Shelby *trains flying monkeys*'s Reviews > Rot & Ruin

The ratings from my friends on this book are all over the place. Some loved it-some hated it. I almost took it back to the library without reading it because of that. Glad I gave it a go.
Benny is a typical teenager in the beginning of this book. I didn't like his smart little butt and spent most of the time wanting to smack some sense into his head. Honestly, he kind reminds me of Carl from the Walking Dead. I couldn't stand that kid in the beginning of the series and half the time now I want to knock him one. He has started to come into his own now though and sometimes I see a spark of what he could become.
Benny has to find a job or his food rations will be cut. (They live in a town that everyone has to have a job in order to eat) He goes through several jobs just slacking off hoping to find something easy to do. He finally ends up going out into the "Ruin" with his older brother Tom as an apprentice to bounty hunting zombies. Tom is half asian and badass with a sword. (He kinda reminds me of Glenn from Walking dead) He is thought of by his brother as a coward and no where as cool as the other bounty hunters that brag about their kills.
Out in the Ruin this book came alive for me. I flipping loved it. There are always questions in this type of story about who the bad guys are? Is it the living? Who want power? Is it the zoms? Who only need to feed?
I couldn't put this book down. I will be stalking down the sequels to this story-I need to know if it stays this good or fizzles.