Book Club Picks - Zombie Reads

Hi gang - if you are anything like me, You Love Zombies!  That's why my April Book Club Picks are all books about Zombies.  Enjoy!

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - A classic book with a zombie twist will keep your book club talking for hours.

Rot & Ruin – Jonathan Maberry - Though technically a YA book, Benny and his gang will keep your book club gabbing about all the crazy things that happen in this novel.  (For even more fun - listen to it on audiobook.  Brian Hutchison does a great job of narrating it.)

Dust & Decay – Jonathan Maberry - this second book in the Rot & Ruin series is even weirder and more excellent than the first.  Worth every minute it takes to read, and totally awesome to talk about.

The Walking Dead – Volume 1: Days Gone Bye – Robert Kirkman- Let's just lay it all down: if you love TWD TV show, you are sure to love the graphic novels.  (And the bad guys will give you plenty to talk about.  And so will the good guys.)

Warm Bodies – Isaac Marion - if you like your zombies with a side of romance, this is the perfect zombie book for your book club to read.

Monsterland - Michael Phillip Cash

***Disclaimer***

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley.  All thoughts about the book are my own.

 

 

Title: Monsterland

Author: Michael Phillip Cash

Publisher: Red Feather Publishing

Release Date: October 13, 2015

 

 

The premise behind Monsterland is simple: take all the vampires, zombies, and werewolves are placed in Monsterland theme parks around the world (supposedly in the name of keeping them safe.)  The owner, Dr. Vincent Conrad, gives out free tickets to one of the parks to Wyatt - who attends opening night with his friends and his stepdad.  The night takes an interesting turn once everyone is at the park.

 

It took me about two chapters to really start getting into this book.  It starts out slow, and is pretty steady until the end. There is not a lot of action or adventure throughout the book, and it's not until we get to almost one-third of the way through the book.  While the writing was decent, and the idea for the book was neat, I think the author could have done a better job of putting more action in throughout the novel.  When reading a book, I don't think the reader should have to wait until nearly the end of the novel for anything to happen.

 

Despite the lack of action, there are some good things about this novel.  The characters are all pretty distinct from each other.  They all have their own personalities and qualities that set them apart from the other characters.  The teen love aspect is cute, and gives the novel something more!  I appreciate seeing the teen love aspect from more a male's perspective since we were watching Wyatt make attempts towards his love interest.

 

Overall, I would give this book three stars - it's a good story, but just needed a few more arcs throughout to really make it great.