Pros: Combines several now-popular end-days structures and takes them further Cons: Jonah should have seen an attack coming Rating: 5 out of 5 When Ross MacLeod pulled the trigger and brought down the pheasant, he had no way of knowing…
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Review: “Year One,” Nora Roberts
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: bio-thriller, Chronicles of The One, fairies, magic, Nora Roberts, post-apocalyptic, prepper, survivalism, witches
Review: “Side Effects: Book One: First Days,” Dusti Dawn Rose
Pros: Detailed prepper/survivalist tale Cons: Rough; slow; sometimes confusing or inconsistent Rating: 3 out of 5 Side Effects: Book One: First Days (Volume 1), by Dusti Dawn Rose, tells the tale of Em and Drew, along with Em’s roommate Anna,…
Review: “My Dead World,” Jacqueline Druga
Pros: Finally, a zombie story with some differences Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Zombie and survivalism tales such as Jacqueline Druga’s My Dead World are becoming more and more ubiquitous. I’ve see a number of zombie tales that…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: bio-thriller, Jacqueline Druga, prepper, survivalism, thriller, zombies
Review: American Quarantine Super Boxset part 2: Roger Hayden
Pros: Decently interesting Cons: The whole bad-guy plan is topsy-turvy Rating: 2 out of 5 Roger Hayden’s portion of American Quarantine- Super Boxset involves dirty bombs. Well, sort of. Jim Farr is a contractor for the Navy, and he and…
Review: American Quarantine Super Boxset part 1: James Hunt
Pros: A few details Cons: So much badness Rating: 1.5 out of 5 I’m a sucker. Bio-thriller happens to be one of my favorite sub-genres, and I also find the prepper phenomenon fascinating. So even though I didn’t enjoy much…
Review: EMP Blackout Super Boxset part 2: Roger Hayden
Pros: Some interesting details Cons: A couple things veer dangerously close to slapstick Rating: 2 out of 5 Roger Hayden’s part of the EMP Blackout Super Boxset) did not wow me. Much like James Hunt’s entry in this set, Hayden’s…
Review: EMP Blackout Super Boxset part 1: James Hunt
Pros: Interesting premise Cons: A handful of odd choices Rating: 2.5 out of 5 James Hunt’s portion of the EMP Blackout Super Boxset poses the question: what happens when the power goes out? An EMP has been used to wreck…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: A Tale of Survival In a Powerless World, James Hunt, post-apocalyptic, prepper, survivalism