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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
I'm not even sure this still counts as an ARC review since the books was published 2 days ago... But since I received an ARC copy 3 months ago and simply wasn't able to finish it due to my reading slump: I'll consider it an ARC review.
Firstly I would like to express my appreciation for this book because it took me out of my reading slump. I'm forever grateful Jeff Strand!
Now on to the review itself: If I had to sum up Jeff Strand's The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever in one sentence it would be "I wish I had picked it up earlier"! Jeff's writing is very light and accessible, the plot and characters are wonderfully funny and it's never "too much". I know we all have read some comedies with jokes that sounded forced, but not The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. If this book was a sound it would be a laugh with a smile in the end. Because underneath all the fun and zombies there were very important messages like when to know to give up, and when to know to not. That friends are important, and everything has measure. That we don't have to live everything in High School, there's still a world of things to live after that.
A light read full of meaning. I recommend 100%!
Firstly I would like to express my appreciation for this book because it took me out of my reading slump. I'm forever grateful Jeff Strand!
Now on to the review itself: If I had to sum up Jeff Strand's The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever in one sentence it would be "I wish I had picked it up earlier"! Jeff's writing is very light and accessible, the plot and characters are wonderfully funny and it's never "too much". I know we all have read some comedies with jokes that sounded forced, but not The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. If this book was a sound it would be a laugh with a smile in the end. Because underneath all the fun and zombies there were very important messages like when to know to give up, and when to know to not. That friends are important, and everything has measure. That we don't have to live everything in High School, there's still a world of things to live after that.
A light read full of meaning. I recommend 100%!
Entertaining enough, but the writing could have used a lot of work, and all in all it was kind of 'blah'.
After producing three horror films that went mostly ignored on YouTube, Justin and his filmmaking buddies decide it's time to make something epic. In fact, they're going to make The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They may not have money or a script, but they have passion. And, after a rash text message, they also have the beautiful Alicia Howtz as the lead. Hemmed in by a one-month timeline and a cast of uncooperative extras, but aching to fulfill Alicia's dreams, Justin must face the sad, sad truth: he may, in actuality, be producing The Worst Zombie Movie Ever.
As the author mentions at the start of the book, this DOES NOT contain any zombies. But that's okay, because this is one hilarious ride from start to finish. It's a story of three kids who want to make the Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They have the passion, but no planning. So naturally anything and everything goes wrong throughout their shoot; it isn't limited to petty fights, some breaking and entering, some bribing and lots of fake blood. Justin is the director main character and he has a crush on Alicia, while Gage is the voice-of-reason cameraman/producer and Bobby is the sound guy. They have a great time coming up with the story, improvising it, then shooting it and then improvising that too; what I really loved was how they still had that can-do attitude and actually ended up making the movie. I don't think I stopped grinning throughout the book, which has some really good comedy scenes, witty one-liners and adorable characters. Reminded me a bit of the Geek Girl series - effortlessly funny!
Received a free galley from Sourcebooks Fire, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
As the author mentions at the start of the book, this DOES NOT contain any zombies. But that's okay, because this is one hilarious ride from start to finish. It's a story of three kids who want to make the Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They have the passion, but no planning. So naturally anything and everything goes wrong throughout their shoot; it isn't limited to petty fights, some breaking and entering, some bribing and lots of fake blood. Justin is the director main character and he has a crush on Alicia, while Gage is the voice-of-reason cameraman/producer and Bobby is the sound guy. They have a great time coming up with the story, improvising it, then shooting it and then improvising that too; what I really loved was how they still had that can-do attitude and actually ended up making the movie. I don't think I stopped grinning throughout the book, which has some really good comedy scenes, witty one-liners and adorable characters. Reminded me a bit of the Geek Girl series - effortlessly funny!
Received a free galley from Sourcebooks Fire, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
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Received Via: NetGalley.com
THE REVIEW
Why this book?
It sounded like a book for me
What I thought
I had alot of fun reading this. It had a nice plot,relatable characters and alot of humor. I lost count of how many times I laughed out loud.It also was a page turner, I had a hard time putting it down. With that said it was a enjoyable book that I highly recommend.
Received Via: NetGalley.com
THE REVIEW
Why this book?
It sounded like a book for me
What I thought
I had alot of fun reading this. It had a nice plot,relatable characters and alot of humor. I lost count of how many times I laughed out loud.It also was a page turner, I had a hard time putting it down. With that said it was a enjoyable book that I highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.
I feel like this could have been an interesting teen film, maybe a film of the summer, but as a book it falls a bit flat for me.
There were some really fun moments, when you could clearly see and understand the passion that Justin has for film making. I think, with enough time, he could grow up, go to film school, and become a good filmmaker.
As it stands, though, there wasn't anything remarkable about the story. It was alright during the reading, but the details went from my head once I was done reading it. This isn't the type of book that you can read, put down for ages, and then pick back up and expect to remember everything so you can continue.
Also, I swear I thought that Justin was in middle school while I was reading this. I don't remember if his age was mentioned early on or not until later, but up until I actually found out he was 15, I was thinking more along the lines of 12 or 13. There was something about his mannerisms and his actions (or lack there of) that presented him as younger.
The ending was...weird. Not in a good way, wow that was some stuff kind of weird, just very odd. It was hard to tell whether it was a concrete ending, or another one of Justin's failed movies.
I feel like this could have been an interesting teen film, maybe a film of the summer, but as a book it falls a bit flat for me.
There were some really fun moments, when you could clearly see and understand the passion that Justin has for film making. I think, with enough time, he could grow up, go to film school, and become a good filmmaker.
As it stands, though, there wasn't anything remarkable about the story. It was alright during the reading, but the details went from my head once I was done reading it. This isn't the type of book that you can read, put down for ages, and then pick back up and expect to remember everything so you can continue.
Also, I swear I thought that Justin was in middle school while I was reading this. I don't remember if his age was mentioned early on or not until later, but up until I actually found out he was 15, I was thinking more along the lines of 12 or 13. There was something about his mannerisms and his actions (or lack there of) that presented him as younger.
The ending was...weird. Not in a good way, wow that was some stuff kind of weird, just very odd. It was hard to tell whether it was a concrete ending, or another one of Justin's failed movies.