Audiobook8 hours
Broken World
Written by Kate L. Mary
Narrated by Hillary Huber
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
When a deadly virus sweeps the country, Vivian Thomas sets out for California in hopes of seeing the daughter she gave up for adoption. Then her car breaks down and she's faced with a choice. Give up, or accept a ride from redneck brothers, Angus and Axl, but she's prepared to do whatever it takes to reach her daughter.
The virus is spreading, and by the time the group makes it to California, most of the population has been wiped out. When the dead start coming back, Vivian has to figure out how to be a mother under the most frightening circumstances, cope with Angus's aggressive mood swings, and sort out her growing attraction to his brooding younger brother, Axl.
While searching for a safe place to go, they pick up a pompous billionaire who may be the answer to all their problems. Trusting him means going into the middle of the Mojave Desert and possibly risking their lives, but with the streets overrun and nowhere else to turn, it seems he might be their only chance for survival...
The virus is spreading, and by the time the group makes it to California, most of the population has been wiped out. When the dead start coming back, Vivian has to figure out how to be a mother under the most frightening circumstances, cope with Angus's aggressive mood swings, and sort out her growing attraction to his brooding younger brother, Axl.
While searching for a safe place to go, they pick up a pompous billionaire who may be the answer to all their problems. Trusting him means going into the middle of the Mojave Desert and possibly risking their lives, but with the streets overrun and nowhere else to turn, it seems he might be their only chance for survival...
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Reviews for Broken World
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfect storytelling, perfect narration, perfect plot. It's been a very long time since I come across an extremely good book. I'm starting the next immediately.
There are 12 in this series. so, that means 1 down and 11 to go. Bring it on!
:-) - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eases you into the apocalyptic landscape focusing on relationships at the start of a pandemic and by the end your hooked.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty good, like the dystopian situation. Zombies are good, too. Leaves you hanging at the end. Figuring that I'm not into long series,' want it all in one volume. This one was a decent length. Good characters. Hard decisions.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well, this was fantastic! I am finding that I like post-apocalyptic stories more and more these days. I have come across a few recommendations for this series and put it on my wishlist but never got around to it until now. This was such an entertaining listen. Once I got started with this book, I didn't want to stop. I am so glad that I finally gave this one a try.Vivian is making her way to California. The world is in shambles due to a recent virus outbreak that threatening the lives of everyone across the country. She is on a quest to check on the daughter she gave up for adoption. When her car breaks down, she is helped out by a somewhat suspicious pair of brothers. And this is only the start of her journey.One of the things that I loved about this book was the characters. I really felt like I got to know Vivian and the rest of her group over the course of this story and more importantly, I grew to care about them. There were a few characters that my opinion of completely changed during the course of the story. I liked that we saw these characters evolve and learn to trust each other. The characters all felt so real to me and I almost felt like I was on this journey with them.I thought that this story was really exciting. I like it when a book shows how an outbreak starts. It is so much fun getting a chance to be with the characters while they figure out what is really happening. There are some pretty intense moments in this book and some other more heartbreaking moments. I think that the author did a great job of keeping things interesting and setting a nice pace for the story.Hillary Huber did a great job with the narration. There is a pretty diverse cast of characters in this book and she did a fantastic job of making them each sound distinctive. She was able to bring a lot of emotion into the story and brought the excitement level up a notch. She had a very nice voice that was easy to listen to for hours at a time.I would highly recommend this book to fans of post-apocalyptic stories. I thought that this book really gave the series a great start with its wonderful characters and exciting story. I can't wait to get started on the next book!I received a review copy of this audiobook from the author.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book will wreck you
People often say they can't put a book down. Right... if you put it down, you'll probably wait a while. The characters will get under your skin, some under your fingernails. Some will burrow into your heart, some you'll want to leave behind with the zombies.
Gonna try to read the next one in one sitting. I suspect that one is also a page turning slow burn. Paradox? Yeah, it's that good.