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Where the Dead Go to Die by Aaron Dries, Mark Allan Gunnells

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booksandhikingboots's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.75

bookdeviant86's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

jstanley030's review against another edition

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5.0

WOW. What a read. Such a different, gut-wrenching perspective of a zombie apocalypse. Very well-written too with great characters and backstories.

I’d recommend this quick read to anyone and everyone!

mischievous_monkey's review against another edition

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2.0

This book is an interesting twist on the typical zombie tale. Unfortunately, I did not get interested in the characters and the story suffered from a case of Murphy’s Law.

hentai's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

booktrishandmagic's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I did NOT sign up for emotional horror. Anyone who knows me, knows I actively avoid books dealing with depressing topics and emotional trauma. That being said, this book was not for me. Had I known it’d be sad, I would’ve never picked it up. The writing was excellent and the gore factor was still there since it’s a zombie book. But this book left me feeling empty and sad and needing a hug. I don’t find being sad entertaining. 😆 I will say, there’s some pretty rad art sprinkled throughout the book that I really loved, though. Don’t let me review deter you though, this book is is pretty popular and well-loved!

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4.0

Who doesn't love a good zombie book. I know I do. Yet, it has been a little while since I have read one. This is how you write a zombie book.

Step One: Engage the reader and establish a relationship with the characters including the zombies.

Step Two: Create a good storyline.

Step Three: Turn the zombies loose into blood thirsty creatures that leaves everyone fighting for their lives after they cared for the zombies. As the saying goes "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

Emily is a fighter. Plus, she is kind. Someone that I could connect with. Although, I can't forget Mama Metcalf. She brought comedic relief and kept the story entertaining. The flashbacks to Emily's past played just as an important part as the present. The authors did a very good job of providing a smooth transfer between the past and the present. The last third of the story is where the action went down with the big battle for survival. Which by the way the ending was a great one. Nothing worse than reading a book to get a weak ending.