Review: Something for Everyone
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2014
**First off, I feel I need to add a disclaimer to this review. I wrote one of the fan fiction pieces added to the book, so I am only going to address the stories written by John O'Brien. I receive no compensation from the sales of this book, so I write this review free from any monetary motivation.**This is a companion book to Mr. O'Brien's A New World series. It is filled with short stories based on events that happened in the series. It's like stepping back from the perspective of the main characters in the series to see what else was happening in the world during that time. The characters in the short stories are just average people, facing the onset and/or aftermath of the apocalypse. I like how O'Brien spins many of the stories into scenes readers of his series might recognize.It is completely possible to read this book without having read any of the books in the series. New readers won't be confused as each short story is its own entity.  As a fan of the series, however, I thought it was fun being able to identify how the story connected to something from the books.John O'Brien also did a great job keeping each of the stories unique. I admit I liked some of the stories more than others, which is a good thing... what I prefer may not be what another reader prefers. Like my title says, there's something for everyone in A New World: Untold Stories. Thank you, Mr. O'Brien! Keep up the excellent work!!