I am a big fan of Blake Crouch and his writing. His stories are usually engaging, action packed, and fun to read. RUN is an action packed book, but it is a republication of a work he published previously. You can tell how much he has grown as an author since he originally wrote this. This book has all the trademarks of his later books, but his ability as a writer has developed since this book. And I think, personally, this could have been rewritten to reflect this change.

This isn’t a bad book. It follows Jack Colclough and his family as they navigate a string of violence that is sweeping through the country in an apocalypse style narrative. It is a typical road novel, as we follow the characters as they try to figure out what is going on and to find safety. The concept is really interesting and it is action packed, as all this author’s novels are.

But this is where rewriting the story to reflect the author’s writing development. The narrative doesn’t flow well and is clunky. The characters are very one dimensional and don’t really have personalities. The story doesn’t flow and I was left with a lot of questions. Parts of the plot are left unexplored.

Overall, this is a story that is fine. It’s not revolutionary, but it’s not terrible. But I think that it could have benefitted from an overall to make it great.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

starting off this review by saying that horror / suspense without plot books is not really my cup of tea, and if I had taken thirty seconds to establish the fact that this is indeed a futuristic horror novel, perhaps I wouldn’t have picked it up…

BUT HERE WE ARE! blake crouch’s writing is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before with a way to keep your heart pounding while your brain desperately tries to read faster and faster to find out if they’ll make it to the end!

unlike his other sci-fi stories, this one didn’t have much of a plot… as it’s based in the future when humanity is going crazy and basically turning into the purge, one family is on the run from everyone who wants them dead… and it does not stop until the very end 😩

I just wanted more than a suspenseful gory horror movie, as it was never truly explained what made certain people turn to the dark side after seeing the lights… and why it just suddenly stopped? I don’t know I like to have a conclusion 🥸

thank you to ballantine and netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review! will continue to read anything blake crouch writes!

rating: 2.5 stars
wine pairing: australian malbec

What do you do when the world is literally falling apart around you? There are mass killings happening everywhere and names are being broadcasted over the radio for those that are to be killed next. When Jack hears his name there is no time to do anything except gather his family and RUN. What is to follow is harrowing and more than a little dangerous. Will Jack, Dee and their two children make it out alive? And if they do, what does this new world look like?

This is my first Blake Crouch book. I have seen his book Dark Matter recommended all over the place. I love gaining style, so I’ll definitely be picking it up soon!

This was a very quick, straight to the point, easy to read post apocalyptic thriller. I loved the storyline and I also loved the ending. I loved that this book did not have pages and pages of unnecessary descriptions and fillers.

I have read a lot of books by Blake Crouch, and this was good, but it wasn’t my favorite. There was a post apocalyptic element that I liked, but it was just so brutal and gruesome.

⭐️3.5
Apocalyptic and action packed from the get-go. America has become a place of chaos. The power is out and the people are going on massive killing sprees. Jack, his wife Dee and their kids, Naomi and Cole suddenly are on the run for their lives.

This one is high speed action from the very beginning, you will be exhausted when you finish.

If you are looking for action, survival and an end-of-the-world type thriller, Run has you covered.

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Pub date: October 22, 2024
Thank you Netgalley for the early copy in exchange for my honest review.

Listen…I LOVE me some Blake Crouch BUT this could’ve been a novella🙃 you can definitely tell it was written a while ago (this is just a republishing!) because he’s come SO far!!

Not to say this was bad, it just wasn’t great. It’s a nearly 9 hour audiobook and while it’s certainly his usual action packed, every end of chapter is a cliffhanger, you need to know what’s happening type of story…it was repetitive! It could easily have been edited down a biiiiiit! And you never know what really happened💀 or the why, I guess you could say.

✨suspense thriller
✨family-oriented…what lengths would you go to to protect the ones you love?
✨on the RUN action (see what I did there?🤪)
✨vague-ending
✨good on audio
✨mob mentality killings🫣

After a series of strange murders grips the nation, ordinary people begin to act violently without warning. The country quickly spirals into chaos. Jack's family is forced to leave everything behind, fleeing into the wilderness to escape the growing wave of violence and try to outrun those who are hunting them.

This book is an incredibly fast-paced book and an intense story of survival. Blake Crouch always does a great job at keeping tension high and engaging the reader. Like his other books, I walked away from this one questioning the what ifs.

This book had a brutal and freaky plot that I definitely enjoyed with a fun cat and mouse chase. This kind of story has been done a million times but Crouch brought a somewhat fresh feel to it. I felt the character development was lacking a bit and the ending was predictable.

I was so excited when I got this ARC from Blake Crouch because two of his other books that I have read were fantastic

I love a good post apocalyptic story line. Because post apocalyptic has been done before countless times, I found myself being entertained for sure, but not something I thought about after I was done reading.

I never really got a sense of much character development. From the very start of the book, you are thrust into action. If you haven't read anything from Blake Crouch, don't start with this one ( try Wayward Pines, Dark Matter) because those are top shelf.






Thanks to NetGalley, Blake Crouch and Random House Publishing Group for letting me read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was a wild ride and I actually really liked it! This is my first book by this author and it didn't disappoint! I am interested to read some of his other books now! Thank you NetGalley for my ARC! I'm a little bit late to the game reading it :)

We start with a spate of very violent crimes. Brutal. Senseless. Unconnected. Or are they ? School shootings, mass murder, many dead. But why ? And things are escalating... Governments are baffled but plead for peace. To no avail. The violence escalates further and the killers, although initially isolated, start to gather. To prey further on the innocent. To facilitate this, they broadcast names and addresses... and this is where we start... when Jack hears his name and address. He is home with his wife and two children. They are coming for them. To kill them... the only option left to them, as the title of the book suggests, is to RUN!
And so begins a cat and mouse chase with Jack and his family trying to evade and outrun the killers, at the same time as sort of also trying to work out what in the heck is going on, and why?
Yes it does get a bit samey along the way as all that really happens is that they come across the baddies and take certain steps to evade or fight back. We do get to a crossroads later on where things get a bit more worrying, but it does take a wee while to get there. That said, it never dragged or got boring and the destination was definitely worth the meandering journey.
If I have one criticism it is that the focus was mainly towards the action rather than the characters and I would have liked it to be a bit more character driven at times.
It is worth noting that this is a re-release of one of the author's early books and I guess it shows that he has come a long way since writing it. But it is also important to note that without it, he also wouldn't be the author he is today...
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Fast paced, exciting and suspenseful! I read this gripping, apocalyptical story in 4 hours. It follows a family as they fight for survival against all odds when they are forced to flee their middle class lives in Albuquerque to seek refuge from a madness that has descended upon a huge part of the population. Will of them reach safety before it’s too late. I highly recommend this gripping, throat grabbing book. Release date: 10/22/2024

Run is an apocalyptic thriller written and self-published by Blake Crouch in 2011. It's now being released by his publisher, and I was excited to get my hands on an early copy. Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Ballantine for the opportunity to read and review this one. Thank you to Blake Crouch for always writing mind-bending and pulse pounding thrillers that I can not put down!

5 days ago, America started to go mad. Seemingly, random violent murders started happening all over, but then the murderers began to organize. The power is out, but Jack Colclough hears the killers order his death over a battery-powered radio. Jack's only option is to take his family and run. But where do you go when it seems the world has gone mad? What are you willing to do to survive and keep your family safe? This truly terrifying tale of the ugliness of humanity feels way too close to a potential reality for comfort. Blake's creativity and intense writing style always suck me right in, and this was no exception. I wasn't sure my heart could take the anxiety of this one, but I couldn't look away!

I was really excited to get this ARC because I’ve enjoyed this author’s previous books and had high expectations. This apocalyptic thriller was fast-paced and full of intense, disturbing action from the very first page. It follows a family of four trying to survive in a chaotic world where people have suddenly turned into murderous psychopaths. Their journey for survival was gripping and full of tense moments, making it a quick and entertaining read.

However, while the book was fun, it didn’t feel very unique. The plot has been done before, and nothing about it really stood out as special. After a while, the story started to feel repetitive, with the same cycle of running, seeking shelter, and surviving. By the end, I found it predictable, which took away some of the excitement. While it’s an easy and thrilling read, it’s not my favorite from this author.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

While I loved reading this book, I couldn't help but think that it's not very unique. It was highly entertaining but also forgettable. This plot has been done many times and nothing about this story really stood out to me as amazing. Its a super quick 80,000 word story and I would recommend it to anyone that wants a quick entertaining read.

Run by Blake Crouch is an intense, fast-paced thriller that throws you right into the action. The premise? A mysterious signal turns ordinary people into violent killers, and one family is forced to flee across the country, dodging danger at every turn. It’s a tense, cinematic read that keeps the adrenaline going.

While the pacing is propulsive, the middle of the book starts dragging, and things get repetitive. It’s also a classic "road story," which isn't really my thing—though if you’re into that genre, you might enjoy it more! Overall, Run delivers on thrills but could’ve used a bit more variation in its structure.

The country is being burned and taken over by those who witnessed a late-night aurora. To survive, Jack, his wife Dee, and their two kids must flee their home in Albuquerque and go on the run. This tale of survival will appeal to fans of dystopian thrillers.

As a rash of bizarre murders sweeps the country, seemingly ordinary people start turning violent. The country quickly devolves into chaos and one family is on the run for their survival, leaving everything behind and heading into the wilderness to flee the uncontrollable violence. Will they be able to outrun the people who are trying to kill them?

This was an extremely fast paced book that I couldn't put down. The author is fantastic at keeping you engaged and on the edge of your seat the entire time. The characters don't feel very developed--you do care about the main characters and their survival but don't get a great sense of them as people/individuals--but I didn't mind that so much because the main draw here is the plot. I do wish we got a bit more of an explanation for what was happening, as it was a little unsatisfying for everything to just fizzle out at the end with no real explanation. This definitely isn't as polished as his later books but the premise is intriguing and unsettling, the pace and the action is breakneck, and it kept me hooked the entire time.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a book that Crouch originally self-published in 2011 that is being released from his publisher, Ballantine, on October 22, 2024. What an incredible ride this story is! Crouch has written some fantastic novels in the last 10 years and I have immensely enjoyed all of them. His books are always action-packed and filled with emotional turmoil at times. This book is no exception and I HIGHLY recommend it.

This story follows a family from Albuquerque NM after some kind of cataclysmic event that turns a percentage of people suddenly evil. We follow this family as they try to flee to a safer location in Canada and we witness all of the atrocities that happen to them along the way. If you’ve never read a Blake Crouch book, this would be a great place to start.