Grace Lost
Publisher Description
There was no warning. No way to prepare. One might think that the end of the world would come slowly, or loudly, or perhaps so quickly that the end would be a vast dark nothing. One might think there would be news traveling of impending doom. Some hint of how the human race would die. One would think...
The fine blue mist was impossible to see falling from the night sky. It coated everything in its path: houses, cars, toys left in yards by children, the ground. By sunrise, it would be impossible to detect. The veil of toxic substance was thin, but it was enough to do the harm for which it was intended. Anyone unlucky enough to be outside at the time of contamination would die. The airplanes that flew that night would be some of the last.
The darkness of night would give way to morning light, as it always had. People would awake in search of a lazy weekend breakfast. Mothers would begin preparing children for a day of play. Dogs would whine to go outside. The dead would rise.
Zoe's been on her own since she was a teenager, when tragedy took her family. Living in a remote small town, she withdrew from society. Her longtime friend, Adam Boggs, left her even more broken when he left for college and stopped answering her calls and letters. When he's back in town for a visit, they attempt to reconcile. The next morning brings an end to life as they knew it.
Fleeing for safety, they soon cross paths with other survivors. It doesn't take long until they realize that the dead are not the only things to fear.
Book one of the Grace Series. Intended for mature audiences. Series should be read in order. A portion of all proceeds of this series will be donated to Strong Against Cancer - helping find a cure for childhood cancer.
Customer Reviews
Solid series overall
It can be hard these days to find a decent written book that is not drafted to be grabbed as a screenplay. No one is making this into a movie, too many kids die.
The grace series is a typical zombie series and there is nothing new about the core characters, their behavior, nor their fates.
What the author does do well are the horror elements and shock value drama which is essential to this genre.
The book does lose a star because plot is driven by convenience of character death and not due to likely activity. Like most books, you know who will keep on going and who won’t. And every scene will result in a death, most of which occur because the living characters hang naively around sick or injured characters and that gets tired after the 10th time.
I am not a fan of 1st person perspective in a book like this because you never fear for main character as that character will simply get out of any ordeal. Ramping suspense up will require a 3rd narrative. But that’s an authors choice so won’t knock out a star.
Note the series ends without proper closure because it picks up again in a separate series. This is not made clear in prior installments and leaves some customers disappointed
Amazing
If you are a fan of the Zombie apocalypse, you will love this book! Gruesome scenes are explained in a way that is sure to please the horror lover, as well as innocent, yet steamy, first time sex scenes to get you toes curling! I enjoyed this read immensely!
Better than expected
I was a little doubtful about this book when I first purchased. I was surprised. It turned into a real page turner and I ended up buying the rest if the series. Would recommend it