Review: Read the Rainbow
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2014
[...]Title: StungAuthor: K.A. MerikanPublisher: Acerbi & Villani ltd.Copyright: 2013ASIN: B00GA7QUDSFormat: eBookGenre: M/M, Gay, Zombie, RomanceSeries: Stand Alone in the Zombie GentlemenRating: ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭, Reviewed by FaeRomance Level: ♥♥Review: Victor is high class gentleman who is forced away from his home for a mistake he made toward a family in high places. He is thrown into a prison camp falling farther from the comfort of his home more than he could ever imagine. Crunch is a man used to hard labor and looking for a way out but the arrival of Victor has thrown his plans of escape into a spiral.K.A. Merikan's writing is descriptive and instantly pulls you into a Victorian world that has been overrun with the undead. A world where only the strong and the elite survive. One debt unpaid or one wrong move with the most powerful families would send the offender to the lost labor camps away from their comfortable homes, family, and closest friends.The story is heightened by the impeding timeline counting down to the minutes when the camp will be destroyed and Victor's need to escape. The tension builds as the two main men don't communicate with one another because of their lack of trust. But who can blame them when their lives are on the line and freedom is inches away.The story is haunting with a constant reminder that zombies linger around every corner. The details were not spared in the most horrific parts of the story making it a very real zombie apocalypse which I loved! I did love the cover, it is unique and captures the world of zombies and honey. The book kept my attention from cover to cover.This story is not exactly about love but more about how two people would use each other to survive. I didn't know that the world took place in a victorian era in the beginning, there were hints but the dialogue and slang, even some of the technology had me confused as to what era the book took place. There were some moments that seemed too modern and others very victorian. There were also too many references to Crunch being a rapist to feel that there wasn't a part of him that Victor really did consider the sex as an obligation instead of real pleasure. I found the ending not to my liking as well, but then again I love a story with a Happily Ever After and this book didn't quite hit that mark for me.A spoiled gentleman learning to find his strength, a guard afraid to trust, and a sadistic man hellbent on making everyone's lives as miserable as his own, you will find them here in K.A. Merikan's book Stung. So if you enjoy an unusual but entertaining read then I recommend this book for you.