Extremely well written characters, great dialogue, and a firm control of pacing all add up well in this short novella. I'm looking forward to reading [b:Until the End of the World|18586621|Until the End of the World (Until the End of the World #1)|Sarah Lyons Fleming|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1380146803s/18586621.jpg|25598538]. ( )

Don't even look at the book description if you haven't read book #1 yet! This is a follow-up to Until the End of the World with a little more backstory. Just as good as the first one, but much shorter. ( )

I really need to warn anyone planning to read the first book in the series, Until the End of the World, to stop reading this review now. I cannot talk about this novella without spoiling the first book. It just cannot be done. This review could ruin one of the best moments in the first novel. You have been warned.

I enjoyed this novella quite a bit. I usually listen to audiobooks at work and only rarely listen to much at home. I decided to start this one on a Saturday while I was walking my dogs and planned to finish during the work week. I listened to the whole thing over the weekend because I couldn't get enough. It is rather short but it answered a lot of questions that I had from the first book in the series.

**Spoilers Ahead**

This novella tells Peter's story. Peter was a character that I wanted to feed to the zombies at the beginning of the series. You know, the one guy that you kind of hope will die quickly and painfully. Peter did what few characters are able to do. He completely redeemed himself in the first book. The same guy I wanted to see die a horrible death became a man that I got a little choked up over once I believed he had actually met that fate. Not to mention the surprise and joy when I realized he had survived at the close of the first book.

Since finishing Until the End of the World, I wondered how Peter could have possibly survived. When the group left him, he was in an impossible situation. This novella details what Peter goes through from the point the group left him until he is reunited and what a story it is. Peter has turned into a genuinely good guy that I would want fighting on my side. He encounters a few new characters and has some great moments with them. He also runs into more than a few zombies and things look dire a time or two. Of course, I knew he would survive and make it back to the group since I saw that in the first book from Cassie's point of view.

I think that Julia Whelan does a great job with this series. I am very happy to see that she narrates all of the books in the series. I think it would have been a huge mistake to switch to a male narrator for this one despite the fact that this story is told from a male point of view. She does a great job with Peter and all of the other characters he encounters. I look forward to listening to this narrator again very soon.

I would recommend this book to others. This is a series that really should be read in order. I think it would be possible to read and enjoy this as a stand alone but I don't think that it could possibly have the same kind of impact. I can't wait to read the rest of this touching zombie series!

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So Long Lollipops by Sarah Lyons Fleming is a short addition to her dystopian trilogy. This book explains what happens to one of the main characters when he becomes separated from the main group for a couple of months. It is very short, somewhere around 80 pages, and fits in between the first book and the second.

Enjoyable, light, with enough zombie action to keep it interesting, this was a nice way to both whet my appetite and stay in touch with this series until I actually get around to reading the second book. ( )

I can't do things in silence. I have to have something to listen to; the tv, radio, audiobooks! My favorite are the audiobooks! I get them free, given via authors and marketplaces. This one was $!.

So Long Lollipops by Sarah Lyons Fleming is a good one to listen to while cleaning the bathrooms or soaking in the tub, or while taking a power walk! It's a novella about Peter, a man who martyrs himself to save his family. Well, survivors like himself, who became his family. When he's lucky enough to be rescued by a girl and her family, he does his best find his way back to the ones he loves. But sometimes the best laid plans...

First, the cover, story and narrator, Julia Whelan are all great. This is tale goes along well with an ebook I have in my stash. I didn't know they went with each other, so now i have to read the ebook, Until The End of The World. I will make sure to do so right behind this one. There are two other books, which I will read but this one was nice.

All three books are available as audio, electronic and physical. Take a listen or turn a page and you'll find this is a two thumbs up kinda story. You'll enjoy. On to the next book in this series!

**Audiobook is from my personal, Audible.com library.
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