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Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin, #1)
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bookshelves: zombies, horror, male-protagonist, young-adult, male-author, 2015, novels
Oct 08, 2012
bookshelves: zombies, horror, male-protagonist, young-adult, male-author, 2015, novels
I'm not anti-zombie in any way, shape, or form, but I tend to only read/watch stuff with zombies when I'm really in the mood for them.
Twice has sort of reignited my ... er ... hunger? for them?
I seriously loved how this author didn't just rehash other zombie stories and instead made it undeniably his own. I also enjoyed that he didn't sugar-coat anything; there's lots of gory parts in this book.
I liked the setting, the philosophical parts, the characters, and the plot ... so that's a win. Only thing I can nitpick is how the heroes kept falling for the villains traps, but, I kind of liked that the heroes didn't just run through the gauntlet of this story with no obstacles in the way. Another nitpick is the blatant foreshadowing that SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN ... but it's not like I haven't seen that before (kind of reminds me of Goosebumps books, to be honest.) I never really felt like I was being hit over the head with a foreshadowing hammer over and over though. It's not subtle, no, but it does make you want to read on to see what's going to happen next.
This is seriously a great start and honestly I'm already reading the next book and this is the perfect time of year to start this sort of book.
Twice has sort of reignited my ... er ... hunger? for them?
I seriously loved how this author didn't just rehash other zombie stories and instead made it undeniably his own. I also enjoyed that he didn't sugar-coat anything; there's lots of gory parts in this book.
I liked the setting, the philosophical parts, the characters, and the plot ... so that's a win. Only thing I can nitpick is how the heroes kept falling for the villains traps, but, I kind of liked that the heroes didn't just run through the gauntlet of this story with no obstacles in the way. Another nitpick is the blatant foreshadowing that SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN ... but it's not like I haven't seen that before (kind of reminds me of Goosebumps books, to be honest.) I never really felt like I was being hit over the head with a foreshadowing hammer over and over though. It's not subtle, no, but it does make you want to read on to see what's going to happen next.
This is seriously a great start and honestly I'm already reading the next book and this is the perfect time of year to start this sort of book.
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October 8, 2012
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October 20, 2015
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Started Reading
October 21, 2015
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24.0%
"Honestly, I don't really like post-apocalyptic stories most of the time, but this book does a good job of making it different/interesting from the many others out there.
Also ... zombies. I kind of like the philosophical slant this is taking, and the argument over what is really "alive" and "dead."
Good stuff so far."
Also ... zombies. I kind of like the philosophical slant this is taking, and the argument over what is really "alive" and "dead."
Good stuff so far."
October 25, 2015
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Finished Reading
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What a coincidence! I'm listening to Twice non stop and you mention them in your review!
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Barbara ❅ Coldest Winter ❅ wrote: "What a coincidence! I'm listening to Twice non stop and you mention them in your review!"I'm seriously in love with them now. I listen to OOH-AHH하게 at least five times a day.
^_^
Galacticake wrote: "Maberry's zombie books are the zombiest. I can't believe I forgot to put this on my shelf."I was really surprised at how fresh this felt, with the market being overrun with zombies in the last decade or so. This series is top-notch.
The Holy Terror wrote: "Barbara ❅ Coldest Winter ❅ wrote: "What a coincidence! I'm listening to Twice non stop and you mention them in your review!"I'm seriously in love with them now. I listen to OOH-AHH하게 at least fiv..."
Their mini album is amazing. They have a great future!
Barbara ❅ Coldest Winter ❅ wrote: "Their mini album is amazing. They have a great future!"Dance version of OOH-AHH하게 is out!
Do you have a bias yet?
The Holy Terror wrote: "Barbara ❅ Coldest Winter ❅ wrote: "Their mini album is amazing. They have a great future!"Dance version of OOH-AHH하게 is out!
Do you have a bias yet?"
I love the choreography!!! Jungyeon Is my bias. She's so cute. ^-^
Barbara ❅ Coldest Winter ❅ wrote: "I love the choreography!!! Jungyeon Is my bias. She's so cute. ^-^"I really like Jihyo, but my eye goes to Tzuyu and Momo a lot. I also like Dahyun ... and Sana is hilarious. Super excited to see what they'll come out with in the future!
There's a youtuber I follow that just did a dance cover. She does really great covers, one of my favorites is for 9Muses' Hurt Locker.
The Holy Terror wrote: "Barbara ❅ Coldest Winter ❅ wrote: "I love the choreography!!! Jungyeon Is my bias. She's so cute. ^-^"I really like Jihyo, but my eye goes to Tzuyu and Momo a lot. I also like Dahyun ... and Sana..."
Dahyun, Sana and Momo are really cute.
