Odium 0.5: Nina's Story in Riley's Reads {REDHEADAPOCALYPSE SUPPORT GROUP}

Oct 27, 2015 Lo Bookfrantic rated it it was amazing

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5★★★★★ Survival Stars

Genre: Dystopia/Horror/Zombie Apocalyptic
Type: Book 0.5 of The Dead Saga Series
POV: First Person - Female

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“The Dead had risen. The dead walked. The undead were out there, eating my friends…The images would always be there now, burned into my mind like history written into books.”

I have been following Nina’s story since the beginning so when I found out Claire was writing what happened before the apocalypse I knew I had to read it. Little did I know how 5★★★★★ Survival Stars

Genre: Dystopia/Horror/Zombie Apocalyptic
Type: Book 0.5 of The Dead Saga Series
POV: First Person - Female

description

“The Dead had risen. The dead walked. The undead were out there, eating my friends…The images would always be there now, burned into my mind like history written into books.”

I have been following Nina’s story since the beginning so when I found out Claire was writing what happened before the apocalypse I knew I had to read it. Little did I know how much it was going to hurt…Ok I’m lying I knew it was going to hurt. I knew somehow Nina’s past wasn’t all happy and flowers so getting to know what exactly happened to her to make her the way she is now made so much sense. It doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt because it did but I can completely understand her reason behind shutting everyone down and not letting people in. Odium 0.5 is where everything started; the story of Nina before the zombie apocalypse hit and what happened behind "those walls". I didn’t know what I was expecting behind those walls but it sure was depressing as hell. This book was dark, sometimes disturbing and uncomfortable to read; however I couldn’t put it down and devour it in one setting.

Nina was living a normal life like everyone else. A regular job; a husband she loved but somehow they’re marriage was falling apart. Routines and regular life she didn’t appreciate until the apocalypse hit. Nina loved her husband Ben but after so many years of marriage they somehow got sidetrack on material things and stuff that really didn’t mattered; she was sure that they had gotten to a point where their marriage was bound to be done. However; they found themselves appreciating what they had and realizing how much they still loved each other and that stupid fights were just that stupid. The need to survive an ugly apocalypse made her realized how much she wanted to live and make her life better and stop complaining about expensive shoes and material things that no longer mattered if you didn’t have the love of your life with you.

“It takes the end of the world for us to stop fucking arguing, eh?” he said sadly, leaning forward and pressing his forehead to mine."

Nina and Ben left their home after realizing no one was sending help and they were basically on their own. Ben’s goal was to get to his parents to a safe place; however they never made it far. Ben helped Nina stay strong; he believed in her and gave her the strength to keep going he told her to never give up and fight even if it meant leaving him behind. He made her promise that no matter what she will fight and she will survive.

“He smiled and then turned and kissed me with so much force that I nearly fell over from it.”

They found “Deaders” aka zombies on their way to safety and at one stop there was too many; only one was able to escape. Sadly; Nina lost her love, her husband and she promised she will do anything to stay alive. It was much easier said and done because when she finally reached a safe wall aka a building for survivors her world changed. She was too ashamed to try to go to Ben’s parents after what she had just witnessed so she stayed at this so called “safe wall”. At first they were getting help from the government. However as a year went by and food and government helped stopped the rules inside the walls completely changed. Everyone was starving and with nowhere to run to and no one to get help.

“There wasn’t anywhere safe anymore, and it made me wonder if there was really any point in trying to escape this madness.”

So many horrible things happened behind those “walls”; I can’t really begin to explain how much I hurt for Nina. Why she detached herself from the world after what she had to do to survive. Every time she tried to save or help someone got hurt she was utterly dead inside and she knew that the only way to survive was to shut her feelings and emotions off. That ending gutted me so much, I felt hopeless. However; thank goodness I’ve read the other books in the series and I am continuing book three because I just love Nina so much more now. This series is phenomenal a story of survival and strength when there is no hope and you feel lost.

★★★BR with my partner in crime LIZ ★★★

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Dec 13, 2015 ✰ Liz ✰ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: girl-power, paranormal, my-heart-can-barely-take-it, arc, not-what-i-expected

★4.5 "DARK and DEAD" Stars★.

"The dead didn't sleep, it seemed. They only killed."-Nina

Odium 0.5 grabs hold of you and doesn't let go. This Sci-Fi Thriller has action, heart, and enough heartbreak to get your blood pumping. Get your survival kit ready because this is one hell of an apocalypse!

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Odium 0.5 begins with the world as it should be. Nina is just a typical young woman struggling with the daily tasks of life as she slowly watches her marriage shrivel and die. Just when it seems like ...more

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Oct 26, 2015 Jessica Austin Gudmundson rated it it was amazing

review to come. I loved it, and it hurts right now.

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Dec 07, 2015 Gail rated it it was amazing

I have been reading about Nina for so long now, starting with when she was behind the walls back in book 1, but never really knew what brought her to the walled city and how bad it really was there. I was so surprised by this book, I thought I knew what was going to happen in the beginning and I was so wrong. It started out totally different than what I had imagined. I do not think I could have had my hopes raised and dashed as many times in a single book as I had in this book. Every time I thou ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 San rated it it was amazing

Odium 0.5 is Nina's story before the zombie apocalypse hit and what happened behind "those walls"

Its a dark, sometimes disturbing and uncomfortable read. It's uncompromising yet shows spirit and courage. I found it showed humans at their best and at their worst and how people adapted to this new world.

Claire captured that human instinct of survival to a tee. It showed that even with a world full of zombies. The most fearful element of a broken world is humans.

Brilliantly written and a great ad ...more

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Nov 06, 2015 Melanie Marsh rated it it was amazing

Odium 0.5 is another emotionally devastating installment in Claire C. Riley’s The Dead Saga. While all the books center around Nina, Riley really focuses on what happened before book one when she left the supposed sanctuary. As a reader, I really felt like this was a necessary addition to this series. For so long, we have been kept in the dark about how bad things really were. We were given hints, but now we really know what happened and why Nina is the way she is. This book has reminded me that ...more

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Nov 08, 2015 Kelli Mcelreath rated it it was amazing

I'm a tub reader and in reading this could not stop even when my water went cold. Seriously. And I was not prepared for the end. This was sooooo good. If you have read the Odium series this is a must. You finally finally get a look behind the wall with nina. How she came to be the bad ass, quirky nina. If you have NOT Read the series what the hell! But seriously this is a brilliant place to start. It will hook you and give you such an awesome series to read. In fact I am rereading Odium. My only ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Shannie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Holy shiznet ClaireBear! This book was so intense! Nina went through so much! No wonder she's the badass she is! Loved it! ...more

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Apr 11, 2017 Toni FGMAMTC rated it really liked it

Shelves: apocalyptic, horror, zombie, post-apocalyptic

This is the tale of a woman worried about pretty shoes and diets. She and her husband are always annoyed with each other. Then, the zombie apocalypse happens. Survival is all that's on her mind now. This is not a feel good book. It's not going to make you smile, but you know that when it ends, it isn't the end of the story. This is just the prequel. ...more

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