Review: Unique Approach to Zombie Fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
Zombie books are abundant these days and it's becoming difficult to put a new spin on the genre. I give Michael Clary major kudos for making his story unique in its presentation. Instead of being just a narrative or a first-person account of a character's experiences surviving the zombie apocalypse, it is presented in an interview format. Each character "interviewed" presents his or her own perspective of and role in the zombie infestation. What also makes this story unique is that the zombie outbreak is pretty much isolated to one city. Whether that will continue to be the case in the next books in the series, I don't know. I just appreciate that it is different than the other zombie books I've read.There are a couple reasons I chose to give this book four stars instead of five. The first is related to editing issues. I know it can be easy to overlook simple errors in print, but since this author has a publisher, these issues should have been caught at some point.There wasn't enough depth to the main characters for me. That is the other reason I give this book four stars. Don't get me wrong-- I like the main characters, but I didn't feel like I really "knew" them by the end of the story. I am a reader who likes to bond with and emphasize with the characters in a story. The character of Jax is great, but it would have been nice to see him as more of a regular, down-to-earth guy. I think he is supposed to be, but I didn't feel like I got to know him well enough to be certain of that.To summarize, The Guardian is a great start to what is becoming a popular series. I like the unique approach taken by the author. This is a fun read and I look forward to seeing what happens next in the story.