Review: Just didn't do it for me...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 16, 2013
I appreciate that the author reads these reviews so I'll try to keep it constructive... Like another reader I unfortunately couldn't finish this, though I did at least get almost half way through.***************some spoilers ahead***************The characters are one dimensional with the lead seeming almost autistic or even sociopathic in his detachment (a clinical, military eye with no emotion other than a poorly expressed death of a beloved pet). The author tries to explain this away as simply super-preparedness for the zombie apocalypse combined with (rather too much) knowledge for your average TA. Contradictinf this and despite his so called knowledge he at one stage makes an immediate assumption for no obvious reason that the zombies are after blood (um, that's vampires) and asks a character to deliberately wound herself to test it... He also has no issue dragging an (assumed) infected around but happily killing someone in cold blood based on an assumption.Then there's the nymphomaniac next door, who from the outset offended me no end (can we just for once have a strong, intelligent female charactor who can stand up for themselves? Just once?) sigh. Let's not forget the afore mentioned clearly infected friend (at least that's what I assume) being dragged along with it all with no precautions taken, contradicting the set up we're given of the lead further.The touble is I could not shake the underlying idea that this is a dumbo / socio rolling around with a gun just itching to take anything out with the dumbo / nympho gagging for it at all times and gave up when I was continually not shown otherwise.The author states in one of his responses that he know it's hard to get into, but keep reading and it'll get better. My response to that is, if you don't hook me fairly early - why should I? I Also note that he's done the old cliffhanger technique. You know your Book tames a while to get into, then once they've struggled through and finally start to get into it you vliffhanger thrm? Thank goodness I didn't finish as I would have found that the ultimate insult to injury.Look, they've done a better job than I could have, but I simply can't recommend the book. Hopefully the author will learn from some of the (real?) feedback on here, fix the problems and go on to a great writing career.