Reviews

Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Garth Nix, Kathleen Duey, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Justine Larbalestier, Ellen Grafton, Julia Whelan, Libba Bray, Meg Cabot, Diana Peterfreund, Carrie Ryan, Nick Podehl, Phil Gigante, Naomi Novik, Kate Rudd, Maureen Johnson, Alaya Dawn Johnson

bookishlykatherine'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.

kristi_starr35's review against another edition

3.0

I remain firmly in Team Zombie camp, but my favorite stories in this compilation tended to be unicorn-focused. Princess Prettypants by Meg Cabot was probably my favorite, but Children of the Revolution (zombies) by Maureen Johnson was a close second.

_b_a_l_'s review against another edition

4.0

Short stories about Zombies or Unicorns, and even.... Zombies AND Unicorns! There's very little way you could go wrong with that.

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

luna_rondo's review against another edition

1.0

Hurgh. Okay, I'll just admit that I put a ;pt of my faith in the amazing writers that had been included, especially when I hate zombies and unicorns are... alright? But my problems are: Holly Black didn't write a short story; Justine Larbalestier's comments against Team Unicorn were supposed to be funny, but came across as annoying and whiny; Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, and Cassandra Clare were the only good stories, but that wasn't enough to save this shit storm; Garth Nix's was also good, but I've read it in two other short story collections now.

One of the worst collections I've read.

nickystrickland's review against another edition

3.0

Would prefer 3 1/2 stars and really enjoyed the concept of the anthology.

trisha_thomas's review against another edition

3.0

I have to admit, I kind of knew before starting that I'd love Zombies over Unicorns.

I don't know, the unicorn stories just didn't. . .work for me. The gore and the stabbing and the chomping - I just couldn't see it. The zombie stories - almost every last one was great. The mac & cheese one was particularly great. Although [a:Carrie Ryan|1443712|Carrie Ryan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1432248916p2/1443712.jpg]'s addition will always be my favorite. Her series [b:The Forest of Hands and Teeth|3432478|The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)|Carrie Ryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320633297l/3432478._SY75_.jpg|3473471] just has a special place in my heart.

All in all, a fun set of stories full of gore and silly moments along with interesting plots and quick reads. So glad I finally read it!

toastymaloney's review against another edition

3.0

A bit creepy, all. Zombies and unicorns are just creepy. Not the usual zombie and unicorn stories, although, I haven't read very many before this either. I'd never known that unicorns farted rainbows, or that zombies could be the duke of a town, or that someone would hope to be bitten. It was all a bit disturbing, and interesting too, I suppose. Stuff I just haven't ever thought of.

thatweirdbookgirlie's review against another edition

4.0

As with any anthology some stories were better than others, but overall it was very much worth reading.

lalulorlor's review against another edition

4.0

As much as I love unicorns, the zombie stories here are WAY more awesome.