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eviebookish's review against another edition
4.0
A very entertaining, fast-paced and violent thrill-ride through a zombie infested world straight from The Walking Dead. A Katana-yielding hero, comic-obsessed side-kick, and a gorgeous movie star chick with a tiny prescription drug problem are thrown together and forced to fight their way through the zombie apocalypse. While not exactly profoundly moving or emotionally engaging, Zombie Attack offers lots of badass and gore fun for fans of classic zombie books/movies. Can't wait for the next book!
Full review to come soon :)
Full review to come soon :)
norma_cenva's review against another edition
5.0
It is sadly very rare nowadays to find a book that respects youngsters. By and large, if there is a young person in a horror novel they are useless idiots with minuscule character development. This is why this book was so good, - the young people here were both well written and developed in complex ways; which complemented the story greatly. Already bought the other 2 books and even the novella that just recently came out - very excited for the series and will be following the author for sure!
booksonthebrain20's review
2.0
I abandoned this book because a) I got caught up in a lot of other books and b) this one wasn't strong enough to hold my attention. I could never get a good grasp of the main character. The narrative told me a lot about him (he was strong, he was a great fighter, he was a natural leader), but I never saw that (at least, not the great leader part). There was a surplus of boys and the first women to show up were one dimensional (the mother and the beautiful betrayer). I know that another girl is supposed to show up later, but, like I said, I didn't hold out for it.
I was also confused as to the people in Lompoc. Specifically, the reaction of their leader. He takes a bunch of kids to the border, everything goes to hell, one of the kids acts like an idiot and gets himself zombified,and suddenly the rest are under house arrest (in the Nazi room of cliche) because... they're suddenly untrustworthy? I didn't quite follow all the logic.
And, finally, there were the grammar issues. So many run on sentences, so few commas. I was mentally adding in commas all over the place. Had it been a print book, I probably would have broken down and put them in myself. It was quite annoying. Also (and this might be an e-reader problem), some of the paragraphs were just giant blocks of text that needed to be broken up.
When I cut down on some of the other stuff I'm reading, I might go back. I like zombie books and this was a very typical zombie narrative. It's light reading when there's nothing else going on. But, when there are other things, it wasn't enough to hold my attention.
I was also confused as to the people in Lompoc. Specifically, the reaction of their leader. He takes a bunch of kids to the border, everything goes to hell, one of the kids acts like an idiot and gets himself zombified,and suddenly the rest are under house arrest (in the Nazi room of cliche) because... they're suddenly untrustworthy? I didn't quite follow all the logic.
And, finally, there were the grammar issues. So many run on sentences, so few commas. I was mentally adding in commas all over the place. Had it been a print book, I probably would have broken down and put them in myself. It was quite annoying. Also (and this might be an e-reader problem), some of the paragraphs were just giant blocks of text that needed to be broken up.
When I cut down on some of the other stuff I'm reading, I might go back. I like zombie books and this was a very typical zombie narrative. It's light reading when there's nothing else going on. But, when there are other things, it wasn't enough to hold my attention.
karen_bayly's review against another edition
An enjoyable, action-filled romp with enough pop references to keep YAs engaged. No big surprises - just zombies, good guys, bad guys, a touch of romance, and more zombies.
My only quibbles are ones that are not likely to be shared by the target audience - namely, a hero who I don't really buy as being 16 and a badass, a few pop references which seem more suited to a 35 year old man than a 16 year old boy, some not-so-great dialogue, and action at the expense of plot and character development. But that is the adult me talking. The adolescent me would probably have loved it.
*I was given a copy of this in exchange for and honest review*
My only quibbles are ones that are not likely to be shared by the target audience - namely, a hero who I don't really buy as being 16 and a badass, a few pop references which seem more suited to a 35 year old man than a 16 year old boy, some not-so-great dialogue, and action at the expense of plot and character development. But that is the adult me talking. The adolescent me would probably have loved it.
*I was given a copy of this in exchange for and honest review*
virago's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun listen during my commute to/from work today and a nice bit of escapism. The action starts off almost immediately and continues practically non-stop to the finish.
The story follows Xander a 16-year-old living at a military instillation at the behest of his older brother, Moto, an enlisted man. Moto has gone to another base to get things settled and will send for Xander when things are safe. While waiting for his bother to return for him or send for him, Xander (inadvertently) takes responsibility for 8-year-old Benji who lost his family to a zombie attack. Xander rescues from bullies and Benji won't leave his side after that.
When the base is overwhelmed by a roving horde, Xander, armed only with the katana his brother gifted him, gets himself and Benji safely away from the carnage of the base headed toward the base where Xander's brother currently stationed. Along the way the run into rival gangs, religious cult leaders, rock stars, reality TV stars, cannibals, bikers, and so much more. They lose people along the way and pick up people as well. The group just keep falling into one mess after another and always manage to escape by the skin of their teeth. In the end Xander is reunited with his brother, but it's just the beginning of a bigger story.
Some of the situations are similar versions of each other and a little convoluted, for example they escape a neo nazi cult leader, and end up running into a religious cult leader. But it's a book about teenagers in a zombie apocalypse, and it's practically Mad Max out there, so it's to be expected. The narrator did an excellent job getting across the various emotions of the characters throughout each situation. I liked the characters, including the "villains" and will definitely check out the next book in the series.
The story follows Xander a 16-year-old living at a military instillation at the behest of his older brother, Moto, an enlisted man. Moto has gone to another base to get things settled and will send for Xander when things are safe. While waiting for his bother to return for him or send for him, Xander (inadvertently) takes responsibility for 8-year-old Benji who lost his family to a zombie attack. Xander rescues from bullies and Benji won't leave his side after that.
When the base is overwhelmed by a roving horde, Xander, armed only with the katana his brother gifted him, gets himself and Benji safely away from the carnage of the base headed toward the base where Xander's brother currently stationed. Along the way the run into rival gangs, religious cult leaders, rock stars, reality TV stars, cannibals, bikers, and so much more. They lose people along the way and pick up people as well. The group just keep falling into one mess after another and always manage to escape by the skin of their teeth. In the end Xander is reunited with his brother, but it's just the beginning of a bigger story.
Some of the situations are similar versions of each other and a little convoluted, for example they escape a neo nazi cult leader, and end up running into a religious cult leader. But it's a book about teenagers in a zombie apocalypse, and it's practically Mad Max out there, so it's to be expected. The narrator did an excellent job getting across the various emotions of the characters throughout each situation. I liked the characters, including the "villains" and will definitely check out the next book in the series.
virago's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
This was a fun listen during my commute to/from work today and a nice bit of escapism. The action starts off almost immediately and continues practically non-stop to the finish.
The story follows Xander a 16-year-old living at a military instillation at the behest of his older brother, Moto, an enlisted man. Moto has gone to another base to get things settled and will send for Xander when things are safe. While waiting for his bother to return for him or send for him, Xander (inadvertently) takes responsibility for 8-year-old Benji who lost his family to a zombie attack. Xander rescues from bullies and Benji won't leave his side after that.
When the base is overwhelmed by a roving horde, Xander, armed only with the katana his brother gifted him, gets himself and Benji safely away from the carnage of the base headed toward the base where Xander's brother currently stationed. Along the way the run into rival gangs, religious cult leaders, rock stars, reality TV stars, cannibals, bikers, and so much more. They lose people along the way and pick up people as well. The group just keep falling into one mess after another and always manage to escape by the skin of their teeth. In the end Xander is reunited with his brother, but it's just the beginning of a bigger story.
Some of the situations are similar versions of each other and a little convoluted, for example they escape a neo nazi cult leader, and end up running into a religious cult leader. But it's a book about teenagers in a zombie apocalypse, and it's practically Mad Max out there, so it's to be expected. The narrator did an excellent job getting across the various emotions of the characters throughout each situation. I liked the characters, including the "villains" and will definitely check out the next book in the series.
The story follows Xander a 16-year-old living at a military instillation at the behest of his older brother, Moto, an enlisted man. Moto has gone to another base to get things settled and will send for Xander when things are safe. While waiting for his bother to return for him or send for him, Xander (inadvertently) takes responsibility for 8-year-old Benji who lost his family to a zombie attack. Xander rescues from bullies and Benji won't leave his side after that.
When the base is overwhelmed by a roving horde, Xander, armed only with the katana his brother gifted him, gets himself and Benji safely away from the carnage of the base headed toward the base where Xander's brother currently stationed. Along the way the run into rival gangs, religious cult leaders, rock stars, reality TV stars, cannibals, bikers, and so much more. They lose people along the way and pick up people as well. The group just keep falling into one mess after another and always manage to escape by the skin of their teeth. In the end Xander is reunited with his brother, but it's just the beginning of a bigger story.
Some of the situations are similar versions of each other and a little convoluted, for example they escape a neo nazi cult leader, and end up running into a religious cult leader. But it's a book about teenagers in a zombie apocalypse, and it's practically Mad Max out there, so it's to be expected. The narrator did an excellent job getting across the various emotions of the characters throughout each situation. I liked the characters, including the "villains" and will definitely check out the next book in the series.
beckyjenson's review
2.0
I love bad zombie fiction. This, however, was really bad. Hard to read. I was stuck somewhere for a few days with only this book to read. By the time I had access to other books I was far enough along I needed to finish in order to add it to my Goodreads Challenge.
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