Review: Great Zombie Fix For All!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2013
Is Overrun, the first book in the Turncoats Series just another YA zombie apocalypse book? That would be a HUGE NO!!! Are there drooling zombies chomping away on the living? Well, yes. Are there survivors on the run, facing danger at every turn? Yes, again. Has the world gone a little crazy? Definitely. So, you ask, what is so different about Overrun by author Brian Clopper? There is non-stop action, there are unlikely heroes, but the big difference is in the presentation and writing style of the author, who kept the yucky stuff just shy of nightmare level, but managed to create a larger than life sci-fi/horror adventure that is suitable for younger teens on up!Nathan is a normal teen, in a normal family, living a normal life until his sister's late best friend comes to him and tells him he is going to be the key to saving the world from horrors that are yet to unfold. Did I say late best friend? Yes, Trina died in an accident a few weeks before and she has become the walking dead, with a fully functioning brain, she just doesn't breathe, eat or sleep, and she's a little cold to the touch, that's all. Trina has had visions of good and evil and she has returned to play her part in Nathan's "mission." So begins their journey, along with Nathan's mom, his sister and the neighborhood old lady, who, by the way is one zombie-kicking granny!Mr. Clopper sets the stage for the apocalypse quickly with a unique twist on HOW people became zombies, from there, the action runs non-stop! With the proper amount of blood and guts, emotional outbursts, some lighter moments and several unanswered mysteries, the race for survival is on and Nathan and Trina are running blind as to what they need to do, but I could feel their resolve strengthen with each page as Nathan, in particular, faced down zombies to save the ones he loved!I loved the plot, loved the characters, and how I was left with just enough mystery to care about what happens in the next book!