Fear (Gone, #5)

Everyone thought that the gaiaphage was the ultimate thing to fear. Or Drake, of course. But no one could imagine just how scary something could be to have the gaiaphage trembling.

The children of the FAYZ (Fallout Alley Youth Zone) have faced a lot. Mutations, starvation, adults gone, you name it. But they have always pulled through. Everyone knew that somehow, Sam Temple or Caine or Albert would step up to the plate and fix things. But no one knows what to do when the barrier starts going dark... Until its lights out for good.

Sam Temple has always been afraid of the dark. So he really starts freaking out when he knows that the barrier will shut off the lights. He's not the only one with a problem. Astrid knows that somehow, Little Pete, who was supposed to be dead, was somehow involved in all of this. She just doesn't know how.

Also, to make things worse, the gaiaphage is growing desperate. He is losing power, and might be gone forever, unless he succeeds in a plan that will make him stronger than ever. And that plan involves the little baby growing in Diana.

I would love to keep going, recount the whole story, but that would just spoil it.

Who knows if the gaiaphage will succeed? Who knows if the coming darkness will prevail in the end? Who will manage to strike fear into the hearts of the inhabitants of the FAYZ? And what will happen in the next book, Light?

zillions of spoilers if you haven't read #1-4 in this series. Impossible to review without any spoilers for those books. SORRY

Well, immidiately after starting reading this book, one of my main questions about this series was answered. There was still life outside the FAYZ. But also, that answer made me have tons of more questions that are in despate need of an answer.
The characters in this series improve again. I have no idea how Michael Grant keeps his characters so realistic :o It feels as if you're with the characters in the FAYZ. and that's a terrifying feeling. Really, I'd rather live on the North Pole for the rest of my life, or anywhere, than live in the FAYZ for one week, or even one day. In this book there were some new characters introduced, and other ones disappeared and / or died. And of course it hurt me when anyone died, no matter how they died. I just don't like to see characters I have read about and loved from the first part of the series die... Also, all of the characters *and by that I mean ALL of them* changed so much between #4 and #5 in the series, it was almost impossible to 'recognise' them. So this was not character development, but complete transformation of the characters. It annoyed me in the first chapters, but fell in love / hated *in a good way* the new characters quickly.
The plot of this book contains an abundance of unpredictable twists, too keep it more interesting than it already was, which made the book even more perfect. The story was, again, told with the times underneath the chapters. *chapter 1, 65 hours, 11 minutes* and there were some 'Outside' chapters, in which you find out a little more of the horrible thruth of the FAYZ.
Then there was the Gaiaphage, which was still trying to take over the world with a terrifying huge amount of power. and oh my god, what the hell is he doing?!

The writing style of Michael Grant is one of the things that makes this book unique. He writes from multiple points of views *and with multiple I mean that there were over 10* without making it hard to understand the book. It's just a book you're flowing through. The pace of this story was above average, but again, that's one of the things that belongs with this series. A lot of things should happen in a little amount of pages.

I compare this book to the Hunger Games very often. Maybe because I bought the hunger games at the same time I bought Gone #1, or maybe just because I think they're both great series, but I think that every hunger games fan will love the gone series! So if you need to read a hunger games-like book I think this one would be a great choice. *this isn't dystopia*

A great story, with so many plot twists that kept on surprising me. A must for every Hunger Games fan. Even if you don't like Sci-fi, you'll love the gone series, mark my words!

(and OMG the ending, Light (#6) is one of my most anticipated books of 2013! Can't waiit)

OMG. Fear is truly terrifying. This book is really creepy, definitely gross and very vivd with its details, sometimes even going very deeply into things I don't really want people to describe. I was hooked on the very first page! It was so good I read it between my classes at school, lunch time, recess and on the bus to and from school. I couldn't put this amazing novel down. The characters were better than the last books and Sam's greatest fear came true, darkness.

The kids of the FAYZ have lived in harmony with each other for four months, ever since the plague and the fighting has ended. Though their is even a greater terror that is awakening. The gaiaphage has died but can be reborn, reborn into a human body. But it needs a newborn child. Diana.
While tis is happening, a blackness is creeping up on the sides of the forcefield. In a few days the FAYZ will plunge into darkness. No light. Fear falls upon the children of the FAYZ, a fear which is so powerful that it could destroy them.

Fear has quite older scenes in it, with Sam and Astrid making love and Diana's pregnancy. This book is not recommended to younger children but more for 14+ age group. This book will blow your mind, truly.