Book review by Corey
Plague
Plague is the fourth book in the Gone series and finds the kids inside the FAYZ dealing with a completely different kind of threat. A deadly illness starts spreading, insects are mutating into something much worse, and the fragile order everyone has been trying to hold together starts falling apart all over again.
I liked that this one didn’t just repeat the same kind of danger from the earlier books. The sickness adds a more desperate feeling because powers don’t automatically solve everything, and some of the scenes had me wondering how anyone was going to get out of it. A few parts get pretty gross and chaotic, but that also fits the darker direction the series keeps taking.
The Goods
- The plague gives the series a fresh threat
- Strong sense of desperation
- Good mix of horror and dystopian tension
- The mutated creatures are genuinely creepy
- Keeps the stakes high
The Bads
- Some scenes are pretty gross
- A few storylines feel more chaotic than clear
- There are a lot of characters to keep track of
- The pacing can be uneven
- Some side characters get pushed into the background
My Recommendation
This is a good fit if you’re already into the Gone series and want the FAYZ to keep getting darker and more dangerous. I appreciated that the book changed the kind of threat instead of just making the same conflicts bigger, and the plague adds a level of helplessness that the characters haven’t really faced before. If you like YA dystopian fiction with supernatural powers, body horror, survival pressure, and a world that keeps finding new ways to fall apart, Plague is a strong fourth book in the series.
