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levi892's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, Blood, Racism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, and Domestic abuse
This book focused a lot on racism in a way that did not seem productive at all and actually seemed like some racist fantasy written with a thin veil of “racism is bad :/“ I almost didn’t finish this book (I wish I didn’t) but I kept on because I read online that the author wants to point out how much the children of bigots have to change, but the mc literally didn’t change. There was no character development whatsoever until the last chapter but by then it’s far too late because the mc literallychaosstrolling's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Omg....British zombies......just....just yes
-2015
I’m going to add a little blurb for each book to quickly remind me what each one was about. This one was: B’s backstory, lots of racism, and the outbreak.
**Spoilers in review!!**
Absolutely mortified that that’s the only review I left when I first read this. I didn’t get ANYTHING else from it?? Jeez.
I wanted to read this again to get back into zombie books and I remember Darren Shan being one of my all time favorite authors in middle school.
I was expecting a fun, easy to get through zombie book, but this is honestly pretty difficult to get through with just how intense and often the racism is. And the fact that B just refuses to realize that they are indeed racist. It gets very annoying very fast.
I’m also a little sad with how long it takes to get to actual zombie time. I get that it was needed because the story and characters needed to be set up, I was still frustrated by it though.
However, I absolutely loved when the zombies finally did arrive. The different types of panic shown, the gore described, the transformations, it was all fantastic. I also love that it was all a set up, it puts a slightly different spin on a genre that can get a bit overdone. Tyler’s death is devastating and I don’t think B’s reaction makes up for it. I really wish they could’ve had that realization BEFORE murdering someone.
The ending is definitely a shock and makes me wonder what’s going to happen next. I’m just not ready for any more of B’s dad, so I really hope that gets handled quickly but I honestly don’t have high hopes.
I will continue to read this series even though I’m obviously not enjoying it as much as I did when I was younger. I’m still curious as to where the story goes.
-2015
I’m going to add a little blurb for each book to quickly remind me what each one was about. This one was: B’s backstory, lots of racism, and the outbreak.
**Spoilers in review!!**
Absolutely mortified that that’s the only review I left when I first read this. I didn’t get ANYTHING else from it?? Jeez.
I wanted to read this again to get back into zombie books and I remember Darren Shan being one of my all time favorite authors in middle school.
I was expecting a fun, easy to get through zombie book, but this is honestly pretty difficult to get through with just how intense and often the racism is. And the fact that B just refuses to realize that they are indeed racist. It gets very annoying very fast.
I’m also a little sad with how long it takes to get to actual zombie time. I get that it was needed because the story and characters needed to be set up, I was still frustrated by it though.
However, I absolutely loved when the zombies finally did arrive. The different types of panic shown, the gore described, the transformations, it was all fantastic. I also love that it was all a set up, it puts a slightly different spin on a genre that can get a bit overdone. Tyler’s death is devastating and I don’t think B’s reaction makes up for it. I really wish they could’ve had that realization BEFORE murdering someone.
The ending is definitely a shock and makes me wonder what’s going to happen next. I’m just not ready for any more of B’s dad, so I really hope that gets handled quickly but I honestly don’t have high hopes.
I will continue to read this series even though I’m obviously not enjoying it as much as I did when I was younger. I’m still curious as to where the story goes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Blood
loganobody's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Gore
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence
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