Ghost Run: Day by Day Armageddon, Book 4

Day by Day was my favorite series until I found the Arisen Series and I was excited to see a new release. I stopped a story I was listening to and excitedly started what I knew was going to be awesome; awesome never happened. I listened and waited for "it," but "it" never came. I am sorry to those who will not agree but this is from the series #1 fan and a listener who started listening to apocalyptic/zombie stories after the first three books.

I'm pretty bummed about this. I want so badly for the series that created my fascination in zombie survival journals to bring new life to the genre, but I'm afraid this one only made me worry. J.L. Bourne is a soldier who knows all the names for the latest survival gadgets, how a secret organization might try and take advantage of the zombie apocalypse, and how one man might use his military training and refusal to quit attitude to survive astronomical odds. Bourne again shows what he's good at, but unfortunately, this book leaves out the character interest that we had in series' first two books.

The storyline for Ghost Run puts our hero on a solitary mission to recover the cure to the zombie virus so he can make a better world for his wife and baby. While we catch his thoughts and fears about not seeing them and missing them while he's away, as well as the most character focused area in his struggle with painkiller addiction, the story was 95% run and shoot zombies. There were some tense corners that he had to escape from, but as the book rounded past the halfway point, I really became disappointed that more time wasn't put into character interaction. It was as if this book could have been a silent movie, and that's not what I was hoping for.

I listened to the audiobook version, which was pretty decent, but the narrator didn't really stand out...nor did he bring attention to himself, so if you prefer audiobooks, going this route would be fine.

If there is another book in this series I really hope we get our cast back together and make them survive together. Kil needs people to talk to.

Ever hear that term from a movie, soild DVD, meaning not worth a ticket but worth a home rental/purchase. That's my feeling here.

I read the earlier books in the series last year, and apparently I'd forgotten how droning and flat-affect the narration was. In the earlier books, it was easier to take, since the story advanced the plot pretty well, and there was a decent pace to the action. In this b

More more more, this guy can't write fast enough. Another great book. Accurate weapon information is a plus.

It was nice to find out that there was going to be another book released for The Day By Day series and it has not disappointed it's a real page turner. Can't way to see what is next.

I loved this series. I wish there was more. I want to hear more adventures of kill.

J.L. Bourne returns our hero back to a story to what works best: one man on a quest in the zombie badlands making it up as he goes along and documenting it all. The first two books in the Day by Day Armageddon series really got me into the whole zombie apocalypse genre. I really liked the personal point of view and anonymity those first books offered. The third book wasn't bad but didn't have that same feel and thus the same continuity since the author was trying to tell a bigger story. This book bridged the gap after book three and the last novella and I believe J.L. Bourne was able to capture the same magic as books one and two.

For me, Jay Snyder is Kilroy. He is an excellent voice actor and his style is perfect for this role of the unknown Navy airman.

It was like old times. Back to the kind of journal we all love. Take the trip back to the Badlands.

What happen, was there a word count you had to hit? Had to end the book? Bad, bad ending!