Review: Readable
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
I did finish the whole book and even purchased and read the sequel. The book was a fast paced, easy read. I read it in about a day or two. I applaud anyone who puts the time and effort into writing a book, as it is incredibly time consuming and difficult.However, there were a lot of issues I had with book. The characters needed to be developed more. Some of them have all this crazy knowledge, like how to hook up a generator to a gas pump, how to install and maintain solar panels, extensive weapons knowledge and the ones who'd never used a gun before were perfect with it right off the bat. The majority of the characters are about 18 so I had a hard time believing these things. It's not to say that someone so young can't know these things but some sort of explanation would've help suspend disbelief. There are also a couple sex scenes in the book that I had a hard time with. I have no problem with sex in books, but it in this case the first one was unbelievable. Some super hot, whorish nurse just decides to sleep with  the dorky 18 year old and he is just amazing. I couldn't buy that. This little tryst added nothing to the characters or the plot. Then the other made me laugh out loud which it was not going for.The characters didn't grow throughout the book. They started off knowing everything and put together and they ended up that way. It almost made it seem like dealing with the zombies was no big deal to them. And if that isn't a big deal, what is the point?The story was also mainly telling, not showing. That made it feel very stiff and bland.The action was also a bit too much at times. I found myself skimming through some of the action scenes instead of reading them.But like I said, I did read the whole thing and the sequel because it was still somewhat enjoyable.