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Oil Apocalypse #2
Bleeding
Dev and Sierra--who have come of age emotionally and as warriors--head down to Payson to spy on the men who have taken over the town. What they find there horrifies them. And Sierra’s aggressive streak leads them into a confrontation with these invaders, one that will put everyone’s lives at risk. Can the neighborhood survive the end of oil?
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2017
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Lou Cadle
32 books125 followersLou Cadle grew up in Tornado Alley near the New Madrid fault, was in San Francisco's 1989 earthquake, watched minor eruptions of Mt. St. Helens from close up, and hiked several times over Kilauea's active lava flows. Cadle currently lives in haboob country.
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December 2, 2019
Starting where Slashed left off, Bleeding follows Dev and Sierra in their reconnaissance of the area, the surrounding neighborhoods similar to theirs first, and the town of Payson second. While we keep seeing how the group of survivors keep tending to their mundane chores and tasks to keep themselves well-fed and their lives more or less up to normal, we also learn how society in the rest of the country, and possibly the rest of the world, seem to have collapsed completely. People are starving, and unscrupulous, armed and semi-organized groups are starting to take advantage of and even oppress innocent people.
I enjoyed this second novel quite a bit more than the first one, with just enough action and mysteries to make me want to get Book 3 and see what happens to Dev, Sierra and the rest of survivors. Sierra’s character evolved quite a bit since we first met her in Book 1, with the novel focusing on a series of moral decisions that bring interesting consequences. Overall, a good continuation of the Oil Apocalypse series.
I enjoyed this second novel quite a bit more than the first one, with just enough action and mysteries to make me want to get Book 3 and see what happens to Dev, Sierra and the rest of survivors. Sierra’s character evolved quite a bit since we first met her in Book 1, with the novel focusing on a series of moral decisions that bring interesting consequences. Overall, a good continuation of the Oil Apocalypse series.
July 30, 2024
Inspiring
As an Englishwoman, who has never touched a gun or seen one that isn't in the hands of a soldier/ policeman at an airport, all the stuff about guns just made me grateful (as it always always does) that we don't allow our citizens to own guns here. If no one has guns from the outset at least you might be more likely to negotiate with people rather than shooting them outright which I found horrendous and hard to sympathise with. I realise there will be bad people you need to defend against but at least in this country they won't have guns. I wasn't sure of the politics of this book but the series has many other redeeming storylines and it is valid to think about what you would do to keep what you had in the event of societal breakdown. I have my own ideas but that is what I've enjoyed about this book that it has really made me think.
As an Englishwoman, who has never touched a gun or seen one that isn't in the hands of a soldier/ policeman at an airport, all the stuff about guns just made me grateful (as it always always does) that we don't allow our citizens to own guns here. If no one has guns from the outset at least you might be more likely to negotiate with people rather than shooting them outright which I found horrendous and hard to sympathise with. I realise there will be bad people you need to defend against but at least in this country they won't have guns. I wasn't sure of the politics of this book but the series has many other redeeming storylines and it is valid to think about what you would do to keep what you had in the event of societal breakdown. I have my own ideas but that is what I've enjoyed about this book that it has really made me think.
December 20, 2017
The storyline for this series is interesting and character development is well done. This is, in my opinion, a good read for those interested in apocalyptic fiction. I have a not so secret love of apocalyptic fiction. I enjoy reading about the many ways folks "handle" a society collapse. I did not rate it higher only because I do not consider it especially "literate". Like a bag of popcorn - it is not especially filling nor does it provide much nourishment - but I like it... smile
August 28, 2019
Perhaps 3.5 stars rounded down. Bleeding isn't as good as Slashed, but in this the second book in the Oil Apocalypse Series, Lou Cadle settles his characters into their new way of life. A few waves of attackers come to kill them, but they resist well. They are always out numbered but they are turning into an elite fighting force. A few of our main characters get hurt and a few newcomers join the team, but nothing extraordinary happens.
But Sierra has big plans for book three.
But Sierra has big plans for book three.
January 28, 2018
This is a very good second book to the series. Arch is a little toned down. I like that there are two strong females, Kelly and Sierra though this is starting to become a little bit of a Sierra show.
February 12, 2018
Great Read!
There's a good story line and soon you feel like you really know each character. Their daily lives are realistic, describing what it takes for survival. There's plenty of action, yet not overboard on the gore of killing. I'm reading them all!
There's a good story line and soon you feel like you really know each character. Their daily lives are realistic, describing what it takes for survival. There's plenty of action, yet not overboard on the gore of killing. I'm reading them all!
September 10, 2018
Excellent and thought provoking.
This and the previous book in this series not only entertained but taught me voluminous amounts about survival during crisis but also commonsense and ethical morality. Great writing. Thank you.
This and the previous book in this series not only entertained but taught me voluminous amounts about survival during crisis but also commonsense and ethical morality. Great writing. Thank you.
July 14, 2025
Great book 2 in the series. There is no fuel so people are starting to get desperate. Armed gangs are trying to steal from folks that prepared for lack of food a shelter. The four houses are sticking together to protect each other.
November 24, 2017
Very good book 2 in a series. Set in a bit of a futuristic setting, this book is very believable. The author is an excellent writer and you find yourself invested in the characters. Highly recommend.
August 8, 2018
Great series
I like this series, author did his homework, tightly written, suspenseful, great read! Set close enough to our time to get your mind working.
I like this series, author did his homework, tightly written, suspenseful, great read! Set close enough to our time to get your mind working.
March 4, 2021
The series is quickly becoming the Sierra chronicles. Not that I mind it, as she is now turning into a natural warrior princess... if only a little impulsive.
December 24, 2021
The first book is a little slow but the second gets going and it gets better and better. Almost done with this and moving on the 3rd.
March 18, 2024
Enjoying the continued story!
February 18, 2018
Continuing The Story
Bleeding is the second book in the Oil Apocalypse series by Lou Cadle. It takes place as one group of outsiders are trying to survive a world where the oil is gone. Where people have gone over the edge to survive and will take anything that they want. They are just trying to eek out an existence outside of this world — farming, utilizing both the sun and the wind to give them power.
In this book, we see some characters grow and others stay the same. There is a lot of internal struggles that Cadle writes about with numerous characters who are trying to become better people. There is a lot of foolish and crazy things done by certain people (I won’t spoil anything) that could have gotten them killed numerous times.
There were a couple brutal scenes in this book (that I thought were needed) and I feel like scenes like this are oddly missing from Post-Apocalyptic books. I think that authors are scared of writing about what would really happen. Cadle hasn’t shied away from that at all. The scene that I’m speaking of and then the scenes with the same girl after were perfectly written in my opinion. I’m genuinely curious to see what happens with her in the other books.
I thought that this was a pretty enjoyable book. I finished it quickly and enjoyed it almost as much as the first book. I could tell that this book fought its own internal struggle between being an epic followup and preparing us for the next book in the series. There were some scenes where I thought, oh wow, Cadle is going to finish it all here, and other times I knew that I was just being set up for more books.
Overall, Bleeding falls into a slight sophomore slump trying to prepare us for better things to come but had enough action and character development to make it an easy read.
Bleeding is the second book in the Oil Apocalypse series by Lou Cadle. It takes place as one group of outsiders are trying to survive a world where the oil is gone. Where people have gone over the edge to survive and will take anything that they want. They are just trying to eek out an existence outside of this world — farming, utilizing both the sun and the wind to give them power.
In this book, we see some characters grow and others stay the same. There is a lot of internal struggles that Cadle writes about with numerous characters who are trying to become better people. There is a lot of foolish and crazy things done by certain people (I won’t spoil anything) that could have gotten them killed numerous times.
There were a couple brutal scenes in this book (that I thought were needed) and I feel like scenes like this are oddly missing from Post-Apocalyptic books. I think that authors are scared of writing about what would really happen. Cadle hasn’t shied away from that at all. The scene that I’m speaking of and then the scenes with the same girl after were perfectly written in my opinion. I’m genuinely curious to see what happens with her in the other books.
I thought that this was a pretty enjoyable book. I finished it quickly and enjoyed it almost as much as the first book. I could tell that this book fought its own internal struggle between being an epic followup and preparing us for the next book in the series. There were some scenes where I thought, oh wow, Cadle is going to finish it all here, and other times I knew that I was just being set up for more books.
Overall, Bleeding falls into a slight sophomore slump trying to prepare us for better things to come but had enough action and character development to make it an easy read.
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