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redvelvetpenguins's review
4.0
I will admit, when I first saw this title I thought the world of Wonderland but after reading some reviews I found out that was not the case. with that readjusted mindset, I was able to enjoy this book very much. it was definitely a new and original twist on zombies. the building up to the climax seemed to be much slower paced than the climax itself. up until the last few chapters I was like ''ok but whats the conflict? what's the problem?'' and the 'bad guys' kinda come out of nowhere like it barely spent time building up to that it was just kind of, thrown at us. overall I'm pleased and will be reading the following books.
ec_newman's review
4.0
This was just fun. There were (as always) a few things that triggered the critical side of my brain, but the fun of this story and the characters was so much stronger than the few hiccups I ran into. Ali, Kat, Cole, Frosty, Mackenzie...all the characters were interesting and fun. The dialogue was snappy and realistic. The twist on zombies was new (I haven't read a lot of zombie books, but I'm pretty sure this is original). The romantic parts were both romantic and humorous.
I should probably be more specific, but honestly, this was pure fun for me and I'll probably be buying the sequel today.
I should probably be more specific, but honestly, this was pure fun for me and I'll probably be buying the sequel today.
alli_thebookgiraffe's review
2.0
This book started out really strong. I was very excited to see what happens next. UNTIL it turned into boyfriend drama! I didn't finish it because i couldn't take it!
akookieforyou's review
3.0
This started off really good, and managed to have a pretty creepy atmosphere. But once she joins the zombie hunter group, I lost a bit of interest. I also don't really care for the romantic interest all that much.
clairedrinkstea's review
4.0
If you're expecting an Alice in Wonderland retelling with Zombies this is not the book for you. The Alice mets Zombies theme is more metaphorical than literal as the protagonist, Alice Bell's transition into a strange world is really an awakening of sorts into a world were monsters are real.
On the night of Alice's 16th birthday her mother, father and little sister are killed. The trauma and reasons behind it stimulate something within Ali into seeing Zombies. She always discounted these creatures as the crazy ramblings of her drunk paranoid father. How wrong she was! This incident then propels Ali into a world of Good versus Evil and a literal fight for survival and vengeance. Ali is strong and determined. She cares for her family, her friends and isn't self-centred. Her determination and drive is the main reasons I like her. She feels guilt over her family - a mix of responsibility and survivors guilt - but does not spend the entire book dwelling on, being overly emotional or annoying with it (as I've read in other books) she finds an outlet and uses this to her advantage.
At a new school Ali meets Cole Holland and it's not love at first sight but a mix of infatuation, intrigue and desire. Cole feels the same. This is not like Twilight (thankfully!) as Ali is her own woman and resists Cole until they get to know each other better. Their attraction to each other is strong but not annoying or clingy and Cole acts as a strong mentor and trainer into this new world and their relationship forms into a partnership as they see and appreciate the strengths in each other.
Kat, Ali's best friend, is the light hearted character needed within the book and offers a good balance reminding you that they are teenagers at the end of the day with teenage priorities other than dusting Zombies.
The "twist" at the end was not a shocker but worked setting the series up nicely.
I picked this up as a Gena Showalter fan knowing full well as it's a young adults book it would not be explicit. I have tried other young adult books by Ms Showalter and didn't enjoy them. This one I REALLY did!
It's an enjoyable read that will fill an afternoon or a couple of evenings.
On the night of Alice's 16th birthday her mother, father and little sister are killed. The trauma and reasons behind it stimulate something within Ali into seeing Zombies. She always discounted these creatures as the crazy ramblings of her drunk paranoid father. How wrong she was! This incident then propels Ali into a world of Good versus Evil and a literal fight for survival and vengeance. Ali is strong and determined. She cares for her family, her friends and isn't self-centred. Her determination and drive is the main reasons I like her. She feels guilt over her family - a mix of responsibility and survivors guilt - but does not spend the entire book dwelling on, being overly emotional or annoying with it (as I've read in other books) she finds an outlet and uses this to her advantage.
At a new school Ali meets Cole Holland and it's not love at first sight but a mix of infatuation, intrigue and desire. Cole feels the same. This is not like Twilight (thankfully!) as Ali is her own woman and resists Cole until they get to know each other better. Their attraction to each other is strong but not annoying or clingy and Cole acts as a strong mentor and trainer into this new world and their relationship forms into a partnership as they see and appreciate the strengths in each other.
Kat, Ali's best friend, is the light hearted character needed within the book and offers a good balance reminding you that they are teenagers at the end of the day with teenage priorities other than dusting Zombies.
The "twist" at the end was not a shocker but worked setting the series up nicely.
I picked this up as a Gena Showalter fan knowing full well as it's a young adults book it would not be explicit. I have tried other young adult books by Ms Showalter and didn't enjoy them. This one I REALLY did!
It's an enjoyable read that will fill an afternoon or a couple of evenings.
andiemags53's review
4.0
Totally different than what I was expecting, but I loved it! How can you not love Cole, seriously?!?! Going to have a hard time waiting until 10/2013 for the 2nd book.
readwithkiekie's review
5.0
“She's a skank. He's a player. He's cute but almost OD'd last year, so he's a bad bet. She's a two-faced, lying, cheating witch. That's right, Trina, I'm talking to you," she shouted. "By the way," she added just for me, "Trina cusses, which means cussing is trashy, which means my golden rule is to never cuss. I have class. Unlike Trina, the skank of Birmingham." The last part was, of course, shouted.”
Alice in Zombieland is probably one of my favourite books of all time, especially in the Paranormal genre. Gena Showalter worked her magic and casted a spell to add the perfect amount of romance, action and comedy. Alice in Zombieland is not a retelling of Alice in Wonderland, but is more of an interpretation. The inly similarities are the main character being Alice and the White Rabbit, but the White Rabbit is used as a cloud to trigger the warnings of Zombies.
I'd love Gena Showalter to write some novellas for the characters of Kat, Cole and Alice's father because they are the better characters in the book and have a lot of history.
Gimme' more, gimme' gimme' more.
“I've seriously got to stop turning my girlfriends gay, but like I can really help it. It's my animal appeal.”
Alice in Zombieland is probably one of my favourite books of all time, especially in the Paranormal genre. Gena Showalter worked her magic and casted a spell to add the perfect amount of romance, action and comedy. Alice in Zombieland is not a retelling of Alice in Wonderland, but is more of an interpretation. The inly similarities are the main character being Alice and the White Rabbit, but the White Rabbit is used as a cloud to trigger the warnings of Zombies.
I'd love Gena Showalter to write some novellas for the characters of Kat, Cole and Alice's father because they are the better characters in the book and have a lot of history.
Gimme' more, gimme' gimme' more.
“I've seriously got to stop turning my girlfriends gay, but like I can really help it. It's my animal appeal.”
jonisbookquest's review
1.0
DNF'd at 57% in. Felt like the author took every goddamn YA cliché she could think of and put it in one book.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
Dit boek stond al heel lang op mijn verlanglijstje, maar werd elke keer aan alle kanten voorbij gestreefd door andere boeken waardoor het er nog niet van gekomen was het te kopen. Gelukkig besloot mijn boekenswap maatje het voor me te kopen en dus lag het een week geleden fysiek op de TBR. Toen ik gisteren niet meteen wist welk Nederlands boek ik vandaag op zou pakken schoot ineens deze te binnen en ik heb er alles behalve spijt van.
Wat een heerlijk boek is dit! Het leest als een trein en in een uurtje of vijf was ik er helemaal doorheen. Ik heb er ook met volle teugen, vanaf de eerste bladzijde tot aan de allerlaatste van genoten. Het wonderland dat Showalter creëert in dit boek is op zijn zacht gezegd net zo absurd als het oorspronkelijke wonderland en hoewel ik helemaal niets met zombies heb, was ik erg onder de indruk van de mythologie die we al kennen en de mythologie die ongetwijfeld in de volgende delen nog gaat komen.
Alice is een enorm leuk personage en haar point of view is heerlijk om te lezen. Ze voorziet haar eigen gedachtes van droog commentaar en haar humor is ongeremd. Daarnaast is ze sterk, sarcastisch en ad-rem zonder onaardig te zijn. Ze is daardoor heel realistisch, maakt fouten en heeft sterke emoties, maar maakt een continue krachtige indruk. Het is niet moeilijk me met haar te identificeren.
Cole is niet helemaal mijn type, maar ik vind hem wel heel goed bij Alice passen en ik vind het heerlijk hoe ze aan elkaar gewaagd zijn en dat mooie evenwicht vinden tussen naast elkaar staan, tegenover elkaar staan, achter elkaar staan en voor elkaar staan.
Ik ben heel benieuwd naar de rest van de serie en ik weet nu al waar de bol.com bon die hier nog slingert aan besteed gaat worden!
Wat een heerlijk boek is dit! Het leest als een trein en in een uurtje of vijf was ik er helemaal doorheen. Ik heb er ook met volle teugen, vanaf de eerste bladzijde tot aan de allerlaatste van genoten. Het wonderland dat Showalter creëert in dit boek is op zijn zacht gezegd net zo absurd als het oorspronkelijke wonderland en hoewel ik helemaal niets met zombies heb, was ik erg onder de indruk van de mythologie die we al kennen en de mythologie die ongetwijfeld in de volgende delen nog gaat komen.
Alice is een enorm leuk personage en haar point of view is heerlijk om te lezen. Ze voorziet haar eigen gedachtes van droog commentaar en haar humor is ongeremd. Daarnaast is ze sterk, sarcastisch en ad-rem zonder onaardig te zijn. Ze is daardoor heel realistisch, maakt fouten en heeft sterke emoties, maar maakt een continue krachtige indruk. Het is niet moeilijk me met haar te identificeren.
Cole is niet helemaal mijn type, maar ik vind hem wel heel goed bij Alice passen en ik vind het heerlijk hoe ze aan elkaar gewaagd zijn en dat mooie evenwicht vinden tussen naast elkaar staan, tegenover elkaar staan, achter elkaar staan en voor elkaar staan.
Ik ben heel benieuwd naar de rest van de serie en ik weet nu al waar de bol.com bon die hier nog slingert aan besteed gaat worden!
misslover's review
4.0
Oh Zombies <3
I have this soft spot for zombies and in a weird way, they excite me. The thought of zombies in a "wonderland" setting really excited me. I wasn't disappointed.
Alice lost her whole family. All of them. How freaking sad is that? Not only did she lose them all, but she had to witness the accident herself, and be the only one who survived. So when she finds out why her dad acted the way he did for all those years, she wanted to stop it.
Then comes Cole. Sigh. Their first initial introduction kinda made me roll my eyes. Cause we all make out right off the bat right? I won't lie, it took me awhile to get used to Cole, but he did eventually grow on me. Okay, so he really isn't that bad.
It was a really good story though and I enjoyed it. It had its surprises and drama in all the right places. I look forward to what's going to happen in the second installment ;)
I have this soft spot for zombies and in a weird way, they excite me. The thought of zombies in a "wonderland" setting really excited me. I wasn't disappointed.
Alice lost her whole family. All of them. How freaking sad is that? Not only did she lose them all, but she had to witness the accident herself, and be the only one who survived. So when she finds out why her dad acted the way he did for all those years, she wanted to stop it.
Then comes Cole. Sigh. Their first initial introduction kinda made me roll my eyes. Cause we all make out right off the bat right? I won't lie, it took me awhile to get used to Cole, but he did eventually grow on me. Okay, so he really isn't that bad.
It was a really good story though and I enjoyed it. It had its surprises and drama in all the right places. I look forward to what's going to happen in the second installment ;)