A review by kjacques
River of Souls by T.L. Bodine

5.0

It's hard to find a fresh spin on zombies, but T. L. Bodine nails it with the River of Souls which features complicated family relationships. Davin is a guy who is just trying to get by and keep his small family afloat. Without spoiling anything, I love how this novel treats Undeath as both an inconvenience and anti-climatic. We learn in the first few chapters how the dead are reviving, and what an absolute hassle it is, particularly as Davin attempts to juggle his undead father and rebellious teenage sister.
Davin's 'life' only goes from bad to worse, and you can't help feeling he is just experiencing one long no good very bad day. He is an every day average Joe thrust into a crazy world, and it's the perfect perspective to connect to this world.