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cathiedalziel's review
3.0
It was ok. Dante's Inferno in Zombie Land.
More in depth review to follow.
More in depth review to follow.
slpugs's review
5.0
This is the book I've been looking for my entire life. A well-written apocalyptic survival tale with fully realized character that actually experience character growth. AND a female lead! I loved seeing Cash's transformation from office worker to badass zombie killer. I loved that Clutch has a military background (a background given to many characters in apocalyptic novels) and is resourceful as hell but that isn't all there is to him -he's also a truck driver, farm owner, and deals with PTSD. The characters are REAL, not caricatures or stereotypes. The relationships, both platonic and romantic, feel real and inspired. The conflict is believable and extends beyond "there are zombies". So many books in this genre read like a male power fantasy. How refreshing to find a series that doesn't rely on belittling female characters to move the story forward. There is so much I love about this book and was excited to find out it's a series. I already purchased the next book and can't wait to see what else the author has in store for her readers.
vikingwolf's review
4.0
Closing the border to Mexico has failed to stop the zombies from entering the United States and Cash has to flee from her workplace as her world goes to hell around her. Reluctantly rescued by truck driver Clutch, Cash has to prove that she can pull her weight and help this prepper or be turned out on the street to fend for herself in a world of zombies, rapists and armed militia, all ready to take what you have fought so hard to find. As Clutch makes local enemies, the zombies become the least of their worries.
I had worries about the female MC in this book. She begins as Mia, who persuades a passing lorry driver to give her a lift away from town as zombies appear on the streets. She has a moment of wondering if this guy is a potential rapist but figures escaping the zombies is a more pressing issue. She then gets instantly annoyed when Clutch seems to have no physical interest in her. That really bugs me with female MCs. She fears he's a rapist and then gets offended when he doesn't want to attack her??? How messed up is that???!!! Thankfully, Mia decides to rename herself Cash and concentrates on learning new skills and taking care of herself in the hope that she will be allowed to stay at her refuge. I started to warm to her which was a relief.
Clutch is a prepper and a loner who can take care of himself and doesn't really want to have someone else staying with him and using his supplies. He does gradually start to see the bright side of having an extra pair of hands around the place and someone to assist him on dangerous supply runs into town. I liked him because he was straightforward, capable and not much of a people person which I can certainly relate to! He has been ready to look after himself in any scenario and I liked the way he had his farm set up. I always find the preppers in these books fascinating and enjoy reading about what they do to protect their property.
Trouble really begins when the army nearby sets up local militias to protect their own areas and stockpile anything they find of use for future distribution. Clutch has had dealings with some of these locals before and refuses to accept that these people have the right to take everything in town for themselves. Doyle, their leader is issuing demands for survivors like Clutch to hand over their own supplies or be attacked. When it is clear that even the army men cannot control Doyle, Clutch and Cash have to find ways to defend themselves and start thinking of a way to stop Doyle from taking everything.
This is what I term a typical zombie novel and I mean that in a good way. It has the zombie action, the tense supply runs, psycho armed men, the daily struggle to survive...all of the elements I love in a zombie book. It also has a different storyline for a zombie prepper book in that the army are trying to help the civilians, moving them into well equipped and safe army camps instead of the horrific FEMA camps you read about in other books in the genre! The army men are decent, law abiding and want to work with people like Clutch. They set up militias as added defence and so that these people could keep the camps supplied. Doyle of course is keeping most of the good stuff for himself and is now viewing the army as a threat to his empire. So there are several interesting plotlines woven together, meaning lots of action.
The book blurb indicates that it is based on Dante's Inferno but not having read the book, I can't tell you if this is an accurate description or not. For me, I can only say it was a good zombie novel. I thought the book was well written and I've already bought the rest of the series to read in paperback. It will be fun to see what happens next!
I had worries about the female MC in this book. She begins as Mia, who persuades a passing lorry driver to give her a lift away from town as zombies appear on the streets. She has a moment of wondering if this guy is a potential rapist but figures escaping the zombies is a more pressing issue. She then gets instantly annoyed when Clutch seems to have no physical interest in her. That really bugs me with female MCs. She fears he's a rapist and then gets offended when he doesn't want to attack her??? How messed up is that???!!! Thankfully, Mia decides to rename herself Cash and concentrates on learning new skills and taking care of herself in the hope that she will be allowed to stay at her refuge. I started to warm to her which was a relief.
Clutch is a prepper and a loner who can take care of himself and doesn't really want to have someone else staying with him and using his supplies. He does gradually start to see the bright side of having an extra pair of hands around the place and someone to assist him on dangerous supply runs into town. I liked him because he was straightforward, capable and not much of a people person which I can certainly relate to! He has been ready to look after himself in any scenario and I liked the way he had his farm set up. I always find the preppers in these books fascinating and enjoy reading about what they do to protect their property.
Trouble really begins when the army nearby sets up local militias to protect their own areas and stockpile anything they find of use for future distribution. Clutch has had dealings with some of these locals before and refuses to accept that these people have the right to take everything in town for themselves. Doyle, their leader is issuing demands for survivors like Clutch to hand over their own supplies or be attacked. When it is clear that even the army men cannot control Doyle, Clutch and Cash have to find ways to defend themselves and start thinking of a way to stop Doyle from taking everything.
This is what I term a typical zombie novel and I mean that in a good way. It has the zombie action, the tense supply runs, psycho armed men, the daily struggle to survive...all of the elements I love in a zombie book. It also has a different storyline for a zombie prepper book in that the army are trying to help the civilians, moving them into well equipped and safe army camps instead of the horrific FEMA camps you read about in other books in the genre! The army men are decent, law abiding and want to work with people like Clutch. They set up militias as added defence and so that these people could keep the camps supplied. Doyle of course is keeping most of the good stuff for himself and is now viewing the army as a threat to his empire. So there are several interesting plotlines woven together, meaning lots of action.
The book blurb indicates that it is based on Dante's Inferno but not having read the book, I can't tell you if this is an accurate description or not. For me, I can only say it was a good zombie novel. I thought the book was well written and I've already bought the rest of the series to read in paperback. It will be fun to see what happens next!
100pagesaday's review
5.0
100 Days in Deadland is a zombie story; however, it is not just any zombie story. A modern retelling of Dante's Inferno that takes you through the circles of hell as they would exist during a zombie apocalypse in the Midwest USA.
I immediately felt attached to the two main characters, known as Cash and Clutch. Cash, formerly an office worker in Des Moines, narrowly escapes her office building as the infection spreads by beating an infected coworker to death with a wet floor sign. After she escapes, she meets Clutch, a hardened veteran and survivalist that reluctantly agrees to help her.
As the infection spreads the relationship grows, as does Cash's character. She adapts to each situation as she goes deeper into each circle of hell.
I immediately felt attached to the two main characters, known as Cash and Clutch. Cash, formerly an office worker in Des Moines, narrowly escapes her office building as the infection spreads by beating an infected coworker to death with a wet floor sign. After she escapes, she meets Clutch, a hardened veteran and survivalist that reluctantly agrees to help her.
As the infection spreads the relationship grows, as does Cash's character. She adapts to each situation as she goes deeper into each circle of hell.
ryleejoyjoy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
ohsunnyaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Death, and Animal death
blissbubbley's review
5.0
Despite me being quite a jumpy, scaredy cat around horror stories, I do actually quite like them. I also do love a good zombie story so this one did make me take another look at the synopsis too. This being a modern remake of Dante's Inferno but with zombies should give you a reason to pick this book up straight away.
I found myself totally thrown into Cash's world. But the world changes, overrun by zombies and needing to find shelter she starts on a great adventure. I found myself wincing through certain parts when the zombies attacked and also cheering when she escaped them. When she finds Clutch and he seems so stand offish towards her, you can't see it lasting but it does. Along the way they meet others and have to come across militia groups who are against them.
The book is so gripping that I read the book over a couple of days and I really loved everything. I loved the characters and I could relate to Cash and everything she did, I would have done. I wasn't sure about Clutch at first but I ended up really liking him and the other side characters were well placed within parts of the story.
So it gets the full five from me :-)
I found myself totally thrown into Cash's world. But the world changes, overrun by zombies and needing to find shelter she starts on a great adventure. I found myself wincing through certain parts when the zombies attacked and also cheering when she escaped them. When she finds Clutch and he seems so stand offish towards her, you can't see it lasting but it does. Along the way they meet others and have to come across militia groups who are against them.
The book is so gripping that I read the book over a couple of days and I really loved everything. I loved the characters and I could relate to Cash and everything she did, I would have done. I wasn't sure about Clutch at first but I ended up really liking him and the other side characters were well placed within parts of the story.
So it gets the full five from me :-)
blissbubbley's review against another edition
5.0
Despite me being quite a jumpy, scaredy cat around horror stories, I do actually quite like them. I also do love a good zombie story so this one did make me take another look at the synopsis too. This being a modern remake of Dante's Inferno but with zombies should give you a reason to pick this book up straight away.
I found myself totally thrown into Cash's world. But the world changes, overrun by zombies and needing to find shelter she starts on a great adventure. I found myself wincing through certain parts when the zombies attacked and also cheering when she escaped them. When she finds Clutch and he seems so stand offish towards her, you can't see it lasting but it does. Along the way they meet others and have to come across militia groups who are against them.
The book is so gripping that I read the book over a couple of days and I really loved everything. I loved the characters and I could relate to Cash and everything she did, I would have done. I wasn't sure about Clutch at first but I ended up really liking him and the other side characters were well placed within parts of the story.
So it gets the full five from me :-)
I found myself totally thrown into Cash's world. But the world changes, overrun by zombies and needing to find shelter she starts on a great adventure. I found myself wincing through certain parts when the zombies attacked and also cheering when she escaped them. When she finds Clutch and he seems so stand offish towards her, you can't see it lasting but it does. Along the way they meet others and have to come across militia groups who are against them.
The book is so gripping that I read the book over a couple of days and I really loved everything. I loved the characters and I could relate to Cash and everything she did, I would have done. I wasn't sure about Clutch at first but I ended up really liking him and the other side characters were well placed within parts of the story.
So it gets the full five from me :-)
stella323's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
litwrite's review against another edition
4.0
I was in a zombie kind of a mood and this scratched the itch perfectly. Not necessarily anything ground breaking going on here, but the novel was light, fun, easy to read and pretty addicting.