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Countdown: A Newsflesh Novella - Community Reviews back

by Mira Grant
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Shaykitteh's World of Books
Shaykitteh's World of Books rated it 10 years ago
Countdown: A Newsflesh Novella shares the months and weeks leading up to the "creation" of the Kellis-Amberlee virus and the initial aftermath of the infection. There is a lot of good back-story here, told from the perspective of John Kellis, the man who created the untested Kellis Cure, and Dr Well...
Twirling Book Princess
Twirling Book Princess rated it 11 years ago
Yesterday I finished the first book of this series. I absolutely loved the first book, and decided I wanted to know more about the virus. Luckily Mira Grant also made a 0.5 book that is all about the virus, the first zombies and more.This book was a bit confusing, with all the biological terms and s...
Little Miss Reader
Little Miss Reader rated it 11 years ago
***3.5***
Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 11 years ago
The prequel to "Feed" - a chilling read! And now I want to reread [b:The Hot Zone|16213|The Hot Zone|Richard Preston|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320438393s/16213.jpg|909325] by Richard Preston
Thief of Camorr
Thief of Camorr rated it 11 years ago
Very short, but effective.
JennieBasset
JennieBasset rated it 11 years ago
Engrossing and entertaining. Ready for Book 1 now.
notemily
notemily rated it 12 years ago
So painful to read, but so compelling. Definitely read Feed first. It doesn't have the same impact otherwise.
Confessions of a Bibliophile
Confessions of a Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
(So, um yeah, originally read this back in November, in preparation for Mark Reads Deadline, but…never got around to doing an actual review. I did do a reread in honor of finishing the trilogy so…yeah.)Part of the reason that I’ve said that I’m not looking to certain upcoming zombie films is because...
sj
sj rated it 12 years ago
Kinda sorta review posted for the whole series here.
ambyr
ambyr rated it 12 years ago
Curse my completionist urges, which made me read all the Hugo-nominated short fiction. I feel vaguely guilty reviewing this. If you like zombie stories and you've read Grant's other books (I don't really think it stands on its own), you'll probably like this. I hate zombie stories and I have never r...
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