Another Moody series…

Almost immediately on the heels of reading “Hater” I started the other series I own by David Moody, “Autumn”.  I had read about it in the back of one of my other books and had been anticipating it for some time.  I was anxious about reading it because I wasn’t a fan of “Hater”.

At first, “Autumn” really delivered.  At first.  There was gore, screaming, people dropping dead for no apparent reason.  There was absolutely no logic to the survival of the characters – and I loved it.  Then something else happened.  Moody tends to get his characters together and spend time building them up, which is good except that nothing happens while the characters are chatting.  The zombie bodies stayed prone while the characters squabbled, when the zombies rose they didn’t do much (not unlike the living characters), and finally the violence started.  My biggest complaint was the inconsistent pace.  There were sections of the book when my heart was pounding, and then there were sections I couldn’t stay awake.

I will say the David Moody has a great ability to create realistic characters who show organic growth.  By organic I mean that when Moody writes about his characters, it’s almost as if they’ve come alive and taken over their own story.  They do things that seem natural under the circumstances based on their personality, but they aren’t stereotypes or caricatures either.  That alone saves the books from being terrible.

I bought the second book, “Autumn: The City” and now while checking some information on amazon.com I realized that the third book “Autumn: Purification” is now out as well.  Blast!  Looks like I’m officially two books behind.  Anyway, as always, I’m advocating that all three books are read.  I don’t believe in judging a series solely on one book.  In other words, you can look for my further reviews when I get around to it – after I’m finished with the two I’m currently reading.  In the meantime – grab the book, read it, and let’s chat!