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badseedgirl's review against another edition
2.0
Wow was that an abrasive and abrupt ending. If Mr. Bourne did not want to finish the book put it away and come back later, but to just rush the ending, shame on you.
ewingo401's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, a satisfying end to the trilogy. The end of the 2nd book made it pretty clear which direction this one would be going in story wise. The one big change in this book is the author finally and (almost) completely does away with the "journal format" of writing. I felt like the 2nd book suffered from sticking to that format even though it was a big part of what made the 1st book so unique and interesting, the story has outgrown the format at this point and it was good to have those restraints lifted. One negative I feel worth pointing out is the way some of the chapters are laid out. The book basically tells the story of a few different groups, including that of our protagonist from the previous books, with chapters devoted to a piece of each groups story. What I didn't like was that during some chapters the story would suddenly flash over to another group or a related, yet seemingly random journal entry from our protagonist. This didn't happen often, but it was distracting when it did happen. But like I said, overall an enjoyable read. If you're a fan of the genre then you owe it to yourself to read this series.
tommy1974's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as the first few but it kept me, just about...
For poor books remember what Yoda said - "If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are ... a different game you should play!"
How I review...
1 star - binned it before half way, please don't write anymore!!!
2 stars - finally binned it after really trying, I mean really trying and I hate to not finishing someth....
3 stars - finished it but boy was that hard work on times, it just about hooked me back in as I was about to dump it
4 stars - great book but it lacked something, something, can't put my finger on it but.... something
5 stars - want more, more books, more movies about the books, more movies about the authors and the making of the movie, just more!!!
For poor books remember what Yoda said - "If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are ... a different game you should play!"
How I review...
1 star - binned it before half way, please don't write anymore!!!
2 stars - finally binned it after really trying, I mean really trying and I hate to not finishing someth....
3 stars - finished it but boy was that hard work on times, it just about hooked me back in as I was about to dump it
4 stars - great book but it lacked something, something, can't put my finger on it but.... something
5 stars - want more, more books, more movies about the books, more movies about the authors and the making of the movie, just more!!!
vikingwolf's review against another edition
3.0
This book takes the form of a straight novel instead of a diary from the outset which gave me hope that we would see more of my favourite characters-John and Annabelle. However the author then decides to add more new characters and use multiple POVs which I did not think was required. We follow Kil and Saien on their mission to China, survivors at a remote station in the frozen north, soldiers trying to reach Hotel 23, Admiral of the Fleet, Remote 6, a seal team on Hawaii etc. We do get the odd thought of John and Tara but not anywhere near enough.
What did I like? Well the mission of the seal team on Hawaii was the best thing in the book. There was a real purpose to it, it was exciting and nerve shredding, just like Kil and John's initial adventures in the first book. Really enjoyed that. The few bits we got of John kicking ass with Annabelle and the Hotel 23 survivors was good but not enough of it. The marines going to Hotel 23 was also a decent subplot.
What I didn't like? The whole Arctic outpost story was not necessary and it slowed the entire story down. With that and the alien plot, I felt as if this was a fanfic version of The Thing rather than a zombie novel. Tara whining and sobbing all the time made me want to throw her overboard. Going to the ship outbreak after the event and telling us what happened instead of the excitement of showing us John and the others in the battle. I can't even tell you how disappointing that was. The ease of the mission to China and the actual point of it. I just didn't find any of that interesting.
I didn't find the ending greatly satisfying other than the Remote Six outcome. It all felt a bit rushed and a bit of an anti-climax really. The story is left open for a possible follow up but unless it was based fully on the Hotel 23 people, I wouldn't be that interested in following it. A bit of a tame end to a series that started so well.
What did I like? Well the mission of the seal team on Hawaii was the best thing in the book. There was a real purpose to it, it was exciting and nerve shredding, just like Kil and John's initial adventures in the first book. Really enjoyed that. The few bits we got of John kicking ass with Annabelle and the Hotel 23 survivors was good but not enough of it. The marines going to Hotel 23 was also a decent subplot.
What I didn't like? The whole Arctic outpost story was not necessary and it slowed the entire story down. With that and the alien plot, I felt as if this was a fanfic version of The Thing rather than a zombie novel. Tara whining and sobbing all the time made me want to throw her overboard. Going to the ship outbreak after the event and telling us what happened instead of the excitement of showing us John and the others in the battle. I can't even tell you how disappointing that was. The ease of the mission to China and the actual point of it. I just didn't find any of that interesting.
I didn't find the ending greatly satisfying other than the Remote Six outcome. It all felt a bit rushed and a bit of an anti-climax really. The story is left open for a possible follow up but unless it was based fully on the Hotel 23 people, I wouldn't be that interested in following it. A bit of a tame end to a series that started so well.
sjean1149's review against another edition
3.0
I was a huge fan of the first two books in this series. I could not wait to see what kind of zombie messes the crew would be seeing in this book. But toward the end of the second book, I could tell what direction the third would be going in. Nonetheless, I was excited. It took me nearly three weeks to get through this book. I finished the other two in a day. I just felt as though there were too many missions going on. I didn't understand the involvement from some of the groups that were in the story and it all wrapped up so fast with only an epilogue to tie together the 3 or 4 random different sub stories that were going on. On top of that, the military language is hard to follow sometimes. I'm not in the military so if it could have been written with readers like me in mind I think it would have made for a smoother read. That being said, I'm still a fan of J.L. Bourne and his style of zombie writing.
chevaliercreates's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
scottpm's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the beginning of the series. The journal approach is gone and missed greatly. The book went off in several different directions some were successful while others just seemed to be filler. The ending seemed rushed as if the author had to finish at a certain page count. Overall though it was still an enjoyable read.
cdbaker's review against another edition
4.0
The style of this book changed from a 'diary style' narrative to following multiple characters and points of view. I feel like the author kind of needed to do that to keep it interesting, but it didn't work quite as well as the first books. It was still entertaining, but not as good as the first two.
kilcannon's review against another edition
3.0
We've replaced the zombie tactics of the first two books with more explicit right wing tendencies and a mishmash of government/alien/other (spoilers!) conspiracies and half-baked concepts.
I found it entertaining, heh, despite objectively being a step down from the previous two, which were good enough, with the help of their narrative gimmick, to be worthwhile.
I found it entertaining, heh, despite objectively being a step down from the previous two, which were good enough, with the help of their narrative gimmick, to be worthwhile.