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Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry WOW!
I thought I should read and review something something different this time 'round. I'm SO GLAD I did! This is an excellent post-apocalyptic zombie novel and I highly recommend it if you don't have a weak stomach when it comes to zombies and blood and guts. Benny Imura is 15 years old and lives with his older half-brother Tom. His parents died during First Night (the beginning fo the zombie apocalypse) when he was a toddler. During the chaos and confusion that night, Tom ran away with Benny in his arms as their folks were attacked by zombies. Now, as childhood comes to an end, all citizens of Mountainside must get a job or lose half their food rations when they turn 15. Benny is hesitant to join his brother in the family business of Zombie Killing/Bounty Hunting, but it turns out nothing else holds interest for him. He has always thought of Tom as a coward for not helping their parents, but soon discovers otherwise. When Tom takes Benny into the wasteland beyond the town fence (known as the Rot and Ruin), Benny sees there are enemies to society far worse than any zombie. His life will never be the same. So, confession time. I find that zombies are a very entertaining genre. My favorite tv show is The Walking Dead and I've seen the original Dawn of the Dead 53 times. It's kind of my thing. But I've never read a YA zombie novel and I guess when I picked this book up, my expectations were fairly low. I was so wrong! There is a lot going on in Rot & Ruin - this book really has it all. Heroes, villains, love, grief, blood and guts, action, friendship, birth, death... It's very entertaining and filled with well developed characters and their stories. Take a chance. Give it a try. After all, life's too short to spend it reading something you don't like. And maybe this novel will help you know what to do when the zombie apocalypse comes to town.
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