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I hesitated reading this. Renewed it 3 times before reaching for it with trepidation. The ratings were tanking. Argh...
Was I going to have to burn it? The last 2 Heller’s were disasters IMO. Was this a last chance at redemption?
Two guys out on a hunt come to a town that has been decimated. They trudge on to find the same and find no one alive who can tell them what is happening. It’s apocalyptic. A secession is happening in Maine. Storey & Jess are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Heller does nature like no other. It was rather long-winded and a lot of reminiscing about childhood days. A solid bromance - best buddies. But that ending? It appears like someone burned my last few pages?! Which doesn’t leave a good taste in my mouth, Heller. Tastes rather ashy actually.
3.5⭐️ Better but I need and expect more from you, Heller.
Do check out The River for a superior read.
Was I going to have to burn it? The last 2 Heller’s were disasters IMO. Was this a last chance at redemption?
Two guys out on a hunt come to a town that has been decimated. They trudge on to find the same and find no one alive who can tell them what is happening. It’s apocalyptic. A secession is happening in Maine. Storey & Jess are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Heller does nature like no other. It was rather long-winded and a lot of reminiscing about childhood days. A solid bromance - best buddies. But that ending? It appears like someone burned my last few pages?! Which doesn’t leave a good taste in my mouth, Heller. Tastes rather ashy actually.
3.5⭐️ Better but I need and expect more from you, Heller.
Do check out The River for a superior read.
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Oct 16, 2024 04:12PM
Oh, that's such a shame! But I'm with you on one thing, Jen. His earlier novel�The River—was really exceptional!! I wanted to read more after that, but all his newer books have been in the same vein as Burn, so no thanks.👎
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Long winded bromance? Not for me at all! Sorry this didn't work out, but fair review Jen, hope your next makes up for it! 🤞🤞
My thoughts exactly. I was disappointed in this one.
While it's good that this book is an improvement on his last two, it was disappointing for you. I hope you find a 5 star read soon. I'm looking for one, myself! ;0)
Nice review Jen!!! I have been on the fence about Heller for awhile, really liked the River but others haven’t sounded great....your review is not helping his cause...Welcome back Hockey :)
Sorry this one missed the mark. I enjoyed reading your review. WillCheck out The River.
Great review. You can't say you haven't given it a chance to impress you. I won't be rushing to read this.
I took this one off my list a while ago. Sounds like I made the right choice! Sorry it didn’t work! Fantastic review!
Jodi wrote: "Oh, that's such a shame! But I'm with you on one thing, Jen. His earlier novel—The River—was really exceptional!! I wanted to read more after that, but all his newer books have been in the same vei..."He really was a talented writer. The Painter was also another great one. Oh well...as we say Jodi, C'est la Vie!
Catherine wrote: "Long winded bromance? Not for me at all! Sorry this didn't work out, but fair review Jen, hope your next makes up for it! 🤞🤞"Haha...thanks Catherine. Bromance in a good way! Close buddies :)
Diane wrote: "Hope your next read is better!"TY Diane!
Holly R W wrote: "While it's good that this book is an improvement on his last two, it was disappointing for you. I hope you find a 5 star read soon. I'm looking for one, myself! ;0)"I hope you find one too, Holly!
Dina wrote: "I love your reviews."Thanks Dina :))
Fab review Jen!! Never read this author!!
Long winded, plus a not-so-good ending, is definitely not up my literary alley. I have read The Dog Stars, which I liked a lot, but I haven't read The River. I appreciate your honest review and hope your next read is a 5-star one!
Sorry this left a bad taste 👅 in your mouth! Hope you love your next!
That damn ending!Fab review, Jen!
Sorry this one didn’t work Jen! Great review! 💜
2.5 more stars than I have it 😉
Long-winded writing bores me as well. Sorry this didn't live up to your expectations, Jen. Fair review!
Rich wrote: "Nice review Jen!!! I have been on the fence about Heller for awhile, really liked the River but others haven’t sounded great....your review is not helping his cause...Welcome back Hockey :)"
Thanks Rich. The Painter and The Dog Stars I would recommend. Good thing hockey is back! 🏒
Jonas wrote: "Sorry this one missed the mark. I enjoyed reading your review. WillCheck out The River."
TY Jonas! That one is a heart pumping adrenaline rush!
Bianca wrote: "Great review. You can't say you haven't given it a chance to impress you. I won't be rushing to read this."Sadly, this may be the last between us, Bianca. His earlier reads are so much more.
JaymeO wrote: "I took this one off my list a while ago. Sounds like I made the right choice! Sorry it didn’t work! Fantastic review!"Likely, a good call. This isn't totally a bad one, but he needs to really rev things up. The talent was there but he may just have gotten caught on the assembly line of delivering stories. I hope he gets back to his basics. Thanks JaymeO!
I used to think I could never get enough of Heller. But now, with his more recent novels, I have to space them out. He's getting more paranoid with every book imo.
Terrific review, Jen! Sorry it was not up to par with his earlier books.
I guess even the best of them sometimes write a so-so novel. Too bad about that ending! Great review as usual Jen❣️
Kendall wrote: "Fab review Jen!! Never read this author!!"Stick to his earlier works, Kendall!
K wrote: "Long winded, plus a not-so-good ending, is definitely not up my literary alley. I have read The Dog Stars, which I liked a lot, but I haven't read The River. I appre..."The Painter is good too, K.
Jayme wrote: "Sorry this left a bad taste 👅 in your mouth! Hope you love your next!"Thanks much, Jayme!
Karen wrote: "That damn ending!Fab review, Jen!"
What was that, Karen?!?! Like is there a sequel coming? I'm not sure I would read it quite honestly. He needs to get more oomph with his storylines.
Debbie wrote: "Sounds like this author struck out."Not as badly as his previous last 2, Debbie.
Suzy wrote: "Sorry this one didn’t work Jen! Great review! 💜"TY Suzy!
Kevin wrote: "2.5 more stars than I have it 😉"Well.....lol...I think it was slightly better than his last 2 releases. But the ending sucked.
Rosh wrote: "Long-winded writing bores me as well. Sorry this didn't live up to your expectations, Jen. Fair review!"Thanks Rosh....I'm not sure I would give him another chance. He's spewing them out too quickly and they are the quality that they were.
Ѳٳ☶ wrote: "I used to think I could never get enough of Heller. But now, with his more recent novels, I have to space them out. He's getting more paranoid with every book imo."I agree, Martha. He's going to the extremes.....in the last 3.
Great review, Jen! I’ve never read anything by this author, but I’ll definitely pass on this one. Hope your current read is better. ❤️�
Canadian Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "That damn ending!Fab review, Jen!"
What was that, Karen?!?! Like is there a sequel coming? I'm not sure I would read it quite honestly. He needs to get more oomph with his storylines."
I do not know� I actually enjoyed the story but coming to the end� not having answers� smh!
After reading The River .. I was thinking.. “I will read everything that this man writes�. Hmmm!
Terrific review! 💙 Hope you are loving your current read.
Tina (so this is GR now, semi-notifications!) wrote: "I guess even the best of them sometimes write a so-so novel. Too bad about that ending! Great review as usual Jen❣️"Thanks Tina...it was actually better than the last 2 but the ending? I just wasn't good with it! LOL>
Maureen wrote: "Sorry this wasn’t a winner Jen."Thanks Maureen! Hopefully my next one will be 😊
Debbie wrote: "Great review, Jen! I’ve never read anything by this author, but I’ll definitely pass on this one. Hope your current read is better. ❤️�"I do encourage you to read some of his earlier works, Debbie. The River was a fabulous one!
Karen wrote: "Canadian Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "That damn ending!Fab review, Jen!"
What was that, Karen?!?! Like is there a sequel coming? I'm not sure I would read it quite honestly. He needs to get more oom..."
It was better than his last 2 but yes, that ending? Argh!!!
Fair and honest review Jen, sorry you were disappointed.
Well you gave it a shot 🤷🏻♀� Hope your next book is great!
Mary Beth has lots of catching up to do! wrote: "Terrific review! 💙 Hope you are loving your current read."Thanks MB!
