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MichelleCH
2.5 stars

I suppose the lesson here is that you can start out great, want to quit and then can continue onward and upward to finish a so-so book. I know that life is too short to read bad books, but I couldn't help myself. There were tiny bits of greatness in each page that really, really wanted to come out. Myfawny (rhymes with Tiffany - and thank you to the author for telling us this early on) Thomas wakes up in a park surrounded by dead bodies all wearing plastic gloves. Now doesn't that sound
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Kemlo
Feb 05, 2024 rated it liked it
Pros: Appealing characters and entertaining dialog.
Cons: Lengthy info dumps in the form of letters, all of which appeared in italics (hard on the eyes - I kept getting eye strain). Instead of moving the story forward, the letters brought it to a grinding halt.

I think if the letters had been shorter and more closely tied to the action they would have worked better. The humor was fun but I got frustrated with all the interruptions.
Devin
Dec 05, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: on-my-nook
Hazel
Dec 30, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, kindled
Denise
Jun 03, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Abe
Aug 05, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, fantasy
Rebekah
Apr 12, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: nbrc-bom-br
Kim DeCina
Nov 02, 2015 marked it as to-read
Sk888888
Sep 18, 2016 rated it really liked it
Keeley
Feb 26, 2017 marked it as to-read
Rachel N.
Jan 14, 2019 marked it as to-read
Heather
Feb 13, 2021 rated it really liked it
Katie
Apr 23, 2024 marked it as to-read
Curlysue
Aug 28, 2025 marked it as to-read
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