Review: Vegan Zombies?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2013
It all started with a boy. Rabbit comes into Q's classroom one day to sing songs about the enslavement of animals on Old MacDonald's farm. Yes, he is a hippie vegan (a phrase used multiple times in the book) Even though Q is more interested in online games, martial arts, and making the perfect zombie plan, it's love at first sight. At least for her it is. She infiltrates the hippie vegan group (the acronym escapes me) and agrees to go on a wilderness camping trip. She meets Pious Kate, Rabbit's perfect ex. Things start to go strange when Pious Kate mentions she was bit by a child a few days ago. The other van that was supposed to meet them never shows up. It's up to Q to use her skillset to help save the hippie vegans, protect Rabbit, and get back to her six year-old friend Hannah who is stuck at the school.Q was an interesting character. I liked the progression from bungling everything up in the beginning to realizing she had all the skills she needed and taking charge. I disliked Rabbit and thought that he was pretty one dimensional. Hannah, from what you see of her, was hilarious.There was an interesting spin on the zombie outbreak. I almost feel like the big revelation came too late though.This book seemed like a slow read. The beginning didn't hold my attention very well. I kept on getting distracted. At one point I looked at my progress and couldn't believe that I was only 40% of the way through! The end went by quickly, but maybe that was too late.*I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for review*