Review: Absolutely Loved It
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2013
I am a frequent reader of zombie fiction, so when I say this book makes it into my personal TOP FIVE, that really means something to me.  Author George Milonas, whose "My Last Testament" was also a great zombie tale, has managed to catch lightning in a bottle with his second entry in this series, the "Zombie Books of Survival."One of the most enduring themes in zombie books has been the idea of protecting family and especially the children, and this tale of Mike and his two little girls on vacation in Florida really hits home on that point.  Mike is a newly single dad, his wife leaving to "find herself", so he is responsible for his 9 and 10 year old daughters.  He is devoted to his girls even if they drive him crazy, and the description of his use of earplugs during the marathon drive from Minnesota to the Florida Keys should hit the funny bone of every parent who reads this book.When the zombie outbreak starts, the fall takes place rapidly and Mike, Uncle Ron and Aunt Lisa (actually his exe's family but that is another story) are quick to see the danger and take to the sea.  Though not entirely a new idea, the thought of human survivors regrouping at sea to mount their own invasion is well thought out and had some new methods not seen before.  The action is intense when it comes and not all the survivors are the kind of folks you would want living next door to you.  Though none of the Mad Max antics come into play here, the description of some of the burned out, drugged out hippies who frequent the Florida Keys indicates the author has definitely done his research done there.  This is a story of survival, and not all the initial survivors are willing to do what is necessary to make it in this changed world, not even for their children.Read it and enjoy.