Review: Very sad to say Goodbye
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
Opening a new book in a series you've become very attached to, is not always easy... especially when you know this is the end of the series. You're expectations are high, and the author has a lot to live up to in your fine-tuned reading eyes. Admittedly I expected a lot from Angela Scott as I started reading Dead Plains. I had been blown out of the water by Wanted: Dead or Undead, blasted out of the compound by Survivor Roundup. Dead Plains, had a few minor flaws that created baby hiccups as I read the story. Essentially the pace of the story suffered as the author tried to wrap every story line up into neat little packages. I felt that there were a couple of times that the story slowed to a drudging pace, almost as slow as the characters trek across the plains must have been.Is this a reason to avoid the book? Absolutely not! In fact, you will definitely want to read the conclusion of this intense story that has captured my heart with the cast of characters an intriguing plot.Scott has a lot to tell within this story, the finale for The Zombie West Series. Story lines and characters need to have closure. Creating the closure involves plot twists and turns and some new characters that must be introduced. Sadly, this is one of the issues I had with this edition of the series. I questioned if a set of characters that were created, needed to be a part of the story as long as they were. While they had a vital role to play for the story to roll forward, they arrived and then had no real interaction with the overall story until they were on their way to their original destination. So, you see that for an author, there are some predicaments when finishing a story. These characters however, do open some doors, in my personal opinion for some short stories that take you into their world.The plot of the final story includes many trials and tribulations, and the characters have to make some very hard decisions that change the dynamic of the plot and story flow. There will be some major earthquakes for the reader as you realize that in the end there will be beloved characters that will betray, be gone, and believe in different things that you originally thought. As an author, Scott stays true to her characters and the plot line that began with Wanted: Dead or Undead. I cried periodically during this book. Got angry, got scared, and got perplexed, just like the characters. Personally I was very saddened to read the epilogue and know that the story was at an end. I want more, much more!Angela should you want input on future shorts, I have plenty!