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fellowsjm's review against another edition
4.0
It’s hard to remember specifics from individual books in a series as long as this but I think the series was really good at building tension, and I wouldn’t say that any particular book was irrelevant to the story
obsethedwithyou's review against another edition
4.0
SO. FUCKIN. DARK. How did I read these in middle school?!? But the plot holds up and I’m genuinely having fun rereading this series. One more to go!
ajcooley's review against another edition
3.0
Is this series EVER going to end? I'm ready for some ultimate closure.
thatkorigirl's review against another edition
5.0
Beginning roughly four months after the events of Plague, Fear starts off with dramatic changes in the plot. Although much of the action packed, emotion inducing inner turmoil plotting remains the same, with the counting down timer again used effectively to build suspense, this book focuses a lot more on the mystery/complexity of the FAYZ and the characters within. And, for the first time, outside.
That's right folks - beginning with the first scene and continuing at intermittent breaks, a cast of adult characters makes brief but enlightening appearances. Primarily following Sam and Caine's mother, Connie Temple, a subplot sees the newest protagonist struggle to regain her children safely from the comforts of the outside world.
Inside the FAYZ, the two towns managed by Sam and King Caine at the new lake and PB respectively are beginning to notice disturbing signs - a blackness is creeping up the walls. Darkness is reaching in, and the action of power hungry and scared individuals is captivating. Several characters step up to the challenge with completely new personalities - Astrid, embracing a secular viewpoint after roughing it alone with the guilt of sacrificing Pete, complete turns her character around. Diana is pregnant at an alarming rate. And Penny, the girl who can make psychotic visions, has been unchained.
Meanwhile Little Pete's spirit is loose, attempting to figure out the games new rules.
Last but not least, our favorite Darkness is back, ready to become reborn by sending Drake to retrieve Diana.
I couldn't put it down - if you've enjoyed the story thus far I highly recommend it.
As a final note, whether due to my increasingly broader readings and just growing up to read a lot more adult fiction or whether due to MG's tuning language down, the prose in this book seemed a bit lax in this book. It wasn't a persistent problem, but I noticed repeated diction used over and over when some synonyms might have changed up the wording in an appeasing manner.
That's right folks - beginning with the first scene and continuing at intermittent breaks, a cast of adult characters makes brief but enlightening appearances. Primarily following Sam and Caine's mother, Connie Temple, a subplot sees the newest protagonist struggle to regain her children safely from the comforts of the outside world.
Inside the FAYZ, the two towns managed by Sam and King Caine at the new lake and PB respectively are beginning to notice disturbing signs - a blackness is creeping up the walls. Darkness is reaching in, and the action of power hungry and scared individuals is captivating. Several characters step up to the challenge with completely new personalities - Astrid, embracing a secular viewpoint after roughing it alone with the guilt of sacrificing Pete, complete turns her character around. Diana is pregnant at an alarming rate. And Penny, the girl who can make psychotic visions, has been unchained.
Meanwhile Little Pete's spirit is loose, attempting to figure out the games new rules.
Last but not least, our favorite Darkness is back, ready to become reborn by sending Drake to retrieve Diana.
I couldn't put it down - if you've enjoyed the story thus far I highly recommend it.
As a final note, whether due to my increasingly broader readings and just growing up to read a lot more adult fiction or whether due to MG's tuning language down, the prose in this book seemed a bit lax in this book. It wasn't a persistent problem, but I noticed repeated diction used over and over when some synonyms might have changed up the wording in an appeasing manner.
laurajh77's review against another edition
4.0
I raced through the first 3 books in this series a few years back. Then it took me a while to get around to #4 and I really didn’t like that one much. It was incredibly dark, the plague reference was maybe a bit close to home at the time, and at the end I needed to breathe. So coming back to #5 I was a bit hesitant. The main characters jumped off the page within moments and the world of the FAYZ was back, in all its horror. Much of the origin of the dome is dealt with, how it connects to the main characters and their powers. As a result it feels a much more rounded book. I also liked the glimpses of life outside and they add a new perspective that I appreciated. Right now, I’m needing a little breather from the series but will be back for #6 soon. A solid return to form for this very graphic series.
hyms's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 tror jeg. Utrolig at de her bøger stadig kan skræmme mig! Men samtidig må jeg indrømme at jeg virkelig synes de begynder at trække i langdrag.
mitlevi's review against another edition
5.0
The darkest one yet. Fear literally leaves you gobsmacked. Amazingly good! The plot is incredible from the first page! The ending will leave you satisfied, shocked and scared! What will happen next in the FAYZ?
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
This series still has me completely hooked. It's SUPERdark now, though. In every way. There's still some writing that bugged me a bit (a phrase about someone being drawn to someone else like metal shavings to a magnet had me laughing out loud), but the characters and plot and setting of this way override this. One more!
Check out the A.V. Club's review.
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I loved the attention given to Edilio, Astrid's development, Penny is a fascinating character, and love getting back to Quinn's story. And the drama going on outside is really sad but realistic in a good way.Check out the A.V. Club's review.
joyousreads132's review against another edition
5.0
Book number five of the Gone series was pretty much everything that I’d expected from Mr. Grant: Heart-stopping suspense in a relentless pursuit to make a basket case out of his readers. Well, you’ve done well, Mr. Grant. Bravo.
The kids of FAYZ have gone into two separate camps; and at the helms of these camps are brothers, Sam and Caine. For the moment, the siblings have come to some sort of temporary peace. But deep into the mine, the gaiaphage is anything but. It is terrified; it wants to get out to be reborn. Little Pete was his hope but his death ended that plan. The darkness, however, has a plan B.
As the slow build of terror comes to a simmer, the entire dome is slowly being swallowed by utter darkness. Darkness means no food; no food means hunger; hunger means chaos. But they have bigger problems to face first: Drake – the evil whip-hand is looking for blood. Commanded by the gaiaphage, Drake would do everything it asks especially if it meant he'd be able exact his revenge on the one he hated more than he hated Sam and his crew: Diana. He also realized that this time, no one will stop him from killing those he abhors. There's no rest for the weary of Perdido Beach and Michael Grant sure made this prevalent with every agony and suffering – both mental and physical – that he’d put his characters through.
Brand new terror and unspeakable pain - Fear was a different torment somehow; it was a slow progression of trepidation, and delight in pain in the most perverse way. Michael Grant rooted right through the minds of these kids and put them through some torture of a different kind. There were perspectives that gave me a more in-depth look into the state of mind of these kids. They were scared, of course, but the author dug deeper into their psyches. Also, some of the secondary characters have been given more play (which I loved!) and it almost felt like I was meeting them for the first time.
The ending was hopeful but sad and it ripped me. Without giving anything away, let’s just say that some of the kids of Perdido Beach are not feeling so hot about the dome lifting.
VERDICT: Michael Grant is a god; I either love him or fear him for his rich but disturbing imagination. The subsequent books to this series were my annual torment and delight. I looked forward and dreaded reading them just because my heart goes through calisthenics of a different kind when I do. Fear is by far, my favorite of the series because gosh darnnit, I can see the LIGHT at the end of the tunnel – or in this case, the mine. I am so ready for these kids to have a happy ending even though I know Michael Grant is probably going to make them work extra hard for it.
The kids of FAYZ have gone into two separate camps; and at the helms of these camps are brothers, Sam and Caine. For the moment, the siblings have come to some sort of temporary peace. But deep into the mine, the gaiaphage is anything but. It is terrified; it wants to get out to be reborn. Little Pete was his hope but his death ended that plan. The darkness, however, has a plan B.
As the slow build of terror comes to a simmer, the entire dome is slowly being swallowed by utter darkness. Darkness means no food; no food means hunger; hunger means chaos. But they have bigger problems to face first: Drake – the evil whip-hand is looking for blood. Commanded by the gaiaphage, Drake would do everything it asks especially if it meant he'd be able exact his revenge on the one he hated more than he hated Sam and his crew: Diana. He also realized that this time, no one will stop him from killing those he abhors. There's no rest for the weary of Perdido Beach and Michael Grant sure made this prevalent with every agony and suffering – both mental and physical – that he’d put his characters through.
Brand new terror and unspeakable pain - Fear was a different torment somehow; it was a slow progression of trepidation, and delight in pain in the most perverse way. Michael Grant rooted right through the minds of these kids and put them through some torture of a different kind. There were perspectives that gave me a more in-depth look into the state of mind of these kids. They were scared, of course, but the author dug deeper into their psyches. Also, some of the secondary characters have been given more play (which I loved!) and it almost felt like I was meeting them for the first time.
The ending was hopeful but sad and it ripped me. Without giving anything away, let’s just say that some of the kids of Perdido Beach are not feeling so hot about the dome lifting.
VERDICT: Michael Grant is a god; I either love him or fear him for his rich but disturbing imagination. The subsequent books to this series were my annual torment and delight. I looked forward and dreaded reading them just because my heart goes through calisthenics of a different kind when I do. Fear is by far, my favorite of the series because gosh darnnit, I can see the LIGHT at the end of the tunnel – or in this case, the mine. I am so ready for these kids to have a happy ending even though I know Michael Grant is probably going to make them work extra hard for it.