Review: My Last Testament (Zombie Books of Survival)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2012
I Loved this book!The story is "dictated" by John Miller - a heart surgeon who was born and raised in Chicago "on the wrong side of the tracks".  He worked hard and now has the practice, wife, family, money, etc... to show for it.His personality is a hoot - he has the typical "God mentality" that many successful surgeons do and he isn't ashamed of it.  As well, he still has a "chip on his shoulder" as he is happy to claim. The story starts off with him talking about his background and how he found out about the upcoming zombie apocalypse.  One of his good friends from the USAMRIID called and asked how he was.  That was the weird part, per John, because while they email daily, they don't talk on the phone at all.  She tells him that she is headed for a hot zone in Mongolia that had reported Zombies in the area.  After laughing at her, she explains that the Russians genetically modified the CJD Prion thus we now have zombies.John gets on the internet and finds that others have been preparing for some type of apocalypse for years and has decided that he is going to do the same.  This is where it gets fun.  He goes wild and not everyone is happy about his expenditures.  I won't say more because I don't want to give away more spoilers but there is a good dose of humor to start the book and I seriously wish I had the credit limits on my cards that he does!The rest of the book tells the story of his and his family as they try to survive the zombies.  I wouldn't say that there is anything groundbreaking in terms of zombies and fighting them - there is only so much that you can tweak about that part of the experience - but the character development of John is what makes this book unique.  He is strong willed, very opinionated, humorous (even when I don't think he means to be), flawed, and most of all, willing to do anything to save his family.The secondary characters and the dialogue are well written and enjoyable.  The ending was unexpected and I was shocked - not happy, but shocked.I would strongly recommend this book and am anxiously waiting for the next survival story.  The author has set the bar high with this very strong start!