dr_dumpling 's review for:

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

1.0

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I'm not sure I've ever skimmed through a book so much. Legitimately, the only reason I kept reading was because I'd already recorded my page number on Goodreads and thus saw it as a commitment. The first third of the book was practically just high school drama, complete with cliche insta-love and hints of a love triangle. And of course, the resident stereotypical dark, bad boy who's meant to be attractive but who should probably be avoided at all costs if he were actually real. Seriously, ugh. Cole was controlling and even threatened to spank Ali--albeit jokingly. Still, really? As if the book weren't bad enough already, throw in the fact that there was a gross "turning people gay" joke. And slut-shaming. And ridiculous, laughable description, like "Asian with dark hair and eyes." Once the zombie stuff actually made an appearance, the exposition was just dumped via, of all things, a Q and A session. I think what bothered me the most was that the tone of the book never changed--the narration, school, and "action" scenes all sort of just melded together in this litany of boredom.