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zoes_human's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mehsi's review
1.0
With the exception of the zombie Kangaroos and Wombats and Koalas, this book was terribly boring.
lzcvgdn's review
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
birdloveranne's review
3.0
It was all right....good writing and editing, of course, just a little dull, to me.
alyshadeshae's review
5.0
Oh Mahir... *cry*
I love that you're visiting Australia and I love that you're walking us through this amazing country that took it's Uprising without hardly batting an eye. I love that the Australians are insistent upon living with their wildlife instead of killing off anything capable of amplification and I just adore the fact that they passed legislation making it legal (for the guards) to shoot people that are potentially trying to hurt endangered wildlife. However, I don't love that you still haven't been in contact with Shaun and George and I despise the fact that you are obviously still hurting while they're away.
To Mira Grant:
Thank you for this trip back into your post-Uprising world and thank you for allowing Mahir to be our guide. He's the best, truly. On the other hand, I really am interested in how Shaun and George are doing. Can Mahir visit and let us know? Or maybe they can visit Mahir?! Please!
Favorite quotes:
"No one should be posing for duck-lipped selfies with the plaque of the dead. That wouldn't be right." - Jack
"Please do not lick anything past this point." -Dr. Rey
I love that you're visiting Australia and I love that you're walking us through this amazing country that took it's Uprising without hardly batting an eye. I love that the Australians are insistent upon living with their wildlife instead of killing off anything capable of amplification and I just adore the fact that they passed legislation making it legal (for the guards) to shoot people that are potentially trying to hurt endangered wildlife. However, I don't love that you still haven't been in contact with Shaun and George and I despise the fact that you are obviously still hurting while they're away.
To Mira Grant:
Thank you for this trip back into your post-Uprising world and thank you for allowing Mahir to be our guide. He's the best, truly. On the other hand, I really am interested in how Shaun and George are doing. Can Mahir visit and let us know? Or maybe they can visit Mahir?! Please!
Favorite quotes:
"No one should be posing for duck-lipped selfies with the plaque of the dead. That wouldn't be right." - Jack
"Please do not lick anything past this point." -Dr. Rey
ryanpfw's review
3.0
Read from February 21, 2017 to February 25, 2017
I flipped on this one and ended up downgrading it a full star.
I took issue with some of the plot choices In Countdown but felt it essentially accomplished what it needed to to. Browncoats blew it out of the park, and while this one is as detail-oriented as I would expect from Mira Grant, the plot was woefully lacking. What stands out most is jetlag.
I appreciate the PR oriented society, and while some of the specific policies on kangaroos were head scratching (conservation is one thing, but letting the clearly infected attack the fence in perpetuity when they're clearly not going to recover reminds me of Herschel trying to keep the walkers in his barn), the theme of "nature's last refuge" was well delivered. The characters were layered and interesting.
It felt that Mira Grant took one shot at climactic action that collapsed in the middle of a paragraph. It was pointless and could have been accomplished with dialogue without cloak and dagger. It went nowhere, plotwise. I'm as detail obsessed as the next guy, but this one bored me a bit.
And I thought the mosquitoes were sterile?
I flipped on this one and ended up downgrading it a full star.
I took issue with some of the plot choices In Countdown but felt it essentially accomplished what it needed to to. Browncoats blew it out of the park, and while this one is as detail-oriented as I would expect from Mira Grant, the plot was woefully lacking. What stands out most is jetlag.
I appreciate the PR oriented society, and while some of the specific policies on kangaroos were head scratching (conservation is one thing, but letting the clearly infected attack the fence in perpetuity when they're clearly not going to recover reminds me of Herschel trying to keep the walkers in his barn), the theme of "nature's last refuge" was well delivered. The characters were layered and interesting.
It felt that Mira Grant took one shot at climactic action that collapsed in the middle of a paragraph. It was pointless and could have been accomplished with dialogue without cloak and dagger. It went nowhere, plotwise. I'm as detail obsessed as the next guy, but this one bored me a bit.
And I thought the mosquitoes were sterile?
golden_lily's review
5.0
I think this was better than Blackout. It might be the best story in the entire fucking series.
tinyashtravels's review
4.0
Good one to read after book 3 Blackout. As always I love the writing, it keeps you on the edge of your seat and you really get to live Mahir’s experience visiting Australia but this isn’t a complete story. The biggest mystery in the story was not solved although it was nice to learn a little bit more about this virus infested world.