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Countdown by Mira Grant

mehsi's review

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4.0

Yesterday I finished the first book of this series. I absolutely loved the first book, and decided I wanted to know more about the virus.

Luckily Mira Grant also made a 0.5 book that is all about the virus, the first zombies and more.

This book was a bit confusing, with all the biological terms and such, but I still loved it.

Also the fact that we have about 5+ characters and they keep switching between them (if they are still alive) was a bit annoying, since it took me at least a page to find out who was talking now.

Other than that, I would really recommend this to everyone. The first zombie attacks were awesome to read about. How slowly panic took over.

strayfe_angel's review

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5.0

A must read if you are a fan of the books.

a_schadenfreude's review

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dark informative tense fast-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

4.0

amnesiack's review

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3.0

3.5/5
This novella does a good job of expanding on the history of the Newsflesh zombie outbreak, but outside of a little humanizing of the people involved, it doesn't really say anything new from what was conveyed in Feed.

birdloveranne's review

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4.0

Really good story about how it all started. Just wished it was longer!

woltram's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

moonriverbooks's review

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

Very disjointed, but when you read the foreword, it makes more sense. 

angelic712's review

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4.0

Great prequel to the trilogy! Her books just suck me in! My only complaint is it was too short for me.

jmoses's review

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4.0

Good background in the newsflesh universe. Interesting perspective on a couple of my least favorite characters.

dagrumpypixi3's review

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5.0

so happy to have shambled upon this series