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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 ;)
natwc's review
5.0
I LOVE this book and I'm probably going to really love the trilogy so much that it'll sadden me when I finish it.
This book is filled with so much comedy and romance, for example:
'She batted her lashes at me and lowered her voice to a smoky rasp. "Cole, you big strong manimal. I know the boogeyman thinks you'll jump out of his closet, but I think you're - Hey are you listening to our private conversation, Marcus?" she ended in a shout. "Yeah, that's right. Run."'
I'm so excited to read Through the Zombie Glass and hope it's as good as the first or even better.
This book is filled with so much comedy and romance, for example:
'She batted her lashes at me and lowered her voice to a smoky rasp. "Cole, you big strong manimal. I know the boogeyman thinks you'll jump out of his closet, but I think you're - Hey are you listening to our private conversation, Marcus?" she ended in a shout. "Yeah, that's right. Run."'
I'm so excited to read Through the Zombie Glass and hope it's as good as the first or even better.
missalora's review
4.0
Not what I signed up for, but was pleasantly surprised nonetheless. :)
It’s a very different take on zombies that’s for sure.
It’s a very different take on zombies that’s for sure.
marieintheraw's review
2.0
I really have a thing for Alice in Wonderland retellings and I was hoping that I'd enjoy it more despite not being a big zombie person. I feel like the spark it needed was missing, but I still may read the second book eventually.
cheffsamseyy's review
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It's super cheesy but it's also a fun time. An easy read, and I'll probably start the next books here soon.
aluna8's review
4.0
These zombies are much more interesting than the usually living dead kind. Enjoyed the different spin :)