Review: Zombies and so much more!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2013
This is the first story I have read by this author, and so I had no idea as to what to expect. I am not really into Zombies, but I thought I would give it a go. It turned out to be an action packed, adventure / thriller that I did not put down from start to finish!What it is about:The Parker's are your average all American family. When their family holiday to California is suddenly ruined by the bazaar occurrence of Zombies suddenly appearing at a theme park, the situation quickly turns from bad to worse. The family try to make it out of California, and are desperate to figure out what on earth is happening. What eventuates is a powerful family tale of survival, good versus bad, and a fantastic dose of suspense.The Good:The narrative changes between the two eldest children, which I don't usually like in novels, but in this one it is a welcomed change. The story is extremely well told, and it has so much suspense that I could not put it down. What I really liked about it was just as I thought I was figuring out the Zombie thing, along came a huge twist that had me thinking "what the?" There were parts that reminded me of `The Road' by Cormac McCarthy and then other parts were very `The Southern Vampire Mysteries' by Charlaine Harris.The Bad:Despite not being a fan of the Zombie genre, I thought this was extremely clever, and it had me hooked from the get go. There wasn't anything really bad about it, and I imagine people who love the supernatural, zombie, apocalyptic type themes will absolutely love this!The cover:The cover art is pretty good, it doesn't give a lot away, but still I like it!Rating:I like this story. It was suspenseful, different to what I am used to and very well written. I give it 5 stars.