”What else could I have possibly done for you people? I gave you food. I gave you shelter. I gave you purpose. I protected you from the knowledge you couldn’t handle. From the harsh truth of the world that exists beyond the fence. And each of you had to do one thing. One! Goddamn! Thing!” He shrieked the words. “Obey me.”David Pilcher is suffering from a god complex. Not as difficult to understand as it has been for other figures throughout history, especially since humanity only exists at thi...

3.33 stars. (Yeah, I’m a little torn about this one.) Full review, first posted on Fantasy Literature:Blake Crouch wraps up the WAYWARD PINES trilogy here in The Last Town. If you haven’t read the prior two books, Pines and Wayward, be warned that here there be spoilers, as well as monsters and a bloodbath.David Pilcher was a visionary man, convinced that the town of Wayward Pines, Idaho would be a new Eden, a place where people could start over again. The sign outside of town even proclaims “WE...

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ “Hell is coming to you . . .” The Wayward Pines series has been brought to you by . . . If you haven’t yet started these books, DO NOT READ THE SYNOPSIS FOR THIS ONE. All of the fun is in the not knowing and I think it’s stupid that just because it’s Book #3 the publishers/blurbists/whoever makes these choices decide to spoil their own shit. That being said, I ain’t gonna spoil nada. Here’s what I’ll tell you about The Last Town...

"Two thousand years in the future, and the world has gone to hell." Wayward Pines isn't protected, the abbies are coming in to take the town. Will Ethan and his friends make it? What about evil mastermind David Pilcher? Is there any living in the contaminated world outside possible? The third part of the trilogy again is quite impressive and comes with a lot of action. For my liking a bit too much hide, seek, kill and time jumps but nevertheless a very intriguing book. Starting with vol. 1 you w...

You've got to be shitting me? No Fucking Way. It cannot end like that. Goddammit. No. This trilogy had better turn into a quadrillogy or something. It just can't end the way it did. Not for the sake of my sanity, anyway. From the very first chapter it's kept me captivated, right up to the very end. Then I make the mistake of reading the last nine words of the epilogue on the following page. Bad idea. Okay...rant over. I think.This has been an amazing journey from the very start - and I'm going t...

At the start of Pines, the first book in this trilogy by Blake Crouch, we meet Ethan Blake, FBI agent and our genial, tough cookie hero. Ethan wakes up, painfully, after a road accident in the town of Wayward Pines, a wholesome, picture postcard cliche of small town America. But ……… Everything is as far away from what it seems as is humanly possible!The three books unravel a wonderfully unbelievable storyline that involves a big concept with a dose of horror, sci fi, futurist science and a crowd...

When Ethan Burke reveals the truth about Wayward Pines, the ensuing chaos is nothing compared to the hell unleashed when David Pilcher throws open the gates...I got this from Netgalley.The Wayward Pines trilogy draws to a close with The Last Town. How does it stack up?Well, while the books all feature the same characters and share the same setting, they aren't really the same type of books. Pines is a paranoid tale of a man trying to unravel the truth. Wayward is a tale of a man struggling with

► How many series made you want to read each book back to back? How often are you willing to accept the flaws as they are and still treasure the story you read? In my reading experience, it's a rarity. WARNING : I won't spoil the series for you, but DO NOT read the blurb of this third book, otherwise you'd find unsolicited information. You don't want to do that, trust me. ① When you read a book, you need a ending that : A. wraps everything upB. lets some loose endsC. I don't know, I don't ca...

A year ago, I'd never heard of Blake Crouch.Now, he's one of my favorite authors. His pace and economy of words make for a style that really hits home with me. The action scenes in his books are amplified by his short, staccato sentences and paragraphs, keeping you glued to the pages (or your Kindle). There's no fluff, no fat, that needs trimmed. It's a style that I wish more authors had.I hold The Wayward Pines Series up with Wool and other mind-blowing sagas of the past few years. Ethan Burke

Wayward Pines, you have stolen my sanity and I want more!!!! How is it that I finished this trilogy and STILL want more of this craziness? How is it that this book scares the shit out of me, but yet, I want to live in Wayward Pines. I was not expecting to get what I did from these books. Now, book two was slower that one and three, but worth the time. It answered a lot of questions, but book 3...HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Its like I boarded a roller coaster of horror and it didn't stop till the end of t...

Damn you, Mr. Crouch! You sucked me in with “Pines”, kept me intrigued with “Wayward”, and then slapped me in the face with “The Last Town”Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t hate the book. I actually thought it was okay. And on its own it probably deserves a 3-star rating. The reason it gets a 2, however, is because of its potential. This book should have been awesome. It should have been a kick-ass finale to the Wayward Pines trilogy, but it wasn’t. Mr. Crouch could have ended the saga with a bang an...

The following review is sponsored byN.E.R.D. – Time for Some ActionBook 3, or when all hell breaks loose! Strap in because the ride’s about to get bumpy and we got a few things to discuss. I’d also advise you to fuel up because it’s nonstop action from here on out—shit, my fingers flew through those pages so fast they nearly caught fire! And there’s no discernible letup, hardly even time to catch your breath, until you’re past the halfway point. Woah, that was total madness, but I think you may’...

I don't think I've ever finished a trilogy and been so upset that it wasn't a tetralogy.Blake Crouch has kept me hooked through this entire series, with some great characters and non-stop action. I easily plowed through all 3 books in a few days.The Last Town is a good ending to a terrific series. I say only good because I was a little upset with how many threads were left hanging. A few loose ends are fine but the sheer number that were left unresolved made me a little frustrated.I would still