Review: A short story in the series a Secret Apocalypse
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2013
This is a short story in the series a Secret Apocalypse, that takes place between books 1 and 2.It is about a US soldier named Kenji who was sent into battle during the initial stages of the Zombie outbreak in Australia. That is pretty much all that it has in common with the first book of the series.  I was expecting (hoping) to have the characters in this installment connect somehow with those of the first book, but it didn't happen.I enjoyed this story. There was usually a clear path for the characters to follow.  The author did a decent job foreshadowing the events to come which added to my enjoyment as the characters and plot progressed.However, the journal entries seemed to lack the intensity of the "Run or Fight for your life" excitement that the first book had.Also, Kenji seemed a bit tame, too nave and romantic for a US Military soldier. Yet that might be because this series is written for young adults?Overall it was a good read and so I am giving it 3.5 stars but since that is not an option, I am rounding up to 4 stars.I plan to keep reading this series as I am hoping to get back to the original characters.I recommend this book (series) to readers of the young adult, post apocalypse, and zombie genres.