Review: Red Hot Zombie Action
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
This series only gets better as it proceeds.  One of the authors wrote in the forward how they would hit a snag and have to back off and regroup for 24 hours and I can see why.  The action is almost nonstop and the tension, which has been building since Book One, threatens to explode right off the page as everything comes together.  Unlike some of the more recent books, this one focuses primarily on the Kennedy crew preparing for the Zombie horde and the combined Alpha/Marine teams trying to complete their extraction.  If you have not been reading the series, this is NOT the place to start as the story picks up immediately where Book 4 ended and proceeds full steam ahead.Amidst all the mayhem, the authors offer us more sneak peeks into the heads of the main characters and I was amazed at what we learned about Predator.  He is a one man wrecking crew and a physical monster, but inside his head lives a very different man.  By this time, readers have enjoyed the opportunity to get to know the main characters and every time one of them is in peril your heart will give a little jump.  Predator, Ali, Juice and the rest of the gang all get their chance to shine, as do Fick and his gang of Marines as they rush from one looming disaster to the next.I don't want to give any spoilers but the fight for the Kennedy proves to be one of the biggest zombie battles I've ever read but still you have the feel of terror for the guys, and gals, on the front line.  This book offers multiple opportunities to cheer and a nearly equal number of chances to hang your head in sadness, but the story is never boring.  For me, this book is probably the best in the series, hands down.  I can't wait for Book 6.