Review: Good little zombie romp with a witty and sarcastic female lead
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2012
I like things short so I picked this up. I was in a violent mood due to some idiot on Google+ berating me with this stupidity and so a zombie story sounded appealing. I picked this up as a sample since I did not know the author and the author appeared to be relatively new...I like to test the water with my toe before jumping in.The sample was decent and the writing well enough so I took the plunge and purchased the story at just $.99 even if it ended up being terrible, I wouldn't be out too much. Grave New World's author, S.P. Blackmore, has some decent writing skills and the main character in this story is a female, so we get the usual zombiepocalypse from a bit of a different angle than we are used to seeing. Additionally, the female lead is witty and a bit of a sarcastic smartass which makes the reading of this short tale fun and interesting.Here we get the usual of society has fallen apart, this time due to a massive meteor shower that has struck numerous places, creating a world covering ash cloud and devastating heat wave. As time goes on, strange things start happening and soon we discover the dead are walking.The story is about 100 pages long, perhaps a little less and went smoothly and quickly. The story zips along and Blackmore does a good job making the usual zombie clichés feel newish and fresh, including some new ideas such as the missing zombie eyes. If you like zombie tales, and are looking for an interesting short read that looks like it could turn into a serial with the next book due out sometime in 2012, then I would recommend this tale to you.