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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
book wasn’t as captivating as the first one, and TOM DIEDDDDDDD 😭😭😭😭 so i’m kinda… yk… not sure if i wanna read the third one.
all of them were pissing me off—even tom. the only one who barely pmo was lilah. chong made the DUMBEST decisions possible EVER.
all of them were pissing me off—even tom. the only one who barely pmo was lilah. chong made the DUMBEST decisions possible EVER.
Another great zombie book :)
Favorite Quote:
"How do you know that?" "Because," Chong said with raised eyebrows, "when you open those things called books, there are words as well as pictures. Sometimes the words tell you stuff."
Favorite Quote:
"How do you know that?" "Because," Chong said with raised eyebrows, "when you open those things called books, there are words as well as pictures. Sometimes the words tell you stuff."
I hope the next books are not revolving around gameland. It would be tedious at this point if it was. I’d like morgie to make an appearance in book three. I was so sad about Tom, but thinking about it, if any of the kids died, Tom as a character wouldnt be the same. It had to be Tom to die for the sake of the story. Also, why did Preacher Jack bleed black and oily when everyone else bled normally? Suspicious. Id like to see that resolved.
I'm just going to keep this review short.
Because honestly the whole book for me like most other second books in the series was a huge let down.
But I am literally keeping with this series because of the ending. My heart is still in shock and I am now absolutely panicked about how the other characters will deal with the ending.
We knew this series was going to be a shocker. It comes with the territory of being an end of the world survivor (zombie) book. People are always going to die. But I did not expect that death.
3 stars but only so high because of the ending which still has me reeling.
Because honestly the whole book for me like most other second books in the series was a huge let down.
But I am literally keeping with this series because of the ending. My heart is still in shock and I am now absolutely panicked about how the other characters will deal with the ending.
We knew this series was going to be a shocker. It comes with the territory of being an end of the world survivor (zombie) book. People are always going to die. But I did not expect that death.
3 stars but only so high because of the ending which still has me reeling.
GUYS ---- READ THIS BOOK.
This book was better than the first one. So much action and peril. So much awesomeness.
I liked the first book, but I LOVED this one.
Here's to hoping they keep getting better (even though I don't have any more stars)
This book was better than the first one. So much action and peril. So much awesomeness.
I liked the first book, but I LOVED this one.
Here's to hoping they keep getting better (even though I don't have any more stars)
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was most definitely an exciting book. I thought it was a great continuation of the series. I loved watching Benny, Nix, Chong, and Lilah grow up and figure out who they are and what they want out of life. It was interesting how the zombies in this book almost weren't frightening at all. It wasn't that they weren't a threat—they are always that. It was just that they are a part of life now, a part of nature. They are to be expected and feared, but they can be taken care of.
The human threats are the ones that are truly terrifying. They're even scarier in this book than they were in the first. Some people got truly messed up. But Tom—man, Tom is amazing. I love his character a whole bunch.
I would definitely recommend this series. The books are much more emotional and heartfelt than is usually expected from a zombie story, and it's quite intriguing. I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
The human threats are the ones that are truly terrifying. They're even scarier in this book than they were in the first. Some people got truly messed up. But Tom—man, Tom is amazing. I love his character a whole bunch.
I would definitely recommend this series. The books are much more emotional and heartfelt than is usually expected from a zombie story, and it's quite intriguing. I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
Great ride. Stayed up late to finish it. Even more suspenseful than the first.
4.5 Stars
“Courage is tricky, oily. Easy to drop, easy to misplace."
"I thought that if you had courage you always had it.". . .
"Lilah, nothing is always there. Not courage, not joy, not hate or hope or anything else. We find courage, lose it, sometimes misplace it for years, and sometimes live in its grace for a while.”
That seems to be the theme of this book. At some point and time everyone is human, loses their resolve and needs a little help to find the courage to move forward and to fight.
Dust and Decay starts seven months after the end of the Rot and Ruin. Benny and Nix have been training with Tom to be ready after the winter to start the trek east to find the plane. Chong has been training to but that is more about Lilah then anything else. Lilah has been living with the Chong family and well, Chong is smitten but she is totally oblivious to his feelings and will be leaving with Tom, Benny and Nix. But after they leave town things go horribly wrong.
Chong has tagged along for the first day for some real Rot and Ruin experience and to spend some last moments with Lilah but before they know it they run into unexpected dangers and while Chong is book smart he is Ruin stupid and makes all the wrong choices.
This book was some non-stop adventure and action once our group leaves for the Rot and Ruin. With Tom leaving the area someone is trying to take up all the territory and make a name for themselves. Lawlessness abounds and the Zoms are starting to do strange things, they are congregating and moving in large packs at faster speeds. There are rumors of a new Gameland and even worse villains than Charley Piny-Eye. With everything trying to kill them there is no way there won’t be any casualties.
Nix, I love her she is so strong and determined even though she is terrified and dealing with all the loses she undertook in the first book. She is still haunted by the pain of Charlie Pink-Eye and the death of her mother. I love her and Benny’s fierce devotion to protecting each other. It is not a touchy, feely, squishy kind of love but it is obvious that it is love none the less.
Chong, well he makes plenty of mistakes…so so many mistakes. Chong, through it all searches for some redemption and a way to make up for the mistakes he has made. I admire the devotion of everyone in the group to each other. They are all willing to stand up to any obstacle and protect one another out of love and not fear or hate.
Lilah has been alone for so long with no one and nothing to care for or about. What happens to our fearless lost Girl when she is given friends and a make shift family. It was a very good portrayal of the conflict and new emotions that someone might have to go through when they begin to be a part of a social group after so long in isolation.
…….And Tom. I don’t know where to start on this, my feeling for him are everywhere after reading this. Tom is my favorite character of the book. He is the ultimate hero, who doesn’t know he is a hero. He is ever leading by example and asks nothing for himself. He is a good brother, a great friend and all his actions are rule by a love of those around him.
“Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers.”
It seems like there is still a lot in store for all the characters as they finally push farther east to find what became of the rest of civilization. I can’t wait to see where the next installment of the series goes.
“Courage is tricky, oily. Easy to drop, easy to misplace."
"I thought that if you had courage you always had it.". . .
"Lilah, nothing is always there. Not courage, not joy, not hate or hope or anything else. We find courage, lose it, sometimes misplace it for years, and sometimes live in its grace for a while.”
That seems to be the theme of this book. At some point and time everyone is human, loses their resolve and needs a little help to find the courage to move forward and to fight.
Dust and Decay starts seven months after the end of the Rot and Ruin. Benny and Nix have been training with Tom to be ready after the winter to start the trek east to find the plane. Chong has been training to but that is more about Lilah then anything else. Lilah has been living with the Chong family and well, Chong is smitten but she is totally oblivious to his feelings and will be leaving with Tom, Benny and Nix. But after they leave town things go horribly wrong.
Chong has tagged along for the first day for some real Rot and Ruin experience and to spend some last moments with Lilah but before they know it they run into unexpected dangers and while Chong is book smart he is Ruin stupid and makes all the wrong choices.
This book was some non-stop adventure and action once our group leaves for the Rot and Ruin. With Tom leaving the area someone is trying to take up all the territory and make a name for themselves. Lawlessness abounds and the Zoms are starting to do strange things, they are congregating and moving in large packs at faster speeds. There are rumors of a new Gameland and even worse villains than Charley Piny-Eye. With everything trying to kill them there is no way there won’t be any casualties.
Nix, I love her she is so strong and determined even though she is terrified and dealing with all the loses she undertook in the first book. She is still haunted by the pain of Charlie Pink-Eye and the death of her mother. I love her and Benny’s fierce devotion to protecting each other. It is not a touchy, feely, squishy kind of love but it is obvious that it is love none the less.
Chong, well he makes plenty of mistakes…so so many mistakes. Chong, through it all searches for some redemption and a way to make up for the mistakes he has made. I admire the devotion of everyone in the group to each other. They are all willing to stand up to any obstacle and protect one another out of love and not fear or hate.
Lilah has been alone for so long with no one and nothing to care for or about. What happens to our fearless lost Girl when she is given friends and a make shift family. It was a very good portrayal of the conflict and new emotions that someone might have to go through when they begin to be a part of a social group after so long in isolation.
…….And Tom. I don’t know where to start on this, my feeling for him are everywhere after reading this. Tom is my favorite character of the book. He is the ultimate hero, who doesn’t know he is a hero. He is ever leading by example and asks nothing for himself. He is a good brother, a great friend and all his actions are rule by a love of those around him.
“Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers.”
It seems like there is still a lot in store for all the characters as they finally push farther east to find what became of the rest of civilization. I can’t wait to see where the next installment of the series goes.