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Portlandtown: A Tale of the Oregon Wyldes - Community Reviews back

by Rob DeBorde
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Bonnie Read a Book Today
Bonnie Read a Book Today rated it 11 years ago
I was really hoping for a good zombie story local to my hometown. And I still am, because this was not. Mostly there was just too much going on, jumping around between characters and locations with no clue as to how they would fit together. It was obviously going to be supernatural in nature, being ...
YA Anonymous
YA Anonymous rated it 12 years ago
Portland 1887. Voo Doo, myths, magic......zombies. This book has it all and would appeal to any Oregonian!!!
Here There Be Books (BL)
Here There Be Books (BL) rated it 12 years ago
It's the first book in the series, and unfortunately it does that thing where ALL the characters, backstories, worldbuilding, and main conflict are set up all at once. There's a LOT going on in this book, with the end result being that I don't entirely understand wtf is going on. The story itself is...
So Many Books...So Little Time!
So Many Books...So Little Time! rated it 12 years ago
This was really fun! A mixture of western and the supernatural, and yes, zombies! I really hope this will be a series about the Oregon Wyldes and their friends and family. The world is interesting and I'm sure people from Portland will enjoy it simply for the setting. If you like genre-bending and e...
Scott Reads It!
Scott Reads It! rated it 12 years ago
I wanted to love this book but I just couldn't. I read about 30% before I couldn't bear to continue. Portlandtown was dull, there were barely any zombies and I didn't like any of the characters. Maybe in the future I will continue this book but for now I am putting it to the side.
Jennifer @ Bookworm Coalition
Jennifer @ Bookworm Coalition rated it 12 years ago
Disappointed is thy name. I read the blurb and was all kinds of excited to get approved for this book and read it. I mean honestly what could go wrong... magic, zombies, gunslingers... basically a suped up old western. Besides, the cover is pretty badass as well.The day I got approved I was literall...
Riva's Reads
Riva's Reads rated it 2055 years ago
I'm not sure exactly how I feel about this one. The world building is good; Portlandtown was described in detail and was an interesting (if wet) location. Character development is also good; I loved the Wyldes (Kate, Joseph, and the twins) and the "Big Bads" truly were big and bad. But . . . it seem...
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