Skip to main content

A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter (Review #150)

Holy crap we’ve reached 150 posts! I honestly wasn’t sure I’d make it here but so glad I did. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing!

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE WHITE RABBIT CHRONICLES, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 4. FOR THE REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS BOOKS, CHECK OUT ALICE IN ZOMBIELAND,  THROUGH THE ZOMBIE GLASS, AND QUEEN OF ZOMBIE HEARTS.

“The battle rages on.

Ali Bell and Cole Holland’s crew of zombie slayers thought they’d won the war against Anima Industries, the evil company responsible for capturing and experimenting on zombies in an effort to discover the secret to immortality. In the last epic clash, the slayers lost many of their crew and closest friends. But Frosty, the ice man himself, has not recovered from one casualty in particular - the love of his life, Kat Parker.

On the path to self-annihilation, Frosty received a message from beyond - Kay’s spirit returns, insisting he partner with rogue slayer Camilla Marks. Frosty will do anything for Kat. Except that. Camilla is the one who betrayed them all, leading to Kay’s death.

But when Anima rises from the grave to become a force the slayers may not have the strength to overcome, Frosty, Camilla and all the slayers will have to work together to survive. And one broken slayer will learn that sometimes, the line between hate and attraction is blurred... and the road to redemption isn’t through revenge, but in letting go of the past and grabbing hold of the future.”

Review:
Another blast from my past, the White Rabbit Chronicles. It was so nice to be back with the slayer gang, even thought we weren’t with Ali and Cole. I enjoyed Milla a lot more than I had anticipated. We get an in-depth look at her traumatic past, as well as the consequences of her actions after the last book. And it doesn’t get more intense than staring the most affected people in the face - i.e. Frosty. 

I will say though, I had a few problems with this one. First, I felt like the relationship between Frosty and Milla dragged ass. We readers know their gonna get together. We know this already. SO HAVING IT FINALLY HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE BOOK WAS STUPID. STUPID! I wanted more. I wanted more personal development than that. 

Second, Anima has been this huge unkillable force throughout the whole series. If the story ended at book 3, the climactic fight was a great end. But we have here book 4, and Anima REMAINS. In my opinion, the finale fight should’ve been legendary. Instead, we got big fight blue balls. The anticipations was there, but the follow through was sub-par. 

Finally, the notes at the end I shouldn’t have read. There written 10 years in the future so you can see how everyone ended up and it spoils everything. I’d rather live in the last moment, leaving them immortally horny teens. But alas.

Overall it was nice to revisit a series from my past, but I think, unless you care about what happens to Frosty, it’s not worth the read, it ruins it.




Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Finale by Stephanie Garber (Review #236)

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE CARAVAL TRILOGY, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 3. CHECK OUT  CARAVAL  FOR THE REVIEW OF BOOK 1, AND LEGENDARY FOR BOOK 2! "It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him. Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun. There are no spectators this time—only those who will win, and those who will lose everything. Welcome, welcome to Finale. All games must come to an end…" Review: This final installment I was scared to start, I won’t lie. From bei...
Post a Comment
Read more

Girl, Stolen by April Henry (Review #1)

Hi. I'm Samantha and I hope you enjoy my first Book Review and the many more reviews to come. Thank You for stopping by! Synopsis: "Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of the car while her stepmom fills her prescription. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, someone is stealing the car - with her inside! Griffin hadn't meant to kidnap Cheyenne; all he planned to do was take the car. But once Griffin's dad finds out that Cheyenne's father is the president of a powerful cooperation, everything changes - now there's a reason to keep her. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare? She's not only sick - she's BLIND!" Review: This book was a lot better than I expected. It showed both points of view of the two main characters and the villain comes from an unexpected direction. I really loved stepping into the eyes of a blind person. Going through the struggles Cheyenne had to go through and all under extreme circumstance...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Harpy by Megan Hunter (Review #245)

“Lucy Lives with her husband, Jake and their two boys. Her life is devoted to her children, her days, mapped out by their finally tune routine. Until a man calls one afternoon with a shattering message. His wife has been having an affair with Lucy’s husband. He thought she should know. Lucy is distraught. She decides to stay with Jake, if only for their children sake, but in order to even the score, they agreed that she will hurt him three times. Jake Will not know when the hurt is coming, or what form it will take. And so begins a delicate game of crime and punishment, from which there is no return…” Review: “Deeply unsettling” author Daisy Johnson said of this book, and honestly I think that’s the perfect description. For me though this wasn’t necessarily horror, and fantasy is a stretch at best, but let’s backtrack a bit. This story was about grief. Lucy is grieving and trying to heal from a monumental wound. She by no means is a pillar of a healthy psyche, but even in her worst mom...
Post a Comment
Read more