Loved it!

I love a good zombie book or film and this hits the spot. Yes it’s got all the usual tropes eg bites and noggings being bashed in but it also has believable characters and a we get a lot of backstories which I like. Plus it’s well read.

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A Great Addition To The World Of Zombie Horror

To say I'm a huge fan of the universe of zombie apocalypse stories is a huge understatement! I was hooked from the moment I had my first experience of the undead when I watched the original Dawn of the Dead (which is still my all time favourite movie) and I'm pleased to say that Jacy Morris' Rotten World novels are a fitting homage to Romero's vision. The story of This Rotten World kicks into high gear from the first chapter and doesn't stop. I enjoyed every exciting minute of this audiobook, thanks to the author and the excellent narration. I had bought the first audiobook in the series and after listening to a few chapters I immediately bought the rest. A highly recommended book series.

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A rare gem of zombie fiction

Let me start by saying I HATE zombies that aren’t zombies - ie fast (why would death/decay ever IMPROVE physical condition?¿) or smart (because again, they’re dead).

Stickler that I am for undead literature, I absolutely love this book’s take on the pure, unhurried terror of classic zombies and the resulting social collapse that follows in their wake. Told from the perspectives of several characters, we know as much as they do as it all unfolds, and just like one would expect, no easy answers/explanations are given for just how this is possible or can be resolved.

Didn’t have my hopes up at first, but was pleasantly surprised by the well-paced plot, solid narration and evocative prose. Would definitely recommend to fellow zombie lovers!

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Good book

Great book,got better
as it went on, will be getting the next in the series

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Fantastic

For my first audiobook I chose well!! I really enjoyed this and can’t wait for the next one!!

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A proper zombie apocalypse!

Don't expect a happy story about people finding themselves amidst the end of civilisation. This is a horror story. And a bloody good one too.
If you slow the reading down to 90% the narrator sounds a bit like Skinny Pete from Breaking Bad. And it lasts longer.

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As generic as it comes.

I used credits on book 1 and 2 of this series..

The story is nothing new, it’s standard zombie trope. So all the reviews that state ‘this is a new take!’ Etc need to look again.

It was fine, but you can literally predict the next chapters from various zombie classics through history, walkers, headshots, mall, head to the coast, sound, waiting for micchone to turn up with sword.

You’ll meet entirely new characters who start to have a story built around them and within minutes they’ve been killed off. This happens constantly, main characters dying.. which means I have nothing invested in the book.. currently on the verge of finishing book 2.. I won’t be looking for any more in the series.

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Edge of Your Seats - Must Read

This is my first delve into a Zombie based book. As a fan of The Walking Dead and several other spin-offs, this exceeded my expectations.

The first book drops you into real-life scenarios as the zombie apocalypse begins. Each chapter introduces you to everyday people waking up to find the world has changed, and death is on the doorstep.

Certain characters survive while some become the next meal. Life as we know it has abruptly stopped, and it becomes a fight for survival. Not so much about the fittest but the smartest and those willing to do anything to survive another day.

I can only compare this book based on the journey I was taken on during The Walking Dead. This is so much better, with your own mind and imagination building the vision of what it would be like trying to survive.

The characters are convincing and believable. it feels real, and the human instinct of survival makes you feel like you're with them on the journey.

This is a great read/listen, and I am always wanting to stop what I am doing to see what happens next.

Fantastic writing, great listen. Guaranteed to keep you wanting more.

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gripping

loved the audible version. kept me riveted. I listened at every opportunity to the book.

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A humdinger, rough and ready

I thoroughly enjoyed this raw and bare bones zombie novel. The narrator was expertly selected, and really delivers to the listener a feel of the 'real' America, faded glory and all.

In terms of the novel itself, I enjoyed the development of the characters, who are all anti heroes, disappointments, and rejects in their own rights, and I related the feel of the environment and ether Morris captures where characters, who we encounter within their origins of various slices of Americana, good, bad, and ugly, are suddenly faced with the grim and terrible apocalypse indicative of a zombie pandemic. I enjoyed... well I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say, Morris doesn't sell the zombie apocalypse as a hopeful place. There's very little respite.

I liked this novel and am excited to get started on the next in the series. One wonders, now what?!

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