diaadiary 's review for:

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

3.0

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I kept comparing this to The Walking Dead but then I realized that this is a YA novel and it's meant for 12 to 15 year olds. Moving along. This book was filled with watered down gruesome imagery of the brutal atmosphere of a typical zombie apocalypse. I loved the concept of a boy realizing who the real monsters are in his life. However, since I'm older and used to more rich and raw emotions associated with death and being torn alive from humans and zombies, I thought this book was whatever with the raw emotions. Also, the main character seemed too immature and angsty. I think Mayberry was trying too hard to make Benny act like a typical angry 15 year old. And I don't understand why there needs to be 4 more books after this, I really hope the author doesn't mess up by repeating ideas. But, if I were to read this at 14, I'd probably be in awe of the watered down gruesome imagery, somewhat raw feelings and the okay action packed storyline, Mayberry portrayed. I would definitely recommend this to middle schoolers and freshmen.