Outbreak (Surviving the Virus #1) by Ryan Casey

Outbreak (Surviving the Virus #1) Reviews

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  TP

  It wasn’t a bad book.
  The main characters were not really likeable, none of them were. But they were thought through albeit lacking any good character traits that would make them more sympathetic or relatable.
  Normal people can be likeable. And isn’t it the reason you read those books, this genre, that you want to see normal people jump over their shadow?
  Normal people fight, learn and adapt?
  
  The storyline was interesting but slow paced and the writing style was in desperate need of an editor and to be proof read.
  I really wanted to like this book but in the end, I am not interested in continuing the book series.
  The writing style, the characters along with their actions or non-actions more likely, coupled with the slow pace because we are stuck in their heads too many times, made it not a pleasant read. The inner monologues are not interesting if the theme is always the same, they drown in self pity and fears. Chewing on their emotional incapacities although the flavour has already faded and I don’t see any growth or development.
  
  
  Not only the inner monologues, which took up way too much room, but also the short sentences prohibited a fluent read. I constantly stumbled over the shortness of it and even skipped some thoughts of the characters out of boredom and their over dramatic and way too much thinking.
  The writing style was what made it such a stringy read shown by the excerpts below.
  
  ...”The guy held his hands up. By his side, Jasmine. Kelly. Eddie. Barney. All of them standing there.”...
  
  ...”He looked at Jasmine. Eddie. Kelly. “Come on. We’ve got to get moving.”...
  
  ...”Noah looked at Kelly. At Jasmine. At Eddie. And he looked at Barney too. Standing there. Staring at Colin.”...
  
  ...”He looked at Eddie staring widely at this hold-up. Then at Kelly, at Barney, at Jasmine.”...
  
  
  Small inconsistencies could be overlooked. Like them remaining standing in the middle of the road like idiots, or how one got infected blood all over his face or another one saliva and still they managed to not get themselves infected. Same goes with the dog who even licked it off of a face. Then the moments in which no one thinks of dressing properly, getting blood free clothes, like Noah when he was at home. Or what about food? Even for the bloody dog. No one packs a bag... or even thinks about medicine after being injured several times throughout the first hours of the outbreak... and many more.
  
  At times the author showed real potential and other times he lost my attention completely or shows amateurish work.
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  Habit_of_book_reading

  Wow what a start to the series. I am really looking forward to the next book.
  
  Before starting to write about this book I would like to tell one thing to other readers, which is to be patient for the first few chapters. If you get through the first few chapters I am sure you will surely like the book as I do.
  
  One thing I kind of gathered from this book is everyone seems to be infected and we are yet to know how's and what's of the virus.
  
  One question to the author is why did he injure Noah that much (glass from the bus, hammer to the face).
  
  Overall a nice book with lots of unknown but not up to the mark of 5 stars.
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  Pam Shelton-Anderson

  I generally liked this book and it was written with a decent style and few editing errors. The onset of a deadly virus occurs with horror coming to the characters on a gradual basis as the reality sets in. I had some problems connecting with the characters (except Barney the dog). There was a lot of repetitive introspection which tended to slow the action. I am curious enough as to what happens and especially what happened to Eddie to read the next book.
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  Jw Shawna

  I want to say the writing was done well in the sense we got to know the characters but the whole virus thing was confusing. I didn’t know if we were dealing with zombies or the beginning of zombies or just a virus. Plus I was confused at the symptoms forward. So maybe I will read the next in series to see how it all plays out. Hopefully things will get sorted out and who knows Eddie might get the girl.
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  Emily Atelier

  I really wanted to like this book. I’m a huge series reader and as soon as I saw a post apocalyptic series I was sold, however this one just kinda let me down.
  
  I just feel like it lacked some editing and the scenario just felt too far fetched for me with the way the virus started and behaved, I rounded up to 2 stars because I felt it had potential to be good with some changes but the characters just did nothing for me and I couldn’t wait to finish it. Sadly I won’t be continuing the series.
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  Bobbi

  This is a very suspenseful & very realistic book. I feel that in these times, it gives you a look into possibilities of what's to come or could possibly happen. It also gives you an insight into how to handle, to a certain extent, what could possibly happen around you & in the world. I really enjoyed it!
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  Brenda Fryland

  Quick and easy read. Makes the covid outbreak seem easier. Storyline is interesting but characters change crazy fast. Lots of short sentences and phrases to create anxiety and mania but overused and brings me out of story. Id like more description. I will read the next book!
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  Mary Ann

  For me the book started slowly, but after the foundation was laid it grabbed my interest more and more. it reminds me Ebola, but a far distant mutation. It will be interesting to see how story evolve without hydration or simple body functions.
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  Stacy Sutherland

  Started so well
  
  I think I will read the rest but I got really bored toward the end. The “virus” doesn’t make much sense, the characters I felt were very shallow I didn’t like any of them. The start really captured me but I felt the story just struggled to get going
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  Marcie Pfeifer

  I like it a lot so far
  
  I really enjoyed this. I like it better now that it's not constantly going back and forth between characters! I'm especially rooting for Eddie.
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  Billie Jean

  Apocalyptic thriller!
  
  Good read! As usual, when reading non-American author, I sometimes have problems with slang. With Covid at the forefront, this really hits home!
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  Tess

  Compelling.
  
  A great read for me. It was slightly boring at the beginning but it very quickly became a page-turner. I love a happy ending.