dee21's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
2.5
roseayyy_reads's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book! Kirk Allmond puts such a unique spin on the world of zombies, I couldn't put my copy down.
It's a normal day at the office for Victor Tookes. That is, until he witnesses a guy attack someone on the street and start to eat them. Chaos breaks out and Victor rushes to pick up his son, three and a half year old Max, from daycare and get home to start preparing for the zombie apocalypse. His son gets bitten, however, but doesn't end up turning into a mindless zombie like they expected. Instead, Max develops new abilities, as do others who have been bitten.
Zombies that look and function like normal people and have abilities no one in the world has seen make this book an interesting read and keeps you wanting more. I'd recommend this novel to anyone who's a fan of zombies!
It's a normal day at the office for Victor Tookes. That is, until he witnesses a guy attack someone on the street and start to eat them. Chaos breaks out and Victor rushes to pick up his son, three and a half year old Max, from daycare and get home to start preparing for the zombie apocalypse. His son gets bitten, however, but doesn't end up turning into a mindless zombie like they expected. Instead, Max develops new abilities, as do others who have been bitten.
Zombies that look and function like normal people and have abilities no one in the world has seen make this book an interesting read and keeps you wanting more. I'd recommend this novel to anyone who's a fan of zombies!
ian's review against another edition
1.0
This book starts out interesting but goes downhill fast. First, this book badly needed an editor.
Second, I could not get scared of smart zombies. Especially when the prospect of being bit seems to be you get amazing superpowers.
Why do all the zombies want this kid so bad? And if they can pass as human, why do they wreck cities and bring down civilization?
Third, the author is clearly a gun nut, which isn't a bad thing in and of itself, but he shows off his knowledge at every opportunity and includes way too much extraneous information about said guns and ammo
Fourth, the characters are all unlikable and their relationships are not well written. For example, the author is clearing setting up a love story between Tookes and the girl, but it just felt forced.
Second, I could not get scared of smart zombies. Especially when the prospect of being bit seems to be you get amazing superpowers.
Why do all the zombies want this kid so bad? And if they can pass as human, why do they wreck cities and bring down civilization?
Third, the author is clearly a gun nut, which isn't a bad thing in and of itself, but he shows off his knowledge at every opportunity and includes way too much extraneous information about said guns and ammo
Fourth, the characters are all unlikable and their relationships are not well written. For example, the author is clearing setting up a love story between Tookes and the girl, but it just felt forced.
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