It's a two star in writing, dragged down mainly by its abrupt and bounce around opening. Good premise and the story flows pretty well after the first half. Characters aren't worth noting, though I like the dynamic of the child zombies and vampire-esque take overall.It built into something entertaining at the very least, though, so I would have landed on three stars if it wasn't such a strange progression and build to the meat of the story. An interesting find on the free books list in my iPhone iBooks bookstore. The zombies in this story differ from the "normal" stereotypical zombies we know of: mindless, slow, shuffling, rotting corpses intent only on devouring the living. There are some zombies like this in the book, but there are also "smart" zombies: ones who can talk and look normal, and ones who are fast and have super strength. The zombies are also able to regenerate after receiving wounds; they can grow appendages back and heal fast. Some remember their lives prior to dying.On the other hand, there are still some of the basics: virus spreads through bites, they can be killed by destroying the brain, that sort of thing. Also, when these zombies bite and turn a person, they gain control of that person and can command them.Max and his coworkers, and a female police officer are trying to make it through the city to each persons home to rescue family and retrieve things they need. They pick up some new people along the way and lose some too. The story ends with them completing the task of getting to the last house and getting the last of the family members who are still alive and around. They have a few epic battles of course, and make a deal with a "smart" zombie to go their respective ways and leave each other alone. It ends with the bunch of them having to leave, but where will they go? I think I will definitely read the next book in the series since it was a decent story, but I'm not chomping at the bit to get it. It's more of one of those books you'll read when nothing else is around. Definitely not bad, but not fantastic either.
What do You think about Outbreak (2009)?
I don't usually read zombie books but I enjoyed this book
—PAMELA
Talking, thinking, telepathic zombies? Nuh-uh. That's going too far.
—paigeray
Should have kept this on the "will not finish" shelf
—rstep
