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Stretching it out while waiting for the next book

Revisado: 01-14-25

Rosamund Pike fantastic! her narration is incredibly skilled- each character receives its own breath of Life. I listen to this book about one half a chapter every few days. I love the book and narration, but the next book in the series has not been released yet and I want to flow right into it. I know that I'm going to purchase each book that she narrates in the series, and I'm not interested in listening to one of the other narrators just to continue the story. She is amazing!

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Entertaining from beginning to end.

Revisado: 10-30-24

I really enjoyed listening to this story. without spoilers, I hope that Robinson gives us all of the connecting pieces that we need to tie this story in with the series it clearly references. Well worth the credit.

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Returned it

Revisado: 09-14-24

This story was felt very forced. I get the concept of including a commentary on current affairs; however, I don't need a history lesson- especially when I'm trying to listen to zombie post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction. if I want a history lesson, I will take another history class or read a history book. That being said, This book was an incredible letdown and, after the first 20 chapters- at chapter 21 – I chose to return it. It's not on the level of his normal work, and I wasn't willing to invest any more time in it.

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It was okay . . .

Revisado: 07-15-24

The story started off much stronger than it ended. The different viewpoints weren't so great, especially when it switched to third person. also, The attempts to show emotion and intensity often fell flat, and it was quite predictable. less than halfway through, It was very clear what was going on and what would happen. Still, as a YA book, it wasn't bad.

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Modern Caveat Wrapped in an Entertaining Story

Revisado: 06-02-24

This was action-packed and entertaining from start to finish. with the current climate of our nation, much of the story serves as a relevant fictionalized warning of the risks of both complacency and extremism. Whether or not the author's intent was to go in that direction, or simply to write an entertaining tale, this work does well in both areas. areas. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and will be reading the follow-up starring the Cowboy.

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Excellent!

Revisado: 05-15-24

This is a great series full of stand-alone, yet connected, volumes. I really enjoyed NPC because it provided thought-provoking questions in addition to an entertaining story. I'm looking forward to the next story in the series.

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Wow!

Revisado: 04-08-24

This was a funny and entertaining story. What's happening becomes clear if you're paying attention still, fun stuff.

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Manufactured tragedy

Revisado: 03-07-24

it's disingenuous of writers to manufacture tragedy. The main character becomes more unlikable with each chapter, and this novel had a disappointing conclusion. I will not be reading the next installment.

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More of the same

Revisado: 10-31-23

Less teen angst (He loves me; he loves me not.), and more drawn out babbling. Still, another meh book. After experiencing a version of this for three books, I won't be buying the next one. I'm not writing another review about the specifics, my previous reviews for the other books will do just fine.

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Complete Filler

Revisado: 07-02-22

Disappointing. This is the second time I've been disappointed by this series. It looks like the author has run out of ideas. This book was incredibly predictable, but it was predictable in a way that made me, as a reader, care nothing for the characters. I did not care if they lived or died, and I found the angst among them to be particularly annoying. Not to mention how dumb they all seemed. If you live in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, you would be a little more aware of the dangers of a lot of things that these characters just seem to foolishly ignore. I understand the need to move the plot along; however, at the very least let's do it in a way that is entertaining, if not believable. The back and forth between the characters was clearly used as a device to fill pages, and I think this book serves more as a bridge to the third book in the series.

On top of that, what happened to the zombies? they're in the zombie apocalypse, and all the readers get is teen romance and juvenile behavior. He likes me, he doesn't like me. It was quite silly. I felt like I was back in junior high reading a Sweet Valley High or some other teen romance novel.

I will, of course, read the third book because I like to finish what I start. still, I don't know if I will give any more series by this author a try.

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