Ashen Winter (Ashfall, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jan 29, 2012 Literary Ames rated it really liked it

Shelves: male-authors, young-adult, dystopian-or-post-apocalyptic, free-read, netgalley, arc, read-in-2012, series-continue

First, I'd like to apologise for cussing out Mr. Mullin's name for the first third of the book. I told myself it was only a book but it got to me. Action, terror and death almost from the very first page. I was on edge, longing to shout at Alex to shut up and listen to his woman. I decided to go without sleep at about 33%, sleep is for the weak anyway. I needed closure and I needed it NOW! I saw some of those bad things coming, they were inevitable. But...but...I got scared. Alex + Darla = formi ...more

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Sep 17, 2011 AH rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, arc-netgalley, young-adult, post-apocalyptic, survival, zzread-oct-2012

That was intense!

Imagine the unimaginable – the huge super volcano of Yellowstone has erupted. The Midwestern US is under a foot or so of volcanic ash. It’s cold. Winter is extra-long, extending into the summer months because volcanic ash blocks out the sun. Resources are virtually non-existent. Society, or whatever is left of it, has changed for the worse.

Ashen Winter takes place 10 months after the events of Ashfall. Sixteen year old Alex and his girlfriend Darla have been reunited with Alex’ ...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Steph rated it really liked it

Shelves: year-read-2012, series-completed, no-para-elements, series-ended, arc-netgalley, author-유, age-group-ya-na

Ashen Winter was a fantastic read! The first book in the series, Ashfall is a great read as well, but ASHEN WINTER topped it. In Ashfall, we meet Alex. What is great about this meeting is that initially he's just a typical teenager going about his business when the world turns upside down. Now, six months later, he and Darla, a friend he made while on his journey to find his parents, are living at his Uncle's farm in Illinois. They've managed to stay alive despite the continued fallout from the ...more

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Nov 02, 2011 Regina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: post-apocalyptic, ya, arc-publisher-netgalley-edelweiss, will-continue-series

Better than the first! *pumps fists in the air*

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May 26, 2012 D.G. rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, post-apocalyptic

This is the best second book in a trilogy I've ever read. It's clear that Mr. Mullin really knew where he was going because this book was so exciting and action packed that I had my heart in my mouth for like 20 chapters straight. Well done!

If you read the previous book and know how it ended, you wouldn't be surprised that in this one Alex and Darla go back to Iowa to look for his parents. In the road they learn how far some people are willing to go to survive. The societal breakdown and the law ...more

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