Review: Teen Angst and Horror Scenes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
Marin's Dale is a town in Colorado that is struck by something otherworldly which kills most of the people. Luckily, a drug abuser named Tyler and his girlfriend Audrey are spared, at least for a little while. The author's portrayal of Tyler is very good. Tyler's colorful and lilting teen angst and anger are both fun and realistic, and his rebellious streak seems very natural.The situation which overtakes the town feels like that in The Walking Dead or 28 Days Later or other zombie shows, but without the typical hordes of zombies chasing the surviving people. The author has an extraordinary capacity for imagination, and as such, his imagination often runs wild. The book, then, is more about vivid and fantastic scenes, rather than a cohesive whole of a story. But there is a gripping intensity from the beginning, and suspenseful excitement holds from one moment to the next. Poetic flourishes abound and there are some funny lines too, ultimately making this a compelling science fiction horror depicting an apocalypse of unknown etiology.