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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
The most diverse, progressive book I've ever read! Would have been five stars had it not been for the boring last 100 pages.
2.5
Of the four books of this series I read, this was by far my least favorite. There were parts that I found cringey and preachy and that felt shoehorned in as a lesson, not as a good and natural part of the plot. And this is from someone very supportive of the authors viewpoints. I also felt the plot was much less realistic than even the other books and the dialogue was awkward at times. I completed this series because it was the first zombie book I ever read, about ten years ago. So I had a lot of nostalgia about it. It's entertaining, but I didn't feel this book added anything to the series, and it would've been better as the trilogy with no more books. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this series. I will read more of the author's other works though (I enjoyed Into The Drowning Deep).
Of the four books of this series I read, this was by far my least favorite. There were parts that I found cringey and preachy and that felt shoehorned in as a lesson, not as a good and natural part of the plot. And this is from someone very supportive of the authors viewpoints. I also felt the plot was much less realistic than even the other books and the dialogue was awkward at times. I completed this series because it was the first zombie book I ever read, about ten years ago. So I had a lot of nostalgia about it. It's entertaining, but I didn't feel this book added anything to the series, and it would've been better as the trilogy with no more books. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this series. I will read more of the author's other works though (I enjoyed Into The Drowning Deep).
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book, while eminently readable as a standalone novel, is even THAT much better as the perfect ending to an amazing series.
Trust me, anyone who reads all 12 novels, novellas, and short stories in the “Newsflesh” cinematic universe is, like me, going to wake up with a massive fiction hangover!
Trust me, anyone who reads all 12 novels, novellas, and short stories in the “Newsflesh” cinematic universe is, like me, going to wake up with a massive fiction hangover!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual harassment
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked the Newsflesh trilogy, so when I saw there was a fourth book in the series in the library, I picked it up. Doesn't have much new to say - it's an alternate perspective with new characters to the first book. Better from a diversity perspective in including characters who are lesbian and gender fluid, rather than the cis gender convention of the first three books, but otherwise not much to say.
3.5 stars
The year 2040 and still no woman president lmfao. Figures.
I was really into this story for most of the time and really enjoyed it. It would have earned a solid 4 stars from me, if it hadn't have gotten off track near the end. The whole thing with "The Maze" and the way that progressed and then eventually ended the story is where it lost me. It just didnt seem to fit, and took a weird turn. The way it wrapped up gave me Hunger Games vibes because we dont get to see the problems actually being solved. They set up a seemingly impossible problem and then just get resolved magically without us seeing any details. I was so curious how they were going to get out of their predicament, but we dont see any of that. Its just "time" all of a sudden one night.
I really didnt enjoy the main character which is strange because it didnt make me like the story any less. I didnt really particularly like any of the characters actually. Mat annoyed me and just didnt seem like a believable person. Not because of the whole nonbinary thing which I actually really liked how the book was like "They're nonbinary. They use 'they/their/them' pronouns. It sounds weird at first if you're not used to it, but get used to it. The end." But just as a character the way they would say things made me almost cringe. It was so maybe forcibly quirky? Same thing with Ash for half the time.
I still really liked maybe the first three fourths of this story. Definitely worth it if you've read the rest of the series and enjoyed those.
The year 2040 and still no woman president lmfao. Figures.
I was really into this story for most of the time and really enjoyed it. It would have earned a solid 4 stars from me, if it hadn't have gotten off track near the end. The whole thing with "The Maze" and the way that progressed and then eventually ended the story is where it lost me. It just didnt seem to fit, and took a weird turn. The way it wrapped up gave me Hunger Games vibes because we dont get to see the problems actually being solved. They set up a seemingly impossible problem and then just get resolved magically without us seeing any details. I was so curious how they were going to get out of their predicament, but we dont see any of that. Its just "time" all of a sudden one night.
I really didnt enjoy the main character which is strange because it didnt make me like the story any less. I didnt really particularly like any of the characters actually. Mat annoyed me and just didnt seem like a believable person. Not because of the whole nonbinary thing which I actually really liked how the book was like "They're nonbinary. They use 'they/their/them' pronouns. It sounds weird at first if you're not used to it, but get used to it. The end." But just as a character the way they would say things made me almost cringe. It was so maybe forcibly quirky? Same thing with Ash for half the time.
I still really liked maybe the first three fourths of this story. Definitely worth it if you've read the rest of the series and enjoyed those.
That last third of the book was so good! It was all good, but dang!
I'm not totally sure how this got on my list - it's the 4th in a series, but I think it can stand alone (although I guess it might spoil the first 3). It's about a post-zombie apocalypse world where life is sort of back to normal - albeit a lot more dangerous with more weapons and blood tests - and is about a news team travelling with a politician who wants to run for president. Because even after a zombie apocalypse, you still need to have elections. It's definitely a novel take on the zombie thing (the mechanism of zombification is a little uncommon, plus the fact that life carries on after), and it's a fun read with strong interesting characters, but occasionally goes off on sidebars about things that feel a bit like lectures. If you're super into zombies, the series would be fun, but if you're not, /shrug.