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Mass Extinction Event #2
Days 5 to 8
Trapped in a ruined city, Elizabeth and her brother Henry try to avoid the dangers that seem to lurk on every street. But even when they manage to get home, they face an entirely different kind of threat.
Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, Thomas struggles to keep his brother alive. First, though, he needs to find out what happened to his father, and he also has to make a difficult decision about his ailing mother.
Days 5 to 8 is the second book in the Mass Extinction Event series, continuing the story of a worldwide apocalypse seen from the eyes of two very different people in two very different parts of the US.
Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, Thomas struggles to keep his brother alive. First, though, he needs to find out what happened to his father, and he also has to make a difficult decision about his ailing mother.
Days 5 to 8 is the second book in the Mass Extinction Event series, continuing the story of a worldwide apocalypse seen from the eyes of two very different people in two very different parts of the US.
195 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 30, 2018
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Amy Cross
662 books1,675 followersAmy Cross writes novels and short stories in a number of genres, mainly horror, paranormal and fantasy. Books include The Farm, Annie's Room, The Island, Eli's Town and Asylum.
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September 18, 2021
This reads like a well done Amazon Prime series. You'll find the further adventures of Elizabeth and her brother Henry in New York. What happens to Mallory, the girl Bob caught? What about Bob himself? Is he slowly loosing his mind or has he always been a bit strange? On the other side we switch to Oklahoma and meet up with Thomas and Joe again. What happens to their mother? Is there any help in the nearest town? What do we hear about the origin of the virus? Amy Cross takes you to another roller coaster ride of horror. Great stuff you'll get addicted to. This is a long story you'll long for the next episode. Highly recommended!
August 27, 2022
This is a post-apocalyptic story involving a disease that is released on a specific day throughout the world which causes a mass extinction level event. Days 5 to 8 is the second book in the series by Amy Cross. She really focuses on two characters and their immediate orbits: one in New York City (female) and the other from Oklahoma (male). She attempts to tell their different experiences, but for now, they seem remarkably similar. As with the first book, I still have a lot of questions, which is to be expected in a series, but character motivation still remains an issue, and there are nuances that require understanding that because of the format (first person narrative) I am not sure how she can address and resolve those questions. The story is sufficiently interesting to keep my attention for the next book, but I can see this getting tedious if answers are not forthcoming. I will say that because I've read various Amy Cross works, I do feel comfortable enough to give her some time to fill in the details.
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January 17, 2020(Read the first book in the Mass Extinction series, 'Days 1 to 4'. Didn't enjoy, therefore will not be continuing with the series.)
July 15, 2022
Mwah
Not a single part unloved.
Not a single part unloved.
February 19, 2020
Not one character is likeable
I got up to day 8 and can go no further. I'm not adverse to reading kind of trash novels but this was too much. I can deal with badly edited and the odd inconsistency but this is downright lazy. The same description of the dishevelled business suit guy was used twice for 2 different people. That was annoying. Elisabeth sucks. So does Thomas. Am not rooting for humanity's survival at all. Am guessing they don't get wiped out imminently as there are a million more days to go. Also... major sticking point and spoiler in the first few days Elisabeth finds a group of survivors unwilling to share their food obvs to show the breakdown and mistrust of humanity. Yet they are in New York... where there will be a convenience on every corner and only a handful of survivors and the "zombies" haven't really featured yet. They are not lacking food just common sense it seems, eating almost spoiled sandwiches when the plethora of tinned goods about would make much more sense. Fml. If the worlds food sources became scarce in a matter of 1 week in one of the highest populated and fairly opulent areas I'd be surprised. Save yourself time amd read something else.
I got up to day 8 and can go no further. I'm not adverse to reading kind of trash novels but this was too much. I can deal with badly edited and the odd inconsistency but this is downright lazy. The same description of the dishevelled business suit guy was used twice for 2 different people. That was annoying. Elisabeth sucks. So does Thomas. Am not rooting for humanity's survival at all. Am guessing they don't get wiped out imminently as there are a million more days to go. Also... major sticking point and spoiler in the first few days Elisabeth finds a group of survivors unwilling to share their food obvs to show the breakdown and mistrust of humanity. Yet they are in New York... where there will be a convenience on every corner and only a handful of survivors and the "zombies" haven't really featured yet. They are not lacking food just common sense it seems, eating almost spoiled sandwiches when the plethora of tinned goods about would make much more sense. Fml. If the worlds food sources became scarce in a matter of 1 week in one of the highest populated and fairly opulent areas I'd be surprised. Save yourself time amd read something else.
October 18, 2018
This second book in the Mass Extinction Event series continues the story of Elizabeth in Manhattan and Thomas in Oklahoma in the aftermath of the devastating virus. Still got a few gripes about the typos and the way the books have been marketed but the story is certainly getting more interesting. Have had to buy the next in the series! 8/10 for this episode.
April 11, 2020
Great
The story is developing really well. Virus wipes out the majority of the population. There is a slight zombie twist as the creator of the virus has somehow entered his consciousness into the infected people.
I’m looking forward to reading the next book.
The story is developing really well. Virus wipes out the majority of the population. There is a slight zombie twist as the creator of the virus has somehow entered his consciousness into the infected people.
I’m looking forward to reading the next book.
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December 3, 2018
Oh dear, this set took the story very down hill for me. For one thing, the British terms keep popping up with a story set entirely in the U.S. and with Americans. Henry was incredibly immature and sycophantic and Bob took a scary road to cannibalism in a little under a week from the start of the event. The New York group was generally bad at scavenging and unable to see the great danger in their own group. The Oklahoma farm people had a farm that has far less supplies that I would guess and they should have some access to well water. The big downhill, though, is this suddenly went from a pandemic to zombies. Not just any zombies, but incredibly ones that are able to share thoughts and control with every other dead person/zombie on the planet, including the guy that started the virus. There is absolutely no possible explanation for this able to occur and for me to like a story it has to make some sense. I think I'm done with this series.
September 6, 2024
The sudden death of many people appears to spread throughout the world, but the death doesn’t end with a lifeless body. These corpses are alive with a post-mortar infection. Thomas and Joe pick up a stranded man aiming for safety as the city is empty of any living beings , while Elizabeth tries to salvage her relationship with her brother in order to escape NewYork and crazy Bob.
The second installment of the Saga spans 4 days. No rescue missions in the horizon with survivors joining others to face the catastrophe.
I fond the first 1/2 to be repetitive, with the characters fighting and berating each other, tiring my brain cells. The second 1/2 is better as some details of what happened emerged albeit too late which was disappointing. Amy Cross is planning to milk this saga which must correlate with a better investment in characters and executing more details.
There are mysterious events that will probably be explained later.
The second installment of the Saga spans 4 days. No rescue missions in the horizon with survivors joining others to face the catastrophe.
I fond the first 1/2 to be repetitive, with the characters fighting and berating each other, tiring my brain cells. The second 1/2 is better as some details of what happened emerged albeit too late which was disappointing. Amy Cross is planning to milk this saga which must correlate with a better investment in characters and executing more details.
There are mysterious events that will probably be explained later.
April 11, 2020
The first book had us wondering what was going on. What was the point of the extinction event? Clearly it was man made and on purpose, but why? The second book starts to introduce us to that reason, but leaves us hanging just enough to get us into the third book. The main story arc is great. It might be out there for some, but I’m finding it fun. The mini story arcs are still doing well also. Thomas and Joe in OK has switched to my favorite of the two right now. More believable. Elizabeth and Henry in Manhattan’s story arc is fine, but just hard to believe sometimes. It’s been a week. Seeing two people go full ridiculous in that amount of time, to me, is silly. When Bob reveals what’s under some tarp in the basement, it was just goofy. It’s day 8! Lol. Intrigued where we are going for book 3... and what was that gigantic explosion?
May 4, 2022
Super slow, doesn't pick up
This story does not follow the normal zombie genre. I like that. However, there are lots of errors in the writing and in the details of the story. As well as the fact that the writer isn't not American and uses British terms and British slang when the characters are supposed to be American. The main characters are a mess. Each character has inner fights with themselves and it takes a page to rehash issues that have ready been acknowledged, making it a boring waste of time. The premise in the story itself is interesting but the problems both main characters have seem mundane and really immature. They both seem more worried about their feelings instead of actually surviving. I'm not sure if I will finish the series.
This story does not follow the normal zombie genre. I like that. However, there are lots of errors in the writing and in the details of the story. As well as the fact that the writer isn't not American and uses British terms and British slang when the characters are supposed to be American. The main characters are a mess. Each character has inner fights with themselves and it takes a page to rehash issues that have ready been acknowledged, making it a boring waste of time. The premise in the story itself is interesting but the problems both main characters have seem mundane and really immature. They both seem more worried about their feelings instead of actually surviving. I'm not sure if I will finish the series.
March 24, 2019
MASS EXTINCTION- DAYS 5 - 8
The World has fallen and people have died. This part is really intriguing as it leads us to the person responsible for this mass extinction event. Well, we get a clue.
Elizabeth faces a hard decision, leave Henry behind and go West with some people heading out of the New York. But can she leave her brother? Thomas and his brother, Joe have made it into Scottville. What is a quick stop to check out the empty town turns bad. The town isn't as empty as they thought.
The World has fallen and people have died. This part is really intriguing as it leads us to the person responsible for this mass extinction event. Well, we get a clue.
Elizabeth faces a hard decision, leave Henry behind and go West with some people heading out of the New York. But can she leave her brother? Thomas and his brother, Joe have made it into Scottville. What is a quick stop to check out the empty town turns bad. The town isn't as empty as they thought.
March 20, 2022
This book picks up right where book one left off. And things are not getting any easier for Elizabeth and Thomas. They are getting much much worse. I cannot tell you much of what happens in this book without giving away spoilers, which I hate, but I will tell you this much, the story just gets better. I think the way she writes it and that it takes place in the US which is odd for her books a cool change. You can actually picture yourself right there watching what is unfolding. Such a great series and this is only book 2!!!! Can’t wait to find out what happens next!!!!
May 15, 2019
Not bad but not good
The Editor should be fired for not noticing how many times the writer uses the word realise/realised. It’s a lot. Also there are way to many commas. Who puts a comma before the word “and”? The characters are quite boring as well. It switches from one to another for each chapter and I don’t think I would notice if their names were not used. The story itself is a good one though so I’ll probably persevere with it. “Sigh”
The Editor should be fired for not noticing how many times the writer uses the word realise/realised. It’s a lot. Also there are way to many commas. Who puts a comma before the word “and”? The characters are quite boring as well. It switches from one to another for each chapter and I don’t think I would notice if their names were not used. The story itself is a good one though so I’ll probably persevere with it. “Sigh”
April 7, 2020
A big drop from the first book.
Less than a week in, there is a guy reverting to cannibalism... Really? And "zombies" with a hive mind? Ugh.
The first book had potential, but with the cannibalism and zombies coming out of left field... Well, it seemed like a cheap shot used for shock value.
I got the third book for free on my Kindle, so I suppose I will give it a try. There was just enough of interest in this book for me to start it.
Less than a week in, there is a guy reverting to cannibalism... Really? And "zombies" with a hive mind? Ugh.
The first book had potential, but with the cannibalism and zombies coming out of left field... Well, it seemed like a cheap shot used for shock value.
I got the third book for free on my Kindle, so I suppose I will give it a try. There was just enough of interest in this book for me to start it.
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March 3, 2021Author not familiar with geography
Author think's Chicago is on Lake Ontario, when it's on Lake Michigan...if you're going to write about a country, you really should double check your geography. Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan are many states apart, as well as a couple hundred miles. Series falls apart later...this was the beginning of the end, and sadly the author's best effort.
Author think's Chicago is on Lake Ontario, when it's on Lake Michigan...if you're going to write about a country, you really should double check your geography. Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan are many states apart, as well as a couple hundred miles. Series falls apart later...this was the beginning of the end, and sadly the author's best effort.
December 3, 2023
These books were amusing, but also a bit clueless. There is a constant murderous slaughter by a tiny number of people over food...in a country with MORE THAN 40,000 grocery stores.
The carachters are cartoon like. Either utterly evil or utterly and uncorrectably naieve.
I understand that more thn half of the people on earth have a below average intelligence, but our protagonists are almost unimaginably moronic.
If you can just put aside all incredulity, you can enjoy it.
The carachters are cartoon like. Either utterly evil or utterly and uncorrectably naieve.
I understand that more thn half of the people on earth have a below average intelligence, but our protagonists are almost unimaginably moronic.
If you can just put aside all incredulity, you can enjoy it.
June 4, 2025
I flew through this!! This series has completely hooked me. What stood out the most to me in this installment was the character development especially Henry. Watching him shift from a dependent, emotionally immature kid into someone who parrots extreme survivalist views was so eerie but so well done. The commentary on how easily people can fall into ideological pipelines when they’re scared and looking for structure~ it felt so real! THE ENDING!!! Absolutely craaaaazy.
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August 25, 2018
Great read
I enjoyed this second book of the series. It continued straight from the first which was good as there was no side tracking. The storyline was just as enjoyable with new twists and turns. I am eager to find out what happens next so will definitely be buying the next instalment!
I enjoyed this second book of the series. It continued straight from the first which was good as there was no side tracking. The storyline was just as enjoyable with new twists and turns. I am eager to find out what happens next so will definitely be buying the next instalment!
December 1, 2018
Wish I had stopped with the 1st book
It started out ok with the whole mad man releasing a virus . But you ruined it. He takes over the bodies of dead people? Zombies are more believable. And do the main characters really have to be so stupid? I thought Elizabeth was the older sibling but it sure didn't play that way. I won't waste my time with the rest of the series.
It started out ok with the whole mad man releasing a virus . But you ruined it. He takes over the bodies of dead people? Zombies are more believable. And do the main characters really have to be so stupid? I thought Elizabeth was the older sibling but it sure didn't play that way. I won't waste my time with the rest of the series.
July 24, 2019
The use of confined timeframes for each book in the Mass Extinction Event series is clever and keeps the story focused. The unique journeys that are taken by our two main characters is moved forward with interesting turns and surprises. This post-apocalyptic story took an unusual turn in this book which was surprising and ultimately satisfying.
August 19, 2021
Not bad but needs work
Again, great premise, love where it's going, but it needs a lot of editing. Hint: periods go inside quotation marks for dialogue. Other then that (spoiler alert), GOOD RIDDANCE BOB, YA JACKASS! lol. Lots of little things to clean up, but looking forward to seeing what's next.
Again, great premise, love where it's going, but it needs a lot of editing. Hint: periods go inside quotation marks for dialogue. Other then that (spoiler alert), GOOD RIDDANCE BOB, YA JACKASS! lol. Lots of little things to clean up, but looking forward to seeing what's next.
June 9, 2022
Fa-reaky!
There were some enlightening moments in this second installment. Truly freaky moments. Different than other end-of-the-world stories I've read. Amy Cross, the author, has some really demented thoughts swirling around in her head; that being said in the most complimentary way, of course.
There were some enlightening moments in this second installment. Truly freaky moments. Different than other end-of-the-world stories I've read. Amy Cross, the author, has some really demented thoughts swirling around in her head; that being said in the most complimentary way, of course.
October 1, 2024
Plot is good but execution is poor. Continuity needs work. Editing needs work. Characters constantly doing and saying very implausible things. At least the book was cheap but I am regretting that I bought three of them as a package. Here's hoping the next couple are better and the author discovers the art of proofreading her work.
May 29, 2021
Things are made clear - kind of.
The two sets of siblings continue to struggle and try to cope with their disappearing parents and their differences of opinion concerning acceptable personal moral behavior.
The two sets of siblings continue to struggle and try to cope with their disappearing parents and their differences of opinion concerning acceptable personal moral behavior.
July 23, 2022
Great follow up
Great follow up, I really enjoyed this one and it has started to really set the scene. Some interesting revelations which I am really intrigued to see where they go. If you have read the first I would definitely recommend reading the 2nd.
Great follow up, I really enjoyed this one and it has started to really set the scene. Some interesting revelations which I am really intrigued to see where they go. If you have read the first I would definitely recommend reading the 2nd.
September 2, 2018
so I guess this is about Zombies so I'm out.
September 18, 2018
Exciting
There are so many things going on with this story, it’s hard tour down! Great characters and storyline. On to the next
There are so many things going on with this story, it’s hard tour down! Great characters and storyline. On to the next
September 20, 2018
Stand
This is like Stephen king the stand in a small way
I like it and an looking forward to more
This is like Stephen king the stand in a small way
I like it and an looking forward to more
October 3, 2018
Goodn
Scary !!!! Real it could very well happen .....what would you do if you were one of the ones left?
Scary !!!! Real it could very well happen .....what would you do if you were one of the ones left?
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