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A review by trevert
White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland
3.0
Entertaining as always, but maybe not quite as much as the first two books... For one, we don't get as much personal progress for Angel (the highlight of the first book). Also, the concept of the town filming a zombie movie had a lot more potential for both comedy and surprises than was utilized, IMO. Finally, the conclusion basically drops a lot of good things on Angel that really blow her "struggling poor hick girl" status and the relatablity thereof. It's the Spiderman problem - Everyone loves him when he's the struggling, bullied high school geek, but we start to lose sympathy for his troubles when he becomes a professional, recognized photographer married to a gorgeous supermodel :D
*However*, those criticism aside, it was still a lot of fun. Angel remains enjoyable and "real" in feel, and is still easily my favorite female lead character in modern urban fantasy/horror fiction. The book rocks along and never gets dull, and the description of the flood that hits Angels' town is particularly vivid and harrowing. The zombie mythology is getting really complicated really fast, and teeters on the edge of being overcooked, but it's still fun to see Angel planning out her brain consumption and making brain "zombelettes" for breakfast.
My wish list for future books? Less focus on the zombie mafia and evil corporate machinations, and more on smaller scale mysteries as they impact Angel's zombie life and her attempts to better herself.
*However*, those criticism aside, it was still a lot of fun. Angel remains enjoyable and "real" in feel, and is still easily my favorite female lead character in modern urban fantasy/horror fiction. The book rocks along and never gets dull, and the description of the flood that hits Angels' town is particularly vivid and harrowing. The zombie mythology is getting really complicated really fast, and teeters on the edge of being overcooked, but it's still fun to see Angel planning out her brain consumption and making brain "zombelettes" for breakfast.
My wish list for future books? Less focus on the zombie mafia and evil corporate machinations, and more on smaller scale mysteries as they impact Angel's zombie life and her attempts to better herself.