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Aug 18, 2015 Frederic rated it it was amazing

To be totally honest, I had no clue what was in store for me when I began to read Whimper of Erin McFadden. I was on the fence to read it or not since I am not a fan of Zombie stories at all. Having read the first instalment of the Muse series and already knowing that Erin McFadden has talents, I decided to go ahead and read that book. I have been provided this book free in exchange on an honest review. Let’s begin, shall we?

One of the strongest qualities of Erin McFadden writing is the pace of To be totally honest, I had no clue what was in store for me when I began to read Whimper of Erin McFadden. I was on the fence to read it or not since I am not a fan of Zombie stories at all. Having read the first instalment of the Muse series and already knowing that Erin McFadden has talents, I decided to go ahead and read that book. I have been provided this book free in exchange on an honest review. Let’s begin, shall we?

One of the strongest qualities of Erin McFadden writing is the pace of the story, always a lot of action and the rhythm is fast, we are on an action roll… and it is a good one. She masters the delicate balance between too much action and not enough with a touch of her own. The plot in this story had me captivated and I was always wanting to know more about the story. I had a hard time putting down this book. She managed to brought me into this universe and I am absolutely grateful for that. I really enjoyed Zack and Zoe family story, it was pretty imaginative and added richness to the overall story. Suspense elements were present all the way and the story as a whole was excellent!!!

I was hesitant for a while between giving four or five stars, mainly because of the characters. While I think that Zack, Elliott and Briana are well executed, I had a toughest time buying into Zoe. This was bugging me since she is the main character of the book. In my opinion, Zoe was lacking of introspection, she fell flat to me. I would have loved to see her more psychologically complex/built and a little warmer, but that is just my opinion. This being said, it was my only point that was less positive, however that does not override the overall execution of this book. As you can see, I have decided to give 5 stars to this book. I had such a great time and was so eager to continue this book reading that it was a no brainer in the end!

I strongly recommend this book, if you are looking for action, romance and an a great story, it will be worth your investment!

I know it is meant to be a standalone novel, but I would love to know what will be happening next to Elliott findings and Zoe evolution…

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Jul 16, 2015 Amy rated it it was amazing

I received this story from the author in exchange for an honest review. I chose this book from a review group because the title and blurb reminded me of one of my favorite quotes, "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper." I opened the book and that quote was in the front pages of it, which made me even more certain that I'd chosen wisely. This book was very well written. The characters are easy to love, the story kept me intrigued from the very beginning, and there is plen ...more

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Jul 18, 2015 Briony rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I received this story from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I loved Erin's storytelling in Muse and Whimper is even better.

"This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper" what a quote to start the book with !!

The characters are Fantastic and loveable. Zoe's personality had me laughing and crying and i just wanted to pull Elliott out of the book. there is plenty of excitement and it kept me on the edge of my seat and i wanted to rush forward and find out what happen ...more

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Jul 15, 2015 Anna rated it liked it · review of another edition

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***I received this book in exchange for an honest review from the author.***

I'm still slightly confused with this book. I absolutely LOVED Muse and was expecting something along the lines of that for this second book by Erin McFadden...but there was no similarities at all.

Instead, I had a zombie story. I tend to stay away from zombie-genres, since I find them very upsetting...and like all that I've read yet, this was pretty upsetting.

The characters were good, so that was a positive, it just wasn ...more

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