I have to say that this never did really grab me and pull me in but I did slowly start to warm up to the story and the characters as things progressed. The characters seem a little bland, to begin with, and kind of standard since we first meet our main family after the initial lead and they are typical for you would expect, an ex-military dad who you know will be the hero. The mother who loves him but feels he should be more loyal to the family, and sweet kids with that sour teenager thrown in for flavor. They are all present and accounted for, but there is a surprise that made me more interested. Once you get past them we are introduced to more characters in their own segment who you already know are going to be significant to later storylines.
I won’t say that it is totally predictable because it does have a few elements that I have not seen in some other novels in the same genre. But the story so far has been pretty straightforward with some interesting twists that I want to find out more about. There is however the matter of the word ‘yens’, what the heck does it mean. It is used over and over and I got the context, sort of, but still have no idea if this is a real world or a massive typo.
The end of humanity started at 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean in a military aircraft carrying the bodies of deceased soldiers home for burial. As the plane flies over the Bermuda Triangle they run into a mysterious cloud bank that seems to cause problems with the plane and finally with their cargo. With the crashing of the plane, the epidemic spread like wildfire from the East Coast across the country and beyond.
Mankind seems doomed but Maynard Dunn, ex-marine, husband, and father seems pegged to lead humankind out of the darkness. He will lead a small group who will fight back and try to save what they can of humanity from the dark force that is trying to wipe them out.
There is some action and blood and gore. The language can be a little vulgar at times but nothing you couldn’t hear just walking down the streets. I would say if you like zombies then you should give this a try. I do want to read book two to see where things go from this ending which was expected.
My rating: ✧✧✧
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31295322-puppeteer-of-the-dead
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