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sapphron's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
nbwalks's review
5.0
OMG I LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS IS NOT A TEST.
I didn't know there'd be a sequel...and I don't know how I truly feel about this but right now...
I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY
I didn't know there'd be a sequel...and I don't know how I truly feel about this but right now...
I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY
postitsandpens's review
4.0
Oof. Talk about a sucker punch ending that leaves you wheezing! God.
Full review to come soon.
Full review to come soon.
duartepatri's review
5.0
To say that it was great wouldn't be fair, it was FREAKINGLY intense. There were moments when my heart was racing and I was all freaked out....despite of the fact that it is a very short book, it doesn't feel short at all, it doesn't lack on action or a substantial plot, 100 pages more and I would have needed medical assistance.
Rhys is the one who tells the story this time, he meets new characters which were pivotal to the plot and you warm up to them almost immediately.
And now Ms. Summers....what a freaking ending!!!! You broke my heart into pieces and left me panting for more....you devastated me and yet all I can think of is the last line playing over and over in my mind....who the f*ck is there????
Rhys is the one who tells the story this time, he meets new characters which were pivotal to the plot and you warm up to them almost immediately.
And now Ms. Summers....what a freaking ending!!!! You broke my heart into pieces and left me panting for more....you devastated me and yet all I can think of is the last line playing over and over in my mind....who the f*ck is there????
melissadelongcox's review
4.0
THIS BOOK SLAYED ME (in the best way possible). I picked this up as soon as I finished This is Not a Test and it just ripped my heart out. I loved it.
elliotalderson's review
4.0
Oh. Oh my good God. This hurt my heart.
Courtney, you're horrible in the best possible way.
Courtney, you're horrible in the best possible way.
trisha_thomas's review
4.0
"This is their world now. We don’t get to be in it for free."
Amazing novella! Rhys and Sloane are free of the school and are out on their own - but being out is not as easy as they thought it would be. These zombies RUN - and they are fast! And they are everywhere. This means being outside is a whole different game than being in side and neither Sloane nor Rhys are ready physically or mentally to continue to run and try to find a safe place.
They begin to wonder if there is any safe place left.
The ending left me dying for book 2! I can't wait!
Amazing novella! Rhys and Sloane are free of the school and are out on their own - but being out is not as easy as they thought it would be. These zombies RUN - and they are fast! And they are everywhere. This means being outside is a whole different game than being in side and neither Sloane nor Rhys are ready physically or mentally to continue to run and try to find a safe place.
They begin to wonder if there is any safe place left.
The ending left me dying for book 2! I can't wait!
sweetpavement's review
5.0
This was a delightful and chilling little story that definitely whet my appetite to read the whole series. When I was younger I devoured stories from people such as [a:Christopher Pike|19954|Christopher Pike|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336315535p2/19954.jpg] and [a:Diane Hoh|84177|Diane Hoh|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png], and I feel Ms. Summers is an author in that vein.
octobertune's review
3.0
In 2013 I read This Is Not a Test a book about a group of teenagers who were hiding in a school to get away from the zombies. Zombies? Yeah, I read a book about zombies, can you believe it? I once said I thought zombies were the Umbridge of mythical/supernatural creatures (ok they're not really mythical nor supernatural but you get what I mean), and that I would avoid books, movies and TV shows about them like the plague. But I did end up reading a couple of zombie books (Warm Bodies, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, etc), and of course TINAT. I was so frustrated with the open ending that I might have cheered when I heard about Please Remain Calm.
This novella of about a hundred pages goes further where the previous book ended, with Rhys and Sloane trying to get away from their home town and to a safe place that they heard about on the radio. But along the way, they get separated. Rhys ends up meeting a couple of people who will help him get Sloane back, but nothing really goes according to plan, which is kind of obvious if you're right in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
The story is written from Rhys' point of view, which took a bit for me to get used to. I am just more used to reading from a girl/woman's POV than from a boy/man's, but I guess that's a bit obvious when you're a girl yourself. But in the end, I did like reading from his POV. We meet three new characters in this book; Jess, Lisa and Ainsley, and they were really nice and I liked them a lot.And I was just so sad at what happened to that lovely little family. I mean I think Ainsley wasn't older than five (I think her age was mentioned somewhere in the book but I forgot, oops) and TO SEE THAT LITTLE GIRL CHANGE INTO A ZOMBIE JUST BROKE MY HEART OK!!!
Of course, with the book having only a hundred pages, a lot of stuff happened in a short amount of time, and I thought the book ended way too quickly. And I have to say I am still not really that happy with how it ended, because it still had an open ending. (So fingers crossed for another novella? Okay just kidding.No I'm not).
I liked Courtney Summer's writing, and I am definitely planning on checking out more of her books, just not her zombie books, because I still think zombies are the Umbridge of all the creatures that exist. Sorry not sorry.
This novella of about a hundred pages goes further where the previous book ended, with Rhys and Sloane trying to get away from their home town and to a safe place that they heard about on the radio. But along the way, they get separated. Rhys ends up meeting a couple of people who will help him get Sloane back, but nothing really goes according to plan, which is kind of obvious if you're right in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
The story is written from Rhys' point of view, which took a bit for me to get used to. I am just more used to reading from a girl/woman's POV than from a boy/man's, but I guess that's a bit obvious when you're a girl yourself. But in the end, I did like reading from his POV. We meet three new characters in this book; Jess, Lisa and Ainsley, and they were really nice and I liked them a lot.
Of course, with the book having only a hundred pages, a lot of stuff happened in a short amount of time, and I thought the book ended way too quickly. And I have to say I am still not really that happy with how it ended, because it still had an open ending. (So fingers crossed for another novella? Okay just kidding.
I liked Courtney Summer's writing, and I am definitely planning on checking out more of her books, just not her zombie books, because I still think zombies are the Umbridge of all the creatures that exist. Sorry not sorry.