The premise: Jack and Dee have a marriage that is on the rocks. Dee had an affair with Kiernan, and he shows up at the family home deranged and out to kill. Something has happened in the United States that has turned a segment of the population into a violent army with an agenda of destruction and murder. Jack, Dee and their two kids (Naomi and Cole) hop in the family car and flee towards Canada, which is quite a way from their Albuquerque home.

My thoughts: This is not my genre at all. I actually got this book from netgalley because I thought it was a new Blake Crouch and not a re-release. I flew through this one and was at the edge of my seat —even a bit scared at times. Note that this one is not for the faint of heart and you have to suspend some degree of believability. DIE HARD in book form.


Thank you, Netgalley and Macmillan for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Loved this. I was so scared while reading this book. It had me on the edge of my seat. Well done Blake

A gut-wrenching, train wreck you can’t tear your eyes away from, thrilling ride!

Dee wants out. Her marriage to Jack is a joke, and she’s over it and ready to move forward. Discouraged and ready for change, she heads home after a late night affair that ends on a strange note. When Jack and his family realize the world has literally gone to hell after a rare aurora happening in the sky, they must make the choice to leave their home in Albuquerque to search for safety. Those who saw the strange event in the sky are changed and violent, seeking to kill all who didn’t and aren’t changed. Thus begins a whirlwind fight for survival amidst destruction, savage murders, and a constant need for supplies and food. This one has all the gore and spells it out in detail, so don’t go in squeamish. Can Jack protect his family while the world is crumbling around them? And can Jack and Dee somehow find what they’ve lost in the chaos? I felt like I was holding my breath through most of the book and on the run, praying along with them for safety and deliverance. Don’t miss this read if you love high-action, apocalyptic style writing! I was granted an arc copy by NetGalley and the publisher of this updated publication of Run. Many thanks for a great read!

Thank you to Random House - Ballantine and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I ended up DNFing this about 15% in. I didn’t realize this was a rerelease of an early Crouch book until I was reading it and it became obvious. It’s got the fast pace action I associate with Crouch, but it felt unpolished. I also really didn’t love the dialogue style and, ultimately, there wasn’t enough that grabbed me to continue on.

Something is affecting people in the United States that turns them into a murderous rage. Names are broadcast across the radio, and if yours is one of them, you’d better run because they’re coming after you..

Jack finds himself as one of the people who has been targeted. He packs his family up and leaves Albuquerque, New Mexico to try and find a safe spot, which is impossible as every city and town they visit is in shambles.

I blindly requested this as I’m a huge fan of Blake Crouch however, the actual plot is not his traditional Science Fiction that I’m so used to and love. However, this is a nonstop, pulsating thriller for those of you who really enjoy that genre.. It certainly has a ton of action and did hold my attention.. I did really enjoy the ending. I liked how that was tied up and thought was done really well.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Run: A Novel by Blake Crouch

This is obviously a challenging and dark story. It is a dystopian work about what would happen, when people turn on each other for no apparant reason. Hmm?

It was emotional to me, since I'm a husband and father of three grown children. How would I react in this scenario?

There is the mystery as to WHY is this happening? This question is a driving force through the story.

It is also a very reflective and sad tale. The opening is confusing at first, but by the end...it makes a LOT more sense. I finished the book, then reread the beginning.

It was intense, throughout the book. I was dialed in and had to figure out, what was going to happen next and how the story was going to end. I read it in less than twenty-four hours.

I was medium-paced. At times frenetic, but in other times plodding, but at all times...exactly what was needed at that moment.

This is a character-driven story. There is a plot, but we are unaware of it...till the end, and even then, it is up for interpretation.

Thee is strong character development throughout the book. As you meet each character, they are basically a blank slate, and each new encounter or experience teaches the reader about their motivations and demeanor. I did not like one of the main characters at the start, but they won me over by the end.

This is not the type of story that you have to LOVE the main characters, for you just want them to survive, but because of their actions...I did fall in love with them.

For obvious reasons, the characters were diverse, but isn't humanity a mixed bag?

And, yes...the flaws of characters are the main focus of the story.

4.0 Stars

Run by Blake Crouch - republised

I really enjoyed this tale, but there were times while I was reading...that I felt that I'd read this story before. I hadn't, but there are only so many books/movies that have gone over this TYPE of topic...and what the world would be like...when this happens.

Some of the books that I thought of while read is D.J. Molles' series The Remaining. Stephen King's The Stand. Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven...and so many others.

This is NOT a knock on THIS story, but these were the books that came to mind...as I was reading.

I feel that this book touched me more, because I'm married and have children (though our children are grown and living on their own). The very thought of having to go through THIS with them, is just debilitating. Honestly.

The question of why and how it all started? is an interesting discussion. Why some and not others?.

The main characters in this story are Jack and Dee Colclough and their two children, Naomi and Cole. Their adventure and misadventure is tragic and heartbreaking.

What happens to humanity, when humans face a mass extinction event? Survival is the key, but also..how does this EVENT change who you are and how you proport yourselves?

All through reading this story, you are constantly asking yourself, "what would you do in this circumtance?' The answer that comes to mind...is the meter of where you still are...in your humanity.

Being a husband and father, my wife and my children are my first concerns, but...that does NOT mean that anyone (or everyone else) is the enemy. We are still "in this together", but that complicates how and if you survive.

The title of the book is an apt entry point into the story..but the question is WHERE? The world (as you see it) is in decay and you have no idea where and if there is ANY place that hasn't been "infected". Ugh. The "What if's..." are overwhelming.

At first I did not like, nor trust Dee. Trust is something that is earned, and from the beginning, she was in the negative. Obviously, that small sample size of what was happening in her life (when we meet her), doesn't tell the whole story. But I was locked in, and wanted to know more.

This book had me at the edge of my seat, sitting upright our bed and at times...even standing (when you get to this, you know that you've got the attention of the reader).

I cried at the end. When you get there...you'll understand, but it was a worthy cry.

I am thankful to Net Galley for giving me the ability to read an eArc of this book and to give an honest and fair review.

This is the FOURTH book that I've read from this author, so I pretty much knew that he was a good writer. This one says that he was good, from the start.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

I requested "Run" on NetGalley as soon as I saw that Blake Crouch was the author. I fell in love with "Dark Matter" and have enjoyed Crouch's books ever since. He has a unique ability to captivate me by making me uncomfortable. His storytelling is just realistic enough to be both entertaining and terrifying.

"Run" was no different. I had no idea what the plot was when I picked up this book, but I became immediately obsessed. As a lifelong New Mexican, I was shocked to see so many familiar places in Albuquerque, from the Frontier, which I assume is the famous home of the Southwest breakfast burritos that Dee referenced, to the glowing green Wells Fargo. The fact that the aurora borealis was visible in New Mexico on October 11th (just three days before I started this book) made the story feel incredibly real.

This title is labeled as sci-fi, but it leans more toward thriller, bordering on horror. I felt uncomfortable most of the time, and I had to reread the last ten pages because I was frantically scanning them, worried that I had missed important details while rushing to find out what happened.

I love Blake Crouch. I love the sensation that this could happen at any moment, even though it’s horrifying. I enjoy questioning what I would do if I were thrown into this situation. Love. Love. Love.

3.75 stars

A republishing of Crouch's breakout novel, Run is an apocalyptic thriller that I finished SO quickly. It was dark, gritty, tragic, but filled with pockets of hope and humanity that don't make it too depressing to read. I wish there was time to get more attached to our main characters, I think that would have really brought this book to a new level for me!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book needs to be a movie! It was so addicting and I would love to see this on the screen. This is one of the most fast paced thrillers l've read. It literally goes from thing to thing so fast and there's twist after twists. I couldn't read it in a day because I didn't have enough time but this is definitely a book you could read in one sitting. If you like end of the world, on the edge of your seat drama, you'll enjoy this one. I really liked the ending too! I would definitely recommend this one!

Had a bit of deja vu when I started reading this one. The story just felt so familiar. And I guess it should have seemed familiar considering I read this one back in 2012 I believe, back when I think Blake might have self published it. Regardless, I only vaguely recollected the story so it was still well worth a reread. Run is a brutal and relentless tale of survivor. And while it may sound strange (and perhaps it’s only me) this one felt like an odd combo of The Crazies crossed with a bit of Maximum Overdrive. (Not machines though) Imagine the world is melting down, insane acts of violence seems to be happening everywhere, no rhyme or reason. Then while Jack Colclough is listening to the EBS he hears his name and address given out, being targeted for death. What the heck is going on? Why is he among those being singled out? Doesn’t matter. There’s no time to ponder such questions. He has grab his wife and kids and run! Sounds insane, right? It is. And while it may stretch believability a bit, once the action starts you won’t really care. Because once the running starts, the intensity never really lets up. The way Blake writes, every time you reach the end of a chapter you’ll feel the need to see what happens next. With much of Blake’s work being made into series over the last decade or so (Wayward Pines/Good Behavior/Dark Matter) this would be a fun one to see get a similar treatment. I’d like to thank Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of Run.

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Follow a family of four running for their lives in this apocalyptic thriller. Something has happened and people are shooting other people. There is no power and no one knows what is going on. It seems all they can do is run.

Please check trigger warnings before reading this one!

Entertaining, fast paced after about 40%.
Book includes a lot of gore, pretty much off the bat.
I did not relate to the characters in the book but I felt as if I was watching a movie.

Family is on the run. There is cheating. A lot of driving.

Good thriller book.

This novel is a re-release of intense apocalyptic must-read fiction, a pivotal self-published treasure. In a retro, Night of the Comet fashion, curious humans who witness a breathtaking display of northern lights are transformed into homicidal maniacs who wreak havoc and seek to destroy those who were not altered. The scariest part of this already horrifying situation is that they look normal while knowing a target on sight. No one is to be trusted. Jack and Dee are a couple on the run with their two children, Cole and Naomi, desperately searching for refuge anywhere and everywhere. The country and possibly the world are now under attack by Individuals who have turned violent against the ones who did not experience the enlightenment provided by the momentary phenomenon. What will hold significance when all the unimportant is stripped from your world, and survival in a wasteland is the only task at hand? What will you be willing to do to avoid death and protect the ones you love?

Be warned that this author doesn’t hold back on the realities of an apocalyptic type event . . . this novel has gory heart-pounding intensity. I know it’s fiction, but it did give me a new perspective of what it must be like to experience the culling involved in acts of genocide. Prepare to be disturbed.

I highly recommend this book for fans of horror or suspenseful dystopian fiction.

I thank NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of Run for my unbiased evaluation.  4.5 stars

I love Blake Crouch. He is one of the most talented writers I’ve read. Run is an earlier work of his and it was done very well. The only problem I had with it is it was too short. And I wanted more details. It wasn’t enough for me but I’m hoping for a book 2? How about it Blake? This was also a perfect for Halloween-October read. It gave me that walking dead vibe and had all the good things in it like mystery, scare and terror of survival. Thanks to the publisher via NetGalley.

I am sorry to say that RUN isn’t for me. I had a hard time finishing it: not only was it repetitive, but I didn’t connect with any of the characters and, in fact, found them grating.

That being said, RUN is an extremely fast paced thriller with short, punchy chapters that end on cliffhangers, which should keep people reading. The premise is interesting and engaging: the world is falling apart and violence reins. Jack’s name has been called on the Emergency Broadcast System as a person who should be killed, so he goes on the run with his family.

I understand this is one of Blake Crouch’s earlier efforts and I didn’t enjoy it the way I did his more recent novels, including Dark Matter, Upgrade, and especially Recursion (one of my favorite books!).

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/Ballantine Books for the chance to read an ARC of RUN in exchange for my honest feedback.

Thank you for this ARC read. It was a perfect choice for the spooky season. However the whole book I was confused it had a lot of jumping point of views to find out what the plot is about. I was very fast pace as I was ready to find it what the heck is going on. Begins with a strange man coming to his ex house as the family is packing up for a trip and just gets creeper and strange as the story goes.

Run by Blake Crouch was a fantastic dystopian thriller!
The storytelling is top notch. Run is one of those books where I promised only to read one more page and 8 pages later… Even when I wasn't reading this book, I was thinking about reading this book.
The compelling characters, and numerous twists made this book unputdownable.
The nail biting intensity from this book was just amazing. It was exceptional and thought provoking and is definitely now my number one favorite book
A fun post-apocalyptic thriller.

Thank You NetGalley and Random House & Ballantine Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

4⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for a copy of Run.

Jack and his wife Dee and their two children Naomi and Cole have to pack up and leave everything they know when people start going on a rampage and killing. They have to run for their life. They do things they never thought they were capable of in the name of survival. The one thing that everyone is trying to figure out is why? What happened that made people all over start to kill?

This book was so good. It was fast paced and kept you on the edge of your seat. This is my second Blake Crouch book and I really enjoy his writing.

I felt like I was in a little bit of a slump and requested something fast paced and this was recommended. They nailed it! This is nonstop from the first sentence!! I couldn’t stop listening! There is no letting up in this story, the entire time you’re following alongside Jack as he and his family are on the run and seeking safety. Unsure who to trust, they must continue to move. My heart rate was up while reading this, especially as the family is climbing a mountain! It was crazy. I was rooting them on the entire time, hoping they could stay together and survive! I loved the way this family ended up coming together and finding peace in each other’s company and simple tasks! It was heartwarming, for like a second, then the craziness amped back up 😅 There is a lot of blood shed, some gruesome scenes, no mercy is given! Highly recommend for spooky season! The ending was so good! This one is an older Blake book and being rereleased next week! I have loved all of his books and am so happy they are releasing this one again and I got a chance to read it!

First thank you to random house and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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Synopsis: suddenly a wave of violence is sweeping the continental lower 48 states. Jack and his family are listening to the emergency radio when he hears his name and knows someone is coming to get him and his family. They need to run or be killed.

What I liked: Blake crouch is an auto buy author for me and love his stories of something that could actually happened. I actually couldn’t go look at the northern lights outside while reading this just in case something happened. I saw them in may anyway.

Jack and his family are semi typical family forced to run and survive life in the post apocalypse. Blake does an amazing job of keeping your anxiety and heartbeat high throughout the book. This is a chase thriller and lives up to its name. They ran everywhere in the mountains and got very little rest. Every time they did something would happen that would disturb their peace and send them on the run again. I loved that. It was interesting how they survived and what happened to them on the road.

I do recommend this book especially for thriller fans. You will gobble this up in a sitting or two it is that good. Hopefully I will forget by the time the northern lights come around again