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jadeeby's review
5.0
Review will be cross posted on my blog Chasing Empty Pavements
I have to say, I'm super glad my chance virtual meeting with Megan happened because not only is she fan-freaking-tastic, this girl has some major writing skills. I knew from the blurb that I wanted to read this one because, hello?? Zombies, Post-apocalyptic world, gritty. Totally my kind of thing. This story is about more than just zombies, it's about overcoming the obstacles of a ravaged, broken world, dealing with your past and trying to make it to the future.
I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic worlds -- especially when it comes to zombies! Walking Dead junkie right here. Megan does a fabulous job of setting up the world of zombies but adding in fresh, unique twists. It's all in the little details that make "The Crave" seem so realistic. And the characters! While all the major characters made me SO angry at certain points, I have to say, I felt like Megan really created depth to her characters. Main character, Eve, has not had a good life in the before but life is especially hard on her own with the world of zombies. Until she meets Gage -- the only guy to break her heart. Confronted with her past and her lingering feelings, they struggle to make it to Eden unscathed from the zombie -- and each other. I really enjoyed seeing their relationship progress, especially with the before sections that give insight to their earlier relationship. And Eve's sister, Olive. I've never wanted to "cut a bitch" as much as I wanted to with her character. She made me SO MAD. I think that was Megan's goal -- so kudos.
One would think that a zombie filled world, where survival is at the forefront of everyone's mind, that sex wouldn't be a priority. (Walking Dead proved that incorrect). Who knew zombies gets people so hot and bothered? The sex scenes in this book are HOT. HOT. HOT. Which is something I never thought I'd say about a zombie book! Megan has some sex writing skills, I'll tell you that much.
This was one of those novels that just had me turning the pages incessantly. I wanted to know what came next so much that I couldn't book this book down.
The only thing I wish I could have seen more of was Olive's voice earlier in the story. She's actually getting her own book, which is great because I want to know how she became such a bitch but if I'd just had a *little* bit more of her in the beginning, I might have understood her more.
If you LOVE zombies and you LOVE steamy sex scenes -- this is the book for you!
I have to say, I'm super glad my chance virtual meeting with Megan happened because not only is she fan-freaking-tastic, this girl has some major writing skills. I knew from the blurb that I wanted to read this one because, hello?? Zombies, Post-apocalyptic world, gritty. Totally my kind of thing. This story is about more than just zombies, it's about overcoming the obstacles of a ravaged, broken world, dealing with your past and trying to make it to the future.
I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic worlds -- especially when it comes to zombies! Walking Dead junkie right here. Megan does a fabulous job of setting up the world of zombies but adding in fresh, unique twists. It's all in the little details that make "The Crave" seem so realistic. And the characters! While all the major characters made me SO angry at certain points, I have to say, I felt like Megan really created depth to her characters. Main character, Eve, has not had a good life in the before but life is especially hard on her own with the world of zombies. Until she meets Gage -- the only guy to break her heart. Confronted with her past and her lingering feelings, they struggle to make it to Eden unscathed from the zombie -- and each other. I really enjoyed seeing their relationship progress, especially with the before sections that give insight to their earlier relationship. And Eve's sister, Olive. I've never wanted to "cut a bitch" as much as I wanted to with her character. She made me SO MAD. I think that was Megan's goal -- so kudos.
One would think that a zombie filled world, where survival is at the forefront of everyone's mind, that sex wouldn't be a priority. (Walking Dead proved that incorrect). Who knew zombies gets people so hot and bothered? The sex scenes in this book are HOT. HOT. HOT. Which is something I never thought I'd say about a zombie book! Megan has some sex writing skills, I'll tell you that much.
This was one of those novels that just had me turning the pages incessantly. I wanted to know what came next so much that I couldn't book this book down.
The only thing I wish I could have seen more of was Olive's voice earlier in the story. She's actually getting her own book, which is great because I want to know how she became such a bitch but if I'd just had a *little* bit more of her in the beginning, I might have understood her more.
If you LOVE zombies and you LOVE steamy sex scenes -- this is the book for you!
mccorbin's review
4.0
As a huge fan of The Walking Dead, I knew I had to get my hands on this book when I read the synopsis (especially since TWD is on a break right now…I need my zombie fix.)
Whoa! Alive was so much darker than I expected it to be when I started reading the first pages. It was very intriguing to read how Eve’s has battled through all this darkness in her life but still has the push to survive every day (minus that one episode.) I was surprised to read about a character that was such a fighter given her youth. It was tough to read how crazy religious her parents were, how horribly mean they treated Eve, and how she never had an escape from being treated poorly; most children could escape by attending school, but Eve was bullied there as well. However, her strength resided in the fact that she fights to find her sister, Olive, every day and ended up running into Gage, a former acquaintance.
Once Gage enters the picture, you are given snippets into Eve’s youth. You learn how they met, how their friendship bloomed, and how it all crumbled down in a second. You really do feel for Eve in every chapter because it seems as if when there might be a split second of sunshine in her life, a massive storm comes in and wipes out the chance.
Gage was a good character to place beside Eve. He brought out her past memories and you learn why Eve is the way she is now but you also get to read sections that are told from Gage’s perspective and you learn a lot more about him and his struggles. If it wasn’t for Gage’s chapters, I would have never believed how he truly felt about Eve because it felt like he was handing her the crappy end of the stick all the time.
Olive, on the other hand, infuriated me until the very end. The very end! I truly hated her character and then in the end, I kinda felt bad for her. I know that the second book is based on Olive’s perspective and first I thought, “Nope, don’t like her, don’t want to read it,” but now I am intrigued.
On a personal note, it was hard to read how her parents were so crazy religious and horrible people at the same time. I just want to say that not all religious people are crazy like this but I do understand that it makes for a good story. ☺ I also want to say that if I was running from zombies, I wouldn't be checking out the guy helping me live. Safety first...then you can lust.
Whoa! Alive was so much darker than I expected it to be when I started reading the first pages. It was very intriguing to read how Eve’s has battled through all this darkness in her life but still has the push to survive every day (minus that one episode.) I was surprised to read about a character that was such a fighter given her youth. It was tough to read how crazy religious her parents were, how horribly mean they treated Eve, and how she never had an escape from being treated poorly; most children could escape by attending school, but Eve was bullied there as well. However, her strength resided in the fact that she fights to find her sister, Olive, every day and ended up running into Gage, a former acquaintance.
Once Gage enters the picture, you are given snippets into Eve’s youth. You learn how they met, how their friendship bloomed, and how it all crumbled down in a second. You really do feel for Eve in every chapter because it seems as if when there might be a split second of sunshine in her life, a massive storm comes in and wipes out the chance.
Gage was a good character to place beside Eve. He brought out her past memories and you learn why Eve is the way she is now but you also get to read sections that are told from Gage’s perspective and you learn a lot more about him and his struggles. If it wasn’t for Gage’s chapters, I would have never believed how he truly felt about Eve because it felt like he was handing her the crappy end of the stick all the time.
Olive, on the other hand, infuriated me until the very end. The very end! I truly hated her character and then in the end, I kinda felt bad for her. I know that the second book is based on Olive’s perspective and first I thought, “Nope, don’t like her, don’t want to read it,” but now I am intrigued.
On a personal note, it was hard to read how her parents were so crazy religious and horrible people at the same time. I just want to say that not all religious people are crazy like this but I do understand that it makes for a good story. ☺ I also want to say that if I was running from zombies, I wouldn't be checking out the guy helping me live. Safety first...then you can lust.
bluebeereads's review
4.0
I may not be that big of a zombie fan, but I did love this book! I love Megan, she’s an awesome and talented writer and this book is just more proof of that.
Eve lives alone in the world after the Crave and she fights to survive. While looking for her sister, she runs in to Gage, the boy who won her heart and broke it. But it’s been four years and he’s not a boy anymore. Eve agrees to stay with him when he divulges information on a safe haven close to the town they grew up in, but that doesn’t mean she likes it.
Megan did a great job in this book! The world-building is very good and she even managed to make it realistic too so it wasn’t hard to get sucked into the book. And I know it’s pretty hard to pull off a dystopian zombie book, but she did it. I’ll admit that I was a bit worried about the sex, but in the end I should’ve known that there’s no need to worry about such things in a book Megan wrote. And yes, those scenes are very well written!
The characters are also awesome in this book! Eve hasn’t had a good life so far and living on her own in a world full of zombies hasn’t made it any easier. And then she sees Gage again. She’s confronted with her past and I loved seeing their relationship grow again. But Olive, Eve’s sister, made me so angry. She really pissed me off. But who knows, maybe there’s a reason for it.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves zombies and steamy scenes in one book! Megan is awesome, so just read it.
Eve lives alone in the world after the Crave and she fights to survive. While looking for her sister, she runs in to Gage, the boy who won her heart and broke it. But it’s been four years and he’s not a boy anymore. Eve agrees to stay with him when he divulges information on a safe haven close to the town they grew up in, but that doesn’t mean she likes it.
Megan did a great job in this book! The world-building is very good and she even managed to make it realistic too so it wasn’t hard to get sucked into the book. And I know it’s pretty hard to pull off a dystopian zombie book, but she did it. I’ll admit that I was a bit worried about the sex, but in the end I should’ve known that there’s no need to worry about such things in a book Megan wrote. And yes, those scenes are very well written!
The characters are also awesome in this book! Eve hasn’t had a good life so far and living on her own in a world full of zombies hasn’t made it any easier. And then she sees Gage again. She’s confronted with her past and I loved seeing their relationship grow again. But Olive, Eve’s sister, made me so angry. She really pissed me off. But who knows, maybe there’s a reason for it.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves zombies and steamy scenes in one book! Megan is awesome, so just read it.
bookish_satty's review
4.0
I got this book from the author free of cost in exchange of an honest review from my side.
Firstly I would like to thank the author and the publisher for giving me this opportunity of reading and reviewing this fabulous book.
This book is about a post-apocalyptic world where we have zombies lurking here and there. In this mess we find Eve who is a survivor and we also meet Gage!!! This story revolves around Eve as she sets on a quest to find her sister and tries to survive at any cost.
I liked the concept very much and the execution skill of the author is great. The flesh eating zombies are not gory, I mean they are but the explanations don’t make you puke your guts!!! The suspense is good and the tricky relation between Eve and Gage made me interested. It’s fast-paced and written very well with the use of enriched words. Over all I liked this story and the steamy scenes that I got to enjoy. So go ahead guys for some zombies and sexy scenes!!! Enjoy!!!
Firstly I would like to thank the author and the publisher for giving me this opportunity of reading and reviewing this fabulous book.
This book is about a post-apocalyptic world where we have zombies lurking here and there. In this mess we find Eve who is a survivor and we also meet Gage!!! This story revolves around Eve as she sets on a quest to find her sister and tries to survive at any cost.
I liked the concept very much and the execution skill of the author is great. The flesh eating zombies are not gory, I mean they are but the explanations don’t make you puke your guts!!! The suspense is good and the tricky relation between Eve and Gage made me interested. It’s fast-paced and written very well with the use of enriched words. Over all I liked this story and the steamy scenes that I got to enjoy. So go ahead guys for some zombies and sexy scenes!!! Enjoy!!!
izziede's review
I just couldn't connect with this one.
Second chance romance.
No intimate scenes with anyone other than the Hero and heroine.
Ex drama, other woman.
Dystopian future, zombies.
Second chance romance.
No intimate scenes with anyone other than the Hero and heroine.
Ex drama, other woman.
Dystopian future, zombies.
amanda_'s review
1.0
“Even if I never fucking saw you again, Gage, I was going to spend the rest of my life trying to make myself good enough. For. You.”
Oh, how the cover tricked me once again. This seems to be happening a lot these days. I mean, look at that gorgeous cover. Maybe it's just me, but doesn't it scream hopefulness, considering behind it there's a post-apocalyptic zombie story? A relief for being alive and hoping for a new start even in the midst of chaos? No? Then maybe it's just me, and that's cool.
What Alive really is, is a story about two stubborn people who should look over their priorities. After The Crave hit humanity, 90% of it has been wiped out. We are introduced to Eve. Before The Crave she was the odd person in town. With highly religious parents she is isolated from normal life with her peers and it lead to her being bullied. But that was before. In the after, Eve has grown to rely only on herself, and after her sister gets lost, she is forced to be alone. She decides to search for Olive, but after months of searching she is on the verge to give up, ready to give herself over to the oblivion of being a zombie. Of course, a boy comes to save her: Gage. He's not just a guy, he's the only guy Eve ever loved before The Crave hit. Until he broke her heart, that is. Together - after many fights and stubbornness - they agree to go together to find Olive at the new haven: Eden.
I will give Alive props for being New Adult and not a contemporary romance. But, at the same time, it's so painfully much everything I dislike about New Adult. There's the sex centered romance, an unhealthy possessive hero, an unfavorable view on women, and a stupid heroine. I'm actually sorry to say these things, because I had high hopes for this one. As for the plot, it's dragging on and nothing actually happens. Eve and Gage just head for Eden and bump into a few obstacles, but nothing big enough to hide the slow pacing. Most of the time they're either fighting or thinking about how handsome, hot, and good looking the other is. I'm sorry, but that gets old after about five times.
So, for the romance and our characters then. As I said, Eve loved Gage in the before, but he broke her heart. Through flashbacks this is shown (one of the bigger reasons why the plot went by so slow). Let's just say Eve is the queen on holding grudges. While it's understandable she's upset, one would think after four years of living among zombies, a high school romance wouldn't be so significant. Apart from that, there's almost no chemistry between these characters. Everything they have is appealing appearances. I really couldn't care for their relationship, which is what the book is about.
He sat completely still as she took the head of his thick cock into her mouth. Nothing could have ruined this moment. Not even the disgusting gurghs [zombies] who were desperately clawing to get at them only a few feet away.
No, the romance did not do it for me. It's only about sex and little of connection. And they are both so stubborn. Gage's stubborn trying to prove Eve means so much to him, and Eve is desperate to prove he means nothing even if she kind of thinks he does. Honestly, they should both just get over themselves and move on. Also, when Gage started accusing Eve of being another guy's little bitch because she's helping said guy with his daughter and laugh at his jokes, things went downhill. And, another wonderful snippet of Gage's thoughts on a woman he used to be together with:
She didn’t have many good qualities aside from what lie between her legs, something she was always willing to give.
Yes, he's a real catch. Then we have other quotes like this thrown around:
She welcomed the feel of him pressed against her, like the weak woman she was.
There are a few more elements to this story, but the above was too prominent for me to look past. Especially the last parts. There's a subplot about Olive and what she's going through while away from Eve. However, Olive was such a horrible character it could've been skipped. Yeah, this was obviously not for me, but if you're looking for a New Adult book - despite it's clichés - in another setting than a contemporary one, you might like this.
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