Reviewed by SilverThistle on
It's a very satisfying story and right from the very first line the reader is hauled slap-bang into the thick of it. These zombies are not the slow, lumbering moaners from the usual zom-fests, these zombies are jacked up crazies and can pick up a bit of speed. All the action scenes are pretty frantic.
I felt I really connected with Remy, the main character and liked her a lot. Some of the other character's didn't impress me as much (ie, Blue - although it's a cute name) but I still liked them. Really liked Ripley too, if you can call a lion a character? Yeah, a lion! A very cool lion, actually.
There's a tiny bit of romance and sexual chemistry but I do mean 'tiny'. That's not the main focus of the story though so it makes a nice change from the usual YA boy/girl storylines.
There are some creepy character's in here too and I thought they were dealt with really well. Not TOO creepy for the YA market but 'just' creepy enough to make this adult shudder. And by creepy I mean Skeevy :P
I loved the dialogue, it always felt so natural and suited each character perfectly. Amanda Hocking does character interaction very well, I thought.
It's great. If you haven't already read this and you like a bit of zombie in your stories then I'd advise you to run like the wind to go get it...Now. It's really good!
Book 2 in the trilogy, 'Hollowmen' is something I'll definitely be reading to see what lies in store for Remy!
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 8 December, 2011: Finished reading
- 8 December, 2011: Reviewed