I probably would have given it 3.5 stars but I rolled back because I didn't like it enough for 4.

What I really liked was that it was gory and violent and that the main character was a bad ass woman Marine. I have a soft spot for bad ass women Marines... ( )

This zombie apocalypse novel starts out slow and meanders a bit before it really hits a groove. I felt parts could have been edited down a bit. Rise Again's apocalypse is a biological attack that causes death then reanimation. These zombies are a little original in that they evolve throughout the novel. Our major character, Danny, is a flawed individual. She is a Veteran with PTSD. What I can say about her is that she takes a lick and keeps on going. I would call her a bad ass as she survives being blown up, set on fire, zombies constantly going after her, being shot at and surviving car wrecks. Leading her group of survivors, she tries to keep everyone alive while trying to fight her own demons. Decent novel with a few original ideas. ( )

So... you're thinking, yet another zombie book. Well, yes and no. It is another zombie book and zombies are bad, and people are bad when the world falls apart - at least many of them are... but... this one is actually better written than a lot of the more recent zombie schlock out there - particularly in how well the people are written. Of course, there is the standard zombie gore and hack-n-slash, and this part is not very different or unique, but... the characters are distinct and real, and they behave in mostly normal ways. They don't suddenly become super heroes, and the women are not just there to be raped then rescued (or rescued then raped)...

Sure, the women are rescued then raped - it is still a genre novel and the author relies heavily on the stereotype behaviour of humankind (dare I say "men"?) post-apocalypse - but the women are not ONLY there for that. The main character is a strong woman (non-lesbian too, nice change to see a female lead that isn't portrayed as a pseudo-man). Sure, she is flawed and damaged, but most male protagonists are as well...

The author actually made me care what happened to the people in the story - this doesn't happen very often in zombie books; normally I just read them for the action and zombie bashing and don't really care which of the "survivors" survive until the end of the book because we aren't usually able to tell them apart. In this case, however, we want at least the main character and her original entourage to survive... because... well, we like them. ( )

Well, it was a zombie story. Pretty typical as far as zombie stories go: confusion during initial infection, a hearty band of survivors make it out and find a safe-sh place to hang out, another band of people show up and are worse than the undead. There are a few less typical elements, but I won't mention them. It's not brilliantly written. I think the editor might have been slacking off a bit, but you don't read a zombie thriller for eloquent prose. A few awkward sentences and grammatical errors probably only bother me.

If you like zombie books, read this. If you don't, leave it. ( )

What a thrilling, adventurous story Tripp takes us on. The dark, mysterious, gory, and violent travels of Sheriff Danielle Adelman will have you at the edge of your seat. So strap yourself in because, this fast paced ride is one you will never forget! ( )