My blog seems to have been plagued by zombies lately.
And they’re back!
Undying is a tale of zombies and love.
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My Review
It should have been a normal day. Instead, Christian is attacked by an undead co-ed. He manages to escape unscathed, but not so his roommate. The campus is overrun with zombies and Christian can only think of one thing. Iris.
Iris is back home, 80 miles away, and unaware of the coming apocalypse. Christian’s plan is to get Iris and take her to his family’s farm. There’s plenty of food and weapons and all of the people he loves will be safe.
But planning and doing are two different things and a life and death situation had to be made.
When I realized the story was written from Christian’s point of view I was curious how that would go over. A woman writing from a males perspective had to be challenging, but the author nailed it. Christian’s thoughts and dialogue, even his reactions were all male.
I liked Christian, but felt he was a little too whipped over Iris. She’s not even his girlfriend. She’s dating someone else and doesn’t care for him that way. But he’s hopeful he can make her see him differently and young love is relentless.
As for Iris. At first I didn’t care for her one way or the other. I did start to know her, and by the end, I had a feeling I would like to know her better. She didn’t deserve the cards she was dealt.
There is a secondary character, Reno, who made a big impression. As this is the first book in the series, I’m hopeful Reno races back into the story later on.
For you zombie fans, there’s plenty of action and gore. There should be. This is a story about zombies, and they eat people.
But it’s also a love story. Young love, unrequited at the time, but that makes it all the more poignant.
I found myself not only hoping these characters would survive, but also hoping they would come together.
The ending is a cliff hanger, as I expected, with this being a series. It was a tough one too. I thought about it afterwards. Wondering what would happen, how could anything good come out of this tragedy, and one mystery that I needed an answer to. I’m looking forward to finding out.
4 Stars
When eighteen-year-old college freshman Christian discovers his dormitory is crawling with the living dead, he knows he has a problem. But once he learns the whole country is overrun by the flesh-eating horde, he must race to protect what matters to him most.
Sixteen-year-old Iris, the girl he loves, is stranded eighty miles away, alone and completely unaware of the gruesome threat surrounding her.
Christian’s plan is to evade the zombies, drive the distance to rescue Iris, and get them both to his family farm—where there are guns, fuel, and everything else they’ll need to survive. His mission seems simple: Get the girl, get to the farm, and stay alive.
Things get complicated when Christian is forced to make an unthinkable choice between Iris and his family. Someone he loves must die, and he must decide.
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I love male POVs and so happy that it was done well! I’m a huge fan of zombie books so I’ve had my eye on this one from the start and it sounds like it’s def. worth the read! Good to be warned about the cliffhanger though! >.<
The writing was very well done. I felt like I was in Christian’s head. Yeah, there’s a hanger at the end. This is a really good beginning though, and i’ll definitely be reading more:)
Zombies and apocalypse. Good deal. I love cliffhangers as long as the next book is available, otherwise, having to wait for the next book drives me crazy. Thanks for the warning, but this still sounds like a book for me. ^_^
I’d like to read this because of the male POV. Sounds interesting.
It is quite well done. I really got curious about Reno. He only had a brief part but made an impression. I think there’s a lot that could be done with his character.
The book sounds good, but I can’t do zombies. Funny because murder is okay. Sometimes I just don’t make any sense. Goofy me. 🙂
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That’s like being able to handle a human being killed but not an animal:) I know where you’re coming from!
I love a good zombie book, and this one seems to fit the bill. I don’t mind cliffhangers if the end is near as far as a sequel. The male pov aspect seems like a change from my zombie reads lately, for sure.
I read this without a break and really enjoyed it. The ending left me hanging but I knew this was a series, so was expecting it. I’ll be reading the next book when it comes out.