Shift Omnibus (Shift 1 - 3) | 
pickSometimes reading books in a series you wonder if there is going to be a drop off in quality and that is DEFINITELY NOT the case here! In keeping with the suspense of the Silos, Hugh Howey has revealed enough of the background to set up the climatic conclusion, Dust, which I just might have to read at some point this year. 5 ⭐️
pickSurprisingly, book 2 was not a continuation of the story of Silos 17 and 18 but a prequel which was divided into 3 distinct story lines and bounced around different time lines. I found it darker and a little sadder than book 1, but still an engaging and well-written book. While many questions were answered about how the silos came into being, more questions come to mind. Book 3 is calling…
A prequel to Wool, origins of the silos. the points where the two stories converge were particularly enticing.
Such a nice day and I‘m inside making Christmas ornaments 😂
My manager is leaving and she‘s winter obsessed and I wanted to give her 1 as a gift. I couldn‘t decide what I wanted for a colorway so I made 2. I think I‘m going with the top one though, the glass at the center is iridescent and pretty.
Cruising right through this book while I‘m at it.
pick#serieslove2023 Book #2 in the Silo series did not disappoint. We finally get the history: what happened to the world and why the Silos are there. The history catches up to the events in Book #1, so I‘m excited to jump into Book #3 to see what the future holds for this dystopian world and the characters I love. 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pick(2013) Second in the author's post-apocalyptic "Wool" trilogy, in which survivors of an apocalyptic disaster dwell in underground silos. This one covers the creation of the silo-world, from the perspective of one of its creators. It's a pretty good follow up, and I hope I won't let another ten years go by before I get around to finishing the trilogy.
so-so3✨ As the second book in this dystopian trilogy many times I expect it not to be as interesting as the first. However, I was pleasantly surprised when we went into a prologue of the first book from different characters perspectives. Even though I knew where it was going to end based on the first book I was interested in where this book went.
pickGreat concept!
It's conveying a strange mix of moods: It's like nostalgia, but twisted into something darker, colder.
I really enjoyed that the stories alternated and intertwined at some points, so that the reader got an understanding of how different time is like and how strange this new way of living has to be for the characters.
All in all, I'd really recommend this book,
and I'm dying to know how the series is going to end!
pickFinished the #audiobook today. It's the second of the trilogy and about the beginning if the silos. It wasn't so thrilling like the first book. For me it's a book between pick and so-so.
For reaching my #bfc goal for this week, I have to be 141 minutes active. I have to work also, so it's possible. And perhaps I'll finished the tagged #audiobook. 😁 Have a good and productive day! #TeamFlow @JulesG @Cocoreads @Imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Laurenslibrary
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So the first day of #bookfitnesschallenge #bfc wasn't really successful. I only did a little walk in the forest and drew a tree. And I started the tagged audiobook. #urbansketching #sketchbook
40 active minutes / 100 active minutes
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Tomorrow will be a better day with sports in the evening.
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so-soI loved Wool but I was disappointed with Shift. The first third was so good. It went back and set the backdrop for how the silo project began, but as it went on it left me with more questions than it answered, and some parts I just didn't understand. It felt about 200 pages too long, and the chapters following Jimmy in Silo 17 just felt unnecessary. I'm not sure I'll finish the trilogy with Dust - has anyone read it? Is it worth it?
Really looking forward to starting this. (That annoying sticker on the front? It's not a sticker, it's part of the cover. I realised after trying to remove it for some time. Urgh)
#astheworldfallsdown "They are setting us on a path from which we can never return. A path that will lead to destruction that will take us below ground..." I loved the first instalment in this trilogy - Wool - and cannot wait to start this! (My cunning plan to buy it for my mum, who would then pass it on to me, worked! "Honestly, I didn't buy a new book...") #septembowie
so-soShift
Prequel to the recent #panrecommedation, shift provides the contexts and explanation that wool left. The book itself was well written and an impressive science fiction novel however there are some cons. The characters lack compassion and the more the book explained the less plausible it become. It's a real shame as I truly was looking toward to this book. #bookstragram #bookworm #instabook #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #reader #biliophile
panNope. Just nope. Almost bailed. This book was so bad it made me angry. In light of the genius first part (Wool), even more so. Full review (with a GIF of me making angry reading faces unawares) here: http://avalinahsbooks.space/shift-hugh-howey/
5 hours into the #24in48 and I'm about halfway through Shift. Lunchtime soon yay! #readathon
pickCan't say too much without going into spoiler territory. This book covers the lead up to the first one. It would have been 5/5, except for the fact that I loathed the characters of Donald and Anna (Anna especially). Rating: 4/5.
Shift was even better than Wool in my opinion!!!! Such a good explanation book to the world of Wool! "Be careful where you go digging..."
Late to the Howey party but, my giddy aunt, this story is immersive! Since starting the series, I've had more than one unpleasant, silo-inspired dream.
Late to the Howey party but, my giddy aunt, this story is immersive! Since starting the series, I've had more than one unpleasant, silo-inspired dream.
pickThis one took longer to get into than WOOL for me. I did like it once I got into it though. It was very interesting to find out how the Silos got started and to the point we join them in WOOL. The narrative was pretty good too. I'd say 3 3/4 stars.
I enjoyed Wool, so I have high hopes for Shift. Just started on audiobook.
I've read the first 3 parts of Beacon 23, and wasn't as impressed with them, so we'll see. Is Hugh Howey hit or miss?
pickExcellent! Establishes how the world introduced in Wool came to be. Look forward to seeing how it is all resolved in Dust.
pickWool was a great read, but got so bleak I had to put it down for maybe a few years before I picked it back up again. While I finished Shift in one go, there were some bleak parts. Solid story, but I wished it stuck a bit more with Donald through the second half of the book and less with a character first seen in Wool. All in all, I'm fascinated with this world and how it came to be and would recommend to someone looking for grown up dystopia.
so-soI love the details of Howey's writing - his descriptions, images, symbolism and world building are all really interesting and well done. However, his plot lines tend to become depressingly dark for the second half of the book (making it a bit of a slog) till a glimmer of light at the end.
pickThis book is the 2nd in the Silo trilogy, but is actually a prequel to the first book, "Wool." While it may not have been as action-packed as the first book, it was definitely interesting to see the events that led up to the post-apocalyptic world that was introduced in "Wool."
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