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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.




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