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henripop's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
angelic712's review
4.0
The more I read, the more I respect Adrian. He has tough choices but he owns his decision. Not sure how I’m going to feel about the addition of the woo-woo stuff though.
wulfwyn's review against another edition
5.0
To say that I am totally blown away by this series almost seems like an under statement. But that is a true statement. The writing is amazingly real. You totally feel as if the diary happened. I find myself highlighting stuff thinking, if something weird happens I will need to remember this. The books are a font of knowledge as well as entertaining reading. I love how the author puts just a few months into each book. You start out thinking this is going to be easy breezy because it covers so little time. The reality is it feels a lot longer because even when nothing is going down, something is. When you finish each book you are drained. You have been dragged through the undead. Even then, though, you are all about the next book. I am so happy I came across this series after the first 5 books are done. Waiting for the next book is not an option. I have no idea how early readers made the wait.
I love Zbooks but the reality of it is there are a plethora of them. Not all are well written either and some just too absurd for my taste. It seems as though it is getting harder to find ones I would truly recommend, especially to hardcore Zreaders. This series is one I have been calling up people to tell them to get. I borrowed the first one through Amazon Prime. I just wasn't certain I wanted to invest. I was a fourth of the way in and I knew I would buy them all.
There is violence, (think about it - a good zbook cannot avoid it), and sexual references, (the further in we go, the longer Adrian goes without, the more that comes. Entirely true human response I felt.), though minimal sexual action, (it is there and while realistic, not easy and not gratuitous). So if you are against reading those things, why are looking at Zbooks? Seriously, if you have issues with bad language, sex and violence zombie books are probably not going to be your thing. If you haven't read anything in the genre, are curious about zombie books and can cope with it, this series is worth reading. It is realistic but nothing is gratuitous, in my opinion.
You definitely do need to read this series in the order it was written/released. If you just jump in somewhere you really will not have the complete background. You will wind up feeling cheated and angry with yourself. So start with Book 1, this is book 3. Do not start here but go ahead and buy it. I say buy the set at once because you will go back to back.
I love Zbooks but the reality of it is there are a plethora of them. Not all are well written either and some just too absurd for my taste. It seems as though it is getting harder to find ones I would truly recommend, especially to hardcore Zreaders. This series is one I have been calling up people to tell them to get. I borrowed the first one through Amazon Prime. I just wasn't certain I wanted to invest. I was a fourth of the way in and I knew I would buy them all.
There is violence, (think about it - a good zbook cannot avoid it), and sexual references, (the further in we go, the longer Adrian goes without, the more that comes. Entirely true human response I felt.), though minimal sexual action, (it is there and while realistic, not easy and not gratuitous). So if you are against reading those things, why are looking at Zbooks? Seriously, if you have issues with bad language, sex and violence zombie books are probably not going to be your thing. If you haven't read anything in the genre, are curious about zombie books and can cope with it, this series is worth reading. It is realistic but nothing is gratuitous, in my opinion.
You definitely do need to read this series in the order it was written/released. If you just jump in somewhere you really will not have the complete background. You will wind up feeling cheated and angry with yourself. So start with Book 1, this is book 3. Do not start here but go ahead and buy it. I say buy the set at once because you will go back to back.
iamltr's review
5.0
I have no idea why, but I love Adrian.
This book was longer and gave details from other people in non diary form. I did not like those parts as much as the diary, but it wasnt bad.
This book was longer and gave details from other people in non diary form. I did not like those parts as much as the diary, but it wasnt bad.
wulfwyn's review
5.0
To say that I am totally blown away by this series almost seems like an under statement. But that is a true statement. The writing is amazingly real. You totally feel as if the diary happened. I find myself highlighting stuff thinking, if something weird happens I will need to remember this. The books are a font of knowledge as well as entertaining reading. I love how the author puts just a few months into each book. You start out thinking this is going to be easy breezy because it covers so little time. The reality is it feels a lot longer because even when nothing is going down, something is. When you finish each book you are drained. You have been dragged through the undead. Even then, though, you are all about the next book. I am so happy I came across this series after the first 5 books are done. Waiting for the next book is not an option. I have no idea how early readers made the wait.
I love Zbooks but the reality of it is there are a plethora of them. Not all are well written either and some just too absurd for my taste. It seems as though it is getting harder to find ones I would truly recommend, especially to hardcore Zreaders. This series is one I have been calling up people to tell them to get. I borrowed the first one through Amazon Prime. I just wasn't certain I wanted to invest. I was a fourth of the way in and I knew I would buy them all.
There is violence, (think about it - a good zbook cannot avoid it), and sexual references, (the further in we go, the longer Adrian goes without, the more that comes. Entirely true human response I felt.), though minimal sexual action, (it is there and while realistic, not easy and not gratuitous). So if you are against reading those things, why are looking at Zbooks? Seriously, if you have issues with bad language, sex and violence zombie books are probably not going to be your thing. If you haven't read anything in the genre, are curious about zombie books and can cope with it, this series is worth reading. It is realistic but nothing is gratuitous, in my opinion.
You definitely do need to read this series in the order it was written/released. If you just jump in somewhere you really will not have the complete background. You will wind up feeling cheated and angry with yourself. So start with Book 1, this is book 3. Do not start here but go ahead and buy it. I say buy the set at once because you will go back to back.
I love Zbooks but the reality of it is there are a plethora of them. Not all are well written either and some just too absurd for my taste. It seems as though it is getting harder to find ones I would truly recommend, especially to hardcore Zreaders. This series is one I have been calling up people to tell them to get. I borrowed the first one through Amazon Prime. I just wasn't certain I wanted to invest. I was a fourth of the way in and I knew I would buy them all.
There is violence, (think about it - a good zbook cannot avoid it), and sexual references, (the further in we go, the longer Adrian goes without, the more that comes. Entirely true human response I felt.), though minimal sexual action, (it is there and while realistic, not easy and not gratuitous). So if you are against reading those things, why are looking at Zbooks? Seriously, if you have issues with bad language, sex and violence zombie books are probably not going to be your thing. If you haven't read anything in the genre, are curious about zombie books and can cope with it, this series is worth reading. It is realistic but nothing is gratuitous, in my opinion.
You definitely do need to read this series in the order it was written/released. If you just jump in somewhere you really will not have the complete background. You will wind up feeling cheated and angry with yourself. So start with Book 1, this is book 3. Do not start here but go ahead and buy it. I say buy the set at once because you will go back to back.
ogrezed's review
5.0
Another fun ride through Adrian Ring's world of a zombie apocalypse. I've found all three books in the series so far to be very easy to read, with the book practically turning the pages by itself.
Some strange things show up in this book, so I'm definitely on board to see where the author is taking us.
And, once again, the intermixing of "short stories" between Adrian's journal entries was an effective method of giving us different perspectives on Adrian's story.
Some strange things show up in this book, so I'm definitely on board to see where the author is taking us.
And, once again, the intermixing of "short stories" between Adrian's journal entries was an effective method of giving us different perspectives on Adrian's story.
nicoma's review
4.0
I'm still really enjoying this series but it is becoming very repetitive. A lot of time is spent reviewing the supply runs and detailed inventory. Rinse and repeat. However, the rest of it is excellent! I'm definitely curious to see where things are headed with the zombies now that things are getting weird with them! And to see how things work out with Adrian's new friends.
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