Review: An Entertaining Adventure and Romance Enclosed Within a Zombie Apocalypse
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
The beautiful cover art first draws you in, then you are carried into the world of Cathren and Donovan.Donovan initially appears to be a bit of a feeble character - in matters of the heart at least - but soon makes up for this with witty one liners, and brave (or maybe foolhardy) deeds. He endears himself to the reader quite rapidly, providing many laugh out loud (or squirm and look away) moments!Cathren, seems to be a bit of a radical - but we soon find out why. She initially appears and disappears rather frequently, much to Donovan’s consternation. Their attachment soon becomes apparent as they face down the bad guys - human and zombie - as a team.There is far more to this story than first meets the eye. There is evil megalomania, sidekicks, good guys and ordinary folk. There's a love story you'd never dream of, a reluctant hero, and a host of bit part players dispatched in a host of horrifying ways - and yet there is a comedic edge to the writing. The plot moves along at a rollicking pace which you never want to end.If you've read 'I Zombie' by Hugh Howie, then you'll enjoy the descriptions in this book too, and the way Carl Plumer makes his zombies into more than a mass stereotype. If there were a genre called ‘witty romantic zombie horror’, then this would fit into it well. Many scenes will have you on the edge of your seat... ‘how on earth will they get out of this?’I was pulled along by the plot, and could visualise the scenes as easily as watching 'The walking Dead' on TV. I could almost see, smell, hear and feel what they were going through.I loved the short chapters - though this is quite a long book. I enjoy the feeling of... 'I'll just read one more chapter, then another' and was immersed until the early hours of the morning, on more than one occasion. You are left with a gripping, then satisfying, ending. I sincerely hope there will be a sequel.