After the End

Wow. I really wasn't expecting a lot when I requested to review this book. I had never heard of the author and it was listed as a zombie romance type, (romance during the apocalypse not zombies in love - there would be a book: "oh I love you so much because you are so smart. Just let me have one taste of your brains. I promise I'll still love you in the morning and I will stop if you say to." Haha). So I was really surprised to find that I really enjoyed it. Yes the editing could have been better but quite honestly I have read some books lately by the big names and guess what? The editing could have been better. I don't know what is going on with that but it seems to be the start of an issue that is no longer limited to self publishing. show more I did not find the editing mistakes in this book to hamper my enjoyment of the book. The book is pretty much basic zombie fare - the hero, the female who starts out weak but turns out strong, the ditz, the geek, the guy with the antidote who needs to be kept safe,the older wealthy female, the strong black female and the lesbian couple. The author added in a couple of children, one teen and one younger. I thought she did a good job with getting me to care about the characters. I like the way she pulled them together to help each other but also wasn't afraid to tear them apart. This book delves into the thoughts of our hero. We see the way he is thinking and feeling. I like that the author made him a human hero. He has bad thoughts. He has realistic thoughts. He has tired thoughts and he has typical sexual thoughts. I know a lot of people think sex isn't going to happen in a zombie outbreak, (unless it is rape - which seems to be expected), but the reality is it will. People are people. Attractions will be there and sexual release will happen. I thought Bonnie Dee did a good job with the people she chose as the romantic interests. The timing of the unfolding was paced well. It is a z outbreak. Things happen fast because death is waiting. There is also plenty of action. The zombies were a bit different in that they seem smarter than usual. Also they do decompose. That was a huge change. I think that, along with the psychological aspect, makes this a book that could go to series very easily. The author has a good grip on what changes the survivors are going through mentally. The ending of the book had me on edge and still does. I want to know more. I want to find out what happens next for the survivors. I want to know ...well, I don't want to give spoilers, so, I just want to know. Check it out. It is on the intense side but also has it's moments of humor and hope. I am looking forward to reading other books by this author.

* I received a copy of the Kindle version of this book for review purposes. All opinions and thoughts are my honest feelings about the book. * show less

I decided to pick up a zombie apocalypse romance because I really needed a huge departure from the last book I read which was just plain awful and zombies munching on people will definitely wipe that memory away!

I have read quite a few dystopians/apocalyptic zombie set books and I have to say I really am glad I picked this book up because it was def one of the best. I really like the focus on the characters instead of the outside mayhem of zombies on the rampage. Although there was plenty of that, but you really get a sense of characterisation which was really developed on the group of survivors trying to cope and survive in the immediate aftermath. I also loved the fact the main hero and leader of the group Ari, who was young and show more wasn't that experienced although was fresh out of training camp in the arm and that added a fresh take or his heroine who was a university student. I also liked the romance was subtle and the focus was really on the action and the relationships between the survivors. In a lot of ways this feels like a reading a zombie movie, but with all the good bits instead of the bad ones.

There were flaws though, there was definitely a few typos and grammatical mistakes, which in one instance threw me off the scene because I got confused to which character was being left behind at a tense moment. But overall, this was a tense and tightly paced zombie apocalyptic tale which I really enjoyed. I even loved the ending, which although has an open end and there is still questions, it does have a hopeful tone. show less

If this book actually had an ending, it would have been okay. The book just stopped instead of resolving....

Lot of typos in the Kindle version I read.

If this book actually had an ending, it would have been okay. The book just stopped instead of resolving....

Lot of typos in the Kindle version I read.

These aren't your Romero-esque slow zombies that couldn't pick their noses if you shoved their finger up it. These bad boys can open doors and grab things. Check out my full review here.