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Suffocation
Survival isn't always the best option...
Five years after the electromagnetic pulse that fried every piece of electronic equipment in the United States, Detroit hasn’t changed all that much. Until today. Blaine and his boss Pike have kept their own district running smoothly. But as a warring faction moves in, and bodies start showing up mutilated beyond recognition, it becomes clear that much more frightening things are on their way.
Five years after the electromagnetic pulse that fried every piece of electronic equipment in the United States, Detroit hasn’t changed all that much. Until today. Blaine and his boss Pike have kept their own district running smoothly. But as a warring faction moves in, and bodies start showing up mutilated beyond recognition, it becomes clear that much more frightening things are on their way.
186 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 17, 2012
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November 1, 2012
First off, I really really really enjoyed this book. Great pacing, engrossing story, and interesting characters. That being said, I still have one major complaint. It made -no- sense. None. At all.
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I still never figured out what Blaine is. First I was sure he was ex military. No, wait. He worked for Pike so he must have been a business man. Huh? He instantly recognizes the symptoms of oxygen poisoning? He was a doctor then? No, wait, him and Pike used to train with sniper rifles and know how to use tons of different weapons with skill, create battle tactics, etc. so they must be military. Pike and Blaine's family were really close and made survivalist plans together? I thought they'd only met at work and had known eachother just a year before the EMP. Maybe they're Mormon survivalists who happen to be medical doctors with an MBA?? That would explain how they all know eachother and took the time out for weird hobbies and have such varied foci of knowledge....
You see what I'm saying? If I have to come to a conclusion like -this- to explain what's happening....
Then there's the problem of not knowing why the families don't get together. Bothered the hell out of me the entire book. If the freaking message boys can travel everywhere.... We're supposed to believe that Pike cares so much about his family but won't take a day off from playing Godfather to go pick them up? Just what the hell. Sure sounded like they had a good idea where to start looking. Also, hate to say it, but starvation should have been a big problem. Five years without large scale food production when the population hadn't experienced a significant reduction in numbers? Speaking of which, why does it seem like their plumbing works?? Sadly, I could go on, and on, and on about all the things in the book that made -no- freaking sense at all and I'm disappointed to be having this complaint about a book I enjoyed so much. One last gripe. The scene where Ven and Blaine stare at eachother for an -hour-.... On top of making no sense, it was completely extraneous and annoying. Please just delete it from the book entirely.
SPOILERS
I still never figured out what Blaine is. First I was sure he was ex military. No, wait. He worked for Pike so he must have been a business man. Huh? He instantly recognizes the symptoms of oxygen poisoning? He was a doctor then? No, wait, him and Pike used to train with sniper rifles and know how to use tons of different weapons with skill, create battle tactics, etc. so they must be military. Pike and Blaine's family were really close and made survivalist plans together? I thought they'd only met at work and had known eachother just a year before the EMP. Maybe they're Mormon survivalists who happen to be medical doctors with an MBA?? That would explain how they all know eachother and took the time out for weird hobbies and have such varied foci of knowledge....
You see what I'm saying? If I have to come to a conclusion like -this- to explain what's happening....
Then there's the problem of not knowing why the families don't get together. Bothered the hell out of me the entire book. If the freaking message boys can travel everywhere.... We're supposed to believe that Pike cares so much about his family but won't take a day off from playing Godfather to go pick them up? Just what the hell. Sure sounded like they had a good idea where to start looking. Also, hate to say it, but starvation should have been a big problem. Five years without large scale food production when the population hadn't experienced a significant reduction in numbers? Speaking of which, why does it seem like their plumbing works?? Sadly, I could go on, and on, and on about all the things in the book that made -no- freaking sense at all and I'm disappointed to be having this complaint about a book I enjoyed so much. One last gripe. The scene where Ven and Blaine stare at eachother for an -hour-.... On top of making no sense, it was completely extraneous and annoying. Please just delete it from the book entirely.
November 18, 2012
This is an amazing book, just be sure to start reading it early in the day because your not going to want to put it down.
The zombies in Suffocation aren't your typical type zombie. They don't want to eat you, they want to turn you into one of them. They work together to hunt and take you down. They have a certain level of reasoning skills. They use diversions to take out their target.
It's going to take more than just guns and knives to survive this zombie apocalypse.
The zombies in Suffocation aren't your typical type zombie. They don't want to eat you, they want to turn you into one of them. They work together to hunt and take you down. They have a certain level of reasoning skills. They use diversions to take out their target.
It's going to take more than just guns and knives to survive this zombie apocalypse.
January 9, 2014
These walking dead scream in a deliciously frightful way and are so very different from any others zombies I’ve ever before read. I ate them up, word-for-word, and am still left wanting more.
If you love your horror served with a side of action, suspense and a healthy side of doom, give Suffocation a try.
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If you love your horror served with a side of action, suspense and a healthy side of doom, give Suffocation a try.
See the entire review at The Novel Approach: http://thenovelapproachreviews.com/20...
August 20, 2014
4.5 Stars!
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October 3, 2014it was really good
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