author: John Ringo
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2016/07/09
date added: 2016/07/09
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review:
'Under a Graveyard Sky' by John Ringo is the first book in a series about a family that survives during the zompie apocalypse and it's got some pretty good characters.
When an airborne virus is released, it unleashes a zombie plague. The Smith family is caught in the middle, but thanks to dad, Steven, they are prepared. In the beginning, it would almost seem that they are overprepared, but that turns out not to be the case. With the world falling apart around them, they eventually take to the sea. Since no land is safe, and they need fuel and food to survive, they start salvaging other boats they find. This means clearing out the zombies and helping any survivors they find. With an ever growing fleet of ships, they set out to rescue more people and kill more zombies.
I liked parts of it and parts of it were a bit tough to swallow. Steven is very survivor minded, and so are his family, to the point where his teenage girls are amazing zombie killers. Also, they find a magic bullet along the way that keeps them from getting the infection. So, with protagonists who can't miss their targets and can't be turned into zombies, apparently, there is only so much dramatic tension you can have. This tension comes in the form of people who aren't as prepared, or the few remaining military people out there. And the problem is Steven is right, and everyone else is wrong, even when someone has concerns about him sending his teenage daughter into deadly combat day after day after day. I liked it, but I didn't love it.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Baen Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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