The Passage (The Passage, #1) in Overdue Podcast

Dec 20, 2017 Lisa rated it really liked it

Having it on good authority that this was a five-star-read I procured it without haste, forgoing my usual pre-selection process. Imagine my surprise when about 30% of the way in the book changes direction completely. At this point I realized that not only was it over seven hundred pages long, but the first of a trilogy.

I suddenly became uneasy with the commitment I had unknowingly made.

I attached easily to the characters. And enjoyed the ending, even though it was unsurprising. The writing was ...more

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Oct 10, 2021 Jillypenny rated it liked it · review of another edition

A. So much character building for a vampire book.

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Sep 19, 2016 Nate Morse rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: end-of-the-world

I thought this book was great in the beginning, which tells us how the Western Hemisphere collapsed in a vampire like virus. Then it fasts forwards 100 years and turns into a post apocalyptic soap opera. It stays like this until the final third of the book when the main characters actually start to do things.

I feel like the mystery of what happened and who these people are was missing because the first section of the book. Granted it was fun to read, but it seemed like a prequel novella and onl ...more

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Jul 03, 2013 Heather rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2013

Long and epic, it took a little while to get going, and there was some character set up that seemed a bit excessive (I assume that it will pay off in books 2 & 3). But before I knew it I was completely hooked, and I just went along for the ride on all of the twists and turns. I am very attached to some of the characters, and practically smitten with Peter and Amy.

Scott Brick did an awesome job with the narration. It's a big audiobook (29 discs!!) but it was a great way to experience this particu ...more

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Jul 04, 2017 Heather added it

Shelves: read-2016

Long and epic, it took a little while to get going, and there was some character set up that seemed a bit excessive (I assume that it will pay off in books 2 & 3). But before I knew it I was completely hooked, and I just went along for the ride on all of the twists and turns. I am very attached to some of the characters, and practically smitten with Peter and Amy.

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Jul 29, 2018 Jason rated it really liked it

Shelves: ebook, horror, audiobook

A security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment.

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Aug 21, 2010 John rated it really liked it

Great beginning, pretty good middle and end. Looking forward to vol 2.

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Feb 07, 2024 Susan rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2024-reads, audible-2024, off-the-shelf-2024

This is not my usual genre and it’s a long book. I hung in until the end despite not liking the narration of the audiobook. It was a bit disturbing to read this in a post-pandemic world.

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