Zoo #1: Zoo by James Patterson - Starting 25th October

[Maddie]

All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the impending violence becomes terrifyingly clear.

With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it's too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning, and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide.

[Maddie]

Also plan on reading the novella after too.

[D.L.]

YAYY. I am excited for this.

[Maddie]

Yay :D I watched the tv series and loved it. And then realised it was a Patterson book. And I love Patterson books (well his YA anyway) so figured it was time to dive into his adult.

[Rae]

Joining up!!

[Maddie]

Hey Rae :D

Not sure when I'll read this :p

[Rae]

Starting just a bit early.

[Rae]

Chapter 1-12 (view spoiler)[ Oz seems like he is really committed to this cause and I can understand why, can you imagine the animals being infected with something… that is freaking creepy! I think that Natalie is like the best girlfriend ever even though she isn’t the most supportive. If I thought that my boo was going off his rocker don’t know if I would be ok with it. I really am happy that he is decent to animals as I am all about the animals!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Rae]

Chapter 13 -22 (view spoiler)[ Are you freaking serious, why is no one praying to their maker!!! A dozen big ass Male lions!!! And the fact that they are doing anything out of the ordinary!!! Nah i'd be pissing my pants with just one freaking lion. Poor Abe, he should have listened to the damn superstitions… Sheesh (hide spoiler)]

[Rae]

Chapter 23-33 (view spoiler)[ See that is what y'all get always messing with the damn animals!!! UGH!!! So Chloe seems a bit snobbish to me especially since Oz just saved her life… eww.
I hope they are able to show everyone the video of the lions attacking and that they believe Oz. Oh no… Atilla is going to go all evil now, I don’t want him to get killed. (hide spoiler)]

[Rae]

Chapter 34- 49 (view spoiler)[ ooooo NOW THEY WANT TO BELIEVE HIM!!!! And what is this, they now having the same freaking dream, that crap is creepy as hell!! But of course they don’t let him into actually give the announcement. Poor Atilla, now they gonna have to kill him. I never wanted him to become infected. I wonder if now this is a virus… will it start to affect people??? This book is kinda BOMB!!! So creative! (hide spoiler)]

[Rae]

Chapter 50-65 (view spoiler)[ So it's a few years later and things are still horrible, this is actually how it works in the real world, it takes people forever to believe then takes even longer to find a solution. I am happy chloe and oz stayed together and that finally people were taking him seriously. (hide spoiler)]

[Rae]

Chapter 66-92 (view spoiler)[ how freaking cool is that!!! They are attacking because of the pheromones we are putting off. It changed because of the electronics we use!!!! Pollution!!!! Yes, tooo much electronics! And Atilla is back, yay!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

You liking it? I'll probably read it this weekend.

[Rae]

Maddison wrote: "You liking it? I'll probably read it this weekend."

It's actually really good, and realistic. I think you will enjoy it.

[Rae]

Chapter 93-fin (view spoiler)[


You can't be serious you know how to stop the freaking apocalypse but you can't be without your stupid cell phones... good for you... GOOD FOR YOU!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I've watched the tv show and loved it :D So yeah I'm keen to read the book.

[Maddie]

Alriiiight I'll be starting this tomorrow.

[Maddie]

Right I'm 35pg in, but going to get majority finished now I hope :)

[Maddie]

Rae wrote: "Chapter 1-12 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[You think Natalie's a good gf? She doesn't even factor into the equation XD How old is she? What's the age difference, I wonder, if she's at class and he's a fully-grown man XD (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Rae wrote: "Chapter 13 -22 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I know right! And the fact that he actually tried to kill them all?? They run so freaking fast! It's strange though because in the tv show Abe's a main character, so I wonder how this is all going to play out and what'll be changed. (hide spoiler)]

[Lee]

I just got this and am curious. Could I join? I'll probably be a lil late.

[Maddie]

Yeah sure join in :D And nope not late haha. I just started.

[Maddie]

Rae wrote: "Chapter 23-33 See that is what y'all get always messing with the damn animals!!! UGH!!! So Chloe seems a bit snobbish to me especially since Oz just saved her life… eww.
I hope they are able to sh..."

(view spoiler)[I'm just pleased Attila didn't kill Natalie.

And I don't really like Chloe either. Well I mean, she's nice, she's just a little stereotypical. (hide spoiler)]

The tv show was way better than this. Almost halfway through and nothing much has happened yet.

[Maddie]

I'll be reading the little novella soon as well, so I can just get it out of the way. It's only like 200pg.

[Maddie]

Rae wrote: "Chapter 34- 49 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I know right :D Really original!

And it's like they just become possessed, and don't know how to control themselves when The Smell comes. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

You should definitely watch the tv show. 2 or 3 seasons out now.

[Maddie]

I legit just found out that there were more seasons out. I thought there was only 1! I loved the first one! Can't wait to watch the next 2 when I get around to it. It was such a good show!

[Maddie]

Not finishing this one today, I'll be finishing tomorrow. Got another 200pg to go.

[Rae]

Maddison wrote: "Rae wrote: "Chapter 1-12 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"


Well she was in the beginning...lol

[Rae]

Starting 2 now!!!! I'm freaking excited, I thought this was a stand alone!

[Maddie]

Haha you got hold of it that quickly?

[Maddie]

Rae wrote: "Chapter 50-65 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah I love the way it had that big jump, and the world slowly took its time to destruct. It's realistic.

And I think that just spoiled the show for me XD In the show they haven't had a kid yet haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Rae did you want to sprint? I've got another 70pg of this to go, and then I want to get into my next one.

[Rae]

Maddison wrote: "Haha you got hold of it that quickly?"

I have so many book memberships. kindle unlimited, libby, scribd...etc lol

Sure! I have started and am up to chapter 3.

[Maddie]

Ah right.

Awesome :D T/L? I don't like choosing haha. I'm on for a few hours as well so keep them coming until you want to stop. Any length is fine with me.

[Rae]

SOOOOOO NOW YOU WANT TO LISTEN!!!!!! ugh!

[Rae]

I have never done one so not sure how...lol a sprint that is..lol

[Maddie]

Alright haha I shall explain. So a t/l stands for time/length. The time is what time we both start reading, and the length is the length of time that we read for.

For example: :00 for 20. The ':00' shows that we start reading on the hour, and the 'for 20' means that we read for 20 minutes. So from :00 until :20. And during that time we keep track of how many pages we read.

[Rae]

ahhhhhhhh gotcha!

soooo :05 for 20 minutes? Hows that?

[Maddie]

Yeah that works :D Yay you picked it up so fast haha.

[Maddie]

I should need another 2 sprints to get finished with #1, and who knows when I'll get to #2.

[Maddie]

See you at :25.

[Rae]

Chapter 1-7 (view spoiler)[ Jeez, Oz you can't seriously be wanting to help the government again!!! Didn't they already pretty much take a poop on your work the first time!!! I am with Clare though, you not leaving me no where. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I read 38 pages, 8% / 94% done.

[Rae]

36 pgs done... got a bit distracted

[Maddie]

Rae wrote: "Chapter 66-92 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yay so pleased that Attila came back to 'life'! And wonder how they're all going to survive without electricity.. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

No worries haha. Again? After I finish this book, I need to update, and then shower. How much longer are you on for?

And did you like sprinting?

[Maddie]

If you did maybe we could do it more often. It's basically the only time I read now.

[Maddie]

Yay finished the book! So much rage about that last bit!