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A review by readaholicliv
Incubation by Adrienne Lecter
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Reading Journal Details
Book: Incubation by Adrienne Lecter
Format Read: Kindle eBook (~309 pages long)
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Quick Take Review
Incubation delivers an engaging prequel to the zombie apocalypse in Green Fields, but an overly revealing prologue and a disjointed protagonist undermine its suspense significantly. Despite its flaws, the book's intriguing and promising premise keeps me invested enough to look forward to the next installment.
Full Review
Incubation is a mixed bag, as it managed to hold my attention with its engaging banter between Bree and Nate and its intriguing exploration of how the zombie apocalypse began. However, I felt that this story might have worked better as a prequel rather than the series' opening installment—mainly because the Prologue gives away so much that it skews the mystery for the remainder of the book. By revealing key survival outcomes and crucial plot points that would have worked better as a late-book reveal or a lead-in for the next installment, it left me with a strong bias about who's going to survive and what twists to expect.
While I appreciated the dynamic dialogue and the fresh take on the apocalypse origin story, I struggled to connect with Bree as a character. Her constant tantrums, unrealistic reactions, and an
overabundance of introspective inner monologues made her seem erratic and disjointed—especially compared to the more compelling Bree hinted at in the prologue.
As a huge zombie fan, I'm willing to stick with the series—after all, with over ten books in the Green Fields series, there's hope that these growing pains will smooth out in future installments.
Book: Incubation by Adrienne Lecter
Format Read: Kindle eBook (~309 pages long)
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Quick Take Review
Incubation delivers an engaging prequel to the zombie apocalypse in Green Fields, but an overly revealing prologue and a disjointed protagonist undermine its suspense significantly. Despite its flaws, the book's intriguing and promising premise keeps me invested enough to look forward to the next installment.
Full Review
Incubation is a mixed bag, as it managed to hold my attention with its engaging banter between Bree and Nate and its intriguing exploration of how the zombie apocalypse began. However, I felt that this story might have worked better as a prequel rather than the series' opening installment—mainly because the Prologue gives away so much that it skews the mystery for the remainder of the book. By revealing key survival outcomes and crucial plot points that would have worked better as a late-book reveal or a lead-in for the next installment, it left me with a strong bias about who's going to survive and what twists to expect.
While I appreciated the dynamic dialogue and the fresh take on the apocalypse origin story, I struggled to connect with Bree as a character. Her constant tantrums, unrealistic reactions, and an
overabundance of introspective inner monologues made her seem erratic and disjointed—especially compared to the more compelling Bree hinted at in the prologue.
As a huge zombie fan, I'm willing to stick with the series—after all, with over ten books in the Green Fields series, there's hope that these growing pains will smooth out in future installments.