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Blood on the Motorway
After a mysterious storm lays waste to humanity, a disparate group of survivors try to find their feet while the world around them falls apart.
Two hapless stoners fall under the control of a deranged mercenary.
A young woman finds herself trying to keep two lovestruck teenagers alive. A detective must track down a killer who sees the apocalypse as an opportunity.
Together they attempt to survive this blackly comic saga of survival, murder, stale sandwiches, and the end of the world.
'Corpses lay all over the street. Some were burnt, their limbs curled into themselves from the heat. Some were crushed, entangled in one of several car wrecks that dotted the road. Limbs, torsos and heads were strewn haphazardly in their wake. Some were just dead, lying there oblivious to the carnage that surrounded them.'
Two hapless stoners fall under the control of a deranged mercenary.
A young woman finds herself trying to keep two lovestruck teenagers alive. A detective must track down a killer who sees the apocalypse as an opportunity.
Together they attempt to survive this blackly comic saga of survival, murder, stale sandwiches, and the end of the world.
'Corpses lay all over the street. Some were burnt, their limbs curled into themselves from the heat. Some were crushed, entangled in one of several car wrecks that dotted the road. Limbs, torsos and heads were strewn haphazardly in their wake. Some were just dead, lying there oblivious to the carnage that surrounded them.'
327 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 10, 2016
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About the author
Paul Stephenson
17 books24 followersPaul Stephenson writes pulp fiction for the digital age. His first novel series – the apocalyptic Blood on the Motorway trilogy – has been an Amazon bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. A former journalist, he has a diploma in Creative Writing from Oxford University.
His stories have been featured on the chart-topping horror podcasts, The Other Stories and The Night’s End. His newest project, the ebook serial The Sunset Chronicles, is a dystopian sci-fi thriller that will delight and terrify fans of science fiction and horror alike. He is also the creator of the upcoming podcast, Bleakwood, tales of terror from a mysterious English town, and one half of the All Creatives Now team, with fellow horror author, Kev Harrison.
He lives in England with his wife, two children, and one hellhound
His stories have been featured on the chart-topping horror podcasts, The Other Stories and The Night’s End. His newest project, the ebook serial The Sunset Chronicles, is a dystopian sci-fi thriller that will delight and terrify fans of science fiction and horror alike. He is also the creator of the upcoming podcast, Bleakwood, tales of terror from a mysterious English town, and one half of the All Creatives Now team, with fellow horror author, Kev Harrison.
He lives in England with his wife, two children, and one hellhound
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June 15, 2025DNF at 37% too many characters, too many little things that annoyed me, can't be bothered to continue.
March 28, 2019
This is a 4.5 star read.
This was such a riveting and enjoyable novel but, like most post apocalyptics, had parts that were hard to read, even though in this instance the author has chosen not to go into too much detail. People ...... what bastards!
The thing I enjoyed most was that this had two major plotlines, and not a one of them has anything to do with zombies. 😁 It's hard to explain what brought about this disaster as it would give spoilers away, but suffice to say almost everyone drops dead in a climactic event with the survivors not able to comprehend what caused it and why they are the survivors. Theories abound though!
Running at a tangent is a DI who has survived the event and is hellbent on capturing a killer who has also survived. Is the killer a prophet or just your plain psychotic serial killer. You'll just have to read to find out!!
This book works perfectly fine as a standalone although there is at least one more novel to follow.
I received a free ecopy of this novel from the author via an Instafreebie/Bookfunnel giveaway. I have voluntarily chosen to review the book and the gifting in no way influences my review/rating, which reflects my honest opinion.
This was such a riveting and enjoyable novel but, like most post apocalyptics, had parts that were hard to read, even though in this instance the author has chosen not to go into too much detail. People ...... what bastards!
The thing I enjoyed most was that this had two major plotlines, and not a one of them has anything to do with zombies. 😁 It's hard to explain what brought about this disaster as it would give spoilers away, but suffice to say almost everyone drops dead in a climactic event with the survivors not able to comprehend what caused it and why they are the survivors. Theories abound though!
Running at a tangent is a DI who has survived the event and is hellbent on capturing a killer who has also survived. Is the killer a prophet or just your plain psychotic serial killer. You'll just have to read to find out!!
This book works perfectly fine as a standalone although there is at least one more novel to follow.
I received a free ecopy of this novel from the author via an Instafreebie/Bookfunnel giveaway. I have voluntarily chosen to review the book and the gifting in no way influences my review/rating, which reflects my honest opinion.
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November 17, 2025DNF at 15%
by now I would have liked to have at least feel any excitement. post apo!!! but .. it's just what we've done and where we've been before, with new characters being introduced.
and... sorry, but at the moment, I ain't got no time for that. I'll read a book of it manages to get me hooked within chapter 1.
by now I would have liked to have at least feel any excitement. post apo!!! but .. it's just what we've done and where we've been before, with new characters being introduced.
and... sorry, but at the moment, I ain't got no time for that. I'll read a book of it manages to get me hooked within chapter 1.
September 13, 2020
I’ve read and enjoyed many post-apocalyptic books but was disappointed in this one. It seemed like the author wanted to see how many different ways to kill and torture people. And whoever edited this needed to pay more attention. There were words missing, no commas where they were required, and end quotes inside periods, a definite no-no. I will not be continuing the series.
May 11, 2018
It's the apocalypse, with a large dose of dry British humor and a motley group of characters wandering the countryside a la Stephen King's The Stand and trying to catch a psychopathic killer.
It's zombie-less.
It's surprisingly good. Despite a minor slow-down in the middle of the book, the story is driven enough by the characters of Jen, Tom, and Burnett, three survivors who are brought together by the machinations of a psycho killer.
My favorite line: Burnett's car remained a rank testament to the power of human odour, so they scouted around for an alternative, which was difficult seeing as so many of the cars had rotting corpses in situ. They settled on a big old Jaguar three streets away from the hotel, whose owner had been kind enough to get out of his car before dying on the ground next to it.
British manners make me smile. Even in an apocalypse. :)
It's zombie-less.
It's surprisingly good. Despite a minor slow-down in the middle of the book, the story is driven enough by the characters of Jen, Tom, and Burnett, three survivors who are brought together by the machinations of a psycho killer.
My favorite line: Burnett's car remained a rank testament to the power of human odour, so they scouted around for an alternative, which was difficult seeing as so many of the cars had rotting corpses in situ. They settled on a big old Jaguar three streets away from the hotel, whose owner had been kind enough to get out of his car before dying on the ground next to it.
British manners make me smile. Even in an apocalypse. :)
March 19, 2017
Darkly humorous tale of the end of the world as we know it. The book had plenty of British humor and I'm not sure if international audiences will get some of the references - "it's a local shop, for local people" among many others which had me tittering all the way through. Our main characters are a hapless pair who survived by chance (or did they?) and go meandering about in the most clueless and random manner, mostly looking for cigarettes and alcohol, until picked up by an unsavory group, or "knights in shining armour-plated vehicles". Other characters are a determined young woman and her teenage sidekicks who have to learn to drive very quickly, and a mis-matched pair of police officers chasing a serial killer who seems to have inside info on what is going on.
There are certainly some horrific and chilling scenes which made me squirm on occasion, but the tension was always broken by a joke or someone doing something really stupid.
In summary, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely buy the sequel.
There are certainly some horrific and chilling scenes which made me squirm on occasion, but the tension was always broken by a joke or someone doing something really stupid.
In summary, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely buy the sequel.
January 25, 2018
The blurb on this book had me looking forward to an interesting, post-apocalyptic story in the vein of the Walking Dead meets Revolution.
Instead I was slapped across the face early on by the lack of care that had gone into this inaugural adventure.
The characters were pretty two dimensional and were beyond inept when it came to survival. Stupid decisions should have had all three main characters killed time and time again, with only the intervention of random things keeping them alive. And that's when they weren't snapping their own necks with their constant back tracking and mind changing. (Detective Burnett: We should catch the killer! I don't know where he is! Let's not chase the killer! Let's drive out to the middle of nowhere, have a car accident, then go back to where I started with just a minor injury! Now I'm wracked with guilt forced upon me by the author! Lets chase the killer again!).
I also assumed that, like a lot of first time authors, they hadn't had enough money to get an editor. I may have let this slip, until they thanked an editor in the acknowledgments. So many easy mistakes were missed, mainly the confusion between when sentences should end in a full stop instead of a comma (and vice versa). The story was also riddled with cliches, and I lost count of how many times a character 'caught movement from the corner of their eye'.
Here are some (not all) of the examples that took me out of the story and caused me to 'sigh'.
* "Sorry, lass," he said, turned away and strode out through the heavy blue door.
* A man ushered out them the hotel.
* He reached down and pulled it into his hand.
And then there is the second half of the book where a thesaurus was employed to terrible effect.
* but dark clouds hung portentously in the sky.
And that's not including all the inconsistencies littered throughout (man looks for weapon, next page it turns out he always had a gun on him even though we were never told) or (it's the end of the world, jump to conclusions, even though the characters haven't left their street for the first couple of chapters).
At first I thought I just didn't like the two dimensional stoner buddies. But Jen annoyed me with each passing chapter while she trusted/didn't trust/ trusted people again, and the police officer would have made more sense if he was schizophrenic, because his personality and motives changed every other scene. Instead he was just gay because . . . well I don't know, maybe that minority was missing.
I wanted to like this book, because the premise was a nice idea. But, after discovering this was indie published (the cover was good enough to lead me into thinking it was trad pub) it's poor, unfinished status left a horrible taste in my mouth for all future indie books. I've been stung by this one.
Avoid, until the final draft is released.
Instead I was slapped across the face early on by the lack of care that had gone into this inaugural adventure.
The characters were pretty two dimensional and were beyond inept when it came to survival. Stupid decisions should have had all three main characters killed time and time again, with only the intervention of random things keeping them alive. And that's when they weren't snapping their own necks with their constant back tracking and mind changing. (Detective Burnett: We should catch the killer! I don't know where he is! Let's not chase the killer! Let's drive out to the middle of nowhere, have a car accident, then go back to where I started with just a minor injury! Now I'm wracked with guilt forced upon me by the author! Lets chase the killer again!).
I also assumed that, like a lot of first time authors, they hadn't had enough money to get an editor. I may have let this slip, until they thanked an editor in the acknowledgments. So many easy mistakes were missed, mainly the confusion between when sentences should end in a full stop instead of a comma (and vice versa). The story was also riddled with cliches, and I lost count of how many times a character 'caught movement from the corner of their eye'.
Here are some (not all) of the examples that took me out of the story and caused me to 'sigh'.
* "Sorry, lass," he said, turned away and strode out through the heavy blue door.
* A man ushered out them the hotel.
* He reached down and pulled it into his hand.
And then there is the second half of the book where a thesaurus was employed to terrible effect.
* but dark clouds hung portentously in the sky.
And that's not including all the inconsistencies littered throughout (man looks for weapon, next page it turns out he always had a gun on him even though we were never told) or (it's the end of the world, jump to conclusions, even though the characters haven't left their street for the first couple of chapters).
At first I thought I just didn't like the two dimensional stoner buddies. But Jen annoyed me with each passing chapter while she trusted/didn't trust/ trusted people again, and the police officer would have made more sense if he was schizophrenic, because his personality and motives changed every other scene. Instead he was just gay because . . . well I don't know, maybe that minority was missing.
I wanted to like this book, because the premise was a nice idea. But, after discovering this was indie published (the cover was good enough to lead me into thinking it was trad pub) it's poor, unfinished status left a horrible taste in my mouth for all future indie books. I've been stung by this one.
Avoid, until the final draft is released.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 11, 2016
I don't usually read books from this genre but this was definitely worth reading! Once I'd started I could not put it down.
I just had to find out what was going to happen to Tom and Leon, Sam, Mira and Jen. Would Burnett get that bastard serial killer?
Well I won't spoil it for you - BUY the book!
I thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for book 2 of the trilogy.
I just had to find out what was going to happen to Tom and Leon, Sam, Mira and Jen. Would Burnett get that bastard serial killer?
Well I won't spoil it for you - BUY the book!
I thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for book 2 of the trilogy.
April 6, 2017
Just read this on a train and laughed so hard, other passengers moved away from me. Not my usual kind of book, but absolutely LOVED it. Hoping the sequel is out soon.
September 30, 2017
Although I do like the apocalypse genre I was trying to find something else to read for a change but this was an Amazon recommendation for just 99p and it's based in the North where I live so I snapped it up.
The reviews all talked about it being very much an English sense of style and humour and that's very true although it didn't make me didn't chuckle out loud you can just feel the way normal people react to such an abnormal situation.
I won't give out any spoilers but basically, you have individuals or groups of people surviving and gradually coming together and each comes with their own stories of their brush with death and I don't mean the storms which have obliterated life as they knew it I mean the brush with death called Ewan!
This is a complete story on its own but I can see there is a follow-on story and I won't buy that at this moment but will bookmark it for a later date. I can also see that the price on Amazon has gone up to it's normal price of £3.99 and it's worth it.
BTW for once, there is a credible reason given for why all of this has happened and oddly enough it's Ewan who tells us why and how.
The reviews all talked about it being very much an English sense of style and humour and that's very true although it didn't make me didn't chuckle out loud you can just feel the way normal people react to such an abnormal situation.
I won't give out any spoilers but basically, you have individuals or groups of people surviving and gradually coming together and each comes with their own stories of their brush with death and I don't mean the storms which have obliterated life as they knew it I mean the brush with death called Ewan!
This is a complete story on its own but I can see there is a follow-on story and I won't buy that at this moment but will bookmark it for a later date. I can also see that the price on Amazon has gone up to it's normal price of £3.99 and it's worth it.
BTW for once, there is a credible reason given for why all of this has happened and oddly enough it's Ewan who tells us why and how.
July 21, 2017
Not Kindle Unlimited
After a mysterious storm lays waste to humanity, a disparate group of survivors try to find their feet while the world around them falls apart.Two hapless stoners fall under the control of a deranged mercenary. A young woman finds herself trying to keep two lovestruck teenagers alive. A detective must track down a killer who sees the apocalypse as an opportunity. Together they attempt to survive this blackly comic saga of survival, murder, stale sandwiches, and the end of the world.
Must have gotten this as an arc, hard to tell in chromebook with all the sideloading and so on, but have a copy even though not quite sure why. It's a odd, and a touch gross, but that's apocalypic for ya. Not my normal genre {don't usually do horror, romance of any kind/chick lit} but strangely enough do some zombie and apocalypse stuff now and then, go figure.
Blood on the Motorway
Sleepwalk City (Blood on the Motorway Book 2)
After a mysterious storm lays waste to humanity, a disparate group of survivors try to find their feet while the world around them falls apart.Two hapless stoners fall under the control of a deranged mercenary. A young woman finds herself trying to keep two lovestruck teenagers alive. A detective must track down a killer who sees the apocalypse as an opportunity. Together they attempt to survive this blackly comic saga of survival, murder, stale sandwiches, and the end of the world.
Must have gotten this as an arc, hard to tell in chromebook with all the sideloading and so on, but have a copy even though not quite sure why. It's a odd, and a touch gross, but that's apocalypic for ya. Not my normal genre {don't usually do horror, romance of any kind/chick lit} but strangely enough do some zombie and apocalypse stuff now and then, go figure.
Blood on the Motorway
Sleepwalk City (Blood on the Motorway Book 2)
March 30, 2021
What happens when the world as you know it ends?
No electricity. No computers. No phones. No government. No authority of any sort.
How would you cope? Who could you trust?
Set in the north of England, this story follows Jen, Burnett and Tom as they discover if they have what it takes to survive.
Groups of people and individuals come together. Some stay and some don’t. Some people live and some don’t. Who will make it to the end of the story?
This is a thought provoking look at the apocalypse.
A brilliant debut novel, I’m looking forward to reading more of Paul Stephenson’s work.
Give yourself a treat. A coffee, your favourite snack, this book and let the world go on without you for a little while.
No electricity. No computers. No phones. No government. No authority of any sort.
How would you cope? Who could you trust?
Set in the north of England, this story follows Jen, Burnett and Tom as they discover if they have what it takes to survive.
Groups of people and individuals come together. Some stay and some don’t. Some people live and some don’t. Who will make it to the end of the story?
This is a thought provoking look at the apocalypse.
A brilliant debut novel, I’m looking forward to reading more of Paul Stephenson’s work.
Give yourself a treat. A coffee, your favourite snack, this book and let the world go on without you for a little while.
September 28, 2025
Gratuitious violence
Blood on the Motorway, Paul Stephenson, 1 star
Monotonously repetitive, irritatingly poor English and jumping from one group to another in an ‘oh not another group’ method. The main theme so far seems to be bodies everywhere with different people encountering more dead bodies.
Pretty boring so far 34% into it which is not a very creative apocalyptic happening. If keeping the reason for all the destruction unknown at this stage is designed to keep you guessing, it isn’t.
The action speeded up in parallel to the gruesomeness of the violence. The irritation of flitting between groups of people continued until the end when, as one knew would happen, they finally met. Skim read it to get to the end. Alright if you like gratuitous violence.
Blood on the Motorway, Paul Stephenson, 1 star
Monotonously repetitive, irritatingly poor English and jumping from one group to another in an ‘oh not another group’ method. The main theme so far seems to be bodies everywhere with different people encountering more dead bodies.
Pretty boring so far 34% into it which is not a very creative apocalyptic happening. If keeping the reason for all the destruction unknown at this stage is designed to keep you guessing, it isn’t.
The action speeded up in parallel to the gruesomeness of the violence. The irritation of flitting between groups of people continued until the end when, as one knew would happen, they finally met. Skim read it to get to the end. Alright if you like gratuitous violence.
March 18, 2018
This was an easy read and I liked the characters well enough. I also quite enjoyed the take/mashup on both apocalypse and serial killer genres--I was hooked very quickly. The best thing about it was that I got to read it for free, though I will probably pay to read next two at some point soon.
There were a couple of errors in editing, but nothing I found too heinous. My main problem was the grammar Nazi joke which fell flat because the plucky survivor, the bad guy and the author got their grammar wrong. A pedant less prone to error and more prone to revolt than I might have given it fewer stars as a result (though they probably wouldn't go hunting anyone down with a crossbow).
There were a couple of errors in editing, but nothing I found too heinous. My main problem was the grammar Nazi joke which fell flat because the plucky survivor, the bad guy and the author got their grammar wrong. A pedant less prone to error and more prone to revolt than I might have given it fewer stars as a result (though they probably wouldn't go hunting anyone down with a crossbow).
August 19, 2017
VERY EXCITING NEW APOCALYPTIC THRILLER
We have to say we hope if that happens the way you wrote, my wife and I would be ok because we smoke. This has an interesting twist with the serial killer storyline. I personally hope if a worldwide pandemic or global disaster ever happens we would pull together and try to rise from the ashes. What I fear is as so many authors write, we will be a totalitarian society with a few dictators running the world. Thank you for an engaging read and we hope to read more, Danny and Debbie Scott.
We have to say we hope if that happens the way you wrote, my wife and I would be ok because we smoke. This has an interesting twist with the serial killer storyline. I personally hope if a worldwide pandemic or global disaster ever happens we would pull together and try to rise from the ashes. What I fear is as so many authors write, we will be a totalitarian society with a few dictators running the world. Thank you for an engaging read and we hope to read more, Danny and Debbie Scott.
December 1, 2018
This was a pretty darn good read.The characters acted and reacted in plausible ways though the book wasn't long enough to really get to know each character. I do like a bit more information on who I'm reading about. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the story. Apparently it's a series so maybe the writer will delve more into the surviving characters. If one does not feel the need to carry on with the rest of the series, this one could be considered a stand-alone. I didn't feel like it ended in a cliff-hanger.
December 8, 2018
A wonderful apocalyptic crime story combined with survival thriller. I loved the Detective who refused to stop doing his job regardless of the end of modern society. Refused to give up. Just as good is his nemesis, the seemingly-genius serial killer whom always seems to be one step ahead of him, and getting the best of him.
Reminds me of Resident Evil and The Silence of The Lambs combined rolled up into one. The story is gripping and hard to put down! I've stayed up late just to finish chapters in this book, its a must read!
Reminds me of Resident Evil and The Silence of The Lambs combined rolled up into one. The story is gripping and hard to put down! I've stayed up late just to finish chapters in this book, its a must read!
September 1, 2022
Is replete with heroes who are gay, “black,” and Samoan, and etc.
Contains the Unwritten Law: beer, bile, sweat, blood, TEARS, MUNCHING (like a Munchkin), vomit, retching, headaches, and entire bodies wracked with pain, and “everything going dark.” IT’S A LAW!! IT’S A RULE !!!! YOU MUST HAVE ALL THIS SHT IN THE STORY OR IT’S NOT PERMITTED !!!!!
Author seems so busy kissing and hugging “experts” that he seems to have forgot to create a real story 😀
Book stinks.
I got tired reading this garbage at about page 95 and quit.
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Contains the Unwritten Law: beer, bile, sweat, blood, TEARS, MUNCHING (like a Munchkin), vomit, retching, headaches, and entire bodies wracked with pain, and “everything going dark.” IT’S A LAW!! IT’S A RULE !!!! YOU MUST HAVE ALL THIS SHT IN THE STORY OR IT’S NOT PERMITTED !!!!!
Author seems so busy kissing and hugging “experts” that he seems to have forgot to create a real story 😀
Book stinks.
I got tired reading this garbage at about page 95 and quit.
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October 18, 2022
Blood on the motorway was a really good read
Didn't expect to like this book but read it anyway. Really good and simple character's and that's not disrespecting them, I just mean they were simply plain people and not prepared at all. Easy to follow character's and very likable. Story is great, that's why I've just downloaded the next 2 books. Well worth the time, I was drawn in right at the beginning and wanted to see how they get through and survive. Looking forward to the next 2 books.
Didn't expect to like this book but read it anyway. Really good and simple character's and that's not disrespecting them, I just mean they were simply plain people and not prepared at all. Easy to follow character's and very likable. Story is great, that's why I've just downloaded the next 2 books. Well worth the time, I was drawn in right at the beginning and wanted to see how they get through and survive. Looking forward to the next 2 books.
March 15, 2021
Blood on the motorway book 1
Strange book as I can't remember how the storm started and why it had the effect it did. Got into the characters a good picture of the variety of people you would experience in an end of world scenario. Saddened by the loss of key players. Interesting how the bloodlust developed. Glad to see it ended.
Was interested in the locations living outside the Boro and we'll travelled into the North Yorkshire scenes. It kept my interest going.
Strange book as I can't remember how the storm started and why it had the effect it did. Got into the characters a good picture of the variety of people you would experience in an end of world scenario. Saddened by the loss of key players. Interesting how the bloodlust developed. Glad to see it ended.
Was interested in the locations living outside the Boro and we'll travelled into the North Yorkshire scenes. It kept my interest going.
October 6, 2017
This was a really interesting take on the tried and true apocalypse trope. I really liked the regional UK setting, the odd mix of characters and they way they were broken enough to be human. The ending was what really sold me on this book though: it was pretty brutal and stole the 'big finale' from a lot of characters, but was surprisingly satisfying as a reader.
August 13, 2019
This was an enjoyable story.
The characters are well written with honest depths that make them seen real.
The reason behind the survival of some is an interesting idea I haven’t encountered anywhere else.
The only negative I have is the antagonist. He is an unbelievable character to me. I found him to be too good at what he does for someone who is new to it.
Overall a great story.
The characters are well written with honest depths that make them seen real.
The reason behind the survival of some is an interesting idea I haven’t encountered anywhere else.
The only negative I have is the antagonist. He is an unbelievable character to me. I found him to be too good at what he does for someone who is new to it.
Overall a great story.
September 1, 2021
Rounded up from 3.5.
I liked the story overall, and I enjoyed the way the three storylines converged.
I wanted to know more though about the difficulties they were facing. I think if 90% of the population dropped dead there would be more food about for longer and more cars stopping them from getting anywhere. I didn’t really ‘believe’ a lot of the storyline which took me out of it somewhat.
I liked the story overall, and I enjoyed the way the three storylines converged.
I wanted to know more though about the difficulties they were facing. I think if 90% of the population dropped dead there would be more food about for longer and more cars stopping them from getting anywhere. I didn’t really ‘believe’ a lot of the storyline which took me out of it somewhat.
September 9, 2017
Solar flares and sociopaths
Great book for apocalypse groupies. No zombies, but lots of nasty people to deal with in addition to the normal issues encountered following an apocalyptic event. Good character development and realistic life threatening situations.
Great book for apocalypse groupies. No zombies, but lots of nasty people to deal with in addition to the normal issues encountered following an apocalyptic event. Good character development and realistic life threatening situations.
September 20, 2017
What happens next
The author achieved his aim of wanting us to wonder what happens next. I also spent time contemplating what I would do to survive in the same circumstances. The first book I've read in a while and i have the bug again
The author achieved his aim of wanting us to wonder what happens next. I also spent time contemplating what I would do to survive in the same circumstances. The first book I've read in a while and i have the bug again
January 26, 2018
This was okay. I don't really understand what the main character did to show he must be leader. Also, when I bought it, it didn't say anywhere that it was book 1 - if I had known I would not have read it. I won't read more.
March 15, 2018
Haunting idea...
This book had me questioning how the people around me would behave should mass extinction occur... this book grabs hold from page one, so keep the afternoon open!😉
This book had me questioning how the people around me would behave should mass extinction occur... this book grabs hold from page one, so keep the afternoon open!😉
March 29, 2018
A great book about the end of the world.
Kinda reminds me of the walking dead but without zombies.
Its great how people got together and helped each other survive.
Couldnt put the book down, i had to know what would happen.
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book."
Kinda reminds me of the walking dead but without zombies.
Its great how people got together and helped each other survive.
Couldnt put the book down, i had to know what would happen.
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book."
April 5, 2018
Loved it.
What a great book. Hard to believe this is Paul Stephenson's first book. I could not put it down and was totally enthralled with everything on each page. A must read. I am onto his second book Sleepwalk City. Can't wait to review. Great job!
What a great book. Hard to believe this is Paul Stephenson's first book. I could not put it down and was totally enthralled with everything on each page. A must read. I am onto his second book Sleepwalk City. Can't wait to review. Great job!
June 13, 2018
This was a great page turner from the start. The setting is very different from other apocalyptic books I have read and I couldn't put this story down! Now on to the next book in the series! If you havent read it, give it a try! AND there are no zombies.
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