At least you would think. We discover at the end of season one that we were wrong in our thinking of what actually happened to those who went missing. Season two begins months after season one lets start with the bad. My main complaint is the grammar; however unlike some reviewers I do not dock points for grammar because self published books are bound to have errors.
What's that point of docking stars if even with the errors you still enjoyed the book? Plus I'm cheap and self published books usually cost less so hey they skipped having a good editor to pass on the savings I'm not going to lament over it. My second complaint is what happened to Teegan in season one there were a few chapters from her perspective? Besides that I feel that plotline had been neglected. It seemed as if she and her baby would be important in the future.
Yet she is barely mentioned in season two. I just felt like there were too many loose threads and seeing there will be a season three I just have to let that go. I figure the authors will address them when the time is right. I also think there were some deaths that were just unnecessary, as there was no build up that indicated why these characters should die and why we the readers should be ok with it.
If your looking for everything to be tied up in a shiny package with a nice little bow, your going to be disappointed. Remember Luis well Ryan is in the same boat right now and I would like to know how it's possible they lasted that long. I know you read these Sean. By the way where is Desmond? How could you do that to him? What about Charlie and Callie? Like I said loose threads, you have to try to let them go. It is not easy though. Let's move onto the good season two does answer some of the questions we all have been asking.
While some issues like who is behind this are not directly answered it is hinted at. We do figure out where everyone went in October. Ed offers some answers to his plot as well when he teams up with Brent which I really liked because I think Brent needs to be with someone like Ed. Brent is to attached to the past and over emotional at times, for him to survive he needs to pick up a few moves from Ed. With Ed and Brent we get answers but were also left with more questions. Borico and Luca's storylines have also taken a most unexpected turn.
John's storyline also leaves more questions than answers but the resolution was fitting. Just be prepared to finish this book thinking WTF. It is obvious to me that the writers have read enough apocalyptic fiction to know what works.
Can this band of survivors overcome an even greater threat before all is lost? Share your thoughts with other customers. Looking forward to season 3. Monstrous by Sean Platt and David Wright. I was hooked on the first and second season and now I can't wait to list to the next one. Dec 24, Marion rated it really liked it Shelves: With Collective Inkwell Yesterday's Gone:
It is also interesting how masterful and insightful they write the characters we should be weary of and how quickly someone can turn from a main character like Mary in season one to a supporting cast member in season two. There are a lot of characters in this book and it seems putting their story on the back burner is a very smart way to keep us interested.
You know the saying too much of a good thing. The writers have taken that sentiment to heart it seems. My point, read the book. May 09, Bernadette Davies rated it it was amazing. You know how it is, when one day, you happen across an excellent TV series that you didn't know was there, or, after your friends and colleagues rave about something they have been watching on TV and you finally cave to see what all the fuss is about and you realise, 5 minutes into it, this is one of those that is going to hook you?
You know how great it feels when you happen along a brilliant TV series think Lost, Walking Dead, Fringe to mention but a few and realise you have a shed load of e You know how it is, when one day, you happen across an excellent TV series that you didn't know was there, or, after your friends and colleagues rave about something they have been watching on TV and you finally cave to see what all the fuss is about and you realise, 5 minutes into it, this is one of those that is going to hook you?
You know how great it feels when you happen along a brilliant TV series think Lost, Walking Dead, Fringe to mention but a few and realise you have a shed load of episodes to immerse yourself in, ones where, at the end of each cliff hanging episode you can just press next on your remote control and keep watching until an entire weekend has gone by or you finally reach the end and want to throw the remote at the TV out of pure frustration because you DO NOT want to wait until the next episode is aired to see what happens next?
Well, that is what you get with the 'Yesterday's Gone' series. What a clever idea this is! Though I admit, I was not aware of this until recently, so I was not one of those eagerly awaiting the next 'episode' to download but have hungrily devoured the first two series in their entirety and am now on season three, but I know I am going to be screaming with frustration when I come to the end of it and am not sure if I will wait for the entire season four to download it which is more my style or if I will be unable to wait and end up downloading each episode.
Time will tell I guess on that front. Yesterday's done is a cleverly written, nail biting epic that will grab you by the throat and transport you to another world.
If you are into post-apocalyptic, survival of the fittest, twist and turns around ever corner kind of genres then this is for you. I found with this book, the authors have taken a little bit of inspiration from some of my favourite books and TV programmes, have meshed them together to create a story which is almost like 'The Best Bits' of each and delivered it to me so I may feast. And feast on it I am. The writing is fast paced and the characters are well written. I have a love-hate relationship with all of them, and Sean and David have not been afraid to kill of my favourite ones, leaving me wanting to scream at them, but at the same time eagerly reading on to the next 'episode' to see just how they will go on from there and to not be disappointed.
I have devoured the first two seasons and will most definitely devour season three. I have talked about this in the office and have smiled at the looks on my colleagues faces when I talk about episode this and season that and note the confusion on their faces when they realise I am talking about a book and not a TV series but I know, intrigue alone will get some of them to buy this and then I know, they too will be addicted. I have also read Z prior to this and will certainly be reading more from these two authors. I love the topics they write about, all very current and trendy right now and I believe they are pioneers in a new market that will surely take off like wildfire.
Dec 14, Michelle Leigh rated it it was amazing. This season started answering some questions from Season One. We got to learn more about the characters, and watch them grow in how they handled the situations they find themselves in. This season continued with the TV cliffhanger theme, and I couldn't have asked for better story telling!
I've seen some reviews that compare this to Stephen King's The Stand. Yesterday's Gone is nothing like it. The Stand is one of my favorite all time books, and Yesterday's Gone has gone onto that list as well. They are two very different stories. This is the season that gave me my very first WTF moment. I literally dropped my Kindle in my lap and said the words out loud..
I couldn't wait to start on Season Three!! Apr 28, Desiree rated it really liked it. Fascinating story twists, and some really excellent characters which the authors make you care about even if some of them are absolutely horrible people. This one suffered a bit from a sense of rushed-ness understandable if it was written in the week in advance of publication; less so if the season's serial release was pre-completed , or perhaps just the editor switch they discuss in the interview: I was distracted by a few typos peak for peek, missin Still hooked!
I was distracted by a few typos peak for peek, missing little words here and there but that's mostly just because I'm a crazy copy-editor type. Otherwise it remains surprisingly well-written, especially for a series that consciously emulates television rather than literature. I bought the third one. You can't just stop. May 29, Jason Siegfried rated it it was amazing Shelves: Better than the first season? It rarely happens but that is the case here. From the opening scene to the last sentence I was on the edge of my seat with the craziest cliffhanger ending I've ever read.
The last few chapters had my heart beating fast, my mind reeling and a very loud "NOOO!! I cannot wait to start season 3 to see where they take the story next. There are twists and turns throughout the book, but not just for the s Better than the first season? There are twists and turns throughout the book, but not just for the sake of twisting and turning. You get so invested in the characters and story that you feel like you are right there with them. Do not pass over this series, you will enjoy every page!!
Sep 17, AudioBookReviewer rated it it was amazing. ABR's full Yesterday's Gone: Season Two audiobook review can be found at Audiobook Reviewer. Oct 27, Christina Torretta rated it really liked it. This review was originally posted on Creating Serenity Wow In my review for season one I used the graphic alone but now I wished I would have saved it for this one! The ending to this one left me in shock but let me first delve a bit into the review prior to this crazy ending.
All the great characters are back! There are so many that I wanted to hear about again and they This review was originally posted on Creating Serenity Wow There are so many that I wanted to hear about again and they are here. That doesnt' necessarily make it a good thing though because the world is even worse than it was in season 1. This one starts right where season 1 starts off too. One thing I have to commend is the audio.
This is narrated by a great cast of people, all of who have to imbibe different voices for different scenes and they do a magnificent job!
The only downside to so many narrators are the issues with keeping the voices separate. They read chapters at a time, not different voices. So I got used to Bericio's voice but he came up in other narrator's chapters as well.
Not a bad thing, just A thing. Over all the narration and the full audio was outstanding and I thoroughly enjoyed being pulled into the second part of this story. The portions with music were intense and the music added perfectly to that intensity. Especially at the end!
The plot of the book had its highs and lows but for the most part this kept up with the very fast pace of season one. I didn't love Lucka's chapters but appreciate getting into the boy's head. They seem like they are written to and from a younger child but I'm guessing this is just the great writing as we are supposed to be reading what a young boy would be thinking and feeling. The amount of characters is the only downside but for the most part I was able to keep those characters in check.
I think it can almost be harder when listening to an audio to keep so many characters straight but the characterization of each is very well done. And if I could just bring up the end again See Jon Stewart from above!!! Cannot wait to listen to the next season. Amazingly well done book with great audio! Great for a book two.
Some high's and low's but overall wonderful. This review was originally posted on Creating Serenity Aug 17, Grw rated it really liked it. The second season in most TV series - the format these books takes - is often the tricky one, as the characters are developed, the plot is underway, so what do you do. More of the same, is usually the answer, but with Yesterday's Gone, the authors didn't do that.
Sure there were a lot of unanswered questions left over from season one, a lot of which still haven't really been answered, but some have, and more have turned up all of which will hopefully get wrapped up in Season Three. The characters The second season in most TV series - the format these books takes - is often the tricky one, as the characters are developed, the plot is underway, so what do you do. The characters are all still there by the end of the book - well most of them - but there's a lot going on between the first page and the last.
All of it making sense within the realms of the book. A few are still hanging on on the outside of came over as the main plots, but they are starting to come together, which makes the book power ahead even more than before. That a heartless serial killer becomes one of your favourite people along with those probably more deserving of the honour only goes to show the strength of the writing.
It started off great, but then fell on its face in season 2. Season 2 reveals what happened. Spoiler alert plot and character All I could think of was bizarro world Superfriends episode. I was all good with aliens, spirit guides, etc. The doppelganger parallel universe was too much. The story would have been just fine without the parallel universe doppelgangers. I really just pushed through and finished the series because I wanted to find out what happens to Boricio, Mary, Paola, Luca, Will and all the other characters.
These guys have delivered another winner. I downloaded Season 2 yesterday and finished it today and am going to download Season 3 right after writing this. I think this season is almost as good as Season 1, but there were a few places that fell short of 5 stars, but overall was still better than a 4. I liked most of Series 2, except the several months that were skipped between the first and second. I like a good cliff-hanger, but not one that skips ahead after the drop and doesn't show the complete scene.
I also didn't like the repeat of Boricio and his "black drink" bender. I feel as if it was mistakenly included in Season 2 after already shown in Season 1. If it wasn't intended to be the same scene, it was unnecessary to revisit the experience. This series is full of action and adventure with a lot of twists and turns.
Season 2 definitely answers a few questions posed in Season 1, but there are definitely a lot more questions to go. I enjoy that the plots are not predictable and that some characters are lovable and some are truly despicable and hate-worthy. Let's just say I was not sad when a few characters found the wrong side of the knife wielded by a lovable character. However, after reading Season 1, I was a little sad to see some of my favorite characters meet their end or have they? These are great stories with some awesome characters.
Yes, there are a lot of stories going on at once, but that is true to life and since these are written for adults, they are not difficult to see as pieces that all fit together in the grand scheme of their lives on the planet. I truly like the fact as a reader, I get to see so many different perspectives of what is going on in their world and their different reactions and thoughts about it all. I also enjoyed reading after the stories, of how the writers go about their creative processes and what influences them in their writing.
We get a small glimpse into their lives as creative artists and a little hint as to who and what in their personal lives actually showed up on the pages and how their own processes sometimes surprises them too. I found it very Impressive how they discussed the need for reviews in order to continue to be independent publishers and how they even showed respect to those who did not write positive reviews. It means a lot when an artist can even appreciate those that don't necessarily like what they have created.
See all reviews. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Bray and Ray Chase are two of my all time favorites. In both Season One the producers seem to have made a couple of mistakes paring voices to characters, and in Season Two the continuity of characterizations seems to fall apart to a large extent. But that isn't enough of a reason for me to quit a series mid-stride like this.
The reason I'm giving up is that after 28 hours of listening I've grown to really dislike many of the characters and find the scenes to be overtly gross and depraved. I don't usually stand on any kind of moral high ground with my ingestion of sci-fi I'm fine with reprehensible characters doing horrible things. I just need it to be worth letting into my head, you know? When likable characters begin to turn bad and dislikeable characters do foul things for no reason but shock value, I begin to wear out. When that becomes the standard, episode after episode, I quit.
The series is massive -- six seasons? And so many of the reviews are really positive. I'm willing to chalk this up to me just not getting something that's there for everyone else. But based on my own experiences thus far, I can't and won't recommend the Yesterday's Gone series to anyone.
Would you listen to Yesterday's Gone: This book is worth reading again and again in case that you might have missed details, As for me, I cannot wait for Season 3 as Season 2 left off in a most horrific way!
What other book might you compare Yesterday's Gone: Season 2 to and why? There are many books written about apocalyptic, end-of-days but until the series ends I can't say how they might compare since the authors have taken the series to new places that make the ending hard to predict. For some strange reason, I'm fascinated by the scenes where "Boricio" has his side of the story told. The person who reads his scenes brings him to life by providing the listener with an enrichment of emotions to Boricio's thoughts and language.
Near the end of Season 2 as the revolt takes place, I found myself unable to believe the outcome! It had me in tears. The ending to this one left me in shock but let me first delve a bit into the review prior to this crazy ending. All the great characters are back! There are so many that I wanted to hear about again and they are here.
That doesn't necessarily make it a good thing though because the world is even worse than it was in season 1. This one starts right where season 1 starts off too. One thing I have to commend is the audio. This is narrated by a great cast of people, all of who have to imbibe different voices for different scenes and they do a magnificent job! Maxwell Glick has the job of the Lucka and does a great job. The only issue I had with the younger version is that when we are in Lucka's head it seems as if we are listening to a much younger story.
I do enjoy being able to discern the very different voice with so many men narrators in this. Lucka's very different connotations also help us to understand and really feel how he feels so the reader's empathy is really tugged at. All due to Maxwell's great narration. All of the narrators are fantastic and there is not one voice that makes me cringe when I hear it. Even though I prefer not to listen to most women narrators, Tamara Marston's narration is fabulous and I enjoyed her portions just as much as the men.
The only downside to so many narrators are the issues with keeping the voices separate. They read chapters at a time, not different voices. So I got used to Bericio's voice but he came up in other narrator's chapters as well. Not a bad thing, just A thing. Over all the narration and the full audio was outstanding and I thoroughly enjoyed being pulled into the second part of this story. The portions with music were intense and the music added perfectly to that intensity.
Especially at the end! The plot of the book had its highs and lows but for the most part this kept up with the very fast pace of season one. I didn't love Lucka's chapters but appreciate getting into the boy's head. They seem like they are written to and from a younger child but I'm guessing this is just the great writing as we are supposed to be reading what a young boy would be thinking and feeling. The amount of characters is the only downside but for the most part I was able to keep those characters in check.
I think it can almost be harder when listening to an audio to keep so many characters straight but the characterization of each is very well done. And if I could just bring up the end again Cannot wait to listen to the next season and find out what happens next.
Amazingly well done book with great audio! Great for a book two. Some high's and low's but overall wonderful. Audiobook provided for review by the narrator. Please find this complete review and many others at audiobookreviewer dot com [If this review helped, please press YES. Such a great story and equally great narration. Great character development and a strong story, performed by excellent actors makes this a great continuation of the "Yesterday;'s Gone saga. I am only familiar with a few of the narrators but each one did an excellent job making the characters both believable and accessible.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? What made the experience of listening to Yesterday's Gone: Season 2 the most enjoyable? Finding out it was even better than series one, which I didn't think could be possible!