A review by arguhlincozzi
The Remaining by D.J. Molles

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I expected this to be a book focused on a military man in a zombie apocalypse world being the hero because he's trained and resourced. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the driving mission for the main character is to work with others to rebuild society, and share resources and rescue people to rebuild trust and faith. Further, the main character contemplates on the emotional turmoil of surviving in such a world a lot more than I expected/have seen from similar novels and I think this is a characteristic that takes the book above its peers. 

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