Peter Mark May

AZ: ANNO ZOMBIE by Peter Mark May

I like a great zombie novel, just as much as the next person, but unfortunately, I was turned off immediately. The blurb sounded good, the genre is Horror but the language used left me with a bad taste in my mouth. The third word in the book is profanity. The second sentence has blasphemy. I will read books that have profanity in them, I'm not a prissy person, who can't accept what our world has turned into. But, with the blasphemy there on the same page, I found that I simply didn't want to devote any more time to the novel. Yes, I understand that in a war, zombie, or horror situation a person is probably going to get profane to get their point across. Maybe the author could put it further into the book, so it's more in passing than straight up before you even care about the characters or the plot.

There were no trigger warnings on the blurb. Highly disappointed.

I received a complimentary copy of #azannozombie from #netgalley I was under no obligation to post a review.… (altro)

On the day that signifies the dawn of the Zombie Apocalypse, Tucson folks could be
considered some of the luckier ones. At least their city still exists. Phoenix, Los Angeles, and
other major cities around the world have disappeared into a gaping fiery hole, and all their
denizens disappear forever. Armageddon has arrived.
As fire rains down on Tucson, Tom Hollinger and his new main squeeze, Casey, race
across town to rescue his ex-wife and son from an army of zombies. By the time they get to
Tommy Jr.’s house, there is barely enough time to rescue his son—who witnessed his now
zombie mother eat her baby daughter—and escape with their lives. Heading for a pub run by his best
friend and former British paratrooper Alan Hopkins, they hole up and decide how to get out of town.
Together with a mixed bag of survivors, they take off, loaded down with all the weapons they can
find. They’re in a school bus heading north on Interstate 10 in an effort to leave the city limits, hoping to discover what life is left in Phoenix. Along the way they encounter armies of rotting zombie corpses, pick up the occasional straggler and lose a few of their own, as well as encountering packs of rabid humans out to protect themselves or provoke others. Night finds them in relative safety atop a mountain where they can watch the approaching zombie army. If they can get out of this one, what can they expect with the dawning of a new day?
Not for the faint of heart, this bloody thriller has all you could ask for and is a great horror story.
An average Joe rises to the occasion to help lead his fellow humans, a splendidly written narrative, and
fast-pace gore galore. In this good vs. evil thrill-a-minute story, May has found a way to capture a piece of humanity and give us hope that good will prevail in the end.… (altro)

On the day that signifies the dawn of the Zombie Apocalypse, Tucson folks could be
considered some of the luckier ones. At least their city still exists. Phoenix, Los Angeles, and
other major cities around the world have disappeared into a gaping fiery hole, and all their
denizens disappear forever. Armageddon has arrived.
As fire rains down on Tucson, Tom Hollinger and his new main squeeze, Casey, race
across town to rescue his ex-wife and son from an army of zombies. By the time they get to
Tommy Jr.’s house, there is barely enough time to rescue his son—who witnessed his now
zombie mother eat her baby daughter—and escape with their lives. Heading for a pub run by his best
friend and former British paratrooper Alan Hopkins, they hole up and decide how to get out of town.
Together with a mixed bag of survivors, they take off, loaded down with all the weapons they can
find. They’re in a school bus heading north on Interstate 10 in an effort to leave the city limits, hoping to discover what life is left in Phoenix. Along the way they encounter armies of rotting zombie corpses, pick up the occasional straggler and lose a few of their own, as well as encountering packs of rabid humans out to protect themselves or provoke others. Night finds them in relative safety atop a mountain where they can watch the approaching zombie army. If they can get out of this one, what can they expect with the dawning of a new day?
Not for the faint of heart, this bloody thriller has all you could ask for and is a great horror story.
An average Joe rises to the occasion to help lead his fellow humans, a splendidly written narrative, and
fast-pace gore galore. In this good vs. evil thrill-a-minute story, May has found a way to capture a piece of humanity and give us hope that good will prevail in the end.… (altro)