This book happens to surpass its previous partner with exceeding mystery and intrigue. Wendig writes an excellent piece that continues to build this world with just enough action to keep you attached to the last page.

I received this digital ARC free from Del Rey Books via NetGalley. I loved Wanderers and couldn’t wait for this sequel. Wayward by Chuck Wendig takes place five years later in Ouray, Colorado with the awake Flock and their Shepard’s. Shana and Benji see the Flock is acting strange and feel Black Swan needs to be restrained and they need to find answers. Chuck Wendig’s writing is once again superb, and you will not be disappointed.

I’m always in for a book by Chuck Wendig. Wayward is a nice mixture of realism, thrill, and supernatural elements.

I received a free digital ARC from Del Rey Books via NetGalley for this sequel to Wanderers. Five years later we’re back in Ouray, Colorado with the awake Flock and the Shepard’s. Sister’s Shana & Nessie, Scientist Benji, Pastor Matthew Bird, Marcy, and Rock God Pete Corley all return. In Ouray the Flock is acting strange and insular. Now Shana and Benji see Black Swan needs to be reigned in and they are on their way to find the answer. Traveling outside Ouray they see a dystopian wasteland of scavengers in some places and the miraculous way people continue to find sustainable strides forward in others. Getting where they need to go is no easy feat.

Wendig’s books in this series are epically long, and I love an epic where the characters become my friends and I walk alongside them in their trials. This book made my jaw drop, I cried, and I laughed out loud. What more can you ask for? I admit I didn’t feel wholly convinced by the ending and felt that was part of a weak thread in the story. However, this was completely worth my time; I’m appreciative of Wendig’s pop culture references and socio-political stance. Nice job sir.

One of my favorite authors is back and he has brought a phenomenal story. Which knocked me off my feet.
I loved Wanderers book 1. I can not tell you how exciting it is to see him release a new novel!
This is a highly anticipated release this year for myself and I'll talk about it for months to come.

Wayward by Chuck Wendig is incredible in every possible.
I enjoyed delving into these characters lives and being back with Shana, Benji and Marcy.
There are so many other amazing characters to love.
Each one was so unique and wonderfully developed.
Let me say... Wayward was so worth the wait!
I love a good apocalypse story, but there's something about this guys writing that is completely and utterly addictive.
As soon as I opened it, Wendig pulled me into his story. Into this crazy world of his.
This world he created was great. I was hooked and and couldn't stop.
Everything about this book is perfection! An epic journey for sure.
An impressive, thought-provoking, utterly gripping, engaging and a total electrifying novel!
Chuck Wendig has created another beautifully, intense and chilling world with Wanderers .

“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”

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5 stars

This is an amazing sequel. I really took my time reading this one, it was so enjoyable I didn’t want it to end. Chuck Wendig is just phenomenal at writing a world and characters that you become a part of. 100% recommend with the caveat that you need to read the first book before diving into this one.

I don't even know where to begin. But here goes, I LOVED Wanderers, the first book to this sequel, and I was so excited to get this book, Wayward, the sequel. Chuck Wendig is a genius! His way of writing, his wit, his focus, his descriptive characters, from Ed Creel to Gumdrop to Benji.....are all masterfully created and so clearly real, to me!
I read this very long book in a matter of days because I could not put it down. When I was in class, working, I couldn't wait to get home to read more! I laughed out loud, I gasped out loud, I flinched, if possible, loudly. I won't go into the details of the story, just know that this book is a commitment and a very worth it read. There's a pandemic, an AI program, lost souls, corrupt politicians (hmmmm, sound familiar??) and many more things that are truly happening in our world today. I was in awe reading his acknowledgements at the end....that alone was worth the price of the E ticket, as we used to say at Disney! Thank you so much to Mr. Wendig for his incredible story, and to Netgalley and Del Ray, an imprint of Random House Publishing for the ARC.
FYI.....Stephen King, watch out, here comes Chuck!!!!

This was a great sequel to Wanderers, I always enjoy reading from Chuck Wendig. The writing was what I was looking for in this type of book and really had a good time reading this. The characters were what I enjoyed from the previous books. It blends different elements together and does a great job in blending it together. I was invested in the story and the characters.

"But now it was easy to see how much of that control was actually containment. And how the natural world was presently breaking that containment. (Like tigers, he thought grimly.) The neat patchwork of handkerchief squares was no longer so neat."