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ollie_lee's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this story more than "Hater," the first book in the series. "Dog Blood" follows Danny after he has embraced becoming one of them and he is now searching for his five year old daughter who is also become a hater.
My reason for loving this book may not be for everyone. OVER THE TOP VIOLENCE! I really think this may be the most brutal story I have ever read.
My reason for loving this book may not be for everyone. OVER THE TOP VIOLENCE! I really think this may be the most brutal story I have ever read.
groovyjar88's review against another edition
1.0
About 80 pages in I realized I just don't care about anything in this story.
typicalbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the first installment much a lot. Dog Blood was a great read too and far more violent. For some reason I could relate to Danny better as an Unchanged and felt his personality as a Hater fell a little flat. Odd though, because he was built up very well and his voice persisted. A great take on the rageocalypse that makes me pretty excited to see how it translates to film.
I review this at http://youtu.be/5b9R4FXWNWQ
I review this at http://youtu.be/5b9R4FXWNWQ
acknud's review against another edition
4.0
If you like angry, hater style zombies then this may work for you. They are not really zombies but a new breed of humans. This seems to be a genetic shift that occurred spontaneously and left 1/3 of the population with a very bad attitude the need to kick ass. The ending of the 2nd book deals with an epic battle but no clear answers. maybe the 3rd book will sum it up.
davinareads's review against another edition
3.0
This book would have been better if the author didn't repeat himself so many times.
xcrowingx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
brookes_books's review against another edition
3.0
I was slightly disappointed in this book considering how much I enjoyed Hater. Still a fun Halloween month read.
englej311's review against another edition
4.0
started out a little slow but picked up break neck (pardon the pun) speed towards the last third or so. really amazed at the author's ability to make you care about characters that are killers slaughtering innocent people. on to the trilogy's conclusion!
bookworms_closet's review against another edition
4.0
The Beginning: The cause of the Hate (as it had come to be known on both sides of the uneven divide) was irrelevant.
I knew it would be difficult for Dog Blood to match Hater. The second instalment is always difficult. We don't get the excitement of the first novel, the what-the-hell-is-going-on-rush, which was really powerful in Hater, where we really didn't know what the hell was going on. That was amazing. Second instalments can be both brilliant and horrible. Good authors use the second book to explain things, to focus on the characters or to just tell us more awesome stories. Bad authors (very bad!) just use it for filling. Or to earn extra money (bad, bad authors!).
Dog Blood falls into neither category. I didn't feel the same zsa-zsa-zsu as I did in the first one. But it was still freaking thrilling. It's one of those books that swallow you whole - whenever I opened it, I was completely dead to the world. Speaking of dead, this is the first time the word "zombie" found its way into the story:
'We drag ourselves around constantly, looking for unchanged to kill. It's almost like we're feeding off them. When you're killing, you feel alive, like you can do anything, but the rest of the time it's like you're in limbo. Just existing. Not really living, but not dead either …'
'So what are you saying?'
'I'm saying we're like zombies,' I finally admit.
I'm usually not that crazy about the last instalments - you know, the final battle. I don't really care that much about battles, I care more about the descriptions and character developments. But I'm very curious about Them or Us, the last one in this series. Many of the things I expected to be settled in the last book, were already put to a horrifying end in Dog Blood. I'm so excited about the next one, but have to wait a while before I buy it, as there's simply no space left in my to-read-shelf.
PS: Amazing shot of my cat, right? She's usually so sweet ...