_michelle_ 's review for:

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

3.0

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The Forrest of Hands and Teeth is probably my favorite zombie novel; equal parts scary and emotional. Rot & Ruin, on the other hand, is not frightening in the traditional horror sense, and could use a little more zombie action; there are very few thrills and chills, and zombies are really just the backdrop to a story about right & wrong, family and friendship. But it doesn't really resonate until the end, when

Spoiler

Benny thinks his brother, Tom, is dead

. But it's still a pretty good story, entertaining if not memorable, enough so that I have the sequal lined up.