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The second installment in the White Trash Zombie series seems to explore how many times you can kick Angel when she's down. Fortunately for both her and the reader, she knows exactly what and who she is, and that's not someone who takes things lying down. Her resilience and growing self-appreciation are endearing, and one can't help but root for her as she fights to keep the good things in her life.

Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues expands Angel's story from murder mystery to multi-layered conspiracy plot. While that may sound absurd, it IS a series about a zombie just trying to make her way in the world, so ramping up the intricacies feels like a natural progression, and the details, far-fetched as they may be, make for an engaging and intriguing tale. There's a lot of set up in this one for future books, and while there was enough resolved to leave me satisfied, the breadcrumbs were such that I sped through it in two afternoons, and will quickly be moving on to the third book.

Allison McLemore does a good job narrating once again. While she doesn't stand out enough to be among my favorites, I have no complaints about her narration this time around, and would happily listen to more from her.