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queerbillydeluxe's review
3.0
So, I loved the characters. I was into the chemistry. But why in gay hell would she even want to go back with Carmelle???!!! No. No. NO. Zombie attack. The dumbass was at work fucking some rando girl and never once tried to make sure her would be girlfriend was alive?! And yet our main character is like, Oh, yeah, cool. I love you, Carmelle. WHAT?! Nope. Yeet Carmelle into the nearest zombie pack and go to L.A. with Renni.
If you’re looking for literary horror, this ain’t it. Want a novella that reads like a B grade horror flick? You have arrived. It was a bit sketchy in terms of plot toward the end, but Renni’s existence covers a multitude of sins. More lesbian love in the midst of apocalypse conditions please.
But also, the concept used for the zombies? A+! I would like to see that more developed.
If you’re looking for literary horror, this ain’t it. Want a novella that reads like a B grade horror flick? You have arrived. It was a bit sketchy in terms of plot toward the end, but Renni’s existence covers a multitude of sins. More lesbian love in the midst of apocalypse conditions please.
But also, the concept used for the zombies? A+! I would like to see that more developed.
mdpenguin's review
4.0
For some reason I picked this up expecting Empire Records with Zombies -- which someone should totally do -- but that's not what it turned out to be. It's a 3.5 star book that I'm rounding up to four because I think that a younger me would have loved the crap out of it and because it reads very well: there isn't a dull moment nor one that doesn't move the story along, which is how I prefer it to be in a horror story. I'm not terribly fond of some of the characters from the first parts of the book, which made it take a while for me to get into it, but the story is good and the narrative arc is strong. Plus, I really dig that nobody knows what's going on. Sure, some of them are mysteriously competent, but I feel like Ingram plays on the absurdity of that, but the fact that not even the experts ultimately know WTF is going on makes me kind of happy. Sometimes freaky stuff happens and nobody knows why. That goes for emotions, as well, and I think that the reason this isn't just a 2-3 star book for me is that I think that Ingram gives a good and sound insight into the protagonists emotional state throughout the story. And the ending is very satisfying, even if it's a bit absurd.
simonlorden's review
3.0
This was kind of fun, but also really weird. And the ending was so anticlimatic that even the characters pointed it out, so, you know, at least it's self-aware.
content warning for cheating, zombies, some gore, vomit, probably more I forgot
content warning for cheating, zombies, some gore, vomit, probably more I forgot
danikaellis's review
4.0
I really wanted to like this book, because I have been looking for lesbian zombie apocalypse books for years (luckily, there are more than just this one now, but still). Luckily, this book is just as good as it sounds. First of all, it’s hilarious. I kept reading out passages to my partner, but I’d only get another sentence in before I wanted to read out more. This is mostly because the main character, Devin, is sarcastic and funny herself.
The zombies appear pretty much from the first sentence, and Devin is already in a lesbian relationship from the beginning, so there’s pretty much no build up to getting to the meat of the story. The zombie action has some of its own mythology, and there is definitely enough gore for a zombie story. In fact, it gets pretty sickening, and Devin sustains a realistic amount of injuries for being a random, untrained person caught in a zombie apocalypse...
Read the rest of my review here: http://lesbrary.com/2012/06/05/danika-reviews-eat-your-heart-out-by-dayna-ingram/
The zombies appear pretty much from the first sentence, and Devin is already in a lesbian relationship from the beginning, so there’s pretty much no build up to getting to the meat of the story. The zombie action has some of its own mythology, and there is definitely enough gore for a zombie story. In fact, it gets pretty sickening, and Devin sustains a realistic amount of injuries for being a random, untrained person caught in a zombie apocalypse...
Read the rest of my review here: http://lesbrary.com/2012/06/05/danika-reviews-eat-your-heart-out-by-dayna-ingram/
kjcharles's review
Lesbian zombie novel. As you do. It's basically Sean of the Dead with lesbians, in terms of comic styling, deadpan humour mixed with brutality, and people hopelessly out of their depth splatting walking corpses' heads while arguing about relationships. Lots of body horror, obviously. A highly enjoyable romp with a couple of pretty hot scenes considering the whole zombie situation, some moments of real horror, and breakneck pacing.
At the time of writing this is part of the LGBT Fantasy Storybundle, which is a bargain.
At the time of writing this is part of the LGBT Fantasy Storybundle, which is a bargain.
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