The library had a set of glass double doors with a small foyer between them. The other thing that bothered me was how often observations were made when the writing should've been more background. Also, note to authors: Having your character "feel delicious" when they've just survived nearly being eaten by zombies is, at best, really lame. Seriously? We don't need to know what everyone is doing after each tiny bit of action. It felt delicious to be alive and with them once more." Katie kissed both Jenni and Jason on the cheek firmly, then hugged them again. Jason threw his arms around both of them while Jack barked for attention. "Katie felt wetness flowing down her own face as she pulled Jenni into an embrace.
And don't even get me started on the paragraphs that try to cram in what all of the characters are doing/feeling. I think if it had been written in first person that aspect might not have been as awful, but that's not saying much. About halfway through the book, I felt like I'd gone from "Thelma & Louise" + zombies, to "The View" + zombies. To begin with, the (somewhat) interesting action scenes did not in any way make up for having to hear about everyone's feelings every three seconds. I was expecting "Thelma & Louise" plus zombies, and that's.sorta.where it started, but it just got worse and worse as it went along. I cannot understand what everyone sees in this book. Run, fight, pick each other up when they stumble, fall in love…anything is possible at the end of the world. But Katie and Jenni and many others will do whatever they have to to stay alive. Katie learns that she’s a terrific tactician-and a pretty good shot.Ī chance encounter puts them on the road to an isolated, fortified town, besieged by zombies, where fewer than one hundred people cling to the shreds of civilization. Before the sun has set, they have become more than just friends and allies-they are bonded as tightly as any two people who have been to war together.ĭuring their cross-Texas odyssey to find and rescue Jenni’s oldest son, Jenni discovers the joy of watching a zombie’s head explode when she shoots its brains out. That same morning, Jenni opens a bedroom door to find her husband devouring their toddler son.įate puts Jenni and Katie-total strangers-together in a pickup, fleeing the suddenly zombie-filled streets of the Texas city in which they live. Katie is driving to work one beautiful day when a dead man jumps into her car and tries to eat her.
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