Day by Day Armageddon Origin to Exile - J. L. Bourne

one sentence summary:
Zombies have taken over, only the smart survive.

Review:
I would call this a well written zombie survivor diary. The story in my opinion is realistic with chaos and lots of shifting attitudes of the main characters. The highlight of the story is a dog and how many sacrifices the people make to keep the dog around, to maintain their humanity is amazing (and realistic to my way of thinking). I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys zombie apocalypse stories where people actually survive in realistic ways.

7/10

The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor - Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga

one sentence summary:
Where did the Governor come from and how did he come to rule Woodbury with such streangth

review:
This tells the back story to the Governor (the main villan for a good portion of the graphic novel series). It is well written and brings a lot to the Walking Dead universe. I don't want to give anything away so all I will say is, if you are a fan of the series READ THIS BOOK.

6/10

Zombies for Zombies - David P Murphy

One Sentence summary:
Basically a dummies guide to being a zombie.

review:
This was a quirky book, basically a heads up for zombies on what to expect and what to do as the change goes on. It was entertaining but not particularly well written. Basically unless you are one of those people who want to read everything there is to read about zombies don't bother.

4/10

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Seth Grahame-Smith

One Sentence Summary:
"The business of Mr. Bennett’s life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett’s was to get them married." And thus went the novel, the classic story of sisters being married off with the added bonus of them being zombie killing bad-asses. (yes I know that was a three sentence one sentence summary)

Review:
This was a neat idea, it is now overplayed. This, which I believe was the first classic story line with supernatural elements, is brilliant (for what it is).  Basically you take the classic story and add in a healthy dose of zombies and make every character bad-ass zombie survivors who still go through the motions of love and courtship and marriage (while slaying zombies left and right). I recommend this for people who are really interested in reading it, it is well written but not for everyone. If you think you will like it you probably will, if you think it sounds like the dumbest idea of the century don't bother reading it. 

6/10

Notable Quotes:

"The business of Mr. Bennett’s life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett’s was to get them married.""Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head." 

"Of all the weapons in the world, love is the most dangerous."

"I would much prefer their minds to be engaged in the deadly arts than clouded with dreams of marriage and fortune, as your own so clearly is!"

"The more I see of the world, the more I am dissatisfied with it." 

If you enjoyed this you should read:

Brains: A Zombie Memoir - Robin Becker 
World War Z - Max Brooks
The Passage - Justin Cronin 

World War Z - Max Brooks

When I read this book I will admit my expectations were really low, it was very popular at the time and usually the more popular the book the less I like it. However, I was surprised with the quality of story telling and before I knew it it was 3 am and I was done the book. Max Brooks did a very good job of making you care about the characters in short passages, the novel is laid out as a series of interviews so you learn about the war in a very unusual way, in small bursts of personal anecdotes.  

8/10 stars (Apocalypse / Zombies / Fantasy)

If you enjoyed this you may also enjoy:

The Walking Dead Graphic Novels - Robert Kirkman et. al.
The Passage - Justin Cronin
The Road - Cormic McCarthy