Channan M. (shiner716) - , reviewed The Dead & the Gone (Last Survivors, Bk 2) on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The ending was abrupt and left a lot of unanswered questions but I really liked the book and tore through it in about 24 hours. The whole story is an emotional roller coaster and makes one wonder what would happen should events like this really occur. I'm not sure I would be as strong as Alex. I'm hoping there is a sequel that I don't know about yet as I'm looking forward to knowing what happens next.
SUSAN S. (susieqmillsacoustics) - , reviewed The Dead & the Gone (Last Survivors, Bk 2) on + 1062 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
As "Life As We Knew It" is one of my favorite books, I could not wait to read this. It started out seeming like a more diverse, perhaps politically correct, big city version of the same events and had many similarities. But it is a different set of characters and different setting experiencing the same event, after all. It still reeled me in and I became completely absorbed. I love the way this author can paint her characters so human that the reader becomes so emotionally attached to them. It is a much darker book than the first was, more heart wrenching in some ways. I highly recommend it, but be prepared not to feel the same at the end of this as the author left us feeling at the end of the first.
Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) reviewed The Dead & the Gone (Last Survivors, Bk 2) on + 5322 more book reviews
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Reviewed by Breanna F. for TeensReadToo.com
Alex Morales is a 17-year-old Puerto Rican boy living with his family in New York. He has two younger sisters, Briana and Julie, and his parents, who he calls Mami and Papi. Everything is going pretty normally for Alex. He's the vice president of his school council and he's looking forward to getting into a great college.
But in one moment everything changes. Something huge hit the moon and knocked it out of place. It's now closer to Earth, causing a lot of horrible changes, including tidal waves, flooding, blackouts, and overall panic. According to many people, the Earth is coming to an end.
Alex's father was in Puerto Rico when it happened and they haven't heard from him since, and his mother was called in to the hospital where she works. Alex is afraid that since she hasn't contacted them that she died when there was a flood in the subway.
All of a sudden, Alex realizes that he is the sole caregiver to his two sisters. He has no idea when his parents will be back (if ever) and he's terrified.
People all around New York are dropping like flies. Bodies line the streets. People are going crazy trying to get their hands on food. Nothing that seemed important before is important now. All that matters is staying alive. And Alex is determined to care for his sisters and keep them alive no matter what.
But is that really possible with what has happened to the Earth?
Wow, this book was intense! It's scary in all ways possible. Reading about the bodies lining the streets of New York brought shivers to my spine. It's hard to explain in words how crazy this book is. If you like really intense books then this is definitely a story for you.
Also, be sure to read Ms. Pfeffer's previous release, LIFE AS WE KNEW IT, which deals with the same issue that's discussed in this book but with different characters. I haven't read it yet, but I'm sure it's just as good and frightening as THE DEAD & THE GONE.
Alex Morales is a 17-year-old Puerto Rican boy living with his family in New York. He has two younger sisters, Briana and Julie, and his parents, who he calls Mami and Papi. Everything is going pretty normally for Alex. He's the vice president of his school council and he's looking forward to getting into a great college.
But in one moment everything changes. Something huge hit the moon and knocked it out of place. It's now closer to Earth, causing a lot of horrible changes, including tidal waves, flooding, blackouts, and overall panic. According to many people, the Earth is coming to an end.
Alex's father was in Puerto Rico when it happened and they haven't heard from him since, and his mother was called in to the hospital where she works. Alex is afraid that since she hasn't contacted them that she died when there was a flood in the subway.
All of a sudden, Alex realizes that he is the sole caregiver to his two sisters. He has no idea when his parents will be back (if ever) and he's terrified.
People all around New York are dropping like flies. Bodies line the streets. People are going crazy trying to get their hands on food. Nothing that seemed important before is important now. All that matters is staying alive. And Alex is determined to care for his sisters and keep them alive no matter what.
But is that really possible with what has happened to the Earth?
Wow, this book was intense! It's scary in all ways possible. Reading about the bodies lining the streets of New York brought shivers to my spine. It's hard to explain in words how crazy this book is. If you like really intense books then this is definitely a story for you.
Also, be sure to read Ms. Pfeffer's previous release, LIFE AS WE KNEW IT, which deals with the same issue that's discussed in this book but with different characters. I haven't read it yet, but I'm sure it's just as good and frightening as THE DEAD & THE GONE.