Malorie

"Enjoyed the book and was happy to get a little more on the story. Some questions are answered while some certainly remain open. More challenges and bravery for the Hayes family. Nice to see how things have progressed with more time and worth a read for Bird Box fans."

"I was in love with "Birdbox", the page-turning quality of it just amazed me. That's why it earned the coveted 5-star rating. It got away with the ending because I knew there would be another book "Malorie" published five years after the first. I thought that questions about the creatures would be answered more in-depth and therefore wrap up the series. That's just not what you get from it though, even Malerman states in the end that this is a novel for Malorie. I like that, don't get me wrong. Seeing Malerman's perception of how a woman changes when the whole world turns against her is fascinating. I just think the idea of the creatures was the more unique and interesting to me. I wanted to get an in-depth interworking of how they worked and why they drove people crazy. You get some vague information at the end, and it leaves you sort of understanding how they work. But the fact that the entire two novels are centered around the mystery of them led me to want a GREAT ENDING. I felt it NEEDED this to cement itself. I just didn't get that personally. I think that you can have the focus on a main character like Malorie in a much different setting and get away with it easily, I would have been fine reading a book like that. A mother struggles with raising her children when her trust has been smashed to pieces. But when you have the worldbuilding and setting you do, when you focus on the protagonist instead, I feel like you're wasting the potential of the world. That may be harsh but I really wanted a strong explanation for the creatures. With a heavy heart, I give this novel three stars. I'll read more Malerman he's a fantastic author, one of my new favorites, this one was a big disappointment though."

"<b>HOLY ****!!!!!!!</b> That was a FANTASTIC sequel to Bird Box!!!!!!! I will admit that for the Majority of the book, I really hated Malorie as a character, her choices and the way she treated her kids ****** me off. However, she did Slightly (only slightly) redeem herself by the end!!! I absolutely ADORED Olympia though, and Loved hearing more about her!!!!! Overall I really REALLY liked this, this is still one of the best horror plots I've ever read!!!!!!"

"If you loved "Bird box" you'll absolutely love "Malorie". I'm currently listening to it via audio book. It's brilliantly written. I enjoy it."

"Im loving this book! "

"It was good but not as good as Bird Box. I liked finding out what happened to Malorie, Olympia and Tom after they made it to the School for the Blind but it felt rushed. It read more like a rough draft and not fully fleshed out yet. I enjoyed the story but it could have been so much more. I appreciated that Josh Malerman was able to finally write this anticipated sequel but it didn't seem long enough or as detailed as I think it could have been. I still give it a solid 3 stars because I was compelled to finish what I started but not necessarily because it was a great read. For those looking for a follow up to Bird Box, you got what you wanted. You might be disappointed in the delivery but you will find a sort of satisfaction in the ending."

"Was slower than the original and a little too much teenage drama for my liking. It was great though to see where the story went. Not quite as gripping as the original but still happy to have read it."

"Was that really the ending???<br/><br/>I was originally going to give this 3 stars...but I just couldn't do it! I was so disappointed by the flow and ending of this book. Yes, this continues the story of where Malorie and her kids left off in <b>Bird Box</b>, but <b>Malorie</b> did not help me become connected to the characters as the book previous. I felt that the bones of the story were there, but it just wasn't sucking me in. There were many points throughout that I felt could have been elaborated more and I felt that some parts lacked an emotional response from certain characters. And the ending...boy it really missed the mark! It felt completely rushed and as the book started leading into something...it just faded away into nothingness.<br/><br/>I don't want to give anything away, so I've marked this section as a spoiler:<br/>** Since the ending was the worst part for me, I'll elaborate more on this. <spoiler> After Malorie gets thrown from the train and her son, Tom, gets sucked in Gary's sick world...Malorie ends up in a pit? Who the hell put her there? And how was her daughter Olympia there to rescue her? Yes, Olympia was on the train...with the new character Dean (who seemed like a promising character that would show his face again at least once more in the story...but no), and Olympia said she got off the train....BUT HOW? How did Olympia find her mother? Obviously now we know that Olympia doesn't need a blindfold, because she's immune to the sight of the creatures....but in what method was she able to locate this pit, in which her mother wasn't even making a sound. The timeline from when her mother was initially pushed off the train, to when Olympia finds out that her mom, Tom and Gary are no longer on the train seems pretty long. So how far did this train travel before she jumped off? This train thing is really getting to me. Then...Malorie and Olympia go and search for Tom. Tom pretty much had turned against his mother. He left with "Henry," which eventually he finds out is Gary. But he left purposefully and with anger held against his mother. Yet, when Malorie and Olympia find Tom, he seems to care about his mommy again? There was absolutely no explanation of the series of emotions that he had to lead to him all-of-a-sudden caring about Malorie again. It was all so nonchalant. Zero explanation. Then Malorie's dad finds her in the crowd, where a lot of people are chanting and making noise. How does this work? He recognized her voice? Sorry, but this meeting was the worst. An aging man who has mostly known the sounds of the old world...then after 17 years, suddenly has eagle ears and is able to distinguish his daughters voice from afar in a crown of insane chanters. THEN...comes Gary. First off, he pretty much brainwashed Malorie's son, Tom, into coming with him. Tom presents his invention...then Gary disappears from the story after that. Where did he go? What was he doing after that? What were Gary's thoughts? Then, later, Malrorie and her kids search for Gary so Malorie can kill him. They find him asleep against a building. And Malorie puts an arrow through his chest and he dies. That's it? That's how Gary goes out? This guy was pure evil and completely insane and he didn't even get more time in this story to show him putting up a maniacal fight or to give a deranged speech. Why? What happened? </spoiler> Oh wait, I know! My edition of this book must be missing a few chapters. When I receive them, I will update my review. In the meantime 2 stars!"

"If you loved the Bird Box, this book lets you see the characters as they naturally and separately progress sixteen years later. A few surprises await."

"Not as good as the first book but still kept me invested to the end."