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entrejl's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
lazyreader's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
vailynst's review against another edition
3.0
Mini-Review:
4 Stars for Narration by Bronson Pinchot, 3 Stars for Story
Solid apocalypse story due to humane mistakes. For those who label this as a zombie story? Maybe they need to re-read/listen to details about the bio-weapon and what it did. Those exposed are changed to an extreme. It's not dead flesh being animated by some other source.
The story is very focused on events and what is happening. I'm not really attached to any of the characters. I like that I'm kept on my toes on who is going to get the axe. The important bits are predictable but told in a manner that's entertaining.
4 Stars for Narration by Bronson Pinchot, 3 Stars for Story
Solid apocalypse story due to humane mistakes. For those who label this as a zombie story? Maybe they need to re-read/listen to details about the bio-weapon and what it did. Those exposed are changed to an extreme. It's not dead flesh being animated by some other source.
The story is very focused on events and what is happening. I'm not really attached to any of the characters. I like that I'm kept on my toes on who is going to get the axe. The important bits are predictable but told in a manner that's entertaining.
erikam's review
3.0
Better than Orbs, but still not on the Hell Divers level. The writing needs work as far as character depth, but the story line is great. I really like that this author has such a range of stories.
Is there a possible romance brewing between Kate & Beckham? (I hope so!) There is good science behind the infected, but I wouldn't consider this a true zombie story. The military aspect seems almost forced, but not exactly realistic (based solely on other military fiction I've read). The author makes a point to let us know that the infected still have some sot of humanity left deep inside (a "hint") which makes them less mindless or monstrous at times, although it is unclear if this is really the case or if it is wishful thinking on the protagonist's part.
Gibson's character is the epitome of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." Overall good story.
Is there a possible romance brewing between Kate & Beckham? (I hope so!) There is good science behind the infected, but I wouldn't consider this a true zombie story. The military aspect seems almost forced, but not exactly realistic (based solely on other military fiction I've read). The author makes a point to let us know that the infected still have some sot of humanity left deep inside (a "hint") which makes them less mindless or monstrous at times, although it is unclear if this is really the case or if it is wishful thinking on the protagonist's part.
Gibson's character is the epitome of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." Overall good story.
hazelbright's review
3.0
Not bad enough to stop me from going on to the second in the series. The second book in the series got rid of me, though.
lilyn_g's review
4.0
Good book. Not amazing, didn't cover any new ground, but nonetheless very good.
Enough that I'm genuinely looking forward to reading the next one.
Enough that I'm genuinely looking forward to reading the next one.
ajspedding's review
5.0
One of the things that did have me thinking (and still does) is how easily a contagion can spread. A carrier on a plane, on a train to work, of someone coughing in the wrong place… one lapse and we’re looking at extinction. And that’s something Smith works well into his book – the ‘what if’ that so readily sits beneath our primal fear of deadly contagious diseases that could so easily turn pandemic.
As the first in the series of five, this book does all it’s supposed, and while I would have wanted to see a little more emotional struggle from Beckham when it comes to Lovato, that’s a small thing when dealing with a soldier who has spent most of his life detaching himself from the horrors of what he does.
On a Goodreads scale 4.5 stars, but I'm going to give it 5 stars here.
As the first in the series of five, this book does all it’s supposed, and while I would have wanted to see a little more emotional struggle from Beckham when it comes to Lovato, that’s a small thing when dealing with a soldier who has spent most of his life detaching himself from the horrors of what he does.
On a Goodreads scale 4.5 stars, but I'm going to give it 5 stars here.