Into the Deadlands

Kara Mason Story, Book 2

By: Jill N Davies

Narrated by: Samantha Norbury

“No one else was supposed to die…”

The laboratories are gone, the ashes of the dead drawn by the wind into frozen nothingness.

Former government scientist Kara Mason knew the risks when she agreed to escape the laboratories and destroy the DDC’s greatest weapon. But she never expected to be responsible for the harrowed band of escaped volunteers and a cure that could save the world from the grips of the Zoribiatus virus.

“It had to be done.”

In the middle of a wilderness, traumatized and adrift, Kara knows it’s only a matter of time before the search begins and the DDC sends out their trail of near-dead. To get the cure into the waiting hands of the dissenters, Kara will have to navigate a world she’s never been a part of to do what her father couldn’t.

Eli Cain spent his life on the outside and seems to have the answers. Kara wants to trust the enigmatic mercenary, but his refusal to follow the rules might tear the group apart.“We don’t kill the living.”

The dissenters have always existed with some level of invisibility, but things have changed. Supplies are running short and tension threatens to tear apart what little family Kara has left. Orman’s out for more than revenge and someone in the group is harboring a terrible secret.“Out here, there’s a lot more to worry about than the near-dead.”

Into the Deadlands is the heart-pounding, thriller-packed sequel to Due North.

©2023 Jill N Davies (P)2024 Jill N Davies

Smart and Thoroughly Enjoyable

Book 2 of the Kara Mason story picks up right where Due North left off. With Kara and co fleeing from the Northern Laboratories. However, things go sideways quickly. The story follows their flight from the laboratories and into the deadlands (as the title suggests) so they can meet up with the dissenters. Along the way there is love, loss, betrayal, and sacrifice.

Great Addition to Kara's story!

The author has done an amazing job again with this book. Her descriptions are great as always and her narrator brings all the characters and their emotions to life without being cringy and I love it! The only thing I wish I had done was listen to Hearts of a Vanishing City before listening to Due North and then Into the Deadlands because it seems like we get a little bit more cross over with characters from the prequel in this book and it has been so long since I read it but that's on me and no way takes away from the story itself!

OMG 😱 🤯🔥

This series is like Divergent, The Hunger Games, Warm Bodies, and a Bella-Edward-Jacob-level love triangle all rolled into one—and I absolutely devoured it! The beginning was a little slow, but I totally get why it needed to build that foundation. Once it picked up, it took off—so much action, excitement, and plot twists that had me flipping pages like crazy. I eventually switched to audiobook because I wanted to get all of the books formats😍

And the love triangle? I was Team Cain all the way. The tension, the chemistry, the emotional pull—chef’s kiss. Mr. morally gray with a rough rugged I’m surviving an apocalyptic time vibe 🥰

I'm on the ARC team for the prequel, and after finishing this, I am beyond ready. If you’re even thinking about picking up this series, do it. It’s 100% worth your time and money.

even better than the first book

while the first book was good, it mostly got you attached to the characters, especially Mason. but this book was beyond the expectations set up by the first book. my only complaint is that the next book isn't ready.

Great conclusion

This picks up directly after Due North with the same intensity and high stakes. I love how the world expanded and the more I read, the more I needed to know what would happen.

Kara is one tough cookie. And I love there was a little romance thrown in. I rooted for the cast of characters to win out and save the world. Things move along at warp speed as they fight the zombies. Kara faces her demons and reluctantly grows into a leader.

Samantha Norbury again narrates Kara and does a fantastic job bringing the story to life. I found myself caught up listening and not wanting to stop for real life

I highly recommend this series. If you are an audiobook listener, the narration takes a great story and hits it out of the park