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Michelle K. Pickett

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PODs (2013) 121 exemplaren
Unspeakable (Freedom Series) (2015) 29 exemplaren
Milayna (2014) 20 exemplaren
Concilium (2012) 5 exemplaren
Finding Willow (2014) 3 exemplaren
The Innocent (1856) 3 exemplaren

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HELL'S BELLS EVANGELINA.

So firstly I was borderline bloodlust violently pissed off at Eva for parts of this book. And Devlin. And David. Look I was a David fangirl (for the most part) in the first book, PODs. Devlin was...well. He was Devlin. Eva wasn't terribly interested in him, so there wasn't much TO him as a result (other then some interesting banter). Honestly I'd be more drawn towards Devlin then David if this was real life, but David was there for Eva. They were there for each other. And while their relationship was perhaps not terribly...healthy in the real world, in the POD world they hella more functional (and sane).

Some of that unhealthy attachment carried over into this book and a whole lot of confusing pronoun games were played. I honestly had no idea what was going on with David and Eva's relationship, or Eva and Devlin's, or David and Devlin's or the three together. Devlin kept mentioning "I hate this being a secret" but they were anything BUT secretive. Eva kept noticing David's scowl looks, but I'm pretty sure they had that conversation where he was like "is there someone new?" and got irritated THEN. His continued possessiveness (when he was the one who said "this is it for us") nearly had me punching him.

Not that Eva was blameless - their continued issue of communication reared its evil head as well. Also obtuseness was everyone's issue (David when Devlin was talking to him, Devlin when Eva was talking to him, Eva when David or Devlin or ANYONE was talking to her about Important Emotional Stuff).

I liked that the pace was fast in this book. There wasn't any down time - that was largely glossed over, for which I was happy to allow - and Pickett kept the plot was floundering. There was some redundancy--there's 3...4? different road trips? All of which had expected complications and there was a lot of red herrings regarding characters and their outcomes. Plus, and I say this with fondness if not patience, the ending was SO PAT. I already hid this review for possible character spoilers, but let's hide this nugget behind more spoiler tags Eva gets everything she ever wanted. Her parents are alive. David and her are in love and getting married. They have a safe haven. Most of her friends made it through okay despite multiple Infected attacks. I kept waiting for the moment when Pickett would be like HAHAHAHAHA she was DREAMING IT ALL and Eva is really dead. Except I should always remember not everyone likes to punk their audience in horrific ways like that.

I'm happy that there was a happy ending for many of the folks. I'm happy that Eva and David have peace in their lives. I'm happy that Devlin is now single and I can play the Mary Sue girl and think about helping him get over Eva. In the end I was in this for the characters and their lives moreso than anything else. Yeah the book had some scientific plotholes and the ending pretty much had everyone in the PODs being like "FU" to the rest of the villages, but I didn't really care. All that mattered to me was that my girl was safe, because at the end of the day she deserved it.
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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
So I heard about this book at the 2012 BEA. Or rather I saw the bookmark and was like 'Huh that girl looks like Hayden Panettiere' and grabbed one up to investigate. It was only later, after reading Concilium, that I found out the connection between the two (same author).

The book is, appropriately enough, broken up into different 'parts'. We see before Eva enters the POD (Populace Obliteration Defense...yeah that sounds like something the government would name the project meant to protect against an Extinction Level Event), the year or so she's inside the POD, and then everything after. Its an interesting way to view Eva's evolution as in some ways she remains the same and in others she changes quite a bit.

Throughout the book I wanted a happy end for Eva. She kind of got a shaft deal quite frankly. Not just her, everyone in the PODs seemed to get a shaft deal and some dealt better than others (Josh, you suck). At first Eva is closed off. Not so much because she doesn't want to interact, but rather she is still in shell shock from the entire ordeal. Slowly she opens up, though she's set rules for herself in hopes that it will keep her from feeling anymore pain.

David is...in the POD he's definitely different. He's constantly smiling or chuckling at something Eva does or says, doesn't really let how truly upset he was show (unlike the others). After the year in the POD, due to other circumstances, he's harder, quieter and more pessimistic. Eva by contrast is desperately holding onto whatever she can to get through the days. I do admit to becoming a bit annoyed with them both at this point; granted they both bring up good points about why they need to be more rational, but in the end they both take major risks to be together.

It makes sense, from a psychological standpoint. They found a sense of normalcy with each other, a way to fight back the tide of depression and so because of spending so much time together they became dependent on each other. Perfectly logical. However its stressed its because they love each other and can't bare to be apart. I had to bite my inner cheek to keep from shouting.

Despite this being part of a series (there is a second book due out, Infected), the ending is satisfying, but leaves enough questions to bespeak another book (for one thing, where did the virus come from exactly? how many people survived it? How many people mutated?). I'm interested to see where Pickett goes with David and Eva now, plus hey I'm always down for some governmental conspiracy!
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lexilewords | 6 andere besprekingen | Dec 28, 2023 |
2.5 stars. It was ok, about what I expected based on the description and previous experiences. Nothing spectacular.

It would have been more of a solid 3 star rating if the characters didn't have to make out every 2.5 seconds. Seriously annoying. It got old really fast. And the story line just kept circling. First they were in PODs, then in the compound, then back in the POD, then back to the compound. Never really went anywhere for me.
 
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Mirandalg14 | 6 andere besprekingen | Aug 18, 2014 |
I seriously loved this book. It was a perfect read for me. I've always found myself almost as interested in the rebuilding of society as the apocalyptic event when ever I read books like this. This book goes into so much detail about the governments plans and how everything is being run.

I was doubtful when I read the blurb about this book because it seemed like there was way too much information to fit in a 300 page book. But somehow Michelle Pickett managed just that without it feeling rushed or falling flat. I have no idea how she was able to explain everything in such detail considering:

1) This book spans across a large chunk of time

2) There were so many characters in and out of the story that I felt attached to, they weren't just zombie fodder

3) The love interest was slow building and realistic

4) Detailed descriptions were give about all of the government actions going on around them, including procedures, logistics, and motivations.


Overall I found this book to be actually plausible in real life (unlikely but not impossible) and extremely gripping From start to finish..
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