Review: Well worth a try
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2012
I have mixed feeling about this book. While I thought the overall storyline was good and I did enjoy it, I found the grammar and spelling errors off-putting and I became more intensely annoyed by the main character, Don, as the story grew. My main problem with Don, was that while he tried to be the hero of the book, in reality he's the guy who barely lifts a finger yet takes all the credit. To compound the issue, despite him "wiping away a couple of tears" here and there, he came off as essentially a selfish a**, sending his friends into danger before him, blaming others for causing their deaths when he himself triggered the event. Yes, you could potentially look at him as the orchestrator that brings things together, but in my eyes the real heroes are the Billys, Gristles and Lindseys of the world, not the Dons. A great leader has usually made their own sacrifices and I saw none of that in Don. Maybe this was the author's purpose, the end was definitely construed in such a way as to give him some redemption, but again, had it not been for other characters in the book, he would not have been there in the first place to redeem himself. I found myself comparing Don to Michael Talbot (Zombie Fallout) and wishing he could have been more like him, still an a**, but one I could at least respect.The author has already addressed the grammar/spelling issues here which is great, and as I said I definitely enjoyed the book - I guess I maybe just missed something with Don. Regardless of this, I highly recommend giving this a go if you're a zombie fan, and have downloaded the author's short stories based on this novel as well as New Days: The First Son, all of which I'm enjoying so far.