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Book: Hollowland
Author: Amanda Hocking
Series: Hollows #1
Release: Oct 2010
Source: Kindle ebook
Reviewer: Day
Purchase: AmazonHollowland – the first book in the young adult dystopian series The Hollows… “This is the way the world ends – not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door.” Nineteen-year-old Remy King is on a mission to get across the wasteland left of America, and nothing will stand in her way – not violent marauders, a spoiled rock star, or an army of flesh-eating zombies.
I loved the sound of this book. Zombies, post-apocalyptic wasteland, and vagabond survivors…yep, pretty much right up my alley. Or, so I thought.
I have read other works by Amanda Hocking and found her writing to be very entertaining, but HOLLOWLAND just didn’t manage to hold my attention. The writing style is very straight forward and not overly poetic which is perfectly fine considering the genre, but when compared to similar books on the shelf it seems to lack luster and polish.
Even the characters fell flat for my tastes. The heroine, Remy, is on a mission to find her little brother after being separated in an attack on the compound where they were sheltered. Along with another girl that escaped the attack, she sets off on her mission and along the way picks up some unlikely travelling companions in a rescued a lion, a formerly famous rock-star and a pre-med student. The unique blend of characters should have been refreshing and fun but instead were dull and annoying.
I am a huge fan of character driven storylines and need to feel a connection with the characters (as I did in hocking’s SWITCHED) in order to care about their journey. Unfortunately, I didn’t find that in HOLLOWLAND. :(
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Author: Sarah Jio
Book: The Bungalow
Release: December 27, 2011
Series: Novel
Reviewer: Stephanie (Eowyn)
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon
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Author: Cindy Spencer Pape
Book:Motor City Wolf
Release: August 29th 2011
Series: Urban Arcana 3
Reviewer: Believer
Source: Carina Press
Purchase: Carina Press Ebook – Barnes & Noble – Kindle
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Book: The Silent Oligarch
Author: Christopher Morgan Jones
Release: January 23, 2012
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Supplied by the Publisher
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
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Book: The Darkest Surrender
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Lords of the Underworld #8
Release: September 27, 2011
Reviewer: Believer
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
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Book: Envy
Author: J.R. Ward
Series: Fallen Angels #3
Release: September 2011
Reviewer: Believer
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
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Book: The Wedding gift
Author: Kathleen Mckenna
Reviewer: Teresa
Purchase: Amazon Kindle
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Book: Alice In Deadland
Author: Mainak Dhar
Release: November 2011
Source: Kindle ebook
Reviewer: Day
Purchase: Amazon Kindle
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Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Book: The Guardian
Series: Dark Hunters #22
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Get Red PR
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Author: Hillary Jordan
Book: When She Woke
Release: October 2011
Reviewer: Steph/Eowyn
Source: Personal Library
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