Review by David
Oct 22The Tide is the first book in The Tide series, written by Anthony J. Melchiorri. It is an apocalyptic science fiction series, where a mysterious disease breaks out and quickly sweeps the planet. We quickly learn that this disease turns people into mindless and extremely agressive zombies. We follow a group of mercenaries for hire, named “The Hunters, which are highly specialized in getting in and out of perilous situations, while armed with all the finest weapons and high-tech equipment one can need. The leader of these mercenaries, Dominic Holland, is a person who believes in the greater good, and thus he embarks on a race to find a cure for the disease.
Book one established all the main characters, the setting, and sets the overline story line. The plot is one we have seen many times before, an outbreak of zombies which makes no sense form a biological scientific point of view, but I can certainly go along with that, as the first book does a nice job in establishing itself, and setting up for a series. There’s a mysterious disease, there’s some shady governmental stuff going on, the army is handling things in not too optimal ways, and in the center we have our main characters.
The written is fine as such, but I found the characters to be one-dimensional and not particularly interesting. I liked the main character, but the majority of the remaining individuals just blend into each other. … Except that one teenage daughter of his, Kara, which is a weapons expert, survival expert, molecular biology expert, medical expert, strategic expert, social mastermind, etc. - You name it. It gets completely ridiculous as the series progresses! Curiously, the other daughter of his is completely clueless all the time. Then we have a CIA operative, who starts out on a parallel story, but we don’t learn too much about her person.
Overall, it was okay, nothing too out of the ordinary, as the plot is predictable and somewhat simpel. But the story is filled with non-stop action-horror sequences, and if this is your thing, the book might be an excellent pick for you, as the action sequences are generally well written.
I listened to the audiobook version, as narrated by Ryan Kennard Burke. Overall I wasn’t too fond of his narration. It was monotonous, and he didn’t seem very excited about the narration. That being said, his voice was clear, and I had no problem following the story.
I received this audiobook from the author for free, and wanted to return the favor with a review. I have no affiliation with the author, the narrator, the publisher, or their pets (Although I am sure the latter are quite nice!).
The Tide is the first book in The Tide series, written by Anthony J. Melchiorri. It is an apocalyptic science fiction series, where a mysterious disease breaks out and quickly sweeps the planet. We quickly learn that this disease turns people into mindless and extremely agressive zombies. We follow a group of mercenaries for hire, named “The Hunters, which are highly specialized in getting in and out of perilous situations, while armed with all the finest weapons and high-tech equipment one can need. The leader of these mercenaries, Dominic Holland, is a person who believes in the greater good, and thus he embarks on a race to find a cure for the disease.
Book one established all the main characters, the setting, and sets the overline story line. The plot is one we have seen many times before, an outbreak of zombies which makes no sense form a biological scientific point of view, but I can certainly go along with that, as the first book does a nice job in establishing itself, and setting up for a series. There’s a mysterious disease, there’s some shady governmental stuff going on, the army is handling things in not too optimal ways, and in the center we have our main characters.
The written is fine as such, but I found the characters to be one-dimensional and not particularly interesting. I liked the main character, but the majority of the remaining individuals just blend into each other. … Except that one teenage daughter of his, Kara, which is a weapons expert, survival expert, molecular biology expert, medical expert, strategic expert, social mastermind, etc. - You name it. It gets completely ridiculous as the series progresses! Curiously, the other daughter of his is completely clueless all the time. Then we have a CIA operative, who starts out on a parallel story, but we don’t learn too much about her person.
Overall, it was okay, nothing too out of the ordinary, as the plot is predictable and somewhat simpel. But the story is filled with non-stop action-horror sequences, and if this is your thing, the book might be an excellent pick for you, as the action sequences are generally well written.
I listened to the audiobook version, as narrated by Ryan Kennard Burke. Overall I wasn’t too fond of his narration. It was monotonous, and he didn’t seem very excited about the narration. That being said, his voice was clear, and I had no problem following the story.
I received this audiobook from the author for free, and wanted to return the favor with a review. I have no affiliation with the author, the narrator, the publisher, or their pets (Although I am sure the latter are quite nice!).
