Robert Kirkman's the Walking Dead: Return to Woodbury: 8 (The Walking Dead Series, 8)

This series of books is set in the same universe as The Walking Dead tv show and, I assume, the comic books (I've never read them but I know enough about them to make that assumption so excuse me if I'm mistaken). However, although a few of the characters from the show make an appearance in one of the books, the storyline is different. The books make you care very much about the characters, are action packed and, at times, heartbreaking. Make no mistake the authors are not afraid to dispatch a much loved character so be aware, there will be times you will find yourself welling up! And that is exactly what I loved about this series because, for me, if I don't connect to the people in a story I don't really care about the story itself. I read the entire series of 8 books in about 5 days, picking up my kindle at every opportunity and reluctantly turning it off at night to sleep. I read a lot of books but very few stay with me after finishing them. This series will. Hats off to the authors for a job brilliantly done.

I have loved every book so far. As I read this latest book in the series, I started to wonder if the author in fact hates the lead character of Lily Caul. Does she never catch a break??! Her motives were highly questionable, at times completely illogical and for me inconsistent with her character. The plot seemed to be repeat of previous volumes in the series with the same cliched bad guy and I was disappointed with what I felt was some lazy writing and badly executed scenes. Will not be in a hurry to read the next in series.

Oh my finished all the 8 novels and wow there a must read, thank you to everyone involved especially Jay Bonansinga and Robert Kirkman for making my reading journey exceptional

Much the same and nothing new. I've quite enjoyed the adventures of Lilly in the series. But once again this one throws in a megalomaniac who Lilly and friends have to defeat. Come on!!! Be original!! Just surviving in this world could make a fun story without the constant fall back to 'nutters' who want to run it! The novel started well with Lilly dealing with a couple of unwelcome guests in the Ikea store and then sought of panned out till the little peak at the end.

I have loved these stories. Massive TWD dead fan and have really enjoyed this alternative view of that universe. The series has been fantastic, until this one....Feels like it has been rushed out, very formulaic, no depth of story like the others, and didn't really take us anywhere from where the last book left off.On a separate note, I'd love a little more stability and allowing the group to establish themselves somewhere again. Maybe Woodbury, maybe somewhere else. The beauty of this series for me has been the community building together and then facing adversity.This book was just the adversity part, and not a new one at that.