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ravencrantz's review
3.0
I received a free copy from Shut Up & Read's Read it and Reap program in exchange for an honest review
Somewhere in the near future, these creatures start taking over dark recesses of the world. Your houses, cars, any building, even tents are no longer safe if you don't expose them to light at least once a day. These creatures feed on humans. Personally, I like to think of them as similar to the Vastha Nerada from Doctor Who, although other than hiding in shadows and feasting on humans, they really are nothing alike. Had I been given a better description of these things, perhaps my mind wouldn't have wandered into the Whoverse for answers. All we know is they live in the shadows, they have razor-like limbs (claws??) that will tear you to bits, and the vibe I got was they were somewhat bug-like. The didn't even get a name. Needless to say, I was slightly disappointed. I wanted to know so much more about these little creepy crawlies. Where'd they come from? Do they only feed on humans? How do they just appear in places, such as the trunk of a car? I guess I was hoping for the story to focus more on the shadow creatures than the people. Oh well.
you want to know how I know I've been reading too much YA recently? When a lovely female character was introduced as our male characters sidekick, I was so happy she was a lesbian because NO FORCED ROMANCE HUZZAH. Nevermind a lesbian character who is treated as a real person and who acts like a real person. Nope. I mean, that was great, but my first thought was thank god the author isn't going to force her on our hero. Not to mention he was old enough to be her father. But yes, characterization was actually quite nice. They acted as real people and not just flat unemotional words on a page. Relationships were built in a realistic way, and I didn't hate anyone. I didn't really love anyone either, but that's okay.
It was a good read, and a very interesting concept, I just think it was missing something. We follow the heros around the west coast trying to help a settlement camp from a bunch of militia type groups that have formed in the chaos. In this sense, I was reminded of NBC's Revolution. I think that's what kept bugging me. That it reminded me of so many other things and didn't really speak for itself.
Somewhere in the near future, these creatures start taking over dark recesses of the world. Your houses, cars, any building, even tents are no longer safe if you don't expose them to light at least once a day. These creatures feed on humans. Personally, I like to think of them as similar to the Vastha Nerada from Doctor Who, although other than hiding in shadows and feasting on humans, they really are nothing alike. Had I been given a better description of these things, perhaps my mind wouldn't have wandered into the Whoverse for answers. All we know is they live in the shadows, they have razor-like limbs (claws??) that will tear you to bits, and the vibe I got was they were somewhat bug-like. The didn't even get a name. Needless to say, I was slightly disappointed. I wanted to know so much more about these little creepy crawlies. Where'd they come from? Do they only feed on humans? How do they just appear in places, such as the trunk of a car? I guess I was hoping for the story to focus more on the shadow creatures than the people. Oh well.
you want to know how I know I've been reading too much YA recently? When a lovely female character was introduced as our male characters sidekick, I was so happy she was a lesbian because NO FORCED ROMANCE HUZZAH. Nevermind a lesbian character who is treated as a real person and who acts like a real person. Nope. I mean, that was great, but my first thought was thank god the author isn't going to force her on our hero. Not to mention he was old enough to be her father. But yes, characterization was actually quite nice. They acted as real people and not just flat unemotional words on a page. Relationships were built in a realistic way, and I didn't hate anyone. I didn't really love anyone either, but that's okay.
It was a good read, and a very interesting concept, I just think it was missing something. We follow the heros around the west coast trying to help a settlement camp from a bunch of militia type groups that have formed in the chaos. In this sense, I was reminded of NBC's Revolution. I think that's what kept bugging me. That it reminded me of so many other things and didn't really speak for itself.
booklife4life's review
4.0
** I received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review **
Title: Homeless
Author: Nicolas Wilson
Format: PDF file
Rating: 3.75
Time to Read: 8 days
Recommend it?: yes, for those who like end of the world books
My Review: The plot behind this was very interesting. I'm not sure how i would do forever having to not be allowed into a enclosed space in fear of getting killed!
The main character, Mitchell, was a relateable character. I was confused on how old he was throughout the book.
Supporting characters, Darren and Cori, were well written and i was hoping for some romance between Mitch and Cori!
Overall a very good book, i was really wanting it to be way longer thou. it has a very promising story :]
Title: Homeless
Author: Nicolas Wilson
Format: PDF file
Rating: 3.75
Time to Read: 8 days
Recommend it?: yes, for those who like end of the world books
My Review: The plot behind this was very interesting. I'm not sure how i would do forever having to not be allowed into a enclosed space in fear of getting killed!
The main character, Mitchell, was a relateable character. I was confused on how old he was throughout the book.
Supporting characters, Darren and Cori, were well written and i was hoping for some romance between Mitch and Cori!
Overall a very good book, i was really wanting it to be way longer thou. it has a very promising story :]
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