I honestly loved this book. I thought it would be very YA as the main characters are teenagers, but it didn't read as YA at all. It was fast paced and clever and constantly kept me guessing. It was full of emotion and heart ache, whilst also being completely action packed and bad ass. I genuinely hope this book gets more traction as I think it is so well written, and a glorious debut.

It was thrilling and enjoyable. I like post apocalyptic and survival books and I feel like this book scratched the itch of everything I love about this type of books. The story gripped me and left me wanting more. PTSD, you don’t know who to trust, it involves some themes that are scary close to reality.
Overall I’m happy I read the book.

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It's been SO long since I read a good dystopian / post apocalyptic book so when this landed in my inbox I thought I'd give it a go.

This book has total Last of Us vibes but with a different plot, so if you loved that show you will love this. Ash is human and lives in one of the five sectors which are kept separate from the 'outside' where the infected roam. SPORE are the sector protection force, and they hold the line between humanity and the infected. Years ago, Ash's dad was a celebrated soldier for spore, but he was killed and left for dead by his comrades, and ever since Ash has despised spore and all they stand for. But after her attempt to escape enlistment goes south, she is forced to join the one thing she truly hates...

I honestly loved this book. I thought it would be very YA as the main characters are teenagers, but it didn't read as YA at all. It was fast paced and clever and constantly kept me guessing. It was full of emotion and heart ache, whilst also being completely action packed and bad ass. I genuinely hope this book gets more traction as I think it is so well written, and a glorious debut.

If you are a fan of zombies, dystopia and post apocalyptic stories, make sure you give it a go.

Thank you @onemorechapterhc and #NetGalley for the e arc.

I love zombie stories! And more importantly, I love reading about how humans struggle, survive and find joy in the middle of the world falling apart. Milde did a great job with this world and these characters! I was interested throughout the book and enjoyed the mix of emotional growth and zombie action!

This was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed from this type of book. I was engaged with the world and the characters that was going on in this plot. I thought the characters were everything that I wanted and thought they worked well in this storyline. K. N. Milde has a strong writing style and am excited for more.

This is a post-apocalyptic story. I had always wondered what it would be like to live in a world where the unimaginable is the main theme and survival is of the utmost importance.

In real life, though, the unthinkable does happen but we are the zombies.

This story has all the elements of a sci-fi/fantasy/suspense. I appreciated all the effort that went into creating the world I just read about.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #HarperCollinsUK #OneMoreChapter for this #ARC. The opinions expressed are my own.

#ThoseWhoSurvive #KNMilde

There was a lot going on in this story but it was really
Fun and kinda crazy! Romance, survival, a training academy. I don’t know that it was for me but it wasn’t the books fault, just the genre I’m realizing I don’t like. I think others would enjoy a lot!

Reads like a zombie comic with a hint of the movie Aliens. Themes similar to Fourth Wing-- enemies to lovers, never know who to trust, and a Draconian fascist government bent on stupidly destroying more humans than the enemy does. I may have missed something, but it looks like no people of color survived the apocalypse.
This is romance not military fiction, which consistently favors drama over logic. To save herself, the main character doesn’t bother to pick up her own shoes, a superior weapon, or any spare ammo when she has a chance, making me want to throw the book. Her frequent wounds conveniently go away and don’t cause issues. The SPORE are stuck at puzzling low tech (Civil War medicine) with no strategy. The arbitrary differentiation between types was not believable or consistent. When the “intelligent” person with medical training ignores the fifth type in her hands, it broke my suspension of disbelief altogether. I stopped recording logic issues somewhere around a dozen but won’t bore you. I will say that the portrayal of child-soldiers with PTSD even before serving seemed realistic.

Those Who Survive by K.N. Milde was so good. Omg! How can a person write a book like this? Is K.N. Milde a genious? Must be! It's a masterpiece!