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Sep 01, 2020SusieSauerkraut rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The first book is the best but I would still recommend reading the entire trilogy. It got pretty gruesome but the storyteller is very creative. This is my second time reading the first book in this series because it does grab ahold of you.
Feb 16, 2019jlandgraver722 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was absolutely thrilled to find out that this is a trilogy. At the end of Ashes I thought to myself "This can't be it" I was right! Just started book two last night! Grabs you and holds on tight! This author has a way of formatting words…
Nov 10, 2016ArapahoeLesley rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The first in a post-apocalyptic walking dead style trilogy, Ashes is great. It's my second book I've read by Bick, whose style is natural, authentic and entertaining.
May 10, 2016danomcd rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting read.
Jun 13, 2015red_eagle_190 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was my first series to read this summer and it was amazing! I'm more of a Fantasy reader but after watching Revolution on Netflix I have started to read more apocalyptic and science fiction books. The author is very detailed in her…
Dec 22, 2014Chapel_Hill_KenMc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Another YA trilogy in a post-apocalyptic world. Bick doesn't bother with the ethical and political intricacies of "Hunger Games," but her writing far surpasses that of the "Divergent" books. Zombies (well, sort of), harrowing scenes of…
Oct 06, 2014
"Seventeen-year-old Alex is on a solo camping trip in the woods (and playing hooky from her seemingly pointless chemo treatments) when a series of electromagnetic pulses renders all technology useless, kills most of Earth's population, and…
Aug 13, 2014vfryzek rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Ashes has some great twists on the zombie genre but I was never really sure if this was a teen horror or an adult horror. I did find some parts did drag but this was resolved with short chapters. The ending was great, don't want to give…
Apr 30, 2014Emmasradscreenname rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Dark, twisted, gore-filled, scary, and I couldn't put it down!
Mar 19, 2014
Don't believe the teen fic classification. This is an adult book with central characters that are young for a very specific reason.
Mar 12, 2014carolincacao rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I love how sneaky she writes and the twists she ties in. After about half the book it seemed to start down the pop-novel path, but at the end it just blows that cover in your face and ends so bluntly I can't not appreciate. If there…
Nov 11, 2013samdog123 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Well, this was such a good read. When an electromagnetic pulse flashes, the whole population is affected. Some people die on the spot but younger people "change" and become zombie-like, eating and killing anything they find. Alex, the…
Aug 22, 2013JCLChrisK rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I'm a bit torn on this one, waffling between three and four stars. I guess I landed on three because it started strong and then lost me a bit by the end. --- This is a very intelligent post-apocalyptic book with strong character…
Aug 10, 2013belladrogo rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was amazing. However if you have any kind of trauma surrounding blood, gore, violence, or cannibalism, this book probably isn't for you. It can be extremely graphic. I really love the suspense in this book and how the characters…
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Aug 05, 2013mvkramer rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book started very strong. I loved the premise, and it seemed like a clever, alternate take on a zombie apocalypse, because technically the Changed aren't zombies. I also liked the twist that the Changed are all young people, from…
Jul 13, 2013
this was a verry suspensfull book fild with romans and somthing like sobies but the trilc to it that this storry can actly hapem in real live this will make the hunger games look like a baby book the deetals wher perfekt my favors parts…
Jun 23, 2013blue_alligator_7412 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The book After really emphasizes the saying "desperate times call for desperate measures." There are also many companions that are trusted and deceived which creates a great atmosphere of distrust toward new people. I must admit that the…
Dec 29, 2012Futuregohangurl rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
a interesting book but i almost think it should be an adult book because of how graphic it gets when it describes the dead old man in a lake of blood and also when it describes the ravens and also when it describes the kid eating the…
Dec 29, 2012Pineapples97 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Was a really good book to start, but then it sort of dragged on toward the end, and I lost interest
Oct 25, 2012Krishnanandini rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Dramatic! Well written and interesting.
Aug 18, 2012freeflyer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow, just wow. This is so amazing. I sucked me right in and made my mind spin with so many questions. There are twists and turns and loss and pain and love, and just so much all tied into one thing. Ashes is enthralling and such a great…
Jun 10, 2012Black_Panda_1 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
there were some rly creepy and disgusting parts, like when a couple "changed" girls and boys ate out the insides of a dead old lady..
Jun 04, 2012MsJoann rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly enjoyed this oh-so-creepy novel. The challenge in writing yet another zombie novel is being unique in your approach - cause zombies don't change. Ilsa does this beautifully. I love surprise endings!
Mar 03, 2012lightning1243 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
great book. did have a bit of gore but to me since i love all the gore there wasn't enough. i wanna know what the next book is so if you know TELL ME.
Jan 21, 2012
this was a great read! very captivating, i can't wait for the next book