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The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry

goatfairyreviews:

Welcome back Nick! Well golly gee, thanks! It sure is good to be back. Now enough chit-chat, time to destroy some dreams. So let me first introduce Jonathan Maberry’s series of Joe Ledger novels. Think Resident Evil without the horrible dialogue. Think the hit Fox drama 24 with Bond villains. Think Monster Hunter International but less supernatural and more scientific. I really love the Joe Ledger novels (for the most part) and unless you hate America you will too. The first novel in the series, Patient Zero, is one of my all time favorite zombie stories. The sequel, The Dragon Factory, didn’t quite live up to the quality of the first but it was still a solid thriller. Now here is my review for The King of Plagues. It’s a little late and I’m currently reading the fourth book in the series, Assassin’s Code, but you know what they say. Better late than never. 

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traumatrae:

I loved those scars. I knew each and every one of them with an intimacy I know few others shared. Her scars - amid the otherwise flawless perfection of her - somehow humanized her in a way that I’m not articulate enough to describe. They made her more fully human, more potently female, more of a fully realized woman than any misdirection of fashion or cosmetics could ever hope to achieve. This was a person who was equal in power and beauty and grace to anyone and in my experience second to none. I loved that about her. I loved her.

xalter—ego:

“I’m not sure I could trust a man who would bypass an Oreo in favor of vanilla wafers. It’s a fundamental character flaw, possibly a sign of true evil.” Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry (pg. 12-13)

can I just tell you all how very thoroughly and immensely I am enjoying this book. It is very well-done, the characters are very well-rendered, the story skips about enough to keep it interesting and give a good, gradual view of the plot and how it’s being knitted together so flawlessly, but also not too often to become disoriented or lose track of who was where doing what. The action sequences are detailed and intense, but then every once in a while, at just the right moment there is the perfect hit of comedy before continuing on with the plot. It’s just so very well-done, a shining example of what a good book should be, at least in my eyes.

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Chelsea