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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not a very original story, but still a topic I love reading about. Unfortunately this book was completely boring and unrealistic. Who has joking conversations with their buddy on a walkie talkie as they get shot at by psychopaths? It had decent build ups to plots but them drops them for unconvincing and boring family conversations.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good read
This book was a good, but slow, read. I enjoyed it, but not enough to read the sequel or any additional books in the series.
This book was a good, but slow, read. I enjoyed it, but not enough to read the sequel or any additional books in the series.
I liked the concept of this book. It's a flu pandemic book where the main character is actually very prepared for the event. It played out well, but I wish I would have felt more danger for his family at most points throughout the book.
For the most part a totally excellent book!! My only real issue is the degree of preparedness this Fletcher family had in relation to a pandemic. And wouldn't we all wish to have an ex-Marine for a partner in times of danger ;)
The start of the story was quite slow and there were two or three occasions when I debated putting it down and forgetting about it altogether, but I stuck it out and am really glad I did.
Definitely worth the reading
The start of the story was quite slow and there were two or three occasions when I debated putting it down and forgetting about it altogether, but I stuck it out and am really glad I did.
Definitely worth the reading
SO many characters
I typically really enjoy pandemic-type survival books, even if they do scare the daylights out of me. However, the character development here left much to be desired. I understand that the neighborhood encompassed many families, but I️ couldn’t tell you anything about any of the people. In fact, other than the main family, I couldn’t hardly tell you anything about any of the characters. Part of the reason I love reading is getting lost in the characters, but that didn’t even come close to happening with this one.
I typically really enjoy pandemic-type survival books, even if they do scare the daylights out of me. However, the character development here left much to be desired. I understand that the neighborhood encompassed many families, but I️ couldn’t tell you anything about any of the people. In fact, other than the main family, I couldn’t hardly tell you anything about any of the characters. Part of the reason I love reading is getting lost in the characters, but that didn’t even come close to happening with this one.
This is an okay book. Not great, not bad, just ok. It deserves a 2.5, maybe. I gave it a 3 because the first half deserved at least a 3.
***I don't think this has spoilers, but it does contain broad brushstroke references to events of the book.***
I liked the premise, and I thought the first half of the book was pretty good. I wasn't crazy about the main character, Alex, because he came across like an arrogant know-it-all so it was difficult to cheer for him. In part his arrogant know-it-allness is justified -- but still annoying. The ending was a bit of a letdown, too abrupt and convenient, without closure on too many dangling threads. Because the book is from a single point of view, many of the side stories get lost when Alex ceases to be directly involved in them, so we are left wondering what happened to most of the other characters in the book. I will say, though, that the author did a nice job in detailing how Alex and his family were minimally impacted for the pandemic because they had planned for such an event, and how those in the neighborhood lived like most Americans do with only a few days supply of food etc were quickly pulled into a downward spiral. However I did find it a little perplexing that as preppers they didn't have a better plan for defending their home.....considering the amount of planning Alex and his wife did it just surprised me they wouldn't realize they would need to plan to protect it.
***I don't think this has spoilers, but it does contain broad brushstroke references to events of the book.***
I liked the premise, and I thought the first half of the book was pretty good. I wasn't crazy about the main character, Alex, because he came across like an arrogant know-it-all so it was difficult to cheer for him. In part his arrogant know-it-allness is justified -- but still annoying. The ending was a bit of a letdown, too abrupt and convenient, without closure on too many dangling threads. Because the book is from a single point of view, many of the side stories get lost when Alex ceases to be directly involved in them, so we are left wondering what happened to most of the other characters in the book. I will say, though, that the author did a nice job in detailing how Alex and his family were minimally impacted for the pandemic because they had planned for such an event, and how those in the neighborhood lived like most Americans do with only a few days supply of food etc were quickly pulled into a downward spiral. However I did find it a little perplexing that as preppers they didn't have a better plan for defending their home.....considering the amount of planning Alex and his wife did it just surprised me they wouldn't realize they would need to plan to protect it.