Fear (Gone)

These books about a town cut off from the rest of the world and run by teenagers with strange mutant powers are definitely addictive, but perhaps the story is getting stretched out a little longer than strictly necessary. Also, this one pretty much crossed the line from science fiction into horror;

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you need a strong stomach to read some of the scenes. Still, I'm going to want to find out what happens to this particular ragtag band of teens fighting against the evil presence in their midst in the next book.

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In the fifth installment of the series, after four months of relative peace in the FAYZ chaos starts again. The barrier is changing and it seems like the FAYZ is about to go dark. There's a stash of missiles, the gaiaphage's hunger for Diana's baby, and the evil that is Drake and Penny. An action

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packed read full of gore and trials.

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Great Series. Well developed characters that continue to grow and mature book after book. Real moments like a group of kids watching a spongebob skit or someone being heartbroken about being rejected are interspersed with violent conflict, supernatural terror and frighteningly difficult choices.

I

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do not think it really falls under the YA category but otherwise, it is definitely worth your time.

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Just when you were starting to wonder how things in the FAYZ could get any worse... Well, try Darkness. And Fear. I really feel for these poor kids, having to live this tortured, tormented existence without any real hope for their future and I am relieved, for there sakes, that this is the second

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to last instalment in the series. It's pretty damned bleak. But there are some lighter moments too, and even a few sweet moments as well. Real nail-biting, tense stuff that is well written and definitely intended for the more mature teen - probably ages 14 . Lots of death and destruction and an overall sense of helplessness paired off against hope. I'm keen to keep reading!

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Fear is definitely the best Gone book yet. A tentative peace has emerged between Caine in Perdido Beach and Sam in Lake Tramonto. Tensions between freaks and normals has faded. Food is plentiful and starvation is no longer an issue. Drake hasn't been spotted in ages.

Suddenly, however, the barrier

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begins to turn black. Food once more becomes an issue. Astrid is back, but so is Drake and this time he must be faced in the dark.

Each installment in this series is better than the last, and Fear is no exception. Alternating between Pete's spirit, those trapped in the FAYZ and those trapped without, this book is by far the most fascinating and the most frightening. With the children facing their greatest threat yet, under observation of those outside, this book surely lives up to it's name. As with the previous books, I highly recommend you read this.

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Wow!! What an ending. I think things cant possibly get worse for the kids in this series and then Michael Grant throws something else into the mix. The next book cant come quick enough!!

“....Fear wasn’t about what made sense. Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.” [p. 455]

I must've sucked in the whole world's supply of oxygen by gasping at that ending. I'm emotionally drained.

Fear is the second-to-last book of the page turning series

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called 'Gone'. I honestly don't know how Grant is going to wrap everything up in the last book. I feel like there's still too much still left unsolved.

In this book, we have previously important characters who fade out, or in Albert's case, run away, and smaller characters who step up. It was interesting watching characters like Caine and Astrid evolve personality-wise. I was indifferent and mildly irritated by Astrid throughout the series but her character development really amazed me. I feel like Fear plays the role of connecting the events that will lead to the concluding book, Light.

I absolutely adore Michael Grant's sense of humor. It's so sarcastic and light.

We also get a perspective from the outside. It was interesting seeing how the families and adults outside coped with the 'Perdido Beach Anomaly'.

I'd talk about all the characters, but there are too many. Even though Michael Grant keeps adding more characters, it feels like each character, no matter their self-worth, has a unique role to play.

As a conclusion, I'd like to state that this book had me hooked every step of the way. It jumbled my emotions and affected my sleep pattern, but it was totally worth it. So eager to go and read the final book!!

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READ IN ENGLISH

My library did a great job (!) by keeping me waiting on this book for over a year. Which is quite strange, as they bought all the other books in this series almost immediately after publication. Anyway, it made that I had somewhat lost the connection to the story, as I read Fear

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almost two years after Plague.



We're one year inside the FAYZ. Those lucky enough to survive this long, now get an entire new problem. Sunlight is fading, prepare for darkness/Darkness!



Like I said, I had (for the first time) some trouble to get into the series again, but after 50 pages or so, that was no longer a problem. So much happens in these books, that it is almost impossible to stop reading. I really enjoyed this series and this book as well, although for the first time, I thought it might be stretched a little too far, become a little too far fetched. Besides, even though there is more than enough happening in this book, you can feel it is building up for the finale in book six, which I believe will be some massive battle...

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Volume 5 of the 'Gone' series finds more ways to torture the teenagers of the FAYZ, this time by turning out the lights as the series builds to its climax.