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The Weepers: The Other Life (2012)

by Susanne Winnacker(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0761462759 (ISBN13: 9780761462750)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Marshall Cavendish

series

The Other Life

review 1: Fairly good read. Nothing special, but certainly worth the time considering this and the sequel are free on Amazon unlimited. Blurb is straightforward and sums up plot. World building is meh.. Could've been better, but I have a feeling that we will learn more in book 2 since most of the what, how of the world explanations and plot questions take place toward the end of the book. Female MC is well fleshed out and I really felt for her and her family immediately. She shows great bravery and determination despite being afraid of the world she's suddenly faced with surviving. Despite only being 15, her character has been forced to grow up quickly and takes a lot of adult responsibilities on her shoulders. Male MC was a little weaker in developing. I didn't feel the connection... more with him as I did with female MC. There's a budding romance between the two characters - PG13 kissing, hugging, and hand holding. Several fairly well written action scenes with zombies. Writing style and flow was good. A few grammatical issues, but nothing cringe worthy.
review 2: A Spoiler Free Bit About The BookI believe all you need to be intrigued about this book is the first part of the blurb. Nope, not even the whole blurb. This is all that pulled me in and made me part with my money.‘3 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days since I’d seen daylight. One-fifth of my life. 98,409,602 seconds since the heavy, steel door had fallen shut and sealed us off from the word.’My ReviewFirst, I’d like to congratulate Winnacker on writing a ‘zombie novel’ that was different from the other zombie novels I’ve read (and written). I think that’s the hardest part about writing about zombies. How can you do it in a way that no one’s seen before? Well Winnacker’s Weepers were terrifying, super human, animal zombies, nothing like I’ve read before. She kept me guessing and kept me reading. I suppose the word ‘zombie’ isn’t even correct for The Other Life. The Weepers were so much more.You get thrown into The Other Life by meeting Sherry and her family in the bunker they’d been hiding in for three years, having no idea what had happened above ground. The claustrophobia in the bunker came out and I wanted to get out as much as Sherry did but it was a brilliant way to learn about her and her family before they left the bunker and met new characters.Speaking of them, the characters were all really relatable and different from one another. It was great for a change to not be confused at first by the new group of characters that had been thrown at me. They were introduced just the right distance apart and their names and descriptions were all different enough that I knew who everyone was without having to wrack my brains every time they appeared on the page.I loved the way that Sherry was welcomed with open arms into Safe-haven. It made so much sense for the characters that inhabit the place. I was worried that they wouldn’t trust her and want to get rid of her but I think I’ve been watching too much Walking Dead as my worry was unfounded.The description of the broken city was wonderful and I’m not usually a description fan. I could see everything before me. The empty roads, the abandoned buildings, the crumbling streets. Just excellent. Another reason I didn’t want to put The Other Life down. Every part of it gripped me, even the description.The brief snapshots of Sherry’s other life before the virus contrasted beautifully with the chapters they preceded. Those pages were filled with safety and meaningless fears. They made sure that you never forget that in their new lives, none of the characters were safe. The stark contrast made me realise how naive and thoughtless we all are.Of course, as I’ve mentioned I could hardly let the book out of my grasp, it had good pace. From chapter one in the bunker I was hooked. There was just the right mix of action and human emotion for me. After all, my favourite thing about zombie novels is the way the characters react to the situation around them and how their relationships change.EvaluationPlot -8/10 – I was right there with Sherry the whole wayWay Plot Was Pursued - 10/10 – I loved the snippets of Sherry’s other lifeCharacters - 9/10 – Perfect, but I wanted to learn moreStyle - 9/10 – Loved Sherry’s narration, I felt she was relatable and realisticPace -9/10 – Excellent, maybe a few chapters were a few pages too long thoughWould I recommend it? Yes. If you like zombie books that aren’t really zombie books, full of apocalypse and survival, this is the one for you.Would I look up the author? Yes, I can’t wait to read the next one: The Life Beyond.The Other Life was everything I wanted it to be and I could read it over and over.Molly LoobyAuthor / Editor / Blogger / Reviewer / Wrimo / Movellian / ZA [email protected] less

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