Review: Well written zombie fic
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
All Together Now: A Zombie Story is exactly that, a zombie story. It's "written" by 15 year old Ricky in a kind of journal form over the course of what seems like a week, and tells the story of the beginning of the zombie outbreak in his town, and him trying to survive with his soon to be stepsister, Michelle, and trailed by his young brother turned zombie, Chucky. Ricky refuses to kill Chucky because he's convinced that he can find a cure at the soda plant owned by Michelle's father, that is also, incidentally, where the zombie outbreak came from. There's a few parts of the book that I didn't like, for example that Ricky's dad worked at the plant and his mom began having an affair with Michelle's dad. Ricky's mom and dad get divorced, mom gets engaged to Michelle's dad, and Ricky's dad just keeps working at the plant. It just seemed weird to me that everyone would be ok with that. It also seemed a little silly to me that the zombie outbreak was caused by something in a new kind of soda. I know there's a certain amount of suspension of belief required for a zombie scenario, but as a avid zombie fic consumer, it just seemed a little thin.The writing itself wasn't bad, with good descriptions. While it didn't drag me in and keep me hooked, it was still interesting enough to make me want to finish it. I did like the twist in the end, I thought it was actually a little refreshing and I guess I thought it fit the character. It's not the best zombie story I've ever read, but it by far wasn't the worst, and I would read something else from this author. Not as good as Mira Grant, but waaaay better than DJ Molles, if that tells you anything. It's also written as a YA zombie book, so I'm sure that made a difference in the content.*Edit* I didn't know whether to laugh or be offended at there being a Dr. Romero at the end. I hope it was in homage to George Romero, the father of zombie movies, or it was just a coincidence.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.