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Zero Day
by Ezekiel Boone
Y'ALL! We made it to the end, and man was that one helluva ride!
I don't know why it is taking me so long to review this book. I literally have almost nothing negative to say about it. I loved every minute of this serious, and I am so honored that I got the chance to early review each of these books thanks to Atria and Netgalley!
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This book was everything I hoped for it to be, and more. I had a few ideas where Mr. Boone might take this story, but it was amazing to watch it all unfold.
The second book was considerably slower paced than the first and third book, but man was this worth the slow ride because this was one hell of an epic conclusion.
I don't want to spend time giving you all a recap of the story because a) SPOILERS!! & b) Y'all can read... I mean Goodreads give you a nice little blurb about the book.
Anywhoo, here are a few of my favorite things about this book!
1. President Stephanie Pilgrim
She is one BAD BITCH and I loved her. She took no man's shit, and I had so much respect for her. Sometimes I feel like male authors have a hard time accurately capturing the voice of a strong female character, but Boone did his research here because Pilgrim was so authentic and SO BADASS. I just adored her.
Her character wasn't always the most likable, and she didn't necessarily always make the best decisions (but who am I to judge, I have no clue how I'd handle the spider apocalypse!) but her character felt authentic and true. Everything that she did, she did with honor, integrity, and within reason. There were no flashy moves just for the sake of flashy-ness; she was brilliant and calculated and was everything I wanted out of a Lady Prez.
2. Everything was realistic
Okay, hear me out. I know this is a work of fiction about the end of the world via spiders. I get it; not exactly everyone's idea of realistic. HOWEVER, I would argue that everything that happened in this book seemed realistic within the construct of its world. Have you ever read a book where even though you KNOW its fantasy, something just seems a little too fantastic even for that fantasy world? There was none of that here.
Everything in this book seemed completely plausible, and the characters handled all of their trials and tribulations within reason. No one all of a sudden because badass warrior princesses who know how to fight like a goddamn ninja (I'm looking at you YA dystopian fiction). People harness realistic skills that helped them solve a problem - and if they didn't have any skills they died. It doesn't get any more fucking realistic than that, amirite?
3. It felt sciencey
Again, I know this book is a work of fiction that is very loosely based in reality; BUT it felt real. The entire time I read this book I could feel thousands of little spiders crawling all over me. The writing was so smart, and so well done that I was BELIEVING EVERY SECOND OF IT.
There is something to be said about an author who can write something so unrealistic and make it so terrifyingly real.
WELL DONE, SIR.
WELL. DONE.
Final Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars
I don't know why it is taking me so long to review this book. I literally have almost nothing negative to say about it. I loved every minute of this serious, and I am so honored that I got the chance to early review each of these books thanks to Atria and Netgalley!
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This book was everything I hoped for it to be, and more. I had a few ideas where Mr. Boone might take this story, but it was amazing to watch it all unfold.
The second book was considerably slower paced than the first and third book, but man was this worth the slow ride because this was one hell of an epic conclusion.
I don't want to spend time giving you all a recap of the story because a) SPOILERS!! & b) Y'all can read... I mean Goodreads give you a nice little blurb about the book.
Anywhoo, here are a few of my favorite things about this book!
1. President Stephanie Pilgrim
She is one BAD BITCH and I loved her. She took no man's shit, and I had so much respect for her. Sometimes I feel like male authors have a hard time accurately capturing the voice of a strong female character, but Boone did his research here because Pilgrim was so authentic and SO BADASS. I just adored her.
Her character wasn't always the most likable, and she didn't necessarily always make the best decisions (but who am I to judge, I have no clue how I'd handle the spider apocalypse!) but her character felt authentic and true. Everything that she did, she did with honor, integrity, and within reason. There were no flashy moves just for the sake of flashy-ness; she was brilliant and calculated and was everything I wanted out of a Lady Prez.
2. Everything was realistic
Okay, hear me out. I know this is a work of fiction about the end of the world via spiders. I get it; not exactly everyone's idea of realistic. HOWEVER, I would argue that everything that happened in this book seemed realistic within the construct of its world. Have you ever read a book where even though you KNOW its fantasy, something just seems a little too fantastic even for that fantasy world? There was none of that here.
Everything in this book seemed completely plausible, and the characters handled all of their trials and tribulations within reason. No one all of a sudden because badass warrior princesses who know how to fight like a goddamn ninja (I'm looking at you YA dystopian fiction). People harness realistic skills that helped them solve a problem - and if they didn't have any skills they died. It doesn't get any more fucking realistic than that, amirite?
3. It felt sciencey
Again, I know this book is a work of fiction that is very loosely based in reality; BUT it felt real. The entire time I read this book I could feel thousands of little spiders crawling all over me. The writing was so smart, and so well done that I was BELIEVING EVERY SECOND OF IT.
There is something to be said about an author who can write something so unrealistic and make it so terrifyingly real.
WELL DONE, SIR.
WELL. DONE.
Final Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars