3.5/5 stars!

CITY OF THE DEAD has been on my TBR pile for a year or two, (and on my physical bookshelf), so when I saw it listed on my Audioboom! email, I immediately requested it. I'm glad I did!

This book picks up right where THE RISING left off. Most of the group is now trapped in a house and you can't help but to root for them. The zombies they are fighting are not your normal zombie-they can be fast, use weapons, and drive cars. They are led by Ob, and in this book we learn more about him and his mission on earth.

Fast paced and filled with lots of fun action,(zombie crocs and birds anyone?), there isn't much time to rest here, and why would you want to? There are plenty of gross outs and characters to root for and not of lot of time for quiet moments, fancy prose, or reflection. If this is the type of book you're in the mood for, then CITY OF THE DEAD is the book for you!

I listened to the audio, narrated by Joe Hempel. It took me a while to get into his narrative style, but once I did, I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.

Recommended for those in the mood for bloody, smart-zombie fun!

Thanks to Audioboom! and Joe Hempel for this audio copy in exchange for my honest review. This is it!*


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Well, Mr. Keene certainly isn't fond of a happy ending is he? This was an OK book. Quite the sequel. The thing that made it not so great for me is I just wasn't attached to any of the characters. Lots of gore. ( )

This is my fourth Keene read, all of them recent. While the first three all fell into that "entertaining and gory with the occasional chuckle but not hugely memorable" category, this one steps things up a notch. It's the sequel to [b:The Rising|216213|The Rising|Brian Keene|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1282960198s/216213.jpg|209323], but it's much better than that first book. Intense. ( )

A good read, but really depressing. Our survivors from book one are on the run from the zombies, but survival does not look good. Realistic ending, but rough. Characters are great. I am glad that I read it though, if only to have resolution from the Rising. ( )

*SPOILER ALERT*
This was a pretty good book. I am not one to think every book has to have a happy ending, but to have every major character die in the last 5 pages is a bit much. Especially after reading about them for 2 books. ( )