corabookworm's Reviews (264)

I am absolutely obsessed with this book. Jennifer Lynn Barnes managed to perfectly weave together what feels like half a dozen unconnected secrets into one big mystery. This series doesn't feel repetitive or dragged out at all, which is lovely to see in a mystery series. I didn't see any of the plot twists coming, but they were all so perfectly crafted and made so much sense in hindsight. As usual, my only problem with this book was the unnecessary love triangle and the resulting drama. Otherwise, this book is a FANTASTIC mystery with a very satisfying ending.

I think I actually enjoyed this book a little more than the first, at times. The random bits of poetry were a bit distracting and unnecessary (the writing was prose-like enough already), but E. Lockhart is an amazing author who wrote this mysterious, drama-infused, family-focused story in a gorgeous way. I loved how this book talked about family, and some of the moments between them all (especially towards the end) were absolutely adorable. Highly recommend if you enjoyed the first one or any books like it. 

Very scary, amazing writing, really well-planned mystery. :]

This book was probably my favorite so far!! It covered some of my favorite plot lines from the TV show (the Saviors and the beginning of the Whisperers), and though it felt much faster-paced, it was still really good! I also felt that less of it focused on random drama, and more about the actual end-of-the-world conflicts they were facing, which was nice.

SPOILER FOR TWD TV SHOW: One thing I also enjoyed about this comic was that Carl survived! It was cool to see what could’ve happened, and to watch him take the roles of other characters, like Henry and Judith. And Rick is still alive! And dating Andrea!! Idk it’s kinda cool to see this alternate version of the story.

 

Still a lot of really pointless relationship drama.. the end of the world and they still have time for all this?? Otherwise, this was a fun book, pretty slow for the most part. I’m really looking forward to the next one!!

I am going to finish this book! It’s good! I just don’t wanna read it right now :)

I read this book after watching the show, so I kind of knew what to expect, but at the same time, the comics are very different! It's as if both the show and comics follow roughly the same plot with roughly the same characters, but it's all jumbled up--different events happen at different times, and to different people, and a lot of characters had really different personalities. Some characters from the show (Daryl!) don't even exist in these books!

The first compendium is a collection of the first eight volumes of the series (which follow roughly the same plot as the first 3/4 seasons). It starts, as the show does, with Rick awaking from a coma and finding the world filled with zombies, following his adventures as he reunites with his family and they try to survive in this new world. Much of this story focuses on their survival: figuring out how to cope with death (or not), making tough decisions, learning how horrible people can be. Some parts of it were even more violent than in the show, but otherwise, it contained a lot of the same things: zombies, gore, lots of kinda pointless relationship drama. All in all, it was really interesting, and I loved getting to see more of these characters and their adventures in a slightly different story!

I really wanted to like this book. A cute coming-of-age romance with an asexual main character? Sounds fun, right?! It wasn’t. 

The entire premise of this book is that Alice sees a boy so cute it makes her question her asexuality, and she spends the rest of the book struggling to communicate with her friends, parents, and new crush. To be clear, I didn’t hate this book, and the asexual rep wasn’t bad. It just isn’t a genre I normally like anyway, and the  cutesy wattpad-style writing and plot made it difficult to read and enjoy. If you normally like contemporary romance, you may like this one. It just wasn’t for me. :/

Original Review:
Unique concept, beautifully written. I am absolutely obsessed.