Review: Read the Rainbow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2014
[...]Queens of the Apocalypse – 5 stars, Reviewed by Shayla, Superior ReadOh, what to say about this book other than it is totally insane! It's been a while since I've read something so hilarious. Mind you, I used insane and hilarious in the best of senses. Honestly, taking into account that this is my first ever zombie book (yes, I just had my zombie cherry popped), I feel extremely lucky to have been introduced into this niche genre (is it? Let me know if I'm wrong) through such a wonderfully fun and unexpected book.It all started with this small group of drag queens drinking in a drag club. Mhm! I knew from this start that it had very promising humor, mostly because it started like a joke, but instead of two guys walking in a bar, there were three drag queens getting ready for their show in a club. Drag queens are usually very juicy characters and I find myself often bemoaning the fact that there aren't more books featuring drag. This book, thankfully, had enough drag to make up for dozens of yet unwritten books.I found myself laughing at every single page due to the charismatic personalities of the main characters, but also due to the adventurous situations they found themselves in. The author is for sure a very skilled writer. He managed to find the perfect balance between humor, adventure, but also romance that is ,surprisingly, part of the bundle as well. I was really impressed of how effortlessly he seemed to tie everything up, making the plot sound very realistic, but also not exaggerating on the sexual part of the plot. I mean, come on, some authors tend to make the characters feel horny even when they're on the brink of getting slaughtered – not realistic, and definitely not the case for Queens of the Apocalypse.There are, obviously, just a few things that I didn't like, but that also serve to prove just how realistic the action was, despite the whole unlikely situations of a zombies apocalypse. I'm referring to the ending, and I hope this won't come with too many spoilers. Basically I was a bit disappointed that the end wasn't a total happy end, but more like a happy for now end. The zombies were still there, still starving for human meat. The last survivors were also still there, isolated in a small secluded place. Those are enough ingredients for disaster waiting to come, but the author preferred to leave it like that. It's a huge cliffhanger, because even after the book ends, you're still wondering what is going to happen to those poor still living people who can never get out? What will happen to the zombies when their starvation finally gets the best of them?Zombie virgin as I am (or, rather, was) I also kept thinking all the time about how much those guys must have been stinking. I'm not really sure I want to read more zombies books again unless they're as humorous as Queens of Apocalypse. Will someone give me some recs? But, either way, this one was more than worth the read. It was a masterpiece! And let me just emphasize again: drag queens! I'd love to give some excerpts, but then it would take me an eternity to decide which lines are best. You'd have to read it to see for yourself. And, trust me guys, it's a must read!Love,Shay