Reviews

Deliverance by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

cheryl_88's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

chriscoman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

willrefuge's review against another edition

4.0

The conclusion to the Hell Divers trilogy, while totally not concluding everything, was really good. Another great installment that reintroduces Xavier Rodriguez and his dog to the limelight. And, along with old foes and allies, new foes and MORE new foes are introduced.

Can't wait for the next one (...which comes out in a week). Also can't wait for the energy and time to write an ACTUAL reviewy review (as in, more than a paragraph).

_cthulhu's review

4.0

Same world, new stories

I don’t know why I keep coming to this series. It’s a light read and always entertaining. I really like the word the author managed to build.

evilblanket's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chawthorne's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

badseedgirl's review

3.0

I knew it was only a matter of time before there were

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cannibals.

Why is there always frickin

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cannibals!!!

marshmalow01's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

connorjdaley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Continuing with audio for these, as R.C. Bray is fantastic for these. 

Book three takes off right where two ended, with more and more of X’s hellish background revealed as he survived on post apocalyptic earth for years. Now I had meant to go back and read the new ‘prequel’ novella that features X on the surface, but I haven’t gotten to it yet, so this background was nice to have sprinkled in. 

Michael ‘Tin’ Everhart and his crew are still aboard Deliverance in their whiplash-quick race to meet up with X. Captain Jordan, in his ever-growing paranoia and recklessness, pushing the lower deckers even further towards rebellion—all in the name of ensuring humanity survives. When every single character and situation is at the boiling point, something (more like everything) is bound to pop off!

These are just outrageously fast paced scifi/horror thrillers. Nonstop action, suspense, and violence. And I for one, can’t get enough of them. I’ve been spacing out when I move through them, having read book one in 2022, but I might honestly have to aggressively accelerate that…even at the detriment of my audible credits. The author still manages to show readers even more devastation, with new mutated trees, writhing limbs, animals, hand-sized cockroaches, and even cannibal survivors. In this post apocalyptic nuclear hellscape both and flora and fauna are out to get the hell divers. 

skidley97's review

5.0

I'm loving this series. A completely unique look at a dystopian future. Very easy to get attached to the main characters, they are well written, well described and have good character development. Just an absolute joy to read.