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izziede's review
3.0
I did a reread of this.
Warning spoilers.
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I have to be honest on my initial read f this book I think I was in so much denial about Adrian that I struggled to get past it.
Its hard as a reader when you think the heroine's HEA is going to be with a person then that doesn't happen.
On my reread I think as I knew it was coming, although it's sad I knew Cassie would have to move on of sorts.
I would say if you read this series, don't get attached to anyone, just in case.
Excellent writing.
Really good survival scenarios and I liked that not everyone is selfish and power hungry, though obviously you have a bit of that.
HEA.
Epilogue.
Warning spoilers.
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I have to be honest on my initial read f this book I think I was in so much denial about Adrian that I struggled to get past it.
Its hard as a reader when you think the heroine's HEA is going to be with a person then that doesn't happen.
On my reread I think as I knew it was coming, although it's sad I knew Cassie would have to move on of sorts.
I would say if you read this series, don't get attached to anyone, just in case.
Excellent writing.
Really good survival scenarios and I liked that not everyone is selfish and power hungry, though obviously you have a bit of that.
HEA.
Epilogue.
norma_cenva's review
5.0
All the previous books were great but this one is by far the most "wonderful" if I even can use this expression here. The charter's arc's, the unsuspected plot turn's were both heart warming and heart wrenching time and time again. It is so great to read a humane-first-of-all apocalypse story, it is pretty rear in the genre in my opinion, it is more then not all about the action in the other books, that's why this one is so special to me. Here it is about the people, and their stores, plus main protagonist is a woman written confidently and realistically with all greatness of survival and ugliness of survival together, and it makes the story even more indeering, you can relate, you can cheer, you can be sad, but most of all you can not stop reading it (or listening in my case, the voice-over is brilliantly done!).
P.S. And yes, after Chapter 33 Anna's Backpack scene I was crying like there was no return.
P.S. And yes, after Chapter 33 Anna's Backpack scene I was crying like there was no return.
nikkisuehaight's review
5.0
Im so sad these books are all done I loved reading every single one and wish there would be more
dani_reviews's review
5.0
The perfect end to my favourite zombie series and probably favourite audiobook series EVER. I'm so freaking sad it's over but GAH, it was perfect.
Full review to come!
Full review to come!
melissalynne81's review
5.0
I'm so upset that this series is over. I loved it. There were times I thought that I would throw my iPad in frustration, but I put it down, took a couple deep breaths and then picked it back up.
This series was great. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters. I was very attached to the characters, which definitely made some of the deaths very hard and I did cry at more than one of them. The way the group pulled together and did what had to be done, while protecting each other was great.
This was one of the best zombie series I've read. And I think it's because it wasn't overly graphic or violent or horror filled. There were some points I laughed, pointed I cried, points I was very frustrated and wanted to yell at them. It was a great series and I would highly recommend it.
This series was great. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters. I was very attached to the characters, which definitely made some of the deaths very hard and I did cry at more than one of them. The way the group pulled together and did what had to be done, while protecting each other was great.
This was one of the best zombie series I've read. And I think it's because it wasn't overly graphic or violent or horror filled. There were some points I laughed, pointed I cried, points I was very frustrated and wanted to yell at them. It was a great series and I would highly recommend it.
tweetatweet1's review
5.0
I didn't think.I would like where this was heading but I'm happy with it. I love this crazy crew and hate that it's the end. I have so much hope for their future. I still morn several Kingdom Come people.
n0m_de_grr's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence
monbie's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
hazelbright's review
5.0
This charming trilogy +1 has stuck with me for a few weeks now, quite a few books later. Turns out I miss my friends from this series, and writing this review helps me connect with them again. Cassie is one of the funniest, most clever wisecracking female protagonists - strike that - THE funniest, most clever wisecracking female protagonist - I have read. She doesn't start out that way, though. It takes a zombie apocalypse to reveal to her humor's best and truest use: coping with pain and getting through it to the next day. Understated insights like this are scattered throughout the book. Fleming never hits you over the head with them, either. She is far too skilled for that.
This series had a lot of really cool survivalist (prepper) information in it, all of it correct as far as I know. I learned a few new things, too. That is one of my requirements for a really great read - it has to tell me something interesting that I didn't know before. There is plenty of that in this series.
What I liked best was that it ended with perfect timing, not too suddenly as if the author wanted her paycheck and had put in her 300 pages, so wraps it up with someone blabbing an explanation; and not too overwhelmingly detailed, turning the ending into a tedious and maudlin affair. It was like when I danced the Hora at a wedding. The excitement built and built, and then slowed, all of us joyful and breathless. Then the sweet older gentleman (a stranger) holding my hand gave it a little squeeze, which caused me to turn to him, and he smiled and let go. It was like that. A flawless denouement. Fleming seemed to enjoy telling her tale, and I certainly enjoyed hearing it, and she let me down easy. She took us from the start to the finish of the story and not beyond, and left me satisfied. No cheesy, money-grubbing cliffhangers to maybe keep the door open for a follow-up book. Just a good solid ending.
Another thing I liked a lot about this book was that it described how people truly would behave in a post-apocalyptic world. We are as successful a species as we are because we are incredibly cooperative. It's a lot easier to write a post-apocalyptic novel with all kinds of villains doing really evil things. Conflict is important to a story, but so often it seems staged as if the author has a wad of scraps of paper in a hat, each of them bearing the description of some evil person who will push the plot forward. Fleming does not go there. That is lazy writing, and as easily as the writing flowed in this series, it seemed clear to me that Fleming had put a ton of work into it. It was simply perfect. Excellent plotting, timing, character development, humor, and all of it quite feasible, even given the zombie theme.
Quite an enjoyable read.
This series had a lot of really cool survivalist (prepper) information in it, all of it correct as far as I know. I learned a few new things, too. That is one of my requirements for a really great read - it has to tell me something interesting that I didn't know before. There is plenty of that in this series.
What I liked best was that it ended with perfect timing, not too suddenly as if the author wanted her paycheck and had put in her 300 pages, so wraps it up with someone blabbing an explanation; and not too overwhelmingly detailed, turning the ending into a tedious and maudlin affair. It was like when I danced the Hora at a wedding. The excitement built and built, and then slowed, all of us joyful and breathless. Then the sweet older gentleman (a stranger) holding my hand gave it a little squeeze, which caused me to turn to him, and he smiled and let go. It was like that. A flawless denouement. Fleming seemed to enjoy telling her tale, and I certainly enjoyed hearing it, and she let me down easy. She took us from the start to the finish of the story and not beyond, and left me satisfied. No cheesy, money-grubbing cliffhangers to maybe keep the door open for a follow-up book. Just a good solid ending.
Another thing I liked a lot about this book was that it described how people truly would behave in a post-apocalyptic world. We are as successful a species as we are because we are incredibly cooperative. It's a lot easier to write a post-apocalyptic novel with all kinds of villains doing really evil things. Conflict is important to a story, but so often it seems staged as if the author has a wad of scraps of paper in a hat, each of them bearing the description of some evil person who will push the plot forward. Fleming does not go there. That is lazy writing, and as easily as the writing flowed in this series, it seemed clear to me that Fleming had put a ton of work into it. It was simply perfect. Excellent plotting, timing, character development, humor, and all of it quite feasible, even given the zombie theme.
Quite an enjoyable read.
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