This is the seventh book in the Zom-B series. I have all the other books reviewed already, and if you want to you can see the review for the previous book Zom-B Gladiator, and from there if you follow the links along the way you will find the rest of the books in the series. I wish there were a function where I could group series of books together and just link that instead but alas, that function is not around *deep sigh*. I hope you enjoy!
B and the other Angels finally have their first mission, it is to safely escort a group of human survivors to New Kirkham and off the zombie ridden streets of London. Upon arrival B figures out that the people of New Kirkham are not the best representatives of humanity. Evil influences of B's past make their way into the barricaded safe haven, and the people have to make a decision of being honorable or being safe.
I'm very conflicted with this book. Part of me loves it, the other part of me feels like it is almost another filler book. There was action, drama, remorse, there was lots of feelings throughout the book as I read and I loved that. Though with those feelings they were pretty much there and gone within just a couple of pages, or even a few paragraphs. I liked that there was finally some action going on the for group and not all of it is completely outside of the compound. *SEMI-SPOILER ALERT* I did feel bad along with B when someone closer to her-than the rest of everyone in Dr. Oystein's compound-got significantly hurt.*SEMI-SPOILER-ENDED* And he's not the last casualty of the book either. Those and the beginning huge fight toward the end saved Mr. Shan's book from getting a lower rating from me. I feel like I'm the oddball out because, when looking at others reviews, they loved it. I don't mind being the oddball though, it isn't the first time and I am sure it won't be the last time.
As for things that I wasn't too happy about, the ending. Things got nice and heated between the Angels and Owl Man (and even his now creepy dog), and then it cuts off. If you guys don't know me by now, cliff hangers drive me absolutely bonkers but I love them at the same time. It is something to look forward to in the next book. That would also be another con for me. Things didn't really get going till the tail end of the book. Yes, I understand that this is a slimmer book and to get more dialogue in and to drop hints, the action needs to take a back burner. That's why I am not going to complain too much about it, but I will cross my fingers that the next book will have a good deal of action in it.
For a young adult book, and series I would say that it is great. For a new adult to "adult" book or series it lacks some action. Depending on what you are looking for and depending on how quick of a read you want this series may or may not be for you. As a huge fan of Shan's I do still really like his books, and Mission doesn't put a damper on that at all. I'm still very much neutral on this book. I loved the descriptions and the imagery, and of course the pictures occasionally placed throughout. I'm just waiting for that big action that is being built up to to happen. There are eleven books rumored to come out, and we are only on the seventh book. I still recommend this to anyone who wants to read, and I would say that it is a great series for middle school kids.
Rating: 3 out of 5. (That's a heavy 3 at that!)
Page Count: 175 pages (hardcover)
Price: $15
Next Book: Either Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor or Command Me by Geneva Lee.
Before I end this review, I would like to say a huge congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Shan on their beautiful baby boy Dante who was born in September. I wanted to wait until I reviewed one of Shan's books before congratulating him. If you guys haven't seen the handsome little guy go check out Darren Shan's Facebook page and scroll through the feed to see some of the pictures.
Thank you so much for reading (and for dealing with my absence)!
~Jade
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