I have been reading several second books in a series that seemed quite disappointing lately and instead of writing a long angry rant, I think it might be better if I jot down what I didn't like about the book.
Shadows (Ashes Trilogy #2)
by Ilsa J. Bick
Published September 25th 2012
by Egmont USA
Summary from Goodreads:
The Apocalypse does not end. The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive.Even before the EMPs brought down the world, Alex was on the run from the demons of her past and the monster living in her head. After the world was gone, she believed Rule could be a sanctuary for her and those she’d come to love.
But she was wrong.
Now Alex is in the fight of her life against the adults, who would use her, the survivors, who don’t trust her, and the Changed, who would eat her alive.
Thoughts:
When too much action doesn't really make a good plotline. I'm not sure I'll be continuing with the series. The first book is mildly interesting even if it's too violent for me. But this one is just too..over the top. The violence, the gore, the bloody atmosphere is just too much. And the multiple POV's from a bunch of characters that I'm not interested in just made it so overbearing.
Dearly, Beloved (Gone With the Respiration #2)
by Lia Habel
Published September 25th 2012
by Del Rey
ARC from Netgalley
Can the living coexist with the living dead?
That’s the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as “The Laz” hit the city of New London and turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless monsters, hungry for human flesh, others can still think, speak, reason, and control their ravenous new appetites.
Just ask Nora Dearly, the young lady of means who was nearly kidnapped by a band of sinister zombies but valiantly rescued by a dashing young man . . . of the dead variety.
Nora and her savior, the young zombie soldier Bram Griswold, fell hopelessly in love. But others feel only fear and loathing for the reanimated dead. Now, as tensions grow between pro- and anti-zombie factions, battle lines are being drawn in the streets. And though Bram is no longer in the New Victorian army, he and his ex-commando zombie comrades are determined to help keep the peace. That means taking a dangerous stand between The Changed, a radical group of sentient zombies fighting for survival, and The Murder, a masked squad of urban guerrillas hellbent on destroying the living dead. But zombies aren’t the only ones in danger: Their living allies are also in The Murder’s crosshairs, and for one vengeful zealot, Nora Dearly is the number one target.
As paranoia, prejudice, and terrorist attacks threaten to plunge the city into full-scale war, Nora’s scientist father and his team continue their desperate race to unlock the secrets of “The Laz” and find a cure. But their efforts may be doomed when a mysterious zombie appears bearing an entirely new strain of the virus—and the nation of New Victoria braces for a new wave of the apocalypse.
Thoughts:
It was dreadfully slow. I love the fact that in the first book the romance between Nora and Bram is not some instant creation and that it took some time to blossom. But this book is just a mess. Now their romance is just nauseating and the plot about finding the cure to the zombie problem is sort of forgotten. And yes there are multiple POV's from some new characters which made it quite confusing.
In my Steampunk Reading Challenge
*Maybe I should take a break from reading zombie books or books with the multiple POV's.
Summary from Goodreads:
That’s the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as “The Laz” hit the city of New London and turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless monsters, hungry for human flesh, others can still think, speak, reason, and control their ravenous new appetites.
Just ask Nora Dearly, the young lady of means who was nearly kidnapped by a band of sinister zombies but valiantly rescued by a dashing young man . . . of the dead variety.
Nora and her savior, the young zombie soldier Bram Griswold, fell hopelessly in love. But others feel only fear and loathing for the reanimated dead. Now, as tensions grow between pro- and anti-zombie factions, battle lines are being drawn in the streets. And though Bram is no longer in the New Victorian army, he and his ex-commando zombie comrades are determined to help keep the peace. That means taking a dangerous stand between The Changed, a radical group of sentient zombies fighting for survival, and The Murder, a masked squad of urban guerrillas hellbent on destroying the living dead. But zombies aren’t the only ones in danger: Their living allies are also in The Murder’s crosshairs, and for one vengeful zealot, Nora Dearly is the number one target.
As paranoia, prejudice, and terrorist attacks threaten to plunge the city into full-scale war, Nora’s scientist father and his team continue their desperate race to unlock the secrets of “The Laz” and find a cure. But their efforts may be doomed when a mysterious zombie appears bearing an entirely new strain of the virus—and the nation of New Victoria braces for a new wave of the apocalypse.
Thoughts:
It was dreadfully slow. I love the fact that in the first book the romance between Nora and Bram is not some instant creation and that it took some time to blossom. But this book is just a mess. Now their romance is just nauseating and the plot about finding the cure to the zombie problem is sort of forgotten. And yes there are multiple POV's from some new characters which made it quite confusing.
In my Steampunk Reading Challenge
*Maybe I should take a break from reading zombie books or books with the multiple POV's.
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