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La la Land by Logan Keys.
This is book 2 of the last city series.
A very good read. Really enjoyed this book. I love zombies and horror. I loved the cover. I hope there is more to come. 5*.
Liza and Tommy are leaving the lost city to find the Former United States of America. It's a path fraught with danger. Besides trying to stay safe from the zombies, they find "specials" that drink human blood. When they finally arrive, they discover that while some of the rumors they heard are true, some aren't. This the place where Tommy was made. I don't want to give away any more of what happens -- you will enjoy the surprises.
The story is action packed with twists and turns I didn't expect. It's an excellent dystopian novel. I can't wait to read the next one!
Originally I wasn't going to read this... stupidly as most of you know I have over requested on NetGalley and have a HUGE amount of books to get through in the next couple of months. Originally The Last City was on my TBC (to-be-culled) list, but the byline of A ZOMBIE DYSTOPIAN NOVEL gripped its pointy little teeth into me and wouldn't let go.
It has been about a week since I have finished the books and I am having a bit of trouble remembering what happened. Don't get me wrong... I really enjoyed them at the time, and powered through both in a couple of days. But it obviously says something about the book if I cant remember it a week later.
As far as genre goes it fits the bill. Set at a time where cancer is killing everyone the zombies don't, the majority of the world is under water and two opposing sides are Waring over the dank, grey 'last city' using any and every means possible (including modifying people in the hunt for the perfect fighting machine) however I feel the book could have benefited from a tad more world building, this might just be me being biased as favorite part of dystopia's is the environments and one of the main reasons they interest me so much.
Liza wasn't the most likable character in book #1.for the first half of the book I found her terrifyingly resilient and brave but once she had met Jeremy she turned into the standard love struck heroine influenced so much by their boyfriends opinion. And as for Jeremy.... i didn't like him from day one. As book #2 centered less around annoying Jeremy and more around lovable Tommy (with the addition of some GREAT new/old characters in a side story line) I found myself getting more into the book and more invested in the characters, although the story was slower with regards to story line progression I indefinitely enjoyed this more than the first.
GoodReads says...
"The Last City is a young adult zombie dystopian tale that faces all odds in a post-apocalyptic world. Fans of The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games, and Divergent will devour this thrilling series."
... and honestly it couldn't be more correct.
And as for the ending...
We all know that book #3 will be good winning over evil after an epic battle and an inspiration speak from Liza... and I can't wait!!
La La Land, Just had to say that as I'm so digging this book title, says it all, in my opinion, a bat shit crazy, cuckoo world, La La Land. Rubbing my hands together in glee. This is gonna be soooo good.
This Book Picks up where The Last City Ends and we have Tommy rescuing Liza, who is still in a coma from the facility on the island.
This starts an arduous journey to safety For Tommy and Liza, who I forgot to mention has woken up. crucial point sorry, didn't mean to give the impression that Tommy the hulk was lugging an unconscious Liza cross country eye roll.
This time the story flits between three points of view, We have Tommy, Liza and a new individual Dallas who is living in a remote outpost, with a ton of baggage and also a severe vampire epidemic.
To cut a long story short Tommy and Liza's road leads to La La Land.
There a ton of drama, misunderstandings and in true crazy cuckoo style some major shocking events. This book doesn't pull any punches if I was shocked by The last City Well La La Land clean knocked me off my seat. I was so not expecting any of it. Don't go into this thinking it's going to be sweet and all HEA'S La La Land is so full of heinous distressing actions it makes you ponder on the nature of humanity.
Anyway, There was so much here I didn't guess and this second volume was even better than the first if that's possible. Any book that keeps my brain ticking over long after I've finished has got to be a winner. we all know those stories that speak to us on another level well La La Land for me is such a read. it's so not forgettable in the sea of fiction I read each year. It stands out for all the right reasons, all I need now is book three, so can't wait.
I received a free copy of this e-book and this is my honest unbiased opinion.