The Twelve (The Passage, #2) in Bookworm Buddies

Apr 02, 2012 Gatorman rated it it was amazing

A fantastic follow-up to The Passage, this is probably the best middle-book-of-trilogy I have read. Cronin's amazing writing skills elevate this series above most others in the genre. If you liked The Passage then this is a must-read. Very highly recommended. ...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Ms. Nikki rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror-extreme-horror, on-kindle-fire-nook-samsung, borrowed

3.5 Stars
This read was slightly better than the first. Cronin has great characterization skills, just too many of them in one book which bog the steady pace of his writing down. A good solid read.

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Dec 04, 2012 Veronica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Epic read in biblical proportions...literally

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Dec 14, 2012 Janie Johnson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013

So far this series has been a great read. I love post apocalyptic books a lot. And I am glad that I discovered this series. This book seemed a bit slower than The Passage, as in being somewhat wordy in some places, but there was still plenty enough to it to keep me turning the pages.

Cronin's style of "no holds barred" gave so much more excitement to the story. You never knew what would happen next. Just when you find that unforgettable character you realize that Cronin shows no favoritism to an So far this series has been a great read. I love post apocalyptic books a lot. And I am glad that I discovered this series. This book seemed a bit slower than The Passage, as in being somewhat wordy in some places, but there was still plenty enough to it to keep me turning the pages.

Cronin's style of "no holds barred" gave so much more excitement to the story. You never knew what would happen next. Just when you find that unforgettable character you realize that Cronin shows no favoritism to any of the characters that we deem as favorites. And because of that you sometimes felt like throwing the book across the room asking "How could you do that?"

When I was at about midway in this book I was teetering on a 3 star rating because it seemed like there was a lot of extra stuff that did not need to be in the book even though I still found it quite satisfying and enjoyable to read. But the further I read however, the better it became.

It also seemed like once the book shifted, as Cronin likes to do, the characters came to life. And I found myself back to the familiar names and faces of those left behind in book one. And then the story just seemed to flow again. It really gave me everything I wanted in an apocalyptic tale. The heroes, survivors, the menacing villains, the bonds made and the sacrifices made as well.

You discover a group of heroes who will do what it takes to set things right again. Even some of those that we suspect are villains, become heroes too. My favorite character in this series would have to be Peter I think. I find him to be strong, caring and pretty unforgettable. I also liked our antagonist because he was written brilliantly. I found myself seething whenever I read any part with him in it. The perfect 'love to hate' character. Cronin really made me feel pure hatred towards this guy.

I actually loved just about every aspect of this story and I look forward to book 3 coming out this next year. I know this story is not over, and I know I will be sad when it ends, but in the meantime, I will enjoy the ride. ...more

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Mar 17, 2017 Paula rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I enjoyed 'The Twelve' as much as I enjoyed 'The Passage'. The characters are well written, memorable, I cared about the characters. The story is so engrossing, it's imaginative and heartfelt.

Highly recommended. ...more

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Sep 20, 2013 Kit★ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horror, keep-forever, post-apocalyptic-or-dystopian, series-trilogy, hardcover

Wow. I'm going to have to think about this review. Excellent book. Absolutely dying for book three now!!! ...more

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Oct 11, 2016 Anne rated it really liked it

Another strong entry in Justin Cronin's vampire-apocalypse series. This is a "sequel," but much of it also fleshes out things that happened in the early days of the crisis. I was impressed with how Cronin brought back characters from early on and made them integral parts of the the present day's events. It was a little hard remembering who was who, so I would recommend reading these books back-to-back if you can. But all-in-all, I found myself very engaged and even, at times, enjoying this more ...more

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