Feral Creatures is the sequel to one of my favorite books, Hollow Kingdom. I liked Feral Creatures a great deal, but it very much has the feel of a middle book in a series (which it is) given that it relies too much on Hollow Kingdom to work as a stand alone and it has a cliffhanger ending. As a stand alone, it probably is good but not life-changing, but as part of a series … Continue reading Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton
Deathless Divide has women killing zombies while building complicated friendships, and that was delightful enough to make me (almost) happy. If I could excise the parts of the books that frustrated me, I would be even happier. The first book in this series, Dread Nation, was a near-perfect book, so my hopes for Deathless Divide were high. This series is set in an alternate-history 19th century United States, where Civil War ends after the walking … Continue reading Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
The following review is of a horror/drama/comedy/ zombie/feminist movie. It’s not a romance. There will be spoilers. Read at your own risk. I‘ve always said that I can’t watch horror because as someone with anxiety I don’t need any extra. However, in the last couple of years, I’ve finally started to understand the cathartic effect of a certain kind of horror. I’m increasingly fascinated by horror in which (GENERAL SPOILER) Add that to my fondness … Continue reading Movie Review: It Stains the Sands Red
Back in 2012 I was completely amazed to fall madly in love with Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion that tells the story of a zombie named R who falls in love with a young woman named Julie. I didn’t think I was going to like “zombie romance,” but it drew me in. I liked the movie as well although I’m still upset that they whitewashed one of the characters. The book was marketed … Continue reading The Burning World by Isaac Marion
Chimera is the final book in the Parasitology Trilogy by Mira Grant. Having reviewed the first two books, Parasite and Symbiont, I felt obligated to read and review the conclusion. Technically, this review is a DNF because I read the first 70 pages, threw a fit, and then skipped around to get the feel of the rest of the book. I read large chunks of the middle as well as the last eighty pages, but I never … Continue reading Chimera by Mira Grant
When I saw a book called Alice in Zombieland on a table at the RT Booklovers Convention I did such a rapid double take that I still have whiplash. That cover might just as well have been subtitled “A book specifically written to make CarrieS salivate with excitement.” I had high expectations, but the book was disappointing on many levels – unconvincing characters, unconvincing world-building, a lack of Alice in Wonderland elements (misleading titles drive … Continue reading Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
