Friday, January 31, 2014

ROT & RUIN (Benny Imura series, book 1), by Jonathan Maberry

The story: More than a decade ago, First Night killed most of the earth's population--who all came back as zombies. Now the regular folks live in small, walled towns, desperate to pretend that things are just like they used to be. Benny Imura wants to avoid the "family business" of zombie hunting outside the walls, convinced that his brother Tom is a coward despite his kick-butt reputation. But when that's the only job available, Benny goes to work...and finds out more about quieting zombies, and more about his brother and all the other famous bounty hunters, than he ever imagined. Who knew that the ugly truth could turn out to be even uglier than you expected?

June Cleaver’s ratings: Language PG-13; Nudity G; Sexual Content G; Violence R; Substance Abuse PG; Magic & the Occult PG; GLBT Content G; Adult Themes (extreme violence, the reality of the "end of the world as we know it" PG-13; overall rating PG-13 .

Liz's comments: So am I a fan of zombie fiction? Generally, a resounding "NO". But you know what? I have to make an exception for "Rot & Ruin" -- possibly because it's less about zombies catching you to feast on your brain than about the fact that zombies used to be people, too. So even though I'm pretty done with vampires (and done before I started with even the concept of zombies) this one gets two thumbs up. If violence and gore are not your thing, though, skip this series. Sequels are: DUST & DECAY, FLESH & BONE, and FIRE & ASH.
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