Helpful Score: 3
So, I really hate zombies. That being said, I really liked this book. It may just be the biologist in me, but Amanda put enough scientific fact about zombies to make me not totally cast the whole idea aside.
This book, although it has much about zombies killing and being killed, is mostly about the characters (like a good book should be). It starts with action on page one and doesn't end until the (HUGE) cliffhanger at the end of the book. I couldn't put it down. In fact, I will probably fail my immunology test because I was reading this instead. But it's about viruses, so that seems appropriate, doesn't it?
I connected with all of the characters. I liked Remy a lot, because she loved and was loved but she wasn't overly weak or overly strong. She was real. I liked Lazlo as well, but I think Blue takes the cake even though he was a minor character comparatively. Maybe I just have a thing for doctors with hippie names. I love to imagine "what-ifs" and this book definitely gave me a lot to think about.
Now as a small warning, there is sex for like two pages. Very, very few curse words, which I appreciated. Sometimes I feel that too many curse words takes away from the core of the book. Now because I'm a horribly moral person, I can't convince myself to put this on my favorites shelf simply because I'm horribly moral. But if I weren't, it would be there. In fact, it might still show up there the more I try and convince myself that enjoying zombies, killing, etc. isn't a bad thing.
Fantastic read! Plus, as of March 1, 2011, Amazon.com has a $0.99 download of this book. You can't go wrong!!
This book, although it has much about zombies killing and being killed, is mostly about the characters (like a good book should be). It starts with action on page one and doesn't end until the (HUGE) cliffhanger at the end of the book. I couldn't put it down. In fact, I will probably fail my immunology test because I was reading this instead. But it's about viruses, so that seems appropriate, doesn't it?
I connected with all of the characters. I liked Remy a lot, because she loved and was loved but she wasn't overly weak or overly strong. She was real. I liked Lazlo as well, but I think Blue takes the cake even though he was a minor character comparatively. Maybe I just have a thing for doctors with hippie names. I love to imagine "what-ifs" and this book definitely gave me a lot to think about.
Now as a small warning, there is sex for like two pages. Very, very few curse words, which I appreciated. Sometimes I feel that too many curse words takes away from the core of the book. Now because I'm a horribly moral person, I can't convince myself to put this on my favorites shelf simply because I'm horribly moral. But if I weren't, it would be there. In fact, it might still show up there the more I try and convince myself that enjoying zombies, killing, etc. isn't a bad thing.
Fantastic read! Plus, as of March 1, 2011, Amazon.com has a $0.99 download of this book. You can't go wrong!!
