Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Book Review: Road Trip of the Living Dead by Mark Henry



Thanks to her friend Gil’s latest money-grabbing scheme gone wrong, Amanda Feral is now zombie non grata at all of Seattle’s hottest events –pure hell for a fashionable undead socialite like herself.

The answer: a road trip with Amanda’s best zombie friend Wendy and the clueless Gil, which will allow his enemies time to cool down and give Amanda a chance to visit her dying mother, a woman who’s never been in touch with her maternal instincts. Along the way they’ll confront unfriendly ghosts, a kraken, and a superhot werewolf, plus assorted murderous fiends. It’ll take more than biting wit and a flair for accessorizing for Amanda to get herself and her friends out of this one (semi) alive…

The second installment in Mark's hilarious zombie series is even better than the first. ROAD TRIP dishes out a double heaping of snarky humor while leading us through an intriguing mystery peppered with amusing characters. This book is nasty, people, and I mean that in the absolute best sense of the word. I laughed out loud on the bus more times than I can count. ROAD TRIP also sees a new depth to the plot, in addition to some well executed character growth for Amanda. I love me some zombie fashionistas, but zombie fashionistas with...dare I say it?...feelings, who have to make some tough decisions (well, okay, tough decisions for undead socialites, but still...) to keep their friends out of trouble--now that's a good, fun read. Go! Buy! Love!

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