A review by bent
The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby

2.0

Not a terrible book but beyond the premise, not that original. The story starts out light and lively but soon loses the light tone. I found some parts too earnest and other parts too cute. The protagonist is not a character that you really care that much about and the whole plot seemed a little weak and ill-conceived at times. The whole backstory with his parents and his evolving relationship with his girlfriend really provoked nothing in me beyond a "who cares?"

This is a sequel to a book that I haven't read so it's possible that if I had read the original, I might have got more out of this one. With that said, I found the book to be competent but unspectacular. A good concept that fails due to poor execution and a lack of imagination.