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The Dead Room The Dead Room Trilogy Volume 1 Stephanie Erickson 9780990929321 Books

This was a very interesting book with a different take for a post apocalyptic way of life. There is a part of the story that is more of a mystery. What really happened? And asking questions does not seem to be very healthy, especially when one goes searching and gets caught.

The basis for the story is a good one and I did enjoy it. I can not say that I couldn't put it down. I was engaged in the story but I was not pulled in so much that I was part of it more like just an observer.

The characters were developed where you knew more about them at least the main players but not enough that I really cared. I like to see the characters more fleshed out than just surface information. As I said before, I was more an observer than being a part of the story.

Overall it was an enjoyable book and will read the next mainly because I hate being left hanging. I can only hope the second will not leave me hanging as much as the first book did.


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The Dead Room The Dead Room Trilogy Volume 1 Stephanie Erickson 9780990929321 Books Reviews

I'm not sure what I was expecting from this book, but I didn't get it. And for once, that's TOTALLY okay.

THE DEAD ROOM starts out very post-apocalyptic. 322 years in the future. Everyone living on an island in the Northern Pacific, run by elders, all saved by some mystical dude named Bennett Ashby, back to more hunter-gatherer-meets-Hunger-Games style world. The islanders are told that this is all that is left of the world. They are the remaining vestiges of humanity, and all they need is here.

Needless to say, not everyone is convinced of this. What happened to everyone? Are you sure nothing is left? Ashley Wortham is Not Convinced that this is true, and that the elders are hiding something from them. She and her best friend Mason go off in search of answers, generally to the elders' dismay, and what they find...they couldn't have been prepared for. And as the blurb says, "What will they do when they discover the downfall of humanity lies within their own island, deep inside the dead room?"

Erickson has proven to be a fantastic writer in the past, so I had absolutely no concerns about the quality of the writing going in. The blurb is just vague enough that I have no clue what's really going on, but much like Ashley, I'm positive that I need answers. And that feeling kept up through the entire book, particularly after what Ashley and Mason find out in the rest of the world.

This is a totally new take on the apocalypse, and one that I haven't really seen before. (Pieces of it, amusingly, remind me of one of my own projects, but they're different enough that it's not concerning.) And given the tone of the entire novel up until the big reveal, the reveal totally came as a surprise to me. It felt utterly out of left field--but not in a bad way. Just in a "...oh right, this is...yeah." kind of way. I love it. I'm utterly fascinated, and the book sets itself up very nicely for the next installment.

There are definitely some things I'm sad about. As with all things, we lose a few beloved characters (or at least, they're beloved to me) as the plot goes on. None of the deaths felt unnecessary...though I'm not entirely sure why one of them happened, because it doesn't make...a ton of sense, given everything that led up to it. (But spoilers, sweetie.) BUT! Really nicely told, a pretty quick read, and I'm definitely putting DEAD WORLD and ALIVE higher up on the TBR. I need to know what happens next.
Dead Room is a reader friendly novel. It is written in a linear fashion, with things unfolding as time goes by, both for the characters in the book and for the reader. We all learn together as new mysteries are revealed. Further, the place that the events happen is limited, and the reader is not dashing all over the universe. The characters are few in number, and well chiseled making it easy to recall the personality of a character who is at the beginning of the novel and then appears later. The book reads like water and the writer is accomplished. I read a lot of indy books, most are not so good, some are readable. This is one of the best indy books I have read. But what made me stay up late, sipping my brandy, and reading by the dim light of an underpowered, environmentally correct light, was the story. The imagination of the author here is delightful. Science fiction is easy to tear apart on a factual basis, but that is not why we read science fiction. This story holds together, it is plausible and easy to image ourselves in the same situation. The characters react like a real person might react. I thought it was great. I have also read the second in the series. It is pretty good, but not as impressive as the first book.
I'm not sure why I kept putting this book on the back burner. I have been so interested in diving in to any of this author's books. I decided to start with The Dead Room and see where it took me. It was so fast paced that it was impossible to put down. I mean seriously I did not see the twists and turns when they appeared. It happened so fast that I felt like I had whiplash. The writing was superb and plot was intense. I loved the characters and the multiply point of views it gave this book a depth I didn't think was possible. I read it in one night. I fell asleep reading it and woke up at 3am to finish it. I just couldn't stop thinking about it and where it was going to go.

My favorite character was Mason. I loved when he heard his point of view because he was the character that I related to the most. He has the most amazing down to earth personality and compliments every character in the book. His relationship with Ashley and his need to protect her is admirable. My favorite moment of his was in the beginning when he said I did it. I knew I was going to fall in love with this character and cheer for him at every turn.

My favorite moment is a bit of spoiler so I will keep it short. It was the dead room. Now I did not see that coming at all. I mean at all. It threw me through a loop and was an awesome twist. Awww I just can't get over it.

I am diving in to the next book of the series tonight and look forward to finding out where the adventure is going to take me. I would recommend this book to anyone of my dystopian loving friends.
This was a very interesting book with a different take for a post apocalyptic way of life. There is a part of the story that is more of a mystery. What really happened? And asking questions does not seem to be very healthy, especially when one goes searching and gets caught.

The basis for the story is a good one and I did enjoy it. I can not say that I couldn't put it down. I was engaged in the story but I was not pulled in so much that I was part of it more like just an observer.

The characters were developed where you knew more about them at least the main players but not enough that I really cared. I like to see the characters more fleshed out than just surface information. As I said before, I was more an observer than being a part of the story.

Overall it was an enjoyable book and will read the next mainly because I hate being left hanging. I can only hope the second will not leave me hanging as much as the first book did.