Review: Could have been really good, but wasn't...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2014
I bought this 2 book set when I could get it for $2.99 plus tax. Sorry, but I sort of wish I had my $4 back. The first book started out quite promising. I loved the setting of Alaska and the story line seemed to have a lot of potential. The story was split between two groups of survivors, which I figured would keep things interesting. But, the more I read, the more the story began falling off the rails for me. The writer's style was kind of "jumpy", in my opinion ~ it would roll along smoothly and build a nice momentum, then it would hit a curb. The same facts were repeated several times about certain characters (just using different words), but not much was said about other characters' backgrounds. Then, BAM ~ suddenly one of the guys mentions he's a pyromaniac. As if we should have somehow gleaned this about him. Um... no!  Anyway, I've read far better zombie books than this one, so stopped reading book one when I was about 1/3 of the way through. If that makes this review seem unfair, I'm sorry. However, my time to read is very limited, life is too short and I've read much better books of this genre. That said, I think Sean Schubert has the potential to become a fine writer. He just needs to find an even rhythm for his writing, and then stick with it.