Free Broken Lands (Broken Lands, #1) Narrated By Jonathan Maberry Digital

reread this when the sequel came out and enjoyed it every bit as much as the first time, These are some of my favorite characters of all time, so coming back to visit with them again was a pleasure! And of course Ray Porter's narration is amazing

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Wow.


In this new series set in the world of Benny Imura, we meet some new characters and some surprising ones, Joe Ledger continues to be the entertaining badass that he has always been, Benny and friends now are more saviors than kids who are learning how to defend themselves and their own, Maberry expertly crafts yet another part of this world with zombies that are more complex and we get a glimpse into their creation and the motives behind it,

All in all, it's a great ride, Even more so because of Ray Porter's narration the man is a genius! The combination of the two is so entertaining and I can't wait to see what happens next.
I normally finish a book like this in a day or so, In this case, I purposely drew it out so it would last, I see some Joe Ledger in my near future because I can't seem to get enough of this world, Another fantastic edition from Mr, Maberry! Loved hearing from one of my fall time favorites Joe Ledger!
This series is geared towards the YA age group with the main protagonist beingyo and was a nice change in perspective.
Speaks to all age groups as well,
Lots of action to go along with the superbly well done character development, Looking forward to bookwith much anticipation since the conclusion is quite the cliffhanger, . . Maberry's back to his old world of YA zompocalypse action, and more than ever, we get to see just how screwed up the world got After The End, No longer simply focusing on Benny Imura and his crew, we also get to follow the POV of a new survivor: Gabriella "Gutsy" Gomez, a bi Mexican girl with more than a passing resemblance to Chloe Bennet according to that stunning cover art and hell, in text it's stated that likely due to her Nativelooking features, she's often mistaken for Asian, just as I've occasionally seen some people namely, my dad mistake Chloe Bennet for Latina.
Benny and Gutsy form two halves of one great story, a long and sprawling one, overpages long, but blazingly fastpaced, For sure, this is the best YA novel that Maberry's given us to date, and I'm excited to see where he takes us next in the Rot and Ruin and beyond! Though first, I'm going to need to catch up on Joe Ledger's adventures, 'cause I understand I'm two books behind on that front.
. . Awesome ! Continues years after the Rot and Ruin Series ended, Some old character are still around aged and grown, I loved it can't wait for more Cheesy and fun! Wow, This was everything I wanted, It was such an awesome reunion of characters from my favorite stories Joe Ledger Series and Rot amp Ruin Series, And the new characters are forging a way into my heart, I found it hard to put down, I will admit, I was dancing when the "hunter" appeared, These are such dark horror with an amazing drive towards the positive, I can't wait to ready Book! This was a LONG book but it never lacked in action which is why it took me almost two weeks to read it.
I had to give myself breaks from all the zombies, These were no ordinary zombies, either, I don't want to spoil anything for you so I won't go into detail about them, but they were CREEPY,

A very good book and the ending, of course, was a cliff hanger, I'm trying to decide if I want to read the rest of the books in this series, I think I need some time to recover from this one first, : Broken Lands was really good, I liked how no bad stuff happened to any of the major characters, I can't even tell you how excited I was to read this, It was like visiting really good friends you haven't seen in years, The original gang is back together, along with Joe Ledger, and a few new characters, There is a new threat among the undead and it's up to Benny and the gang to stop it, We are introduced to a new character that made my heart leap out of my chest, No spoilers, you have to read for yourself,

If I could give thisI would, I can't wait for Bookto come out! I am super stoked to read Broken Landsnow What a great series! I probably shouldnt have read this, since I never did finish the Rot and Ruin series, nor did I

get to the Joe Ledger series either.
But I still really enjoyed this novel and all its many characters, and it was nice to see all the teens from the rampr series again,
Roy Porter is the narrator for the audiobook version of this novel, and as usual, Ray is amazing, Ive listened to Mr. Porter a time or twolast count, and Ive always enjoyed his work, Porter has narrated possibly all of the ledger series, the rot and ruin series, and a lot of the Pine Deep series shorts as well, His deep, manly voice is perfect for these kinds of novels, and his accents are superb, And no, I dont just love him for his deep voice, . . !. And as long as Ray Porter keeps narrating audiobooks, Ill keep on listening to him,

Off to find the sequel in this series! Overall Rating : B

The series should have ended at Fire and Ash in my opinion.
But Gutsy was a pretty cool addition to the roster of characters, I loved the Rot and Ruin series, so I was so excited for this new series, I wish I read this sooner, but I was afraid of not liking it however, this is a great addition to the Rot and Ruin world,

Gutsy, Alethea, and Spider are enjoyable additions, and I really enjoyed seeing Gutsy's development, That cliffhanger is bringing me pain, however, Oh man, it's incredible to be back in the Rot and Ruin,

I mean, not really, This is truly one of the bleakest dystopias I've ever read, But Fire amp Ash the last book in this world came out when I was a freshman in college, so it's been a while, I was really pleased with the new characters, and it's so great to see Lilah, Chong, Nix, and of COURSE, my son Benny Imura one of my favorite JapaneseAmerican YA characters of all time.


Even though I felt like a lot of the twists were somewhat expected they were only expected because Maberry is expanding the world and taking the plot to a place that makes sense for the mythology that he's built, and it's absolutely wonderful.
Nobody does zombies like this dude,

The only thing that I would critique is that I didn't understand the different timelines, or why they were necessary, The "one week earlier" headers would have made sense if the whole New Alamo plotline had happened in a day, but it felt unclear how many days were passing in parallel to the Benny amp Co plot.
Also the interludes were their own separate problem, Where they "two days" from the Benny plot, or two days from the New Alamo plot This could have been easily fixed if the headers had been specific dates rather than what they went with.
This is truly a small nitpick I didn't feel like this hindered the pacing or the plot itself, it just seemed unnecessary and if I thought about it too much it was hard to wrap my mind around.


I'm excited to see where the second one of these books will take us the last fourth was absolutely explosive and full of great action and set up for what's to come! This is a sequel series duology to the Rot amp Ruin series by Maberry.
I read that series previously and thoroughly enjoyed it, From the artwork on the end pages, to the drab and gory and horrifying world of Mountainside and the Rot amp Ruin, it hooked me! So I was super excited to see this pop up in my library and read it immediately,

As a sequel series, we spend half the book with familiar faces from Rot amp Ruin Benny, Nix, Layla, Chong and half the book with new faces Gutsy, Alethea and Spider, so it does seem that reading the Rot amp Ruin series would be the best way to understand Broken Lands.
You first meet Gutsy as she's burying her reanimated mother for the second time, Gutsy is smart and likes answers to problems, so she soon finds something fishy going on and pursues it with her friends, Meanwhile, a couple states away in California, Benny amp Co, set out to travel across the US to Asheville NC, the last remaining populated and governed city in America,

There isn't, to be honestly, a lot of plot, There's a lot of detail and worldbuilding, but the main push for this book is the character development, It definitely felt like a set up for a second book moreso than a fully fledged action packed book, Even though there was plenty of action, I mean zombies, my friends, zombies! There's plenty of killing and tension,

The lack of super thrilling main plot didn't bug me one bit, I love the new and old characters so much that their stories and struggles held my hand and led me through this hefty book within two days, I highly recommend the Rot amp Ruin series and also this one! Oh, hell yes! A return to The Rot amp Ruin Yes, please, I was sure that series was over and done with, but here's a new start, and I loved it, The new characters are great, and it was a treat to meet Benny, Ledger and all the rest again,
Hated the ending though, but only because it means I have to wait a while for the next one to see what happens next,
Looking forward to it, . . Първа книга от продължението на така любимата ми серия за Бени Имура и неговите приятели.
Тъкмо си бях помислил, че Мабери се е изчерпал и няма на какво ново предизвикателство да подложи младите си протагонисти и бам, много съм се объркал.
Освен сюжетната линия с Бени, Лила, Никс и Чонг, както и заигравката с все посериозното навлизане в цикъла на Джо Леджър който си има собствени романи и то целивече ако не се лъжа, Мабери вкарва нов играч на платното Гътси Гомес, която се кипри на корицата.
Найми харесаха две неща.
. Този пост зомби апокалиптичен свят е все още млад окологодини след деня на заразата и Мабери продължава да го развива, нещо доста нетипично за поджанара.
. Псевдо науката в тази част е доста приятно затъпена и реалистична. Мабери не подценява читателската си таргет групагодишни, както правят повечето автори пишещи юношеска литература и в частност фантастика, които смятат хлапетата за полувидиотени зеленчуци.
Да се впусна в произведението:
Гътси живее в Ню Аламо Тексас градче оцеляло след апокалипсиса, но гражданите му нямат представа, че има други места с жиеи хора защо се разбира малко покъсно. Когато ѝ се налага да погребе майка си за втори път, Гътси се впуска в разследване, което ще ѝ донесе неприятни истини за съгражданите ѝ, цялото Ню Аламо. Ще открие две фракции, които не ѝ мислят доброто Плъхоловците и Нощната армия. Заедно с приятелите си Спайдър и Алатейя, двама писатели на пенсионна възраст и няколко други човека, на които може да се довери от части, Гътси оформя план, който ще разбърка привидния мир в Ню Аламо. Само ако оцелеят, обаче.
През това време Бени Имура и компания губят връзка с Джо Леджър и Ашвил. Понеже Ашвил е мястото от където идват медикаментите на Чонг, които потискат зомби заразата, децата тръгват да открият Джо, напук на възрастните, които ги спират.
В тази сюжетна линия малко ми доскучаха някой неща. Явно Мабери не иска да причинява повече травми на младите си герои той така или иначе ще ги счупи, ако го направи и ги е оставил на самотек. Нямаше никакво развитие в характерите им, много нетипично за серията точно за това Гътси открадна книгата от тях. Новите попълнения Райът и Морги не се вписваха в динамиката на групата, сигурно за това авторът ги изстреля от повествованието някъде в средата на романа, но ще ги видим отново.
Финалната битка беше доста добра, но някак нетипично за Мабери едностранна, а висящия край е нещо, което не си беше позволявал до сега в сериите и не знам защо беше нужен.
Иска ми се да кажа още някоя дума за разрастването на вселената на Rot amp Ruin. Хлапетата, въпреки скитанията си в предишните четири книги, са видели малка част от Щатите, камо ли от света, а и света тепърва се променя след катаклизма. Хареса ми как заразата се развива и прескача видове. Как самите зомбита придобиват нови умения, както и мутациите във флората и фауната. Светът бавно започва да става съвсем чуждо за читателя място и само младите умове на родените след катаклизма могат да се адаптират.
С кеф ще прочета следващата книга, като си докарам малко шаденфройде с наложено изчакване. Пък през това време имам други книги на Мабери.
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