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The First Days (As The World Dies~Book 1) by Rhiannon Frater ~ Started: 11.01.15 ~ Finished: 13.01.15 Title of Book: The First Days (As The World Dies~Book 1) Name of Author: Rhiannon Frater Edition: Kindle ASIN: B004OA62U4 Number of Pages: 336 Synopsis ~ Katie is driving to work one beautiful day when a dead man jumps into her car and tries to eat her. That same morning, Jenni opens a bedroom door to find her husband devouring their toddler son. Fate puts Jenni and Katie—total strangers—together in a pickup, fleeing the suddenly zombie-filled streets of the Texas city in which they live. Before the sun has set, they have become more than just friends and allies—they are bonded as tightly as any two people who have been to war together. During their cross-Texas odyssey to find and rescue Jenni’s oldest son, Jenni discovers the joy of watching a zombie’s head explode when she shoots its brains out. Katie learns that she’s a terrific tactician—and a pretty good shot. A chance encounter puts them on the road to an isolated, fortified town, besieged by zombies, where fewer than one hundred people cling to the shreds of civilization. It looks like the end of the world. But Katie and Jenni and many others will do whatever they have to to stay alive. Run, fight, pick each other up when they stumble, fall in love…anything is possible at the end of the world. 'The First Days' is the story of Katie and Jenni, two very different women who find each other when they least expect it The story begins with Jenni about to be attacked by her son, Mikey who has turned into a zombie after being bitten by his father, Lloyd, while Jenni's youngest son, Benji, also turned, tries to get to his mother, his baby fingers searching underneath the door. As Jenni stands in shock outside her house waiting for her family to attack her, she is saved by Katie who was attacked, having being dragged from her car and saved by a Reverend, who loses his life, then returned home to find her wife had been turned. As they drive away, Katie and Jenni face the unknown, their worlds have changed and they do not know what will happen next. What I thought of 'The First Days' ~ I enjoyed 'The First Days', it had a great story and an interesting insight of the zombie genre. Jenni and Katie are strong characters who both have difficult pasts and rather than dwell on them, they keep fighting to survive. The first chapter is very memorable and does set the whole feeling of the whole book, fear, desperation and facing loss. The only downside of the book is the editing, there are some errors throughout the book. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. Rating: 4/5 *** Fighting to Survive (As The World Dies~Book 2) by Rhiannon Frater ~ Started: 13.01.15 ~ Finished: 15.01.15 Title of Book: Fighting to Survive (As The World Dies~Book 2) Name of Author: Rhiannon Frater Edition: Kindle ASIN: B0056DTRL4 Number of Pages: 365 Synopsis ~ Picking up where The First Days ends, Fighting to Survive features the further zombie-killing, civilization-saving adventures of a pair of sexy, kick butt heroines and the men who love them. A hundred or so survivors of the zombie plague have found tenuous safety in the walled off centre of a small Texas town. Now the hard work of survival begins—finding enough food; creating safe, weather-resistant shelter; establishing laws; and fighting off both the undead who want to eat them and the living bandits who want to rob and kill them. 'Fighting to Survive' continues from the first book as Jenni and Katie adapt to life living in Ashley Oaks, a small Texas town which managed to close itself off during the first days of the zombie attacks and now is working to build a fort to protect themselves from the outside world. Jenni and Katie find themselves developing relationships whilst facing obstacles. As the community work together to make their community safe, there is more trouble on the horizon, bandits who steal and kill wherever they go and are heading towards the fort that Jenni and Katie call home. What I thought of 'Fighting to Survive' ~ I enjoyed 'Fighting to Survive', there was action and I enjoyed the atmosphere of the community in the fort. I also enjoyed see Jenni change to a more confident and happier person. As the story progressed you meet more of the individuals of the fort and the issues that are raised by living in such close proximity which I enjoyed. There was also mystery in this book as the fort have to face the wrath of the unknown vigilante who has decided they have the right to decide who lives or die. The only downside of the book is the editing, there are some errors throughout the book. Now on to the third and final book in the series. Rating: 4/5 *** Siege (As The World Dies~Book 3) by Rhiannon Frater ~ Started: 15.01.15 ~ Finished: 18.01.15 Title of Book: Siege (As The World Dies~Book 3) Name of Author: Rhiannon Frater Edition: Kindle ASIN: B0071VUTLQ Number of Pages: 365 Synopsis ~ Siege is the conclusion to Rhiannon Frater’s As the World Dies trilogy, which should appeal to fans of The Walking Dead. Both The First Days and Fighting to Survive won the Dead Letter Award from Mail Order Zombie. The First Days was named one of the Best Zombie Books of the Decade by the Harrisburg Book Examiner. The zombie illness has shattered civilization. The survivors who have found tenuous safety in Texas defend their fort against the walking dead and living bandits. Katie has made peace with the death of her wife and is pregnant and married to Travis, who has been elected Mayor. Jenni, her stepson, Jason; and Juan—Travis’s righthand man—are a happy family, though Jenni suffers from PTSD. Both women are deadly zombie killers. In Siege, the people of Ashley Oaks are stunned to discover that the vice president of the United States is alive and commanding the remnants of the US military. What’s left of the US government has plans for this group of determined survivors. ''Siege' is the conclusion to Katie and Jenni's story. Katie and Jenni are happily living in the fort in the town of Ashley Oaks, both with partners, Katie is about to start a family with her husband, Travis. Jenni and Juan are raising Jason, Jenni's step-son together, unfortunately Jenni is suffering from PTSD, she feels guilty about the death of her sons and is haunted by their memories. Life in Ashley Oaks changes when they find out that the military are watching the fort and they want to take over, as the community get ready for another fight, life will never be the same again. What I thought of 'Siege' ~ 'Siege' was a good ending to a decent series, Katie and Jenni are great characters to read and you want them to find happiness. There is a lot of surprises in this book which made for interesting reading. The only downside of the book is the editing, there are some errors throughout the book. I hope to read more books by Rhiannon Frater. Rating: 4/5

There is always too many books Bobblybear

Its an odd kind of book Janet but that's why I love it, the ending left everything open, which I also liked.

I bought a few friends the same books and it was 'The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared' by Jonas Jonasson & 'The Rabbit Back Literature Society' by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen because I liked them and I knew (hoped) they would enjoy them. My family are not big readers.

I just started reading John Green books, I have read 'The Fault in Our Stars', 'Paper Towns', 'Will Grayson, Will Grayson', 'Looking for Alaska' & 'Let it Snow', I love how he tells a story, the characters are easy to identify with.

Great reviews Michelle, I have the first two books, I am going to read them all when the third book is released.

We are getting heavy winds at the moment, everyone is walking around looking wind~swept and interesting

Sorry for butting in Kylie, I love Groot and dancing Groot

Did you? I am so jealous Anna!

I was the same Chrissy, really wanted to see but didn't expect I would like as much as I did

Dancing baby Groot ~ cool

Apologies Athena, I didn't reply to you, some of the stories are better than others but they got you thinking, I was sitting quite stunned after reading the last story.

Its fine Devi, I was just embarrassed for getting the title wrong, I don't know why but 'Secret' was just stuck in my brain

'Norwegian Wood' is a slow book but I did enjoy it

'A Wild Sheep Chase' and 'Dance Dance Dance' are part of the Rat series ('Hear the Wind Sing' & 'Pinball, 1973' are the other books) but you don't need to read them in order, unless you want to, I didn't because it took awhile to get copies of 'Hear the Wind Sing' & 'Pinball, 1973'. The first book I read by him was 'Kafka on the Shore', good place to start

Which book was it Noll? Some of his books start off slow, I felt that way about 'IQ84'

It is the Strange Library Athena, I am so embarrassed x

The first season of 'Cuckoo' because Andy Samberg is really funny, the second season, wasn't as good, Taylor Lautner is not funny

I never got past season 3 either Kylie, I will eventually watch the rest of the seasons

Big Hero 6 and Avengers: Age of Ultron

Album ~ Turn Blue: The Black Keys Single ~ Uptown Funk: Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars

Frozen (with my nieces)

I hope you enjoy it Kylie, I think its a good start for starting to read his other books

The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami ~ Started: 10.01.15 ~ Finished: 11.01.15 Title of Book: The Strange Library Name of Author: Haruki Murakami Edition: Hardback ISBN-10: 1846559219 Number of Pages: 88 Synopsis ~ 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'. On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company. His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains. How will he escape? 'The Strange Library' tells the story of an unnamed narrator who goes to his local library one day to return books and borrow books on the subject 'how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire', he does get the book but finds himself locked in a cell by a old man who tells him he has a month to read three books on the subject, if not, the consequences will not be good. The narrator finds himself with two people for company, a man in a sheep suit and a girl who talks with her hands. How will he escape? What I thought of 'The Strange Library ~ I am a very big fan of Haruki Murakami, so it's fair to say that I can be quite biased but I have yet to read any of his books that I have not enjoyed and this is definitely the case with 'The Strange Library', I enjoyed it from start to finish. 'The Secret Library' is short, it's 88 pages but the story has all the traits that make Haruki Murakami such a wonderful writer, it's strange, it's supernatural, funny and best of all, the 'Sheepman' from 'A Wild Sheep Chase' & 'Dance Dance Dance' is one of the characters as one of the companions to the narrator, the other being a young girl who talks with her hands. Despite the length of the book there is so much to take from the book, the narrator's fears for his mother, his own fears from the past and the always memorable character of The Sheepman who is such a mysterious and lovely character (well to me he is). I would have liked to have known more about the young girl but hopefully she will appear in another Haruki Murakami story. A story to be treasured. Rating: 5/5

Thanks Anna, I have read the Positron series and I enjoyed, I am not sure if there will be another one released, I hope so