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pelargonia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
otherwyrld's review
2.0
Fever is not so much of a sequel to Flu as a parallel story, with sections intersecting and overlapping between the two novels. Unfortunately, as I read Flu a while ago, I couldn't make all the connection the author obviously wanted me to make, so much of this plot was lost on me. If you want to read these books, do so at the same time.
As regards the book itself, I struggled with it as I have with all of Simmons books. In the end, I just didn't care enough about any of the characters to make the book that readable. I think the main problem with all of his works are that the zombies aren't the monsters - they are just zombies, doing what all zombies do. The real monsters are the living people we meet in these stories.
Perhaps I wanted someone in these books to be a hero, or at least try to be a hero, even if they fail in the end. However, if anyone here does anything heroic, it's either by accident, or they were intending to do something ugly and mean spirited that happened to look heroic to an outsider.
Perhaps what I was looking for in these books was a British/Irish version of the Walking Dead (comics or TV series). Their heroes may be flawed, but at least they try to be heroic. Wayne Simmons is no Robert Kirkman though, and that's a pity.
As regards the book itself, I struggled with it as I have with all of Simmons books. In the end, I just didn't care enough about any of the characters to make the book that readable. I think the main problem with all of his works are that the zombies aren't the monsters - they are just zombies, doing what all zombies do. The real monsters are the living people we meet in these stories.
Perhaps I wanted someone in these books to be a hero, or at least try to be a hero, even if they fail in the end. However, if anyone here does anything heroic, it's either by accident, or they were intending to do something ugly and mean spirited that happened to look heroic to an outsider.
Perhaps what I was looking for in these books was a British/Irish version of the Walking Dead (comics or TV series). Their heroes may be flawed, but at least they try to be heroic. Wayne Simmons is no Robert Kirkman though, and that's a pity.
stinkerbellen's review
3.0
There's a reason I don't like book series. Even if I didn't like the first book (in this case I have liked the books) I feel obligated to read the sequels, because I'm a big fan of closure. And now I have to wait for who knows how long for the next book which I'm quite positive will be published someday, 'cause this was left hanging. In a way I liked this book more than Flu, although I think a lot of this book could've been corporated in the first book, then it could've been a two-parter. A lot of stuff was just dragged out. I thought Flu was more character-concentrated than this. But I liked how it all was in parts and it made sense from moving one thing to another.
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I hoped that there would be at least a happy ending for Lark, Geri and Brina. I was really disappointed that Lark got infected.. I'm still waiting to read a zombie-book with a little bit of romance, it doesn't have to take away from the horror of it allrinn's review against another edition
3.0
Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.
Although this book is actually a sequel, I did not feel at all hindered by the fact that I hadn't read the first one. It pretty much jumps straight into fast-paced action, which I really liked, as well as flowing smoothly.
I did feel as thoughthe laboratory seemed to lack a lot of procedures for a pandemic, considering what it was dealing with - although it was underground, apart from that it didn't seem like much else had been set out. I was also especially shocked by Ellis' brutal and sudden death, and completely didn't see it coming - I was expecting her to be a main character throughout the story.
The use of multiple characters and short chapters was used effectively - lots of points of view, and a lot of cliffhangers at the end of each chapter to keep you reading so you can find out what happened. I personally felt Colin was the most developed character, although there wasn't even much of a background story to him. That was the issue with many of the characters, a lack of depth,so when their imminent deaths arrived, it didn't seem to matter too much as I didn't feel I knew them .
I do feel that Wayne Simmons created a very haunting image of how people would act if this really happened - completely and utterly selfish, just out for themselves - and it's really quite scary.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, and it was just the right level of gore for me ;) I felt I would have enjoyed it more if I could have connected with some of the characters, but it was a fun read that has left me questioning how people would react to such a situation. I would hope it would be nothing like Simmons' image, but I really think he has got it spot on there.
Although this book is actually a sequel, I did not feel at all hindered by the fact that I hadn't read the first one. It pretty much jumps straight into fast-paced action, which I really liked, as well as flowing smoothly.
I did feel as though
The use of multiple characters and short chapters was used effectively - lots of points of view, and a lot of cliffhangers at the end of each chapter to keep you reading so you can find out what happened. I personally felt Colin was the most developed character, although there wasn't even much of a background story to him. That was the issue with many of the characters, a lack of depth,
I do feel that Wayne Simmons created a very haunting image of how people would act if this really happened - completely and utterly selfish, just out for themselves - and it's really quite scary.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, and it was just the right level of gore for me ;) I felt I would have enjoyed it more if I could have connected with some of the characters, but it was a fun read that has left me questioning how people would react to such a situation. I would hope it would be nothing like Simmons' image, but I really think he has got it spot on there.
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