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beachybookstack's review against another edition
3.0
As the follow-up to "Rise of the Governor," I expected more time to be spent at Woodbury. Of course this is "Road to Woodbury" and so the first half of the book was essentially just Lilly + cohorts getting there. I didn't really care for her as a main character, she seemed so cowardly even after reading the previous book through the character of Brian. Lilly takes too long to stand up for herself in any way. On the other hand, she was great compared to Megan, who honestly was just a slutty pothead. Some have argued that there's some major "slut shaming" going on, but I didn't think that as I read. She never does anything to help her so-called "friends," instead she just screws whoever to get more weed. Megan probably had a few diseases near the ending. Useless in terms of survival.
This book did not grip me as much as its predecessor had, and by the end I wasn't satisfied. Perhaps it was just the lack of twists? Overall decent, but "Rise of the Governor" is just much better.
This book did not grip me as much as its predecessor had, and by the end I wasn't satisfied. Perhaps it was just the lack of twists? Overall decent, but "Rise of the Governor" is just much better.
yodamom's review against another edition
4.0
Quick and Dirty- Woodbury, it wacko capital of the new world. The new man in charge is beyond sanity, and has so many secrets, he doesn't even know who he is at times. We get to know several of the towns residents, and really learn to hate them, (Ahem Lilly), and feel for them. The stories here are so much more than the TV show and I think so much better. Just imagine, no bad actors.
I'm off to start book 3 , part 1- Fall of the Governor
I'm off to start book 3 , part 1- Fall of the Governor
the_dire_raven's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
maismatu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
danireys's review against another edition
3.0
I'm torn on the book. I really love the Walking Dead, which is a surprise for me as I'm not usually one for the horror genre--- but something about zombie novels are just fun. I'll give the book a 3 out of 5 stars because I still like the storyline despite my problems with it. My friend has been a huge Walking Dead fan since the beginning. I've read all the graphic novels to date as well as the first novel. I know exactly how the team writes and something is off with this one.
I think this novel felt a bit rushed. Character development was few and far between and some of the characters just felt a little stereotypical. With that said I still liked the book. I'm slightly confused on what's so shocking in this novel though. Nothing happened that's shocking unless the reader is completely unaware of all other installments of the series. What I'm most concerned with are the plot holes, many things were said and left unaddressed. When things don't make sense I tend to not like the book as well.
I think this novel felt a bit rushed. Character development was few and far between and some of the characters just felt a little stereotypical. With that said I still liked the book. I'm slightly confused on what's so shocking in this novel though. Nothing happened that's shocking unless the reader is completely unaware of all other installments of the series. What I'm most concerned with are the plot holes, many things were said and left unaddressed. When things don't make sense I tend to not like the book as well.
goobearmilltato's review against another edition
2.0
Eeeeeh, they say "fuck" a lot. If you're into that. It's not a very good book, though.
anna_w's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as The Rise of the Governor, but it was still a good instalment to the series. Bob Stookey's character continuously broke my heart, I constantly wanted to give him a hug throughout the book! Also loved Martinez's character development; it felt more like the comics, whereas in the TV show, he seemed liked such an underrated character. I liked following the narrative from Lilly's perspective as well, it was a nice change from the constant male narration in the first book and she starts getting a bit kick-ass. I did enjoy the herd scenes, the blunt wit in this book is great, but it often got repetitive which was slightly frustrating. Still, I can't wait to pick up more books in the series!
chicokc's review against another edition
1.0
En teoría es la historia del Gobernador, pero hasta mas de la mitad del libro, aparece. Después no hay mucha trama de él, y la trama termina en simplemente nada. Sumamente predecible. Nada emocionante. Repetitivo. Un fiasco que añoraba terminar para dejar de leerlo
spikeanderson1's review against another edition
1.0
This book was as bad as the 1st in the series was good. What happened? Poor writing, shallow character development ... Blah blah blah. Too bad