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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good read, some surprises. I liked the protagonist. It was kind of different from other books in the zombie genre. Tom survive s.
Pretty good and I love the author's writing style but in general I do not like books about zombies.
I wouldn't say I absolutely loved this, but I definitely liked it enough that I am going to order book 2 asap.
If I could I would probably give it closer to a 3.8 rating.
If I could I would probably give it closer to a 3.8 rating.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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:
Complicated
To be honest, when I finished this book I felt I just read a book with the best life lessons ever. It wasn't just a story about a boy who tries to find a job or attempts to find his place in his zombie proof town; but it's a book about a boy who learns the secrets and truth about the Rot and Ruin.
This is the first zombie book that I've read that involves human guts, but I felt that this book had a lot of heart.
And Benny Imura learns a lot about heart in this book, from his brother, from his friends, and from his past. Benny starts off as a young boy who wants to be like his brother and Charlie Pink-eye, a man who kills and gets rid of zombies to keep people safe. But little does he know, the truth about what they do is very different from what he hears and what people tell him. There are secrets that he doesn't know, and secrets people are keeping from him.
And just like Benny, we are oblivious to the truth until the last few, but epic, chapters in the book.
This is a zombie book great for young adults, and like I said before, it might have the usual blood and guts, but it has heart too.
Because there's more to life than killing zombies, there's survival, love, and freedom.
This is the first zombie book that I've read that involves human guts, but I felt that this book had a lot of heart.
And Benny Imura learns a lot about heart in this book, from his brother, from his friends, and from his past. Benny starts off as a young boy who wants to be like his brother and Charlie Pink-eye, a man who kills and gets rid of zombies to keep people safe. But little does he know, the truth about what they do is very different from what he hears and what people tell him. There are secrets that he doesn't know, and secrets people are keeping from him.
And just like Benny, we are oblivious to the truth until the last few, but epic, chapters in the book.
This is a zombie book great for young adults, and like I said before, it might have the usual blood and guts, but it has heart too.
Because there's more to life than killing zombies, there's survival, love, and freedom.
“It's just that I'm fifteen, and I have this crazy idea I might actually have a life in front of me. I don't see how it's going to do me much good to believe that the world is over and this is just an epilogue.”
In a zombie apocalypse book I never expected to feel sorry for the zombies but it seems that is the case here. In most zombie books they are the enemy (brains…..brains….brains…). It is run away from them to survive and I don’t suggest you hug one is this book either, but did you every stop to think, who are the zombies? They are your family and friends and neighbors. Everyone has lost someone in the Rot and Ruin.
Benny and Tom are brothers who escaped on first night zombies came into the world and found refuge in a small walled town. Benny was so young when it happened but he still has a few memories from that time and blames Tom for running away and not helping their parents. They have an estranged relationship, but that all starts to change when Benny teams up with Tom and learns the brother he thought he knew his whole life is not at all what or who Benny thought he was.
This is a story of friendship and loyalties. You don’t have to be a zombie to be bad, there are plenty of people who are as evil as they come and Benny learns that the hard way as he explores outside of the fenced town he grew up in. More than just that town survived and Benny comes to realize that living in a gated town isn’t the only way to go. Some people have survived out in the wilderness and he is inexplicably drawn to a lost and wild girl named Lilah, who has lived in the wild practically all her life.
There are some great side characters in Benny’s friends that will probably come into more play later in the series but Jix was by far my favorite with her quick tongue and sharp humor.
"Benny Imura," she said with a rare flicker of a smile on her mouth, "if you are going to say something like 'I love you' and you choose here, in a way station out in the Rot and Ruin to do it, so help me, I will kick your ass."
Benny has to decide how much he will risk to save Jix and ultimately choose between the friend he had all his life and the strange lost girl on a trading card he feels drawn to.
This book had plenty of action and adventure along the journey to introduce this world. There are a few disturbing scenes of cruelty to zombies. It was a fun and fast read and great if you or your kids like zombies or dystopias
In a zombie apocalypse book I never expected to feel sorry for the zombies but it seems that is the case here. In most zombie books they are the enemy (brains…..brains….brains…). It is run away from them to survive and I don’t suggest you hug one is this book either, but did you every stop to think, who are the zombies? They are your family and friends and neighbors. Everyone has lost someone in the Rot and Ruin.
Benny and Tom are brothers who escaped on first night zombies came into the world and found refuge in a small walled town. Benny was so young when it happened but he still has a few memories from that time and blames Tom for running away and not helping their parents. They have an estranged relationship, but that all starts to change when Benny teams up with Tom and learns the brother he thought he knew his whole life is not at all what or who Benny thought he was.
This is a story of friendship and loyalties. You don’t have to be a zombie to be bad, there are plenty of people who are as evil as they come and Benny learns that the hard way as he explores outside of the fenced town he grew up in. More than just that town survived and Benny comes to realize that living in a gated town isn’t the only way to go. Some people have survived out in the wilderness and he is inexplicably drawn to a lost and wild girl named Lilah, who has lived in the wild practically all her life.
There are some great side characters in Benny’s friends that will probably come into more play later in the series but Jix was by far my favorite with her quick tongue and sharp humor.
"Benny Imura," she said with a rare flicker of a smile on her mouth, "if you are going to say something like 'I love you' and you choose here, in a way station out in the Rot and Ruin to do it, so help me, I will kick your ass."
Benny has to decide how much he will risk to save Jix and ultimately choose between the friend he had all his life and the strange lost girl on a trading card he feels drawn to.
This book had plenty of action and adventure along the journey to introduce this world. There are a few disturbing scenes of cruelty to zombies. It was a fun and fast read and great if you or your kids like zombies or dystopias
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
For those who can drink…”Rot & Ruin” is like drinking the best glass of wine you can imagine. You need to let the story “swirl” you feel the "flavor" of the characters and “savor” the fantastic narrative Jonathan Maberry created.
I have to admit I’m not a “zombie” kind of girl in fact I was a bit reluctant about picking this up; but after reading several reviews I knew I have to read it. Maberry does a terrific job describing and giving enough information so the reader can understand the whole story. Character wise even though Benny is “The” character you will have an opportunity to get to know and Love several other characters.
There’s action, suspense…Maberry even made room for romance! I’m eagerly waiting what’s coming next for Benny and the “Zoms” and I hope there’s more than just one more book.
Fans of “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” will enjoy this one.
I have to admit I’m not a “zombie” kind of girl in fact I was a bit reluctant about picking this up; but after reading several reviews I knew I have to read it. Maberry does a terrific job describing and giving enough information so the reader can understand the whole story. Character wise even though Benny is “The” character you will have an opportunity to get to know and Love several other characters.
There’s action, suspense…Maberry even made room for romance! I’m eagerly waiting what’s coming next for Benny and the “Zoms” and I hope there’s more than just one more book.
Fans of “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” will enjoy this one.