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Nothing Left To Lose (John Cleaver #6)
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New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells continues his acclaimed John Wayne Cleaver series, popular with fans of Dexter
Hi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.
This is my story.
In ...more
Hi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.
This is my story.
In ...more
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The John Cleaver books are one of the few binge-able series I've read. I plowed through the first five books in five days and have been waiting with baited breath to read the sixth - and final - book in the series. I was not disappointed.
Without getting into spoilers, Nothing Left to Lose builds on the previous books and brings John Cleaver's character arc to a satisfying place. Every word in this book kept me hooked to the page. My only complaint is that it's over.
Without getting into spoilers, Nothing Left to Lose builds on the previous books and brings John Cleaver's character arc to a satisfying place. Every word in this book kept me hooked to the page. My only complaint is that it's over.
Just read them all. You won't be disappointed.
Yep. He did it. I know I shouldn't have doubted, but still. When you write a series about a sociopath fighting monsters, and you make the reader care about that sociopath, and actually about some of the monsters, you are painting yourself into a bit of a corner. How to end the series in a way that feels real, but isn't just devastating to the reader?
This. This is how. This is how you end a series that pulls no punches, that gets super dark, in a way that is satisfying and honest, without being s ...more
This. This is how. This is how you end a series that pulls no punches, that gets super dark, in a way that is satisfying and honest, without being s ...more
It was fun spending time with John Cleaver one last time. I'm sorry to see the series end, but it was the right place for it to end.
So incredibly, unbelievably disappointed.
May 19, 2017
EmilyViolet
marked it as to-read
I NEED THIS LIKE I NEED AIR
'Nothing Left to Lose' is the latest installment in the highly original and thrilling John Cleaver series. One of the great things about this series is the fact that each book is just as fantastic as the last. A lot of series have a tendency to go downhill after a couple of installments, but this is definitely an exception to that. I fell in love with these books after reading the first one and I continue to be happily surprised with each successive novel.
Every aspect of the book is very well d ...more
Every aspect of the book is very well d ...more
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Jun 06, 2017
Horsegirl
added it
I'm sad it's over, it is one of my favourite series. Definitely reread material.
Brilliant. A perfectly satisfying conclusion.
Another thrilling installment in the series. I go into each story hoping for more intrigue, complexity and angst and Dan Wells doesn’t disappoint.
John still battles his urges as he continues to hunt down the Withered. In each book I learn more about these monsters and what drives them. Terrifying they may be, but you’re given insight into their side of the story, which left me feeling conflicted about them, kind of.
The authors choice to tell this in first person POV from John’s perspective was a ...more
John still battles his urges as he continues to hunt down the Withered. In each book I learn more about these monsters and what drives them. Terrifying they may be, but you’re given insight into their side of the story, which left me feeling conflicted about them, kind of.
The authors choice to tell this in first person POV from John’s perspective was a ...more
Oh, this hurts. This HURTS. I have adored the John Cleaver books, and I was quite into Nothing Left to Lose up until the end. This is the sixth and final book in this duo of trilogies about a teenage sociopath who hunts demonic monsters. John has finally tracked down the remaining Withered and now he needs to deal with them before the FBI descends on him.
So what went wrong? All throughout the series, John has struggled to make intimate connections with people. He fantasizes about killing others. ...more
So what went wrong? All throughout the series, John has struggled to make intimate connections with people. He fantasizes about killing others. ...more
The John Cleaver series will always be a favorite and Dan Wells will always be a favorite author. He created one of my most loved characters: John Cleaver, the morally right sociopath.
Seeing johns character struggling a bit to survive was heart breaking. He seemed as if he was tired. Which is to be expected given his circumstances at the start of this book. Also, just his life in general.
It's well written and jumps right in to the story while giving you an update on whats happened. It in no w ...more
Seeing johns character struggling a bit to survive was heart breaking. He seemed as if he was tired. Which is to be expected given his circumstances at the start of this book. Also, just his life in general.
It's well written and jumps right in to the story while giving you an update on whats happened. It in no w ...more
Unfortunately, this was a disappointment. While it was a quick read that kept me engaged, it was missing many of the elements of John's personality that initially got me hooked on the series. In the earlier books it was fascinating to watch John struggle with his serial killer tendencies, but in this installment he was more or less an empty shell. I understand that characters evolve, but it's unfortunate that John evolved to be so.....[i]boring[/i].
A fun read, but the ending was so, so implausible. It's understandable what Wells is trying to do here, but it's a bit too sappy for my taste.
“Stop thinking with your concealed carry permits. Not everyone is evil.”
“That doesn’t mean everyone’s good,” I said.
“Obviously not,” she said. “But it does mean that everyone’s worth saving.”
“That I’ll agree with,” I said, and looked back at the news article. Saving people was the whole reason I was here.
Nothing Left to Lose is the final installment in the John Cleaver series. I'm particularly fond of monster hunter and FBI/crime novels, so rolling them all into one neat little packaged series ...more
Another thrilling installment in the series. I go into each story hoping for more intrigue, complexity and angst and Dan Wells doesn’t disappoint.
John still battles his urges as he continues to hunt down the Withered. In each book I learn more about these monsters and what drives them. Terrifying they may be, but you’re given insight into their side of the story, which left me feeling conflicted about them, kind of.
The authors choice to tell this in first person POV from John’s perspective was a ...more
John still battles his urges as he continues to hunt down the Withered. In each book I learn more about these monsters and what drives them. Terrifying they may be, but you’re given insight into their side of the story, which left me feeling conflicted about them, kind of.
The authors choice to tell this in first person POV from John’s perspective was a ...more
Pretty disappointing conclusion. All in all, this second trilogy wasn't really necessary, it kind of ruined the uniqueness of the first 3 books. What bothered me the most was the writing style. I'm not sure if it got worse over time or if I only just noticed its flaws, but the writing is so descriptive and explanatory, it's down-right annoying and prevents any real storytelling from happening. Everything is explained to me, I'm not allowed to think for myself at all. Also, everything just conven
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Well. It was really good. But...
Let's see. It was well-paced, exciting, well-written and as with all the other books in this series, a fun read. The characters all have depth and the plot was satisfying. Like I said, it was really good.
But...it's not what I'd have chosen for an end to this series. Wells seemed hellbent on completing the circle but I'm just not sure it rang true for me. I'm not sure the closing of the circle for the Withered made sense. I understood what he did, but I didn't fee ...more
Let's see. It was well-paced, exciting, well-written and as with all the other books in this series, a fun read. The characters all have depth and the plot was satisfying. Like I said, it was really good.
But...it's not what I'd have chosen for an end to this series. Wells seemed hellbent on completing the circle but I'm just not sure it rang true for me. I'm not sure the closing of the circle for the Withered made sense. I understood what he did, but I didn't fee ...more
Very conflicted about this book, and thus this review. For me this series ended with a whimper, not a bang. On the one hand, it concludes John's character arc in a way that makes sense and seems fitting for John, but at the same time, it's neither what I expected given previous books, nor what I wanted from the narrative itself.
Given this is set up to be the final confrontation with the Withered, it never becomes cool. Not anywhere near as exciting as "The Devil's Only Friend". Not only that, bu ...more
Given this is set up to be the final confrontation with the Withered, it never becomes cool. Not anywhere near as exciting as "The Devil's Only Friend". Not only that, bu ...more
"As DIY projects go, murder is easier and more common than painting you living room, though-to be fair-significantly harder to hide."
The John Wayne Cleaver books have been some of my favorites over the years. I loved the original trilogy from start to finish, and I've loved this second trilogy just as much. I know six books in a single series is a solid amount, but I also can't be the only one still hoping for more teenage sociopath mortician.
The John Wayne Cleaver books have been some of my favorites over the years. I loved the original trilogy from start to finish, and I've loved this second trilogy just as much. I know six books in a single series is a solid amount, but I also can't be the only one still hoping for more teenage sociopath mortician.
Genius! But I'm not ready for the series to be over. These are the coolest books that I will recommend to no one.
4,5/5
I don't care what anyone says about this. I read it and I felt good. This is one wholesome ending.
Hands in the air ............... okay fine so that is how the author wants to end the series FINE ...........................
How the heck did he do this six times in a row?!?!
This book is a bit of a mixed bag and I really had to fight against the irrational, knee-jerk part of my brain that wanted to rate it two stars. On the one hand, it was far more compelling than the last book, Over Your Dead Body, which was my least favorite. In fact, up until then I had nothing but effusive praise for the series and rated every book five stars. It was just a boring book when you get right down to it. Not the entire time, but for way too many pages in the middle. This had me hook
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While I didn't think the ending of this trilogy wrapped up as beautifully as the first trilogy did, Wells still managed to make me cry. John Cleaver is one of my all-time favorite characters. He's dark and twisty and so conflicted, and it makes him fascinating to read about. Though I definitely felt that he was a little less conflicted in this book, at least in terms of his desire to kill people. His desire to kill was what drove the plot of Over Your Dead Body, but that didn't play into things
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And so it comes to this, the final John Cleaver novel. John Cleaver has come a long way, both geographically and emotionally, and his last adventure finds him hunting what he believes to be the last remaining Withered in a small town in Arizona. Dan Wells brings everything full circle by setting much of the book in a mortuary.
What I love about this series is that every book is essentially a murder mystery, and it's fun to watch John attempt to piece together the clues surrounding a mysterious de ...more
What I love about this series is that every book is essentially a murder mystery, and it's fun to watch John attempt to piece together the clues surrounding a mysterious de ...more
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Dan Wells is a thriller and science fiction writer. Born in Utah, he spent his early years reading and writing. He is he author of the Partials series (Partials, Isolation, Fragments, and Ruins), the John Cleaver series (I Am Not a Serial Killer, Mr. Monster, and I Don't Want To Kill You), and a few others (The Hollow City, A Night of Blacker Darkness, etc). He was a Campbell nomine for best new w
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