Now that I survived the initial storm, I find myself back where I once was: under the control of my dickish parents (if dickish even is a word). Day by day, the world gets worse. Storms brew on the east coast, volcanos erupt on the west, and zombie-like creatures continue to attack the cities. Where does that leave me? Hopefully not dead…at least, not yet. Circumstance finds me in route to … me in route to Atlanta, one of the cities that has fallen, accompanied by seven guys that I swear are as insane as I am. Together, we will face the monsters that plague our country.
But monsters can take any form. We will come to realize that even the most beautiful of people can end up being the most deadliest of creatures. Are we capable of surviving the apocalypse or will we succumb to the darkness around us?
This is a reverse harem series, meaning that the main character won’t have to choose between her love interests!
Warning: This book deals with sensitive issues such as abuse, rape, and suicide that some readers may find triggering. Reader discretion is advised.
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Definitely heed the trigger warnings for this story. This is book 2 in the Together We Fall series, and the zombie apocalypse is happening. Addie is on a mission to get to Atlanta and her guys won’t let her go alone. In this book we learn more about Declan and Calax’s histories with Addie, and also learn more about the rest of the gang. This story is a bit darker, but I thought the dark bits were handled in a realistic way. I like Addie’s snarky attitude and her verbal musings 🙂 I’m hoping book 3 is out soon!
Here I am again with another Katie May book! As promised, I’m making my way through her backlist slowly and steadily. Last week I read the first book in this series, not entirely sure what to expect of it, and I was pleasantly surprised. This week it was time for the second book in the series. I have to admit that the omnibus with all four books in it is a little heavy, but the books are quick reads so at least I don’t have to hold it too long.
Plot-wise it’s quite clear that this was one of May’s first series. Apart from the main events, the virus and the disasters happening all over the world, nothing of the first book plays a part in the second book. Even the brother our heroine is looking for in this book wasn’t mentioned in the first (which to me made sense, in a way). However, even though the overall plot is a little weak, I did enjoy the book from start to finish. And that’s mostly because the book is so addictive.
May really focusses on emotions when writing her story. I almost get the feeling that the things happening aren’t simply provoking the emotions, but that May has the things happening so she can show us the emotions of our characters. That does make this book dark, with loads of triggers and some very heavy scenes. Luckily I can handle quite a lot (I haven’t really come across things I can’t handle), but please be careful when starting this series.
Because of all the strong emotions, both from our heroine and our guys, it’s easy to connect with the characters and to start caring about them. I have to admit that some boys still are a little vague for me, but a lot of them have come to life a lot better in this second book than in the first. And I just love the heroine’s personality. Yes, it’s a little childish at times, but it seems to be a coping mechanism, which makes it quite realistic.
I’m excited to read the next book in the series!
I loved the ending! So deserving. I love this story and how everyone is coming together slowly. Addie is starting to grow as a person and understanding more how it feels to be loved. There is some major stuff happening in this book. So good.
I adored this. I adored the guys. I adored the twists and turns. I just adored it all. My only complaint is that there were several grammatical errors, but I was so focused on the book that it was easy to look passed them. I was relieved to find that this book didn’t move at super-sonic speed and her relationships with all of the guys were slow-building and natural. My favorite part was that we got to delve deeper into the character that is Ryder. He isn’t the playboy musician he fronts himself as. I can’t wait to see what guy she will get closer to in the next book…maybe Ducky? I sure hope so!
Apocalyptic. Rh. 7 guys. Slowburn. Addie and the guys are off to Atlanta. With the Super storms still happening and Racers running about. Looooooove it. Want more.
So, this is the second book in the Together We Fall series. I binged it after reading the first book, and sort of binged a bunch of books by this author at once (that’s how impressed and hooked by her writing style I was).
Again, this book is dark like the first book, but in different ways. What’s more she tackles issues that don’t get talked about as much – abuse of men. It’s a bold move, and some people may not like it, but I commend her for it, especially for the way in which it’s written.
This book delves much more into the larger plot of what’s going on. We see much more of the book universe, and this book is definitely urban fantasy in my opinion; there’s a lot more going on here than just the main characters relationships. The relationships do develop, but this book is much more fast-paced. It doesn’t happen in the bubble of the resort, like much of the first book did. My only critique, really, is that it sometimes felt a little too fast-paced. Things that seemed like they might be a big deal from book 1 weren’t what I expected. That’s not to say they won’t be later, but it felt like they got almost forgotten about in this book. It’s a hard call between deciding whether the author is keeping the reader on his/her toes or whether it’s a plot hole, and I think only time will tell. Again, like with the first book, this book is a complete story within a much larger plot, which is still a little cloudy; it’s intriguing. I wouldn’t say there was a cliffhanger her, but, again, there are allusions and enough teasers to things that haven’t been explained that you WANT to know more. I’m definitely going to keep reading to find out what those things are, and I’m really looking forward to book 3.