I was really disappointed by this and I don't understand the 4 or 5 star reviews at all. There's no doubt that the author can write, the flashbacks were particularly well told, but the choppiness of the story, the present tense narration, oh and then the monsters...not my cup of tea at all! I wanted to give up at 15% but kept going because I always like to get 25% through a book to give it a fair chance of drawing me in as some great novels can be slow starters. So at around a quarter of the way through I actually started enjoying it, whilst still finding the present tense irritating, but there was less choppiness... Then came the worm! Well I nearly bowed out then, but continued on... Sadly at the halfway point I have to concede defeat. If post-apocalyptic tales are your thing there are much, much better examples than this. I'd like to give a split rating, 4 stars for the flash backs and 1 star for the present time! Because I couldn't finish it I can't give it more than 1 star though... Firstly, I should say that you really need to experience this book in audio format. As I listened, I sometimes imagined the print on the page and thought that reading it would not have been as exciting. Although I'm a big fan of Apocalyptic novels I'm not really a zombie fan, even though the two genres often go hand-in-hand. Not to worry here though. If you enjoy apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, horror, thriller, action, zombies or any combination you will love this. Especially on audio. One teeny complaint. Several times a character or several characters were in peril and the action stopped while the character(s) described what they saw at length when it was obvious that action was required. Some authors have the knack of weaving such descriptions in without stopping the action, and several times I was screaming (not out loud) "Just shoot it!" when the characters were elaborating over something. Jeez, do you have a death wish? But overall, an excellent action-packed, post-apocalyptic zombie ride. Did I mention you should get the audio version?
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Found it a bit slow at the beginning but it picked up soon enough, starting the next one now.
—Hillary
Can't go wrong with our flesh eating Zombie friends.
—SandraDass
OK, it's a guilty pleasure, but I liked it.
—danidhaene
