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Title: Nightmare City
Release Date: 11/05/13
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Tom Harding only wants the truth. But the truth is becoming
more dangerous with every passing minute.
As a reporter for his high school newspaper, Tom Harding was tracking the best story of his life when, suddenly, his life turned very, very weird. He woke up one morning to find his house empty . . . his street empty . . . his whole town empty . . . empty except for an eerie, creeping fog and whatever creatures were slowly moving toward him through the fog.
Now Tom s once-ordinary world has become something out of a horror movie. How did it happen? Is it real? Is he dreaming? Has there been a zombie apocalypse? Has he died and gone to hell?
Tom is a good reporter he knows how to look for answers but no one has ever covered a story like this before. With the fog closing in and the hungry creatures of the fog surrounding him, he has only a few hours to find out how he lost the world he knew. In this bizarre universe nothing is what it seems and everything including Tom s life hangs in the balance.
As a reporter for his high school newspaper, Tom Harding was tracking the best story of his life when, suddenly, his life turned very, very weird. He woke up one morning to find his house empty . . . his street empty . . . his whole town empty . . . empty except for an eerie, creeping fog and whatever creatures were slowly moving toward him through the fog.
Now Tom s once-ordinary world has become something out of a horror movie. How did it happen? Is it real? Is he dreaming? Has there been a zombie apocalypse? Has he died and gone to hell?
Tom is a good reporter he knows how to look for answers but no one has ever covered a story like this before. With the fog closing in and the hungry creatures of the fog surrounding him, he has only a few hours to find out how he lost the world he knew. In this bizarre universe nothing is what it seems and everything including Tom s life hangs in the balance.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andrew
Klavan is a best-selling, award-winning thriller novelist whose books have been
made into major motion pictures. He broke into the YA scene with the
bestselling Homelanders series, starting with The Last Thing I Remember.He is
also a screenwriter and scripted the innovative movie-in-an-app Haunting
Melissa.
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Publisher:
Thomas Nelson
Pages/File
Size: 320pages
Formats
Available: Hardback
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Tom Harding only wants the truth. But the truth
is becoming more dangerous with every passing minute.
As a reporter for his high school newspaper, Tom
Harding was tracking the best story of his life—when, suddenly, his life turned
very, very weird. He woke up one morning to find his house empty . . . his
street empty . . . his whole town empty . . . empty except for an eerie,
creeping fog—and whatever creatures were slowly moving toward him through the
fog.
Now Tom’s once-ordinary world has become
something out of a horror movie. How did it happen? Is it real? Is he dreaming?
Has there been a zombie apocalypse? Has he died and gone to hell?
Tom is a good reporter—he knows how to look for
answers—but no one has ever covered a story like this before. With the fog
closing in and the hungry creatures of the fog surrounding him, he has only a
few hours to find out how he lost the world he knew. In this bizarre universe
nothing is what it seems and everything—including Tom’s life—hangs in the
balance.
INITIAL THOUGHTS
So I received this one from Netgalley, and
initially thought with the words "zombie apocalypse" that the book
genre would be post apocalyptic. Upon reading the book I felt the book a little
weird yet didn't want to put it down as I wanted to know what was going on. I
don't feel as invested in or as fond of Tom as perhaps I should, I find myself
at this stage wanting to know much more about his brother Burt, Lisa and even
Marie"
At 74% the book was still “not lighting my
reading fire”
At 85% I was still stuggling with the book.
MY REVIEW
So as I said in my “Initial Thoughts” I received
an E-Arc of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. I also
signed up with YA Bound Tours to take part in their blog tour.
The cover of the book has a large building
looming out of a horrible green fog, that I guess by some in the UK would be
described as “a real pea-souper fog”. As I had already jumped to the conclusion
of a post apocalyptic theme this cover fit well with that assumption.
Though upon reading the book the cover also
fits quite a few of the scenes described in the book.
Would the cover make me pick the book up from a bookstore shelf? Yes, it would and I would then read the blurb and most likely buy the
book.
So upon beginning reading the book with my
false assumption of it being a post apocalyptic world I was somewhat confused
to find this was not the case. Initially I found the book pace rather slow and
at times a little stilted. Having said that I really did not want to put the
book down. I suppose you could say the oddness/weirdness qualities written
within the book had me hooked and I felt a strong compulsion to finish the book
and find out what it was all about and what would happen to the main character
Tom.
Being totally honest, to begin with, I wasn’t
particularly fond of the main character
Tom. I didn’t feel attached or as interested about him as I usually do with
main characters. I will admit that my opinion did change as I learnt more about
Tom and his relationship with his recently killed in Afghanistan brother Burt.
It was through Tom’s feelings for his brother that I became more attached to
him, as a character. I also really liked
the character who is the editor of the Sentinel School Newspaper that Tom also
works on, Lisa. Lisa seemed genuinely concerned and to care about Tom.
Tom has recently reported on the scandal
regarding his school sport steam. Someone has been supplying the team which
some type of steroid drugs to bulk them up and enhance their sporting abilities.
Obviously members of the team are not impressed, and Tom’s school life became
almost unbearable.
I’d say the book and it’s plot are rather
complex as it deals with someone’s perception of heaven and what they think it
would be like. A lot of what is happening in the book is happening solely to
Tom, and is in Tom’s own head.
It’s really difficult to tell you a great deal about
the book and it’s plot without giving major spoilers away. I think its simply
one of those books you need to read and experience for yourselves and come to
your own conclusions.
So Did I enjoy the book? It was ok, it’s
neither my favourite read nor my worst read. I admit to at times wanting to
give upon the book, yet something about the book had piqued my interest and I
felt strong compelled to continue reading the book. Would I recommend the book? It’s difficult, I think I’d recommend
it to those who would read about psychology and a more complex read. Would I read a Bk#2? With how the book ended
I wouldn’t think there would be a second book. Though if there was I think I’d
definitely give it a go as curiosity would get the better of me wanting to know
more about it. Would I read other books
by this Author? I think I would definitely take a look at books by this Author
to check them out.
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