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jackiesspookyshelf's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
saraeskins's review
1.0
I like a good post-apocalyptic novel, but this one just didn’t do it for me. It was just meh.
catsy2022's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Rating: C
A revenge story during an apocalypse. Six countries form a scientific union experimenting in the Australian central outback on new technology. Unfortunately they create an ever-expanding blob/tar monster thing that absorbs everything it touches.
As his genitalia turned to thick sludge, Shepherd became nauseous. His body burned as his organs ceased operating—or disappeared completely.
It expands across the globe, the only safe haven being the sky, air travel. Finn and his family live in Ireland; Finn was a soldier for the IRA but returns home after hearing of his sister's death. This launches a revenge mission as Finn travels to England to get revenge on his sister's killer.
It was a great concept to have a revenge story running during an apocalypse. This is the very end of Earth's cycle as the tar has absorbed everything except the southern parts of the UK. The disaster is only briefly touched on as the focus is completely on Finn. On his adventure he finds some really dark things happening as the apocalypse brings out the true colours of humanity. There is pillaging and rampaging, everyone is looting anything they can find and blackmailing each other.
"The last job I did for my boss killed a girl about your age, Minty. Her name was Jenny. I tried to save her, but it made no difference. I see her face every time I close my eyes.” He started to cry.
Finn struggles with his own past actions and constantly questions his own morals throughout the book. We see how he is reminded of his work as a soldier in the world and does minor acts of good to try and convince himself he is better.
The action scenes are very brief and quickly resolved. There are 3 other side characters that come with Finn, but they seem to only have the purpose of developing the main character more. They were useless by the end of the book, I'm not sure how much they actually contributed to the story.
It was a hopeless tale that only took a day to read on my phone. Not sure I would recommend it but I have the rest of IRW's bibliography to go through so there has to be something good.
A revenge story during an apocalypse. Six countries form a scientific union experimenting in the Australian central outback on new technology. Unfortunately they create an ever-expanding blob/tar monster thing that absorbs everything it touches.
As his genitalia turned to thick sludge, Shepherd became nauseous. His body burned as his organs ceased operating—or disappeared completely.
It expands across the globe, the only safe haven being the sky, air travel. Finn and his family live in Ireland; Finn was a soldier for the IRA but returns home after hearing of his sister's death. This launches a revenge mission as Finn travels to England to get revenge on his sister's killer.
It was a great concept to have a revenge story running during an apocalypse. This is the very end of Earth's cycle as the tar has absorbed everything except the southern parts of the UK. The disaster is only briefly touched on as the focus is completely on Finn. On his adventure he finds some really dark things happening as the apocalypse brings out the true colours of humanity. There is pillaging and rampaging, everyone is looting anything they can find and blackmailing each other.
"The last job I did for my boss killed a girl about your age, Minty. Her name was Jenny. I tried to save her, but it made no difference. I see her face every time I close my eyes.” He started to cry.
Finn struggles with his own past actions and constantly questions his own morals throughout the book. We see how he is reminded of his work as a soldier in the world and does minor acts of good to try and convince himself he is better.
The action scenes are very brief and quickly resolved. There are 3 other side characters that come with Finn, but they seem to only have the purpose of developing the main character more. They were useless by the end of the book, I'm not sure how much they actually contributed to the story.
It was a hopeless tale that only took a day to read on my phone. Not sure I would recommend it but I have the rest of IRW's bibliography to go through so there has to be something good.
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