The Living Dead Boy And The Zombie Hunters (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Goodreads Synopsis: Josh Rondell is twelve years old and known as the "living dead boy" due to his rampant love of all things zombie. As the head of the Zombie Hunters Club, he's obsessed with preparing for the zombocalypse. Though no one around him really believes that zombies will one day rise to devour the living, Josh is convinced it just might happen. When zombies do shamble into his schoolyard, Josh finds himself the leader of the dwindling band of zombie hunters, and he is charged with protecting them all. Josh's baby brother, his closest friends, and the love of his young life try to survive as the undead take over their town. Trapped in his treehouse and surrounded by the dead, will Josh be able to save them all?A gripping horror tale for zombie fans of all ages!My Review: Living Dead Boy probably should have just stayed dead. Honestly and truthfully, I didn't like this book at all. Though it seemed interesting at first, the characters were bland, and obviously the author doesn't have any kids, because they acted too old for their age. I kind of regret downloading this book. I mean sure, a free book is a free book, but I can't see myself downloading anything else by the author. The characters are plain, they aren't really developed, and they're 2D. Two little boys, Drake and Josh (Yes like the tv show) who are a pre-teen and a toddler, face off with their friends in a tree house against a hoard of zombies. I didn't like them. They didn't seem like they could be real people, and I kind of thought that all the characters acted like they were eight, when they were supposed to be much older and much younger than that. Their friends weren't important to the story, and I didn't really get to know any of the characters anyways throughout the book. One kids parent dies, and they basically tell him to move on, but when one of their own parents die, the whole world stops for them. I just don't understand. Maybe I'm too old for this book, but either was I didn't like it. Thanks for reading. (Radioactivebookreviews.wordpress.com) I need to preface this review with the following statement, I read A LOT of zombie fiction. That being said it is safe for you to assume that I love zombie fiction and am willing to forgive a lot of over used tropes and boring subplots for the sake of a decent zombie yarn.This book needs no forgiveness.The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters is the BEST Young Adult (YA) horror novel I have ever read. Never once in this book did I feel like the story was writing down to the reader. The story is a comprehensive and extremely well paced narrative that provides equal numbers of scares, laughs, and tears. The characters are well constructed and you care about what happens to them. I enjoyed every second and finished it in a single reading. My only complaint is that I want a second book …
What do You think about The Living Dead Boy And The Zombie Hunters (2012)?
Although this is a young adult book I didn't want to put it down and finished it in one sitting.
—elmosbookworm
Even though this book deals with Children in a zombie apocalypse, it remains serious.
—Neo
Sigh. I love Rhiannon Frater. Review coming soon...
—DanielleOgraphy
