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mrbear30021's review
3.0
I received this story as part of a promotional give away in exchange for a fair and honest review.
This is a hard on for me to review. I've never been much of a horror fan, though due to my love of The Walking Dead, and my continuing quest to start reading outside my comfort level, I gave The Last Crawl a chance (after first reading Necroville, the prequel short story). For much of the story, I was pulling for our heroes, but when the end came about, I felt unsatisfied. Unless there were hints that it was coming sprinkled throughout the story, it came from nowhere. I don't like to add spoilers to my reviews, so I won't ruin it for anyone. Suffice it to say, it wasn't any kind of ending I was expecting. The humor was liberally spread through every page, though sometimes it felt a bit forced. Overall, it lived up to its promise. I got a fair number of chuckles, guffaws and one or two genuine LOLs. Being an American, there were aspects of British culture that went past me, but it didn't seem to hurt the story. Perhaps it helped that I am a fan of many BBC series.
I will continue on with the series, if for no other reason than to understand what the hell happened at the end of this story. Give it a go and read Necroville and The Last Crawl. Your experience may well be different than mine, and if so, I'd love to hear your take on the ending.
This is a hard on for me to review. I've never been much of a horror fan, though due to my love of The Walking Dead, and my continuing quest to start reading outside my comfort level, I gave The Last Crawl a chance (after first reading Necroville, the prequel short story). For much of the story, I was pulling for our heroes, but when the end came about, I felt unsatisfied. Unless there were hints that it was coming sprinkled throughout the story, it came from nowhere. I don't like to add spoilers to my reviews, so I won't ruin it for anyone. Suffice it to say, it wasn't any kind of ending I was expecting. The humor was liberally spread through every page, though sometimes it felt a bit forced. Overall, it lived up to its promise. I got a fair number of chuckles, guffaws and one or two genuine LOLs. Being an American, there were aspects of British culture that went past me, but it didn't seem to hurt the story. Perhaps it helped that I am a fan of many BBC series.
I will continue on with the series, if for no other reason than to understand what the hell happened at the end of this story. Give it a go and read Necroville and The Last Crawl. Your experience may well be different than mine, and if so, I'd love to hear your take on the ending.
kimily's review
4.0
Last Crawl
Other than a few editing issues, this is really a pretty good book. Characters transition from obnoxious to endearing, and the dialog is, at times, really funny.
Other than a few editing issues, this is really a pretty good book. Characters transition from obnoxious to endearing, and the dialog is, at times, really funny.
tenshinoshin's review
1.0
I really could not finish this book. About a quarter of the way through it's pretty much two-dimensional college kid stereotypes making weird decisions and really bad jokes about drinking, with zombies thrown in.
I think the story's supposed to take place in England, but it's hard to tell. The only reliably "English" character is the guy who's supposed to be rich and snobby, which says a lot. I really couldn't suspend my disbelief because any and all plausibility is sacrificed for tired memes about how college students don't care about anything but alcohol.
I was expecting Animal House meets Shaun of the Dead, but what I got was a hot mess.
I think the story's supposed to take place in England, but it's hard to tell. The only reliably "English" character is the guy who's supposed to be rich and snobby, which says a lot. I really couldn't suspend my disbelief because any and all plausibility is sacrificed for tired memes about how college students don't care about anything but alcohol.
I was expecting Animal House meets Shaun of the Dead, but what I got was a hot mess.
hosborneauthor's review
5.0
I don't normally read zombie books, but I was intrigued, and not disappointed. The characters were excellent, likable, with wonderful quirks, as they all battle for survival on the college campus. Although a complete novel, there was room left for a sequel, so I eagerly await the next installment. Five stars is not something I give easily, but this one ticked all my boxes.
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