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The Doomsday Kids #3
Amaranth's Return
Rod Wasserman is dying of radiation poisoning. His last wish: to return to the Wasteland of Washington DC to see if there's any hope that his mother has survived the nuclear blast.
Amaranth Jones has a wish, too: for the chance to redeem herself. To do that, she must leave Liam Harper and her friends at the Mountain Place and never return. When she discovers Rod packing to leave, she insists on joining him, whether he wants her company or not.
As they make their way back to ground zero, the two teens confront the horrors of their post-apocalyptic world. Food and water are scarce; nuclear winter has killed both plants and animals. Human life has little meaning and some desperate survivors have surrendered to the ultimate inhumanity: cannibalism. Threatened by weather, other survivors and their own demons, Amaranth and Rod must learn to trust each other if they have any hope of making it through hell and back. As Rod grows weaker, Amaranth is forced to make difficult choices to ensure their survival. How far will she go to help Rod achieve his last wish? And if they find Rod's mother, can the three of them make it back to the Mountain Place alive?
Amaranth Jones has a wish, too: for the chance to redeem herself. To do that, she must leave Liam Harper and her friends at the Mountain Place and never return. When she discovers Rod packing to leave, she insists on joining him, whether he wants her company or not.
As they make their way back to ground zero, the two teens confront the horrors of their post-apocalyptic world. Food and water are scarce; nuclear winter has killed both plants and animals. Human life has little meaning and some desperate survivors have surrendered to the ultimate inhumanity: cannibalism. Threatened by weather, other survivors and their own demons, Amaranth and Rod must learn to trust each other if they have any hope of making it through hell and back. As Rod grows weaker, Amaranth is forced to make difficult choices to ensure their survival. How far will she go to help Rod achieve his last wish? And if they find Rod's mother, can the three of them make it back to the Mountain Place alive?
261 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2014
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Karyn Langhorne Folan
26 books91 followersKaryn Langhorne Folan graduated from Harvard Law School and after practicing and teaching law for several years, decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She is the author of twenty-one books and counting, including three young adult titles for the popular Bluford High series, four romance novels, several works of nonfiction. She has also been the ghostwriter for personalities in the entertainment and music industries. She is married and has two daughters.
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June 19, 2015
Heartbreak. That's what Amaranth's Return is all about at its core.
Whew. I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic fiction and of this series in particular but this episode is as gut-wrenching as anything I've read in this subgenre and, yet, I'm not the least bit sorry I read it. Amaranth and Rod have so very much going against them but they still manage to keep their goals in mind. Rod's goal is to find out if there's enough left of Washington, DC, that his mother might have survived the nuclear attack. Amaranth's goal is much simpler---to help Rod achieve his.
The interesting thing about these two teens is that, for long stretches of the story, their ages were irrelevant. The horrible experiences they have would have been no better if they'd been adults and they have the shared bond of being in high school together, not that those years were a wonderful time for Amaranth. We learned much about these kids in the first two novels but now is when we get a much clearer picture of who they were and, more importantly, who they are now.
Ms. Folan has created a post-nuclear holocaust world that is entirely realistic and frightening and I frequently found myself wishing Rod would die because the author's depictions of his radiation sickness are so intense and devastating. The journey Rod and Amaranth have undertaken is a quest but is also their time to come to a hardwon acceptance of past and present. They'll meet others along the road who are suffering in their own ways and two will have a real impact on them but, in the end, this is the story of a pair of young people trying to accomplish something truly important even if it only matters to them.
My only criticism of Amaranth's Return is that I felt the conclusion was rushed but the fourth book, Amy's Gift, is about to come out; believe me, I'll be on it like white on rice ;-)
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, April 2015.
Whew. I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic fiction and of this series in particular but this episode is as gut-wrenching as anything I've read in this subgenre and, yet, I'm not the least bit sorry I read it. Amaranth and Rod have so very much going against them but they still manage to keep their goals in mind. Rod's goal is to find out if there's enough left of Washington, DC, that his mother might have survived the nuclear attack. Amaranth's goal is much simpler---to help Rod achieve his.
The interesting thing about these two teens is that, for long stretches of the story, their ages were irrelevant. The horrible experiences they have would have been no better if they'd been adults and they have the shared bond of being in high school together, not that those years were a wonderful time for Amaranth. We learned much about these kids in the first two novels but now is when we get a much clearer picture of who they were and, more importantly, who they are now.
Ms. Folan has created a post-nuclear holocaust world that is entirely realistic and frightening and I frequently found myself wishing Rod would die because the author's depictions of his radiation sickness are so intense and devastating. The journey Rod and Amaranth have undertaken is a quest but is also their time to come to a hardwon acceptance of past and present. They'll meet others along the road who are suffering in their own ways and two will have a real impact on them but, in the end, this is the story of a pair of young people trying to accomplish something truly important even if it only matters to them.
My only criticism of Amaranth's Return is that I felt the conclusion was rushed but the fourth book, Amy's Gift, is about to come out; believe me, I'll be on it like white on rice ;-)
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, April 2015.
January 18, 2015
5 stars
In the third instalment of the Doomsday kids, Amaranth’s journey, the author takes the apocalyptic world a notch up. Whereas in Nester’s mistake, we get a few glimpses of the outside world, here, we are dumped right in. We had a glimpse of Nester’s thoughts, but here, Amaranth’s POV is more detached and more about doing and deciding and moving on.
Rod and Amaranth ride in the tractor to find Rod’s parents. It’s hard for me to believe she goes with Rod for Rod’s sake. She thinks about herself first though her grief at his (inevitable) death in the end feels genuine. That’s the goal of the book, but they find out soon that the whole area where Rod used to live has become a disaster and they make their way back to the Mountain.
Amaranth’s return is dark. Like most apocalyptic books (The Road, Young World), when food is scarce, humans resort to cannibalism. Just when Amamranth and Rod thought they had found hope in a lit-up Supermart and hope for medicine, they discover occult, sex slavery, debauchery, drunks and corruption. For the leader to gain control over the residents (who are actually prisoners, rather than workers, as they are not allowed to leave), he uses booze and fear and hope (the residents feel they are blessed –until God brings the sun). Of all the apocalyptic books I've read so far, I’m glad Amaranth’s return points to an increase in occult and distortion of beliefs.
I found too much inconsistency in Amaranth’s character in the two previous books. At times, she is a very strong character (choosing to fall into the river) and at others very weak (resorting to booze and hiding her stash and lashing out at others as if she were the centre of the world and no one mattered, even using Nester in the only way she knows -sex). Even Rod, suffering in silence and joking through the pain, appears to be a stronger character than her.
Here, we get more of her history, how she turned out. Every snip of backstory, however, portrays her as a victim –raped at foster home, no support from next foster mother who abandons her, used as sex object in high school etc., Victim, victim, victim, no control over destiny, used and abused –it would have been nice to see her get back to those who have betrayed her and hurt her in the past, even a simple trick would have given us a peak of the dormant fire in her. The thing about Amaranth, it’s all… sex: Jax takes an interest in her and she gets almost raped by Joe, if not for her will to fight for survival. So I’m glad to see her changed and discover herself in the end, find that strong survival will that most humans have. Yay! She has a superpower! There’s a change here in her at the end, but it’s subtle and needs to be made clear.
As for meeting up with Liam’s father, that was so convenient… It would have made sense to start the book with David Harper’s recapitulate the events (how he left the Mountain, etc.,) instead of having his long backstory near the end -sort of drops the flow in the story (Rod dying, snow etc.,). The end is a bang in a literal way, confusing about the poison thing (did Amaranth bring back some kind of germs from Laughing Buck casino?) or was it metaphorical?
Overall, well told, well written, most gripping journey and the goal of all of it is survival. If not for the ‘victimized’ portrayal sections, it was unputdownable. Thanks Karyn for the book! It was an adrenaline-filled read.
In the third instalment of the Doomsday kids, Amaranth’s journey, the author takes the apocalyptic world a notch up. Whereas in Nester’s mistake, we get a few glimpses of the outside world, here, we are dumped right in. We had a glimpse of Nester’s thoughts, but here, Amaranth’s POV is more detached and more about doing and deciding and moving on.
Rod and Amaranth ride in the tractor to find Rod’s parents. It’s hard for me to believe she goes with Rod for Rod’s sake. She thinks about herself first though her grief at his (inevitable) death in the end feels genuine. That’s the goal of the book, but they find out soon that the whole area where Rod used to live has become a disaster and they make their way back to the Mountain.
Amaranth’s return is dark. Like most apocalyptic books (The Road, Young World), when food is scarce, humans resort to cannibalism. Just when Amamranth and Rod thought they had found hope in a lit-up Supermart and hope for medicine, they discover occult, sex slavery, debauchery, drunks and corruption. For the leader to gain control over the residents (who are actually prisoners, rather than workers, as they are not allowed to leave), he uses booze and fear and hope (the residents feel they are blessed –until God brings the sun). Of all the apocalyptic books I've read so far, I’m glad Amaranth’s return points to an increase in occult and distortion of beliefs.
I found too much inconsistency in Amaranth’s character in the two previous books. At times, she is a very strong character (choosing to fall into the river) and at others very weak (resorting to booze and hiding her stash and lashing out at others as if she were the centre of the world and no one mattered, even using Nester in the only way she knows -sex). Even Rod, suffering in silence and joking through the pain, appears to be a stronger character than her.
Here, we get more of her history, how she turned out. Every snip of backstory, however, portrays her as a victim –raped at foster home, no support from next foster mother who abandons her, used as sex object in high school etc., Victim, victim, victim, no control over destiny, used and abused –it would have been nice to see her get back to those who have betrayed her and hurt her in the past, even a simple trick would have given us a peak of the dormant fire in her. The thing about Amaranth, it’s all… sex: Jax takes an interest in her and she gets almost raped by Joe, if not for her will to fight for survival. So I’m glad to see her changed and discover herself in the end, find that strong survival will that most humans have. Yay! She has a superpower! There’s a change here in her at the end, but it’s subtle and needs to be made clear.
As for meeting up with Liam’s father, that was so convenient… It would have made sense to start the book with David Harper’s recapitulate the events (how he left the Mountain, etc.,) instead of having his long backstory near the end -sort of drops the flow in the story (Rod dying, snow etc.,). The end is a bang in a literal way, confusing about the poison thing (did Amaranth bring back some kind of germs from Laughing Buck casino?) or was it metaphorical?
Overall, well told, well written, most gripping journey and the goal of all of it is survival. If not for the ‘victimized’ portrayal sections, it was unputdownable. Thanks Karyn for the book! It was an adrenaline-filled read.
January 13, 2015
As in the previous two books, Amaranth’s Return was written from Amaranth’s point of view. This book has a very grim feel to it as Amaranth accompanies Rod on his last journey to ground zero in his search for his parents. Along the way they see the horrors of what other survivors have chosen to do in order to survive.
Amaranth’s Return pulls no punches. There are some pretty grim images contained within the pages of this book. I believe that it is plausible that it could happen however. As history has shown, man will do whatever man has to do to survive.
The author helps us to gain a great deal of insight into Amaranth and Rod in their journey. We learn more of their history and watch their character’s change and grow. It was hard not to empathize with Amaranth as we got to know her better.
Throughout the story there was plenty of action and suspense. The pacing of the book kept the tension high and there were enough plot twists to keep you off balance and wondering what was going to happen next.
I empathized with Rod in his suffering from the radiation poisoning and wished there was something I could do to help relieve him of his suffering. I can’t imagine what it would have actually been like to be there with a real person in such agony.
Amaranth’s Return was an excellent look at a post-nuclear war society. I would highly recommend this book. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author who provided a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
Amaranth’s Return pulls no punches. There are some pretty grim images contained within the pages of this book. I believe that it is plausible that it could happen however. As history has shown, man will do whatever man has to do to survive.
The author helps us to gain a great deal of insight into Amaranth and Rod in their journey. We learn more of their history and watch their character’s change and grow. It was hard not to empathize with Amaranth as we got to know her better.
Throughout the story there was plenty of action and suspense. The pacing of the book kept the tension high and there were enough plot twists to keep you off balance and wondering what was going to happen next.
I empathized with Rod in his suffering from the radiation poisoning and wished there was something I could do to help relieve him of his suffering. I can’t imagine what it would have actually been like to be there with a real person in such agony.
Amaranth’s Return was an excellent look at a post-nuclear war society. I would highly recommend this book. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author who provided a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
March 22, 2015
The Doomsday Kids Series is about a group of teenagers who have survived a nuclear blast and have banded together to survive the best they can. The stories are full of tension and real danger as this mismatched bunch of teens tries to get along and survive. Each book is told from a different character’s POV so you get to know more of each character, their thoughts and background as the books progress. You really need to start from the beginning with Liam's Promise and The Doomsday Kids #2: Nester's Mistake
Amaranth’s Return is book 3 in the series. Rod and Amaranth set out to return to Washington DC. Rod’s wish is to see if his mother survived the nuclear blast and Amaranth will not let him travel alone. This story gets a little darker as morals drop and those still alive will do anything to survive. The story has a lot of tension and suspense and a few narrow escapes which make this a book thats hard to put down.
Karyn Langhorne Folan leaves the reader once again with a cliff hanger ending that will have you screaming for book 4.
Amaranth’s Return is book 3 in the series. Rod and Amaranth set out to return to Washington DC. Rod’s wish is to see if his mother survived the nuclear blast and Amaranth will not let him travel alone. This story gets a little darker as morals drop and those still alive will do anything to survive. The story has a lot of tension and suspense and a few narrow escapes which make this a book thats hard to put down.
Karyn Langhorne Folan leaves the reader once again with a cliff hanger ending that will have you screaming for book 4.
January 13, 2015
As always, Karyn Langhorne Folan delivers solid characters and a good story. #3 in The Doomsday Kids follows Amaranth and Rod as they attempt to reach Washington, DC. The action is tense and moves along at a good clip, never giving you or the characters a chance to catch your breath.
What I admire about Ms. Folan's books is that she's not afraid to make her characters real. Terrible things, sometimes fatal, happen to the group. The 'kids' have real flaws and real problems that don't magically disappear or get resolved - just like in life. The teen-aged protagonists act like what they are - young people who have been pushed into situations that would be difficult for adults to handle.
The Doomsday Kids series is a keeper and a re-reader for me. I eagerly anticipate the next book in the series.
*I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book.
What I admire about Ms. Folan's books is that she's not afraid to make her characters real. Terrible things, sometimes fatal, happen to the group. The 'kids' have real flaws and real problems that don't magically disappear or get resolved - just like in life. The teen-aged protagonists act like what they are - young people who have been pushed into situations that would be difficult for adults to handle.
The Doomsday Kids series is a keeper and a re-reader for me. I eagerly anticipate the next book in the series.
*I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book.
September 6, 2015
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4.5 Stars. Listened to audio on my Kindle.
January 11, 2015
Thank you Karyn Langhorne Folan for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review
The Doomsday Kids series has reached book 3 and this time it is Amaranth who steps up to have her story told. Unlike book 1 and book 2 which focused on the whole group this novel is really just all about Amaranth and Rod, he has decided he wants to travel back home to Washington D.C. to see if his mother has survived.
Of course the fact that the whole country has been turned in to nuclear wasteland could be a problem and the small issue of the fact that Rod is slowly dying from radiation poisoning turning him from his original jock self in to a shadow of his former glory.
Our two teens do not have an easy journey ahead of them, leaving the relative safety of the mountain place they have miles and miles ahead of them in treacherous snowy conditions, thankfully they don't have to walk to begin with as they find a tractor to help them on their way.
They have not gone far when they start to see signs of other survivors, unfortunately none of them are of the caring sharing type, they meet people driven mad and the worst kind - cannibals with whom they have a very close shave.
With Rod's deteriorating condition it seems very unlikely that they will make it to Washington but just when they think all is lost they come across the most unlikely sight, something they never thought they would see again, lights.
An oasis in the nuclear wasteland, a casino and hotel of all places, could this be somewhere where they can seek refuge for a while and will Rod be able to get medical help here?
Well the answer is no, nobody is handing out anything without receiving something in return and as the casino is full of men and lacking in women you can guess what horrible job Amaranth may have to perform.
This third instalment is darker than the last two, as I said we barely hear from the other teens but you know what?, I did not miss them, Rod and Amaranth make such a great team, they bitch at each other, joke and share old memories but at the same time they stop each other from falling apart when it gets too much, we also meet some new characters and an old friend/foe who comes back in to the groups life.
It reminded me a little of the novel The Road in parts, well mostly the part where they make a horrific discovery after being on the run from cannibals. This book did not disappoint and I am really enjoying this series. As I have said before what makes this series is the fact that the characters are real, they don't all of a sudden become super survivors.
A great series and I'm looking forward to reading more.
Awarded 5 out of 5
The Doomsday Kids series has reached book 3 and this time it is Amaranth who steps up to have her story told. Unlike book 1 and book 2 which focused on the whole group this novel is really just all about Amaranth and Rod, he has decided he wants to travel back home to Washington D.C. to see if his mother has survived.
Of course the fact that the whole country has been turned in to nuclear wasteland could be a problem and the small issue of the fact that Rod is slowly dying from radiation poisoning turning him from his original jock self in to a shadow of his former glory.
Our two teens do not have an easy journey ahead of them, leaving the relative safety of the mountain place they have miles and miles ahead of them in treacherous snowy conditions, thankfully they don't have to walk to begin with as they find a tractor to help them on their way.
They have not gone far when they start to see signs of other survivors, unfortunately none of them are of the caring sharing type, they meet people driven mad and the worst kind - cannibals with whom they have a very close shave.
With Rod's deteriorating condition it seems very unlikely that they will make it to Washington but just when they think all is lost they come across the most unlikely sight, something they never thought they would see again, lights.
An oasis in the nuclear wasteland, a casino and hotel of all places, could this be somewhere where they can seek refuge for a while and will Rod be able to get medical help here?
Well the answer is no, nobody is handing out anything without receiving something in return and as the casino is full of men and lacking in women you can guess what horrible job Amaranth may have to perform.
This third instalment is darker than the last two, as I said we barely hear from the other teens but you know what?, I did not miss them, Rod and Amaranth make such a great team, they bitch at each other, joke and share old memories but at the same time they stop each other from falling apart when it gets too much, we also meet some new characters and an old friend/foe who comes back in to the groups life.
It reminded me a little of the novel The Road in parts, well mostly the part where they make a horrific discovery after being on the run from cannibals. This book did not disappoint and I am really enjoying this series. As I have said before what makes this series is the fact that the characters are real, they don't all of a sudden become super survivors.
A great series and I'm looking forward to reading more.
Awarded 5 out of 5
August 24, 2015
This is Amaranth’s Jones story and it’s heartbreaking and ugly, we see flashbacks of her hard life with her parents and in foster care, the abuse she suffered.
I didn't like her in the first two books (at All) but, now: I feel for her, I feel her pain, I wanted to hug and protect her from all the bad people in this world.
Amaranth has decided that she’s the one to take Rod Wassenaar to Washington to find his mother.
She leaves Liam behind and the safe place. On the road with Rod who’s sick and dying of radiation poisoning all the things that could go wrong do. She and Rod have some history, but now that the world has changed they are friends that have each other’s back.
Rod was someone I didn't like also at the beginning but
In this new world nobody is who he/she was, you have to do horrible things to stay alive and in the end live with those choices.
This book was F#cking amazing, the writing was excellent, character development excellent, plot nothing new but that’s o.k. still was well done.
This writer has grown so much from the first book to the third book. This book is a great dystopian read.
I didn't like her in the first two books (at All) but, now: I feel for her, I feel her pain, I wanted to hug and protect her from all the bad people in this world.
Amaranth has decided that she’s the one to take Rod Wassenaar to Washington to find his mother.
She leaves Liam behind and the safe place. On the road with Rod who’s sick and dying of radiation poisoning all the things that could go wrong do. She and Rod have some history, but now that the world has changed they are friends that have each other’s back.
Rod was someone I didn't like also at the beginning but
In this new world nobody is who he/she was, you have to do horrible things to stay alive and in the end live with those choices.
This book was F#cking amazing, the writing was excellent, character development excellent, plot nothing new but that’s o.k. still was well done.
This writer has grown so much from the first book to the third book. This book is a great dystopian read.
May 23, 2015
Amaranth’s Return is a thrilling and sometimes horrifying story of survival in the aftermath of a nuclear bombing of Washington DC. Amaranth and Rod, two teenagers, have decided to leave behind their small group of survivors to make the journey to a town closer to the blast to see if Rod’s mother has survived. Rod is already suffering from sickness related to radiation, and believes he may die on the journey but cannot stop himself from making the dangerous journey to try to find his mom. Amaranth is running from guilt and sorrow tied to her friend’s she has left behind, so decides to take a chance on Rod’s possible suicide mission. They quickly encounter the atrocities that people commit when most are dead and survival is all that is left for those alive.
This was an intense and scary story, but the relationship that grows between the two teenagers really grew and made the story meaningful. Amaranth’s Return is a powerful story of both the horrors and hope that comes from people surviving apocalyptic circumstances.
I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
This was an intense and scary story, but the relationship that grows between the two teenagers really grew and made the story meaningful. Amaranth’s Return is a powerful story of both the horrors and hope that comes from people surviving apocalyptic circumstances.
I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
December 13, 2014
I must say, not this time.
As the story progresses, we watch Rod and Amaranth hit the road to find Rod's mother, accompanied by flashbacks from Amaranth's past. While Liam's Promise was full of action and Nester's Promise character development, Amaranth's Return is more about letting the reader see what kind of a person Amaranth Jones actually is. That being said, I'm not sure I'm happy to have found out.
The series is still going well, but the plot line started lacking something I can't actually explain. It's not as gripping anymore. And while the writer has obviously developed her writing style, the dialogues are not as good either. I think I must say it was an okay book that didn't/doesn't have much to give to reader, except an answer to what happened to David Harper, Liam's father, which is something pretty big because it's almost the only reason I'm still interested in this series. I'll just wait for the next book.
3/5.
As the story progresses, we watch Rod and Amaranth hit the road to find Rod's mother, accompanied by flashbacks from Amaranth's past. While Liam's Promise was full of action and Nester's Promise character development, Amaranth's Return is more about letting the reader see what kind of a person Amaranth Jones actually is. That being said, I'm not sure I'm happy to have found out.
The series is still going well, but the plot line started lacking something I can't actually explain. It's not as gripping anymore. And while the writer has obviously developed her writing style, the dialogues are not as good either. I think I must say it was an okay book that didn't/doesn't have much to give to reader, except an answer to what happened to David Harper, Liam's father, which is something pretty big because it's almost the only reason I'm still interested in this series. I'll just wait for the next book.
3/5.
January 29, 2015
Another great addition to the Doomsday Kids series! Amaranth one of the main characters or the main character depending on how you look at it, is on a journey with another one of the kids Rod to find his mom at ground zero. Rod is dying from exposure and he knows it but does not know how long he can go or how far. These two see things that would turn the stomach of many grown men and live through things that others would have walked away from without their heads but these kids are fighters survivors till the end. This read is from Amaranths’ point of view and is another great addition to an already great series.
May 27, 2015
The Doomsday Kids series continues as bleak as ever, but also as compellingly as ever. Amaranth feels that she has no useable skills, and so leaves the others to accompany Rod on his final journey before he dies -- a journey he's unlikely to complete by himself. Along the way the pair discover that civilisation has deteriorated further than the group had imagined, and also have to face hazards of nature before they can even get close to their destination.
Definitely a book that works best as part of a series rather than as a standalone, but the hook to the next installment has me intrigued too.
Definitely a book that works best as part of a series rather than as a standalone, but the hook to the next installment has me intrigued too.
February 26, 2017
I love books about post-apocalyptic life, and I was really looking forward to reading this. I enjoyed the story overall, but found it hard to stay engaged. I did not finish this book. I was not invested in these characters; I felt as if I did not really know them. Perhaps, this is because I have not read the first 2 installments. I intend to go back to the beginning to better understand the whole Doomsday story. I do think the kindle version could have used another proofreading as well.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
January 2, 2015
similar to any other end of the world books, you realize you can never leave your safe place because everyone else has gone nuts.
this book was a bit more violent and disturbing than the last two. im so happy we find out what happened to david harper and even another character from the first book (didnt see that coming). the part that made me so sad was ( !!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!) the puppy dying :( i cant handle pet deaths!
this book was a bit more violent and disturbing than the last two. im so happy we find out what happened to david harper and even another character from the first book (didnt see that coming). the part that made me so sad was ( !!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!) the puppy dying :( i cant handle pet deaths!
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