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fantasy_with_me's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible pacing, flat and boring characters. Interesting take on zombies but that wasn't enough to save it for me. I kept chanting, "It'll get better, it'll get better" but it just got worse at the end, forcing two characters together quickly in the final page that had hardly shown any interest in each other throughout the book. Ugh.
rely's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Great YA zombie story.
tracyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kevinhendricks's review against another edition
3.0
Another zombie outbreak novel, this one following teens on the west coast. It's fast paced and full of action. My two complaints: It sets up an on-going series so there's not much of a conclusion and then the last chapter suddenly brings up this weird dream thing, like they're setting up for number two in the series when they hardly touched on that the entire rest of the story.
kimiknits's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this so much! I'm not a big fan of zombies, but I really connected with the characters and the story. Tananarive Due has a way of writing teenagers that is simply captivating. I would read anything with her name on it.
lmurray74's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable read and a great companion to dissertation writing. To get my eyes off the computer screen I had this to read. Took me somewhere else for sure. It has some genuinely scary moments and it's not just the zombies you have to look out for, as is so often the case. This story doesn't reinvent the genre and I'll admit I'm not always big on zombies but I love Tananarive Due's stories writing here Steven Barnes. The road trip works well and it's a young group of folk, on their way south from Washington State to get to a refuge. I've already got the sequel here and I'm looking forward to finding out more about this.
odrib's review
4.0
I was excited to read this book, because it was adapted from one of my favourite short stories included in Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due. It’s a fresh and interesting YA homage to the zombie apocalypse genre.
undertheteacup's review against another edition
4.0
I was really hard to get through this story at first. It's when all of the loss, all of the traumatic events happen. Given the situation in the Bay and all over the country right now, with the fires, the ashfall, the hurricanes, the Nazis out in force, the government trying so openly to harm its citizens... the apocalyptic,'the world as you know it is gone' feel of the book hit really, really close to home.
It was wonderful to discover that this book didn't follow the trend of all these other zombie books and movies out there which make it a point to kill off a member of the group seemingly every other day. Rather than using the post-apocalyptic environment to highlight the awfulness of the human condition, the authors chose to focus on the skills, values, and relationships that help the main characters get through it. It was extremely satisfying to read about them facing challenges together, because I trusted the narrative not to gamble unnecessarily with their pain and suffering. Their bonding and competence was beautiful.
I was also struck by the natural beauty that was so palpable throughout the book. There was definitely a sense that humanity hasn't necessarily improved upon the world much, and the contrast between the loss/grief/horror and the fact that the snow, the trees, the ocean lapping at the beach could still have such peace and beauty was incredibly effective.
Can't wait to read the sequel.
It was wonderful to discover that this book didn't follow the trend of all these other zombie books and movies out there which make it a point to kill off a member of the group seemingly every other day. Rather than using the post-apocalyptic environment to highlight the awfulness of the human condition, the authors chose to focus on the skills, values, and relationships that help the main characters get through it. It was extremely satisfying to read about them facing challenges together, because I trusted the narrative not to gamble unnecessarily with their pain and suffering. Their bonding and competence was beautiful.
I was also struck by the natural beauty that was so palpable throughout the book. There was definitely a sense that humanity hasn't necessarily improved upon the world much, and the contrast between the loss/grief/horror and the fact that the snow, the trees, the ocean lapping at the beach could still have such peace and beauty was incredibly effective.
Can't wait to read the sequel.
elna17a9a's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0