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macxiii's review against another edition
4.0
Is this the next great literary classic? No. Is it fun? Yes.
tinydancer93083's review against another edition
5.0
You won't look at subways the same way again after reading Awakened by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth. A horror, thriller book that will take you deep into the darkness of the New York City subways.
It's been a long time in the making. A new expansion of the Z train, connecting not only the boroughs of NYC but also Jersey for an easy commute. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. This is a monumental event for the city bringing in the city's Mayor and the President of the United States Major dignitaries for the opening of the subway extension. What no one knows is that deep below the streets of NYC a creature has been awakened by the construction of the subway. That is, until the train comes into the station and all the passengers are missing and in their place, blood. Will anyone come out of this alive?
In Awakened, Murray's first novel, he teamed up with Wearmouth to write this fast-paced, can't put down, horror thriller. As someone who's lived in New York City all my life, I enjoyed reading about the places I know and visit quite frequently. The imagery is real if you know what it's really like to be taking a New York City subway. There's blood. There's gore. And most importantly, and what I enjoyed the most, the parts of the book that took you to an unexpected turn. Just when I thought one thing was about to be solved, I was left with my jaw dropped to find out there was a twist in the story.
Murray and Wearmouth's writing really brings not only the setting to life, but the characters as well. As I read along, I felt that I knew them as real people and not characters in a novel. Times when you would be upset of a death of a character were balanced off when certain characters you weren't sad to see them get what they deserved.
Since reading this book, I will admit, when I'm on the New York City subway and I hear a mysterious noise from outside in the tunnel, I almost expect to see a creature come breaking in through the windows. Though, that definitely would add to the excitement of always getting stuck on the train while there's a "delay."
This is the first book of a trilogy that Murray and Wearmouth are working on and I can't wait for the next two books to be written and hopefully it'll continue after that some more. It's rare I'm upset when I finish a book because I don't want to see it end and that's what happened with this book. I was sad when I came to the last page and anxiously wait for the next book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Horror and Science Fiction. And for anyone who lives in New York City and knows the MTA system and how it's usually run, this is a book you would definitely enjoy.
I received an galley edition of this book from the publisher through a contest they ran on Facebook. The actual book will be released on June 26, 2018. This is one you don't want to miss out on!
It's been a long time in the making. A new expansion of the Z train, connecting not only the boroughs of NYC but also Jersey for an easy commute. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. This is a monumental event for the city bringing in the city's Mayor and the President of the United States Major dignitaries for the opening of the subway extension. What no one knows is that deep below the streets of NYC a creature has been awakened by the construction of the subway. That is, until the train comes into the station and all the passengers are missing and in their place, blood. Will anyone come out of this alive?
In Awakened, Murray's first novel, he teamed up with Wearmouth to write this fast-paced, can't put down, horror thriller. As someone who's lived in New York City all my life, I enjoyed reading about the places I know and visit quite frequently. The imagery is real if you know what it's really like to be taking a New York City subway. There's blood. There's gore. And most importantly, and what I enjoyed the most, the parts of the book that took you to an unexpected turn. Just when I thought one thing was about to be solved, I was left with my jaw dropped to find out there was a twist in the story.
Murray and Wearmouth's writing really brings not only the setting to life, but the characters as well. As I read along, I felt that I knew them as real people and not characters in a novel. Times when you would be upset of a death of a character were balanced off when certain characters you weren't sad to see them get what they deserved.
Since reading this book, I will admit, when I'm on the New York City subway and I hear a mysterious noise from outside in the tunnel, I almost expect to see a creature come breaking in through the windows. Though, that definitely would add to the excitement of always getting stuck on the train while there's a "delay."
This is the first book of a trilogy that Murray and Wearmouth are working on and I can't wait for the next two books to be written and hopefully it'll continue after that some more. It's rare I'm upset when I finish a book because I don't want to see it end and that's what happened with this book. I was sad when I came to the last page and anxiously wait for the next book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Horror and Science Fiction. And for anyone who lives in New York City and knows the MTA system and how it's usually run, this is a book you would definitely enjoy.
I received an galley edition of this book from the publisher through a contest they ran on Facebook. The actual book will be released on June 26, 2018. This is one you don't want to miss out on!
torturedpoet930's review against another edition
5.0
You won't look at subways the same way again after reading Awakened by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth. A horror, thriller book that will take you deep into the darkness of the New York City subways.
It's been a long time in the making. A new expansion of the Z train, connecting not only the boroughs of NYC but also Jersey for an easy commute. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. This is a monumental event for the city bringing in the city's Mayor and the President of the United States Major dignitaries for the opening of the subway extension. What no one knows is that deep below the streets of NYC a creature has been awakened by the construction of the subway. That is, until the train comes into the station and all the passengers are missing and in their place, blood. Will anyone come out of this alive?
In Awakened, Murray's first novel, he teamed up with Wearmouth to write this fast-paced, can't put down, horror thriller. As someone who's lived in New York City all my life, I enjoyed reading about the places I know and visit quite frequently. The imagery is real if you know what it's really like to be taking a New York City subway. There's blood. There's gore. And most importantly, and what I enjoyed the most, the parts of the book that took you to an unexpected turn. Just when I thought one thing was about to be solved, I was left with my jaw dropped to find out there was a twist in the story.
Murray and Wearmouth's writing really brings not only the setting to life, but the characters as well. As I read along, I felt that I knew them as real people and not characters in a novel. Times when you would be upset of a death of a character were balanced off when certain characters you weren't sad to see them get what they deserved.
Since reading this book, I will admit, when I'm on the New York City subway and I hear a mysterious noise from outside in the tunnel, I almost expect to see a creature come breaking in through the windows. Though, that definitely would add to the excitement of always getting stuck on the train while there's a "delay."
This is the first book of a trilogy that Murray and Wearmouth are working on and I can't wait for the next two books to be written and hopefully it'll continue after that some more. It's rare I'm upset when I finish a book because I don't want to see it end and that's what happened with this book. I was sad when I came to the last page and anxiously wait for the next book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Horror and Science Fiction. And for anyone who lives in New York City and knows the MTA system and how it's usually run, this is a book you would definitely enjoy.
I received an galley edition of this book from the publisher through a contest they ran on Facebook. The actual book will be released on June 26, 2018. This is one you don't want to miss out on!
It's been a long time in the making. A new expansion of the Z train, connecting not only the boroughs of NYC but also Jersey for an easy commute. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. This is a monumental event for the city bringing in the city's Mayor and the President of the United States Major dignitaries for the opening of the subway extension. What no one knows is that deep below the streets of NYC a creature has been awakened by the construction of the subway. That is, until the train comes into the station and all the passengers are missing and in their place, blood. Will anyone come out of this alive?
In Awakened, Murray's first novel, he teamed up with Wearmouth to write this fast-paced, can't put down, horror thriller. As someone who's lived in New York City all my life, I enjoyed reading about the places I know and visit quite frequently. The imagery is real if you know what it's really like to be taking a New York City subway. There's blood. There's gore. And most importantly, and what I enjoyed the most, the parts of the book that took you to an unexpected turn. Just when I thought one thing was about to be solved, I was left with my jaw dropped to find out there was a twist in the story.
Murray and Wearmouth's writing really brings not only the setting to life, but the characters as well. As I read along, I felt that I knew them as real people and not characters in a novel. Times when you would be upset of a death of a character were balanced off when certain characters you weren't sad to see them get what they deserved.
Since reading this book, I will admit, when I'm on the New York City subway and I hear a mysterious noise from outside in the tunnel, I almost expect to see a creature come breaking in through the windows. Though, that definitely would add to the excitement of always getting stuck on the train while there's a "delay."
This is the first book of a trilogy that Murray and Wearmouth are working on and I can't wait for the next two books to be written and hopefully it'll continue after that some more. It's rare I'm upset when I finish a book because I don't want to see it end and that's what happened with this book. I was sad when I came to the last page and anxiously wait for the next book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Horror and Science Fiction. And for anyone who lives in New York City and knows the MTA system and how it's usually run, this is a book you would definitely enjoy.
I received an galley edition of this book from the publisher through a contest they ran on Facebook. The actual book will be released on June 26, 2018. This is one you don't want to miss out on!
shelbyrabell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
estuaryaerosmith's review
3.0
I wanted to love this, but unfortunately, that was not the case. The story has such great potential but there is WAY too much going on throughout the book. I think that a couple of storylines could have been focused on less and the story would have seemed more coherent. That being said, I am a sucker for a good monster horror novel and this isn't the worst one I've ever read. It definitely had me reading until the end, the jury's still out on whether or not I will finish the trilogy.
I do love Murr with all my heart though, so I wholeheartedly support the novelist career haha.
I do love Murr with all my heart though, so I wholeheartedly support the novelist career haha.
bebycik's review against another edition
3.0
A sci-if horror soap opera - so bad it’s good!
Disclaimer: I listened to this book on audio which made it much easier to get past bad writing and enjoy the corny fun ride. Full of cliches but also full of action, every time I would think “there’s no way things can get more ridiculous”, the things indeed got more ridiculous. I did almost give up on it in the very beginning, when it wasn’t clear if the plot was going the way of sci-fi or just a D-rated Jason Borne type political thriller. Luckily for me, it was NOT the terrorists….
SPOILERS 4 LINES BELOW:
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- New York corrupt mayor cuts corners while constructing the deepest and most magnificent subway line which of course angers evil underground lizard people.
- Lizard people attack AND OF COURSE Mr President of US of A is in danger as well as above mentioned NY mayor.
- Lizard people go killing men but not women.
- Wait a minute…. They only keep pregnant women.
- Of course, one of captured pregnant women is NY mayor’s wife.
- Pregnant BUT NOT WITH MAYOR’S BABY!
- She was seduced by a mysterious sexy foreigner a couple months ago.
- Meanwhile, the President knew about lizard people all along!
- And guess who initially discovered the evil lizard people during WW2 - THE NAZIS OF COURSE!
- The Nazis have been secretly protecting the human race from the lizard people all along but are of course still the bad guys
- A motley crew of CTA workers and NYPD along with some civilians set off the rescue the ladies and the president. Among them is exactly one foreigner.
- WHO LATER TURNS OUT TO BE the mayor’s wife baby daddy and an agent working for Nazis!
- The good ol’ American citizens of course eventually succeed; the evil foreigner is dead, a proper amount of NY finest is killed off, single blue collar guys from Brooklyn are the real heroes.
- And just when you thought your were in the clear … .TA DA DA DAAAAA…. There will be a sequel
Every character is predictable and single-faceted, most of the dialog is cliched and tired, yet somehow I kept listening. Probably same reason as a lot of us were drawn into watching “Jersey Shore.” Books don’t need to be good to be enjoyable.
Disclaimer: I listened to this book on audio which made it much easier to get past bad writing and enjoy the corny fun ride. Full of cliches but also full of action, every time I would think “there’s no way things can get more ridiculous”, the things indeed got more ridiculous. I did almost give up on it in the very beginning, when it wasn’t clear if the plot was going the way of sci-fi or just a D-rated Jason Borne type political thriller. Luckily for me, it was NOT the terrorists….
SPOILERS 4 LINES BELOW:
.
.
.
.
- New York corrupt mayor cuts corners while constructing the deepest and most magnificent subway line which of course angers evil underground lizard people.
- Lizard people attack AND OF COURSE Mr President of US of A is in danger as well as above mentioned NY mayor.
- Lizard people go killing men but not women.
- Wait a minute…. They only keep pregnant women.
- Of course, one of captured pregnant women is NY mayor’s wife.
- Pregnant BUT NOT WITH MAYOR’S BABY!
- She was seduced by a mysterious sexy foreigner a couple months ago.
- Meanwhile, the President knew about lizard people all along!
- And guess who initially discovered the evil lizard people during WW2 - THE NAZIS OF COURSE!
- The Nazis have been secretly protecting the human race from the lizard people all along but are of course still the bad guys
- A motley crew of CTA workers and NYPD along with some civilians set off the rescue the ladies and the president. Among them is exactly one foreigner.
- WHO LATER TURNS OUT TO BE the mayor’s wife baby daddy and an agent working for Nazis!
- The good ol’ American citizens of course eventually succeed; the evil foreigner is dead, a proper amount of NY finest is killed off, single blue collar guys from Brooklyn are the real heroes.
- And just when you thought your were in the clear … .TA DA DA DAAAAA…. There will be a sequel
Every character is predictable and single-faceted, most of the dialog is cliched and tired, yet somehow I kept listening. Probably same reason as a lot of us were drawn into watching “Jersey Shore.” Books don’t need to be good to be enjoyable.
lisa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
4.0
I get like there was a lot of unnecessary detail for certain things. However, I did enjoy the idea of a bunch of monsters hiding out under the cities around the world. Looking forward to teaching the next one!
lavieboheme930's review against another edition
5.0
You won't look at subways the same way again after reading Awakened by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth. A horror, thriller book that will take you deep into the darkness of the New York City subways.
It's been a long time in the making. A new expansion of the Z train, connecting not only the boroughs of NYC but also Jersey for an easy commute. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. This is a monumental event for the city bringing in the city's Mayor and the President of the United States Major dignitaries for the opening of the subway extension. What no one knows is that deep below the streets of NYC a creature has been awakened by the construction of the subway. That is, until the train comes into the station and all the passengers are missing and in their place, blood. Will anyone come out of this alive?
In Awakened, Murray's first novel, he teamed up with Wearmouth to write this fast-paced, can't put down, horror thriller. As someone who's lived in New York City all my life, I enjoyed reading about the places I know and visit quite frequently. The imagery is real if you know what it's really like to be taking a New York City subway. There's blood. There's gore. And most importantly, and what I enjoyed the most, the parts of the book that took you to an unexpected turn. Just when I thought one thing was about to be solved, I was left with my jaw dropped to find out there was a twist in the story.
Murray and Wearmouth's writing really brings not only the setting to life, but the characters as well. As I read along, I felt that I knew them as real people and not characters in a novel. Times when you would be upset of a death of a character were balanced off when certain characters you weren't sad to see them get what they deserved.
Since reading this book, I will admit, when I'm on the New York City subway and I hear a mysterious noise from outside in the tunnel, I almost expect to see a creature come breaking in through the windows. Though, that definitely would add to the excitement of always getting stuck on the train while there's a "delay."
This is the first book of a trilogy that Murray and Wearmouth are working on and I can't wait for the next two books to be written and hopefully it'll continue after that some more. It's rare I'm upset when I finish a book because I don't want to see it end and that's what happened with this book. I was sad when I came to the last page and anxiously wait for the next book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Horror and Science Fiction. And for anyone who lives in New York City and knows the MTA system and how it's usually run, this is a book you would definitely enjoy.
I received an galley edition of this book from the publisher through a contest they ran on Facebook. The actual book will be released on June 26, 2018. This is one you don't want to miss out on!
It's been a long time in the making. A new expansion of the Z train, connecting not only the boroughs of NYC but also Jersey for an easy commute. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. This is a monumental event for the city bringing in the city's Mayor and the President of the United States Major dignitaries for the opening of the subway extension. What no one knows is that deep below the streets of NYC a creature has been awakened by the construction of the subway. That is, until the train comes into the station and all the passengers are missing and in their place, blood. Will anyone come out of this alive?
In Awakened, Murray's first novel, he teamed up with Wearmouth to write this fast-paced, can't put down, horror thriller. As someone who's lived in New York City all my life, I enjoyed reading about the places I know and visit quite frequently. The imagery is real if you know what it's really like to be taking a New York City subway. There's blood. There's gore. And most importantly, and what I enjoyed the most, the parts of the book that took you to an unexpected turn. Just when I thought one thing was about to be solved, I was left with my jaw dropped to find out there was a twist in the story.
Murray and Wearmouth's writing really brings not only the setting to life, but the characters as well. As I read along, I felt that I knew them as real people and not characters in a novel. Times when you would be upset of a death of a character were balanced off when certain characters you weren't sad to see them get what they deserved.
Since reading this book, I will admit, when I'm on the New York City subway and I hear a mysterious noise from outside in the tunnel, I almost expect to see a creature come breaking in through the windows. Though, that definitely would add to the excitement of always getting stuck on the train while there's a "delay."
This is the first book of a trilogy that Murray and Wearmouth are working on and I can't wait for the next two books to be written and hopefully it'll continue after that some more. It's rare I'm upset when I finish a book because I don't want to see it end and that's what happened with this book. I was sad when I came to the last page and anxiously wait for the next book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Horror and Science Fiction. And for anyone who lives in New York City and knows the MTA system and how it's usually run, this is a book you would definitely enjoy.
I received an galley edition of this book from the publisher through a contest they ran on Facebook. The actual book will be released on June 26, 2018. This is one you don't want to miss out on!