So bitter sweet

This is a review of the eighth and final book of a series, there could be spoilers to previous books below.

I am writing this review with a heavy heart as Cassie is the eighth and final book to the Adrian’s Undead Diary saga; a saga that has quickly become on of the best zombie apocalypse series out there. One that has touched me in more ways than I can count. One that has exposed me to another one to add to my favorite authors list and one to add to my favorite narrators list. While I was thrilled for this book to finally be released it is a very bitter sweet experience.

I do not want to give anything away for those of you who have not gotten this far. So this review is going to be brief.

With a book series that has gone on as long as this one has. Philbrook had a lot of work to close up any loopholes that may have existed in the story line. He did so with little effort. Many different times throughout Cassie I thought that I knew how he was going to end it. Well, he didn’t do what I thought and ended in such a way that made it pretty final.

I will say these couple of things. This book focuses strongly on, you guessed it, Cassie; Adrian’s long lost girlfriend who he has mention in I think every book until now. The trinity makes perfect sense now. Because 3 is a magic number.

From the last book I thought something like this was going to happen. Adrian was going to go back to the nether realm, look for and find Cassie. Then be overcome with heart break because of the state that she was in. That he decides nothing is worth living anymore and stay in the nether realm.

Then from this book I thought that the remaining government officials, that make an appearance here, were going to drop the bombs, unknowingly, on Adrian’s band of survivors. There were so many different direction Philbrook could have gone to leave it open for another book in the future, however now, I do not think that will be possible. While there might be more in this same timeline and universe. Sadly I think this will be it for Adrian and the gang we, I, have come to love.

Once again James Foster delivers another stellar performance. I have listened to him read other stories, I still think it is with becoming Adrian where is true prowess shines. Adding all of the exasperation and sighs and other emotional heart jerkers as he can think of to create a narration phenomenon like very few others.

I love this series so much, and want to share it with others so much, that I am personally going to giveaway any one audiobook in the series to one lucky person.

Audiobook provided for review by the author.

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12 people found this helpful

SIMPLY FAN-DAM-TASTIC!!!!!!!!

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This entire series.These 8 deliciously wonderful and undeniably brilliant undead diary books were/are/forever shall be, the absolute best series I have ever laid ears on. I apologize for the bad pun but, I'm visually impaired and I just couldn't resist. Anywho, if you have read the entire series that's great but, these books scream out to be listen too. Why is that you say? Well, (heavy sigh) Chris Philbrook and by extension the narrator James (what a performance) Foster fit together like a hand and glove. The character development is serious, seamless and deep. On occasion I cried a wee tear or twelve, laughed harder than I thought possible, and I even puzzled (sometimes out loud) with various characters when the tough or delicate questions were asked. The story development did not falter from one book to the next. I love these books and will always have them primed and ready to listen to them again and again. So a big shout out to Chris Philbrook for writing and developing this most awesome series. And another goes out to James Foster for bringing these most awesome books to life. So Audible members give these books a listen. You will never be disappointed.

10 people found this helpful

AWESOME! HATE THAT IT HAD TO END!

What made the experience of listening to Cassie the most enjoyable?

I love all of it...this whole series!

What did you like best about this story?

Adrian is such a believable character....he made this whole story very real!

Which scene was your favorite?

The ending with Cassie where she tells Adrian to move on and that she will always love him!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

This whole series would make some great movies

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SERIES!! I TOTALLY WANT MORE AND WILL BE LISTENING TO THE UNTOLD TALES HERE VERY SOON!!!!

Adrian stays true to his character and helps to save his friends and many others in this great ending...I will miss Adrian and I thoroughly enjoyed all of this series!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!! START WITH BOOK ONE AND YOU WILL BE HOOKED!!!

5 people found this helpful

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!

What did you love best about Cassie?

I can't say enough about this series - get all 8 books and start from the beginning of this most excellent adventure !!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I wanted to listen to all 8 books without stopping. Missed some nights sleep because I could not stop the book !!

Any additional comments?

James Foster does a Great job in his performance - I'll be looking for his other works. I really enjoyed his voice/voices!! Could not have picked a better choice - fit the book's characters very well.

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Love this series, but.....

As I've gotten to the last couple of books in this series, I am ready for it to end. And maybe the author is as well because this book seems rushed. And the ending, if this is the last book, left me confused and kind of let down. The narration is spot on, and this series is a fresh take on the zombie apocalypse theme. Well worth listening to. Adrian endures so much and is manipulated by powers much greater than himself and I was eager to find out how he would end up triumphing over his circumstances. And in the last few chapters, when he finally faced the ultimate challenge, it was a huge letdown. I thought, 'that's all he had to do? To save the world? It took him about 10 minutes to do it! And what was the ultimate purpose of the trinity!?! After all everyone had gone through, this is all they had to do? After all of the machinations of the ultimate powers, this was the final task they came up with?'

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Amazing Book!!

Loved the story! So glad Adrian is still alive! wish there was more!! Time for a MOVIE!

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A Wonderful Wrap Up, Brought a Family Together

What made the experience of listening to Cassie the most enjoyable?

I began AUD quite some time ago and fell in love. My husband and I notoriously like different things and he appeased me by trying this...and he fell in love. With my veteran husband championing, my brother started reading while deployed...which sparked my other brothers...and eventually we were all calling and texting about Adrian! It has been endlessly wonderful to have drinks with my brothers and husband and chat, yell, get angy and laugh about AUD. I'll never forget random text messages from one of them that just said "OH F*$&!" and I would say WHERE ARE YOU!!!??? or I KNOW, RIIIIGHT!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cassie?

Seeing Cassie's point of view was unsettling in a really nice way. Outside of the meeting in Africa with Michelle- this was the creepiest moment for me.

4 people found this helpful

Another great addition to the AUD series.

Where does Cassie rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The AUD series is within my top three favorite series of all time

What does James Foster bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He's been the voice of Adrian since book one for me, and anyone else reading this series just wouldn't sound right.

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Amazing

As usual this book is great. A lot of questions are answered and you are left with some questions as well. If you love all the other books then you'll love this one too. Chris Philbrook is a great writer and James Foster as usual does an awesome job narrating.

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Fantastisk og avhengighetsskapende!

Ok, du må kjøpe hele zombie pakka, men det gjør jo halve verden nå (ref; The Walking Dead). Deretter er dette en 8 bøker lang fest!

Spennende, ekte, morsomt og rått! Lytt til denne NÅ!

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