Review: Highly Engaging Continuation
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
'Zombie Attack! Army of the Dead' is the second book in Sagliani's YA horror series and the story only gets darker for Xander and Felicity Jane as their fight for survival within a terrifying apocalyptic landscape continues.I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of this brilliant follow up to 'Zombie Attack! Rise of the Horde' and I devoured this book greedily, eager to get back to the awesome story and characters.  This review contains a mild spoiler for the first book so you should really read that before you check this out!Alright then, the adventure continues with Xander and Felicity Jane understandably experiencing some relationship problems while also dealing with a new threat which has intruded on their safe haven.  What comes next is a rollercoaster of nasty shocks and wonderful surprises.  I was completely gripped by this story, even more so than with the first amazing book as there are some very emotional moments amidst all of the tense horror sequences.I love how realistically Sagliani deals with his characters; every one of them feels so real and I find this isn't always the case when it comes to teen characters in young adult novels so it was one of the first things that stood out to me about this series.  The other things that really stand out are the amazing world building - I could really believe the messed up things some of the people were doing in that kind of end-of-world scenario - and of course the suspenseful horror element which easily kept me on the edge of my seat, at times sick with worry for the main characters and what terrors might befall them.Overall this is a very engaging read, brilliantly written.  It is a fantastic continuation of this entertaining young adult horror series.  Devan Sagliani has quickly become one of my favourite writers and I would highly recommend his books to fans of horror and zombie fiction.  Can't wait for the next book!