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pnw_afox's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the unicorn stories way more than I should have, since I am firmly in the zombie camp.
spauffwrites's review against another edition
3.0
Finally, a book that addresses the incredibly crucial and hotly contested debate over which is more bad-ass: A zombie or a unicorn?
I know what you're thinking -- shambling, infected, brain-eating visions of death versus something you'd find on a Lisa Frank trapper keeper? Zombies win that battle easily, and I was a proud member of Team Zombie when I started reading this short story collection. I loved "Children of the Revolution," by Maureen Johnson -- the tale of a babysitter who gets infected by her undead charges -- and Alaya Dawn Johnson's zombie love story, "Love Will Tear Us Apart." It made me want mac and cheese and a hot redheaded guy to serve it to me.
But I think my favorite story was actually one of Team's Unicorn -- Diana Peterfreund "The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn." Killer Unicorns (take that Lisa Frank). I wish I thought of that one. Meg Cabot's "Princess Prettypants" was also wonderfully ironic and funny.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a good laugh, whether you like brains or sparkly rainbows.
I know what you're thinking -- shambling, infected, brain-eating visions of death versus something you'd find on a Lisa Frank trapper keeper? Zombies win that battle easily, and I was a proud member of Team Zombie when I started reading this short story collection. I loved "Children of the Revolution," by Maureen Johnson -- the tale of a babysitter who gets infected by her undead charges -- and Alaya Dawn Johnson's zombie love story, "Love Will Tear Us Apart." It made me want mac and cheese and a hot redheaded guy to serve it to me.
But I think my favorite story was actually one of Team's Unicorn -- Diana Peterfreund "The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn." Killer Unicorns (take that Lisa Frank). I wish I thought of that one. Meg Cabot's "Princess Prettypants" was also wonderfully ironic and funny.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a good laugh, whether you like brains or sparkly rainbows.
kzofrea's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the book! Weather I was reading the stories themselves or the little argument before each I found it hard to pull myself away. While I personally am team Zombie I enjoyed the unicorn stories as well. Just remember there is mature content and as it says on the cover it is for 14 years of age and up.
readwithpassion's review against another edition
4.0
This book has been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long, and I am glad I picked it up. This anthology focuses on the issue of which is better: zombies or unicorns? Before I began, I thought I was more of a unicorn fan, but the zombie stories were certainly more interesting to read. There were a few great stories about unicorns, but I loved every zombie story. My favorite would have to be the one by Carrie Ryan, who is a pro at writing about zombies, in my opinion. The best part about are the sections between the stories, where Holly Black and Justin Larbalestier argue as to which beast is better (I would argue that both zombies and unicorns can be defined as beasts). While I think zombies are extremely cool and superior, I can see someone arguing that unicorns, who can fart rainbows, might also have an edge.
rachelvb's review against another edition
4.0
To whom it may concern:
No, this book is not wasting my time, 3 and a half weeks before my exams.
It serves the purpose alone of entertaining me before I sleep, one zombie/unicorn story at a time.
UPDATE: Seriously great anthology. Surprisingly, Unicorns won, in my opinion. This is not to say that the zombie stories were not great - i especially like Maureen Johnson toying with the idea of zombies and the ridiculousness of some aspects of celebrity, and Libba Bray's story concluding the series, although abrupt, ended the anthology, well, with a bang, literally.
As for the Unicorn stories, Meg Cabot's very sparkly unicorn story oddly stuck out - Cabot was one of the few authors who did not invent her own brand of unicorn but stuck to unicorns of the rainbow-farting kind. This didn't make her unicorns stupid, however, they do deliver a kick to the story.
My favourite in the book is probably Diana Peterfreund's The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn because it was the most intriguing and original. I bought Rampant as soon as I had read her story - yes, this world menaced by the reemergence of killer unicorns got me curious and interested as to what else this dangerous world had to offer.
No, this book is not wasting my time, 3 and a half weeks before my exams.
It serves the purpose alone of entertaining me before I sleep, one zombie/unicorn story at a time.
UPDATE: Seriously great anthology. Surprisingly, Unicorns won, in my opinion. This is not to say that the zombie stories were not great - i especially like Maureen Johnson toying with the idea of zombies and the ridiculousness of some aspects of celebrity, and Libba Bray's story concluding the series, although abrupt, ended the anthology, well, with a bang, literally.
As for the Unicorn stories, Meg Cabot's very sparkly unicorn story oddly stuck out - Cabot was one of the few authors who did not invent her own brand of unicorn but stuck to unicorns of the rainbow-farting kind. This didn't make her unicorns stupid, however, they do deliver a kick to the story.
My favourite in the book is probably Diana Peterfreund's The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn because it was the most intriguing and original. I bought Rampant as soon as I had read her story - yes, this world menaced by the reemergence of killer unicorns got me curious and interested as to what else this dangerous world had to offer.
fudderduds's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the few stories with LGBT characters. They weren't de-sexed secondary characters nor were they full of stereotypical crap. My favorite was "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Alaya Dawn Johnson, I liked the use of song titles and love of music as a uniting force between the two characters and that the main character was a "zombie" with what seemed to be a fluid sexuality that didn't fit into a heteronormative world. It was like Juno mixed with a zombie flick mixed with From Dusk Til Dawn.
wheremyproseat's review against another edition
3.0
I think the Zombie stories were better than the Unicorn stories, personally, which is saying something because I usually avoid reading stuff about zombies. Freaks me out 99% of the time.
marryannas's review against another edition
Worst. Anthology. Ever. I can't be even more precise.
This "book" looks like a competition for the most poorly written short-story. All of those authors are successful. Why would they agree to this?
I wept for them all.
This "book" looks like a competition for the most poorly written short-story. All of those authors are successful. Why would they agree to this?
I wept for them all.
nssutton's review against another edition
5.0
my #1 must read from BEA didn't disappoint. a really quick, super fun read. went in as team unicorn, but the writing my team zombie made minced rainbows of the other team. favorites were ones by carrie ryan and maureen johnson (obviously).