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Countdown #2
February
It's 1999. Do you know where your parents are? It's been one month since a savage plague killed everyone on earth except teenagers.
The young survivors thought they had lived through the worst of it.
But now, driven from cities overrun with violence, fueled by hunger and desperation, they are about to come face-to-face with an even greater threat:
Each other.
The young survivors thought they had lived through the worst of it.
But now, driven from cities overrun with violence, fueled by hunger and desperation, they are about to come face-to-face with an even greater threat:
Each other.
135 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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January 1, 2025
It's February; the survivors have realized the worst is far from over.
The storyline is very interesting; I'm enjoying it. The characters, however, can be annoying and aren't very likable at this point.
I'm going to continue because the storyline has me intrigued.
The storyline is very interesting; I'm enjoying it. The characters, however, can be annoying and aren't very likable at this point.
I'm going to continue because the storyline has me intrigued.
April 2, 2021
These teenagers are all awful.
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September 19, 2021Some of the stuff in these didn't age well. Another childhood favorite down!
February 26, 2018
Countdown: February
(Book 2) continues the series, where we find siblings, Sarah and Josh being separated; Ariel and Brian gallivanting across the USA; Julia and Luke meeting up with George; and Harold being sleazy with the patients.
On this second read (after over twenty years of not having read it), I find that I am enjoying the storyline, but some of the characters are really annoying. I am not sure if I found this on my first read, I am thinking I must have, because the character of Harold is one I definitely do not remember - maybe because he's so annoying.
Ariel and Julia/George's stories are good, however, I am a bit over the whole drinking all day and night thing, as I do not believe that teenagers would be all about the drinking if this actually occurred. Sure, there would be some, however, for the most part, I believe most teenagers would be smart enough to figure out that survival needs to kick in. I don't know, maybe it's an American thing that Parker is honing in on, that I do not get here in Australia?
Sarah's story is good, but I just do not like how the author makes out that Sarah would be so stubborn and frightened to actually take a look at the scroll. With all the stuff that is going on and Josh being adamant that the scroll is the key, I am sure that most people would look the scroll over, as they have no answer to what is happening anyway. But, maybe that's just me.
Let's see what Countdown: March has in store for us.
On this second read (after over twenty years of not having read it), I find that I am enjoying the storyline, but some of the characters are really annoying. I am not sure if I found this on my first read, I am thinking I must have, because the character of Harold is one I definitely do not remember - maybe because he's so annoying.
Ariel and Julia/George's stories are good, however, I am a bit over the whole drinking all day and night thing, as I do not believe that teenagers would be all about the drinking if this actually occurred. Sure, there would be some, however, for the most part, I believe most teenagers would be smart enough to figure out that survival needs to kick in. I don't know, maybe it's an American thing that Parker is honing in on, that I do not get here in Australia?
Sarah's story is good, but I just do not like how the author makes out that Sarah would be so stubborn and frightened to actually take a look at the scroll. With all the stuff that is going on and Josh being adamant that the scroll is the key, I am sure that most people would look the scroll over, as they have no answer to what is happening anyway. But, maybe that's just me.
Let's see what Countdown: March has in store for us.
September 28, 2013
Parker continues his post-apocalyptic dystopian future with teenagers starting to have magical powers, and who are hoping to fulfill a prophecy that would save their destroyed world. Parker drives this story almost exclusively through dialogue and has the fast-paced action that is ideal for a young-adult audience but that leaves almost anyone else full of questions. This is one of those series that while you might love as a teenager, you will dislike as an adult.
November 8, 2010
this is the type of series that has great potential but never lives up to it. the plot is slow and dragging, and you're never with one character long enough to get the best feel for them and if your on their side or not.
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May 5, 2010F PAR count bk. 2
January 29, 2014
love them so much great books.
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