Maggie rules The Hilltop. Sophia gets bullied and Carl damn near kills her bullies. Their families are pissed and want Carl banished. Gregory, the old leader, agrees to kill Maggie but fails. Jesus group goes out to find a missing patrol and runs into the Whisperers. Jesus and another survive and they take a hostage, Lydia. While in camp, she befriends Carl and she seduces him and takes his virginity. Her group comes for her and offers peace and a prisoner swap. Carl runs away to find Lydia.

one of the best so far, bespite the fact that it was a build up one
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Again, Carl is stupid...

Carl...
adventurous dark 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: Yes

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So...this one was okaaay. Definitely not my favorite. In fact, it was a little weird...

Anyway...

The whole thing with Lydia was weird. I mean, I get what Kirkman was going for with her, but it just didn't work for me.


Here's hoping the next installment is better!