Review: Read both books...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
This book was really a good read.  I enjoyed the main character being a skinny high school track star.  Poor Zach was having a really bad fall.  The girl he loved and idolized, ended up throwing him over for the football jock, he lost his grandmother, his only family, and when he went to live with an old Viet Nam Vet the world ended.Rick was a “prepper” and expected the world to end at any time.  Zach was taught to shoot, track, and act much older than his 16 years.  Always an avid reader, Zack was chalked full of bit and pieces of information.  When the world ended he read Rick’s supply of books between taking care of the farm, farm animals and three dogs that Rick had named Curly, Larry and Moe.When they succumbed to cabin fever and decided to do some scouting around they stumbled across a family with two children.The parents tried to leave Rick to Zombies on a scrounging trip and when it didn’t work, they were ready to ambush the pair in their own cabin.  To the family’s alarm and dismay, Zach and Rick turn the tables and the couple and their children are banished.Except it’s not the end of the family.  They come back just as Zach’s old girlfriend comes back to wreck his new life of solitude and chores.  Meanwhile, Zach started developing theories and rules for dealing with the undead.  He shared them as he went….”Rule 1 - only head shots kill zombies”.There are two books by this writer, and this is the second.  There is “bad” guys in addition to the Zombies but not everyone is a opportunist looking to score.  Zach’s lists and photographic memory is just enough information time and time again to ease them over the rough patches.Characters are well developed.  There is a few spelling or word errors that a good read of each sentence would solve but not enough to be distracting.  Spell check can only do so much.  I did buy both books and enjoyed them since I’ve been on a zombie/apocalyptic kick….