading library and my mind. Ressurection had great potential but fell short in several areas. With some attention and re-writing Ressurection could easily earn 3 to 4 stars from me.
The story had some original, new thinking and ideas within the apocalypse genre. The first being the title of the book, without giving too much away. The second is the characters all seem to be thinking and speaking as if they were lost, or perhaps did not consider what they were saying to the others. Add to this the constant jumping around to different characters with no connection to what was happening or what they were saying. The last point I will make is that the story itself suddenly jumped to spots with no explanation as to how the characters arrived at this point. It was almost as if chapters were missing, or at least parts of a few chapters.
If you have read this far, please note I did check the spoilers box.
If the author, Michael Totten, would like more direct information about my review, please contact me and I will be happy to share them.
The story had some original, new thinking and ideas within the apocalypse genre. The first being the title of the book, without giving too much away. The second is the characters all seem to be thinking and speaking as if they were lost, or perhaps did not consider what they were saying to the others. Add to this the constant jumping around to different characters with no connection to what was happening or what they were saying. The last point I will make is that the story itself suddenly jumped to spots with no explanation as to how the characters arrived at this point. It was almost as if chapters were missing, or at least parts of a few chapters.
If you have read this far, please note I did check the spoilers box.
If the author, Michael Totten, would like more direct information about my review, please contact me and I will be happy to share them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 17, 2022
So awesome story. It made me cry. Heart touching story of Anna and her groupies. Looking forward to read next book.
March 5, 2023
Zombie stories are hit or miss for me. This one is mostly a miss but I'm sure others who love a good zombie apocalypse will find a hit narrative in there somewhere.
What spoiled it for me was the author's apparent love of guns. I had to frequently skip over the jargon to stay with the story. Just point, shoot the evil and be done with it. Detailed gun specs are extraneous material.
What spoiled it for me was the author's apparent love of guns. I had to frequently skip over the jargon to stay with the story. Just point, shoot the evil and be done with it. Detailed gun specs are extraneous material.
July 31, 2018
I loved this book. Maybe a repeat of the whole survival of the human race after a viral invasion, but it is well written and kept me wanting more until the end of the book. A bit like "I am Legend", thoroughly enjoyable read.
October 24, 2020
Bumbling Survivors
This was a interesting change in the zombie apocalypse genre in that the zombies were angry, sick humans who just wanted to eat you and not already dead. The survivors in this book were really, really stupid (even Hughes) and it really frustrated me that they were so incompetent. Kyle was the worst and should have been shot early in the book - I rooted for Parker when he almost threw him over the cliff. Kyle’s character was a naive, selfish, needy, narcissistic know-it-all that had no business leading anyone. He almost got the group killed several times beginning with taking the gun from Parker when the raiders took over the grocery store. Yes Parker was irritable and had impulse control issues but he felt most in touch with how to keep everyone safe of the options available in the book. Hughes annoyed me because he was so wishy-washy. I really don’t know how they survived so long, really. I was unable to really bond with any of the characters in the book. I also did not understand why Annie felt she had to choose any of the men in the group and settled for Kyle. Gross, he creeped me out. I definitely will not be reading the sequel.
This was a interesting change in the zombie apocalypse genre in that the zombies were angry, sick humans who just wanted to eat you and not already dead. The survivors in this book were really, really stupid (even Hughes) and it really frustrated me that they were so incompetent. Kyle was the worst and should have been shot early in the book - I rooted for Parker when he almost threw him over the cliff. Kyle’s character was a naive, selfish, needy, narcissistic know-it-all that had no business leading anyone. He almost got the group killed several times beginning with taking the gun from Parker when the raiders took over the grocery store. Yes Parker was irritable and had impulse control issues but he felt most in touch with how to keep everyone safe of the options available in the book. Hughes annoyed me because he was so wishy-washy. I really don’t know how they survived so long, really. I was unable to really bond with any of the characters in the book. I also did not understand why Annie felt she had to choose any of the men in the group and settled for Kyle. Gross, he creeped me out. I definitely will not be reading the sequel.
March 11, 2019
Hopeful and mysterious novel that shows that...
These characters each have a little roughness about them and it makes you appreciate what they are and have been through.
This book is about a group of survivors in a zombie rage virus world. No hope is in sight until Annie is found. She doesn’t remember anything that has happened and she doesn’t know why she’s covered in blood or running out of a forest. She just sees people and goes for safety because she does know that’s not a normal thing these days.
Our groups feelings are all over the place and all told to us. Each person is experiencing things differently. What’s great is we aren’t left wondering about any of the details or various thoughts of our survivors.
I enjoy that it isn’t like every other zombie book out there and that you’re speed reading through the book to find out what happens next! Edge of your seat, hope rising and falling, questions answered and added excitement! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
These characters each have a little roughness about them and it makes you appreciate what they are and have been through.
This book is about a group of survivors in a zombie rage virus world. No hope is in sight until Annie is found. She doesn’t remember anything that has happened and she doesn’t know why she’s covered in blood or running out of a forest. She just sees people and goes for safety because she does know that’s not a normal thing these days.
Our groups feelings are all over the place and all told to us. Each person is experiencing things differently. What’s great is we aren’t left wondering about any of the details or various thoughts of our survivors.
I enjoy that it isn’t like every other zombie book out there and that you’re speed reading through the book to find out what happens next! Edge of your seat, hope rising and falling, questions answered and added excitement! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
March 18, 2014
Well, who knew that I'd enjoy a zombie apocalypse novel? But I did -- and I'm interested in what will become of these characters after this book, too. (Will there be another?) I devoured this book in a day -- it was intense!
It was interesting thinking about the devastated Puget Sound communities in this book -- at one point they go right by my hometown -- and the sense of the world in chaos is very believable. What sets this story apart from me is that there is that glimmer of humanity, the idea that people will rise to the occasion (eventually), even when people are stressed past their breaking points, instead of the dull despair that you find in other stories of this type. Good stuff! I'll be interested in seeing if there's a sequel.
It was interesting thinking about the devastated Puget Sound communities in this book -- at one point they go right by my hometown -- and the sense of the world in chaos is very believable. What sets this story apart from me is that there is that glimmer of humanity, the idea that people will rise to the occasion (eventually), even when people are stressed past their breaking points, instead of the dull despair that you find in other stories of this type. Good stuff! I'll be interested in seeing if there's a sequel.
December 30, 2017
Not that original
Silly characters doing stupid things in a post apocalyptic world where yet another unknown virus has emerged to ravage humanity. Kind of a cross between fear the walking dead (unlikable characters and stupid situations) and 28 days later (infected humans who are fast and nasty, not really Zombies). Little originality. I'll pass on the sequels.
Silly characters doing stupid things in a post apocalyptic world where yet another unknown virus has emerged to ravage humanity. Kind of a cross between fear the walking dead (unlikable characters and stupid situations) and 28 days later (infected humans who are fast and nasty, not really Zombies). Little originality. I'll pass on the sequels.
December 19, 2017
Too much and not enough
Somehow too much plot and not enough plot. Took too long to get to the point. Characters are one dimensional but overbearing. It pretends to have grey characters but they are obvious. The plot twist was insanely predictable and happened too early.
Somehow too much plot and not enough plot. Took too long to get to the point. Characters are one dimensional but overbearing. It pretends to have grey characters but they are obvious. The plot twist was insanely predictable and happened too early.
January 8, 2019
Not well written or well thought out, a fairly bland , predictable and strangely boring book.
Trips and "scavenges" are all to predictable, and sooooo over explained, the details of everything they pass is written about and I really dont care if a car has white walls... ewwww
Not good.
Trips and "scavenges" are all to predictable, and sooooo over explained, the details of everything they pass is written about and I really dont care if a car has white walls... ewwww
Not good.
January 15, 2019
couldn't get pasted couple pages and bad language.
May 20, 2020
Why would you read this when there are thousands of better zombie novels?
December 18, 2020
I was intrigued by the plot on the plot line, but couldn't get into the novel past the first quarter of the book. It took way too long to set up and I gave up.
December 29, 2015
A very good zombie book with an interesting twist. Hopefully there will be a 2nd book? Please?
July 9, 2022
I was going to give a higher star rating, and that's because, despite a few typos, some clumsiness with the verbal tenses switching from past to present and back again for no apparent reason, and the POV that kept jumping from one character to the next in the space of a single scene without any continuity, I *was* enjoying the story--I appreciated the unusual pacing and the new, original take on the zombie plague.
There are some very insightful passages in the novel, that really drew me in, such as this:
"She found it amazing that she was just as afraid of being rude as she was of being alone with him in the bathroom. What kind of dysfunctional thinking was that? It was nuts, but people felt that way all the time, and dangerous men knew how to exploit it."
What ended up ruining the whole book for me was how the matter of the was handled: that is NOT how work. That is not even how work, for that matter.
When the
That heap of nonsense that happened at the end of the book ruined the whole reading experience for me, and really put me off the series.
There are some very insightful passages in the novel, that really drew me in, such as this:
"She found it amazing that she was just as afraid of being rude as she was of being alone with him in the bathroom. What kind of dysfunctional thinking was that? It was nuts, but people felt that way all the time, and dangerous men knew how to exploit it."
What ended up ruining the whole book for me was how the matter of the was handled: that is NOT how work. That is not even how work, for that matter.
When the
That heap of nonsense that happened at the end of the book ruined the whole reading experience for me, and really put me off the series.
August 24, 2021
Resurrection Series by Michael Totten
Resurrection: A Zombie Novel (Book 1)
Into the Wasteland (Book 2)
The Lost City (Book 3)
What a romp! This 3-book series is extremely hard to put down and in my case, I read them one after the next, unable to do anything but read the next exciting chapter! Well done for Totten!
Oddly enough, the title of the first book is Resurrection: A Zombie Novel, and yet, there are no zombies. Without giving away any of the story, the afflicted people are actually infected with a sickness, they aren't dead. I do understand why Totten used zombies in his series subtitle though--it's the right genre, just not accurate in the end.
I loved the well-developed, smart and realistic character development throughout this series. You could really understand each person's point of view, motivations and feelings and all of this made me care about everyone, whether I liked them or not. I am often annoyed by stupid, illogical characters that aren't consistent but Totten is very good at creating believable people who have quirks and personal agendas, flaws and interesting angles.
The plot of this story is great and so is the development of this new apocalyptic landscape. Totten fills in plenty of detail for every place they go and I actually pulled out an atlas so I could follow along. With real landmarks, it was fun to imagine how things might look and the excellent descriptions helped fill in the hazy details.
I loved the creep-show excitement and edge-of-your-seat chills and thrills--there were plenty of times I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next!
As much as I enjoyed this series, I did get worn out by the last book. I admit that I resorted to skimming through later chapters because I was tired of the extreme tension and worry that I felt. Also, some of the drawn-out conversations and philosophical banter got to be a bit much.
I was pleased with the wrap-up of the series and really happy that I'd discovered the first book.
Resurrection: A Zombie Novel (Book 1)
Into the Wasteland (Book 2)
The Lost City (Book 3)
What a romp! This 3-book series is extremely hard to put down and in my case, I read them one after the next, unable to do anything but read the next exciting chapter! Well done for Totten!
Oddly enough, the title of the first book is Resurrection: A Zombie Novel, and yet, there are no zombies. Without giving away any of the story, the afflicted people are actually infected with a sickness, they aren't dead. I do understand why Totten used zombies in his series subtitle though--it's the right genre, just not accurate in the end.
I loved the well-developed, smart and realistic character development throughout this series. You could really understand each person's point of view, motivations and feelings and all of this made me care about everyone, whether I liked them or not. I am often annoyed by stupid, illogical characters that aren't consistent but Totten is very good at creating believable people who have quirks and personal agendas, flaws and interesting angles.
The plot of this story is great and so is the development of this new apocalyptic landscape. Totten fills in plenty of detail for every place they go and I actually pulled out an atlas so I could follow along. With real landmarks, it was fun to imagine how things might look and the excellent descriptions helped fill in the hazy details.
I loved the creep-show excitement and edge-of-your-seat chills and thrills--there were plenty of times I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next!
As much as I enjoyed this series, I did get worn out by the last book. I admit that I resorted to skimming through later chapters because I was tired of the extreme tension and worry that I felt. Also, some of the drawn-out conversations and philosophical banter got to be a bit much.
I was pleased with the wrap-up of the series and really happy that I'd discovered the first book.
August 17, 2018
Parker should die
No spoilers here but after what Parker did, I see no reason why they didn't kill him. It's the zombie apocalypse, survival of the fittest and mentally sound and he is far from that.
I also despise the assumption that just because Annie and Kyle are close in age, they automatically belong together. I'm a huge romantic and I felt zero chemistry between these two characters and was annoyed at the constant beating over the head by the author that these two belong together because of how close in age they are. Who cares! Show some actual tender moments with real depth between the two. There was nothing and it felt forced.
Hughes is the main reason I gave this book four stars. A black man about his survival and who plays no games reminds me of my favorite zombie movie character played by Ving Rhames in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. I felt that need to focus and deal with all other emotions later. The loss of his wife, even before the outbreak, due to severe depression, that's some realness that a lot of authors just can't convey. It was almost as though his wife innately sensed the end of the world was on the brink and couldn't bear it any longer. That's real, real fine writing.
All in all, I was thoroughly satisfied reading this book.
No spoilers here but after what Parker did, I see no reason why they didn't kill him. It's the zombie apocalypse, survival of the fittest and mentally sound and he is far from that.
I also despise the assumption that just because Annie and Kyle are close in age, they automatically belong together. I'm a huge romantic and I felt zero chemistry between these two characters and was annoyed at the constant beating over the head by the author that these two belong together because of how close in age they are. Who cares! Show some actual tender moments with real depth between the two. There was nothing and it felt forced.
Hughes is the main reason I gave this book four stars. A black man about his survival and who plays no games reminds me of my favorite zombie movie character played by Ving Rhames in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. I felt that need to focus and deal with all other emotions later. The loss of his wife, even before the outbreak, due to severe depression, that's some realness that a lot of authors just can't convey. It was almost as though his wife innately sensed the end of the world was on the brink and couldn't bear it any longer. That's real, real fine writing.
All in all, I was thoroughly satisfied reading this book.
May 16, 2019
I actually rather enjoyed this, which was a little unexpected given some of the reviews. It starts off like many other post apocalyptic / zombie novels with survivors gathering supplies and shooting the undead. But then it begins to change as they stumble on another survivor who has no recollection of the apocalypse or how she has managed to survive the last two months. They take her to their shelter and introduce her to the group where everything seems fine, until some not so pleasant survivors turn up and her memory returns. Things go from bad to worse but her memories could be a sign of hope as much as they are terrifying. Add into this some of the characters and their own will and views for survival and you get the usual fireworks with an excellent and disturbing twist (honestly I'm on their side even if they don't think they were right, although they could've gotten some of the answers to their questions afterwards if they thought about it rather than being all guilt ridden). A good easy read with an excellent twist to the usual story.
July 6, 2019
Again, i have to leave a review. I had read a couple negative reviews of the book, that i completely disagree with, hence my review. I got this ebook free on Bookbub. This book caught me right from the get go. It was one of those books, that you just can't put down. One of those books that u stay up to 3 a.m., just because you cant put it down. The kind of book that you can't wait to pick back up. The main characters in the book are very personable and their different personalities, make them very interesting and easy to like. There is a twist in the book, that i haven't read in the hundreds of other zombie fiction ive read before. The book has lots of energy throughout, and definitely keeps your attention from start to finish. Its not just abt violence and kill shots, but also how ppl would/can survive if the plague actually could exist. I highly recommend this book, if you are a lover of all things zombie like i am. I am now going to go and buy the 2nd book to this series. Try this book out, because I think you will love it as much as i did.
June 25, 2018
We've all read the books or seen the movies; the zombie apocalypse is here. But Michael Totten has come up with an interesting premise with this novel, the first in the Resurrection series. What if an infected person became a zombie, then their immune system cured them? This is the case of Annie Starling, who after being bitten, was a mindless cannibal for three days before regaining her humanity.
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This was a decent book, if not an instant masterpiece. The storyline was based on an interesting premise, but was uninspired. The characters were rather stereotypical and not very sympathetic. The action at times was thrilling, such as the assault at the grocery store, but at other times the story was plodding. The editorial staff left a bit to be desired, with spelling errors and grammatical miscues which made it difficult to follow the tale. Overall, this was a fair way to spend a few hours, but I've read better.
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This was a decent book, if not an instant masterpiece. The storyline was based on an interesting premise, but was uninspired. The characters were rather stereotypical and not very sympathetic. The action at times was thrilling, such as the assault at the grocery store, but at other times the story was plodding. The editorial staff left a bit to be desired, with spelling errors and grammatical miscues which made it difficult to follow the tale. Overall, this was a fair way to spend a few hours, but I've read better.
February 14, 2020
Way better than I expected- the suspense and high tension made the pages fly by...
I've had this one in my app for years.
Seriously.
But lately I've been on a post-apocalyptic kick and after a few books, I landed on this one. The characters are interesting, well fleshed out, and not total stereotypes. It was even pretty well written. The only thing that irritated me after awhile were some...odd choices some of the characters made.
Not exercising caution, inviting strangers in, forgetting that blood types are a thing, hypocrisy, letting people die before turning, etc. Despite some flaws (or maybe minor annoyances or pet peeves) I still really really enjoyed this. Even if this isn't your type of genre, there's definitely a little bit of something for everyone. If you enjoy a fast paced, compelling, interesting thrilling mystery with every kind of tension- this is the book for you.
I've had this one in my app for years.
Seriously.
But lately I've been on a post-apocalyptic kick and after a few books, I landed on this one. The characters are interesting, well fleshed out, and not total stereotypes. It was even pretty well written. The only thing that irritated me after awhile were some...odd choices some of the characters made.
Not exercising caution, inviting strangers in, forgetting that blood types are a thing, hypocrisy, letting people die before turning, etc. Despite some flaws (or maybe minor annoyances or pet peeves) I still really really enjoyed this. Even if this isn't your type of genre, there's definitely a little bit of something for everyone. If you enjoy a fast paced, compelling, interesting thrilling mystery with every kind of tension- this is the book for you.
January 10, 2018
A slightly different and promising take on zombies
Firstly this is a slightly different take on zombies, and allows or at least in this book hints at the fact that they too will not survive. bad weather and nature, I also liked the fact that there were no real hero's. but some nasty people and some redemption. I am going to read the second book simply because I want to see if these ideas are expanded on, The first hint of none decomposing super zombies and It will be terminated with extreme prejudice, but I am hopeful that this will continue to be an inspired take on the end of the world. At this point 4 stars with a leaning towards 5, if you like this genre this is a "MUST READ"
Firstly this is a slightly different take on zombies, and allows or at least in this book hints at the fact that they too will not survive. bad weather and nature, I also liked the fact that there were no real hero's. but some nasty people and some redemption. I am going to read the second book simply because I want to see if these ideas are expanded on, The first hint of none decomposing super zombies and It will be terminated with extreme prejudice, but I am hopeful that this will continue to be an inspired take on the end of the world. At this point 4 stars with a leaning towards 5, if you like this genre this is a "MUST READ"
May 26, 2023
After some indecision, I gave it 4 stars primarily because it kept me interested enough to read on and the characters were sufficiently flawed to spark my curiosity. However, after reading the first half of the book I wasn't so sure as it just didn't do enough for me to make it feel like it was worth my time.
That is not to say the book was poorly executed - far from it. It is well written and the author has clearly given thought to how the plot is strung together. But it is a tough job writing a 'zombie' novel nowadays especially when faced with reader looking to something fresh and uniquely different.
My feeling (or hope) is that this first book sets the groundwork for bigger and better things in the books that follow.
That is not to say the book was poorly executed - far from it. It is well written and the author has clearly given thought to how the plot is strung together. But it is a tough job writing a 'zombie' novel nowadays especially when faced with reader looking to something fresh and uniquely different.
My feeling (or hope) is that this first book sets the groundwork for bigger and better things in the books that follow.
July 11, 2018
4.5 stars. This was a great book. The only reason I took half a star off was because I was a little annoyed with how two characters seemed to be thinking about a relationship with each other after only a few days of knowing each other. That is just so unreal to me, but then again, we are talking about a zombie apocalypse so I guess anything is possible. I also could not stand Kyle but I’m sure his character is meant to be that way. There always has to be an asshole in a group. I got this ebook for free and I will likely purchase the next is the series pretty quick because I really want to find out what happens next on their journey.
November 20, 2018
I really enjoyed the book, and the suspense it creates in the beginning with Annie, not remembering the past few weeks, or what had happened to her, and you basically fear the worst when she finds the bite mark on her back.
I also like the growth that Parker undergoes in the book, as person, he starts out as such a bad guy, but in the end you feel so sorry for him, and you can see the growth in him.
I felt very disappointed in the person Kyle turned out to be, and my disappointment is matched with Annie's.
I'm glad that Hughes becomes the leader of the group, as he is a natural leader, and he is quite fair.
I also like the growth that Parker undergoes in the book, as person, he starts out as such a bad guy, but in the end you feel so sorry for him, and you can see the growth in him.
I felt very disappointed in the person Kyle turned out to be, and my disappointment is matched with Annie's.
I'm glad that Hughes becomes the leader of the group, as he is a natural leader, and he is quite fair.
May 12, 2021
Ouf! I tried my best but in the end, I just couldn't finish it. It's a drudge of a read with way too much internalized soliloquy from most of the characters. I like a good multiple PoVs myself but this was too much. In the end, I just didn't care about any of them. Close to the half-point, I started to want to cheer the "zombies" on just to put them all out of their misery.
Even the whole Annie spiel was uninteresting. As a genre, I greatly preferred Dierdre Gould's After the Cure. Now that was a zombie/crazed-humans-turned-violent-cannibals story well crafted which this one simply is not.
I hate leaving such reviews but I really did not find anything enjoyable in this novel.
Even the whole Annie spiel was uninteresting. As a genre, I greatly preferred Dierdre Gould's After the Cure. Now that was a zombie/crazed-humans-turned-violent-cannibals story well crafted which this one simply is not.
I hate leaving such reviews but I really did not find anything enjoyable in this novel.
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