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This book needs to come out now!
Gena (one of my favorite authors) + Zombies + Apocalypse + Bad Boy Romance =
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OFF WITH HER HEAD!!

Alice in Wonderland with zombies? Not so much. Creative zombie ghosts lore (… you heard me. Zombie. Ghosts) with great humor and charming characters? Definitely!

Despite the title, Alice in Zombieland really has nothing much to do with Alice in Wonderland. There may be some scattered references, but it's really a unique story all on its own. While some may be disappointed, I wasn't terribly familiar with the specifics of the classic tale, so I found myself having a lot of fun More...

This review is also available over at my blog.

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As you can see this is another DNF review, because I can only take so much torture, and reading this was overkill. I made it about 120-something pages, and then I reached my breaking point.

What I Oh So Desperately Wanted: An awesome, zombiefied Alice in Wonderland retelling with lots of action.

What I Got: Crappy, unoriginal, stereotypical teen melodrama.

So we have Alice, a girl who's dad is claimed to be psycho cause he sees these More...

"The monsters hunger for your flesh, your organs. If they see you, they will chase you. And if they catch you, they will devour you."

The title, Alice in Zombieland (coupled with that mesmerising cover) promises an impressive modern-day retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic. A Wonderland retelling with zombies, of all things. That was enough to capture my attention. This book, in fact, isn’t much of a retelling at all. While a light Alice in Wonderland theme is present throughout the story, i More...

I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but Alice in Zombieland has very little to do with Lewis Carroll’s classic. In fact, aside from the title itself and the white rabbit-shaped cloud that warns our Ali of danger, there’s nothing connecting the two. As someone who stays as far away from retellings as possible, I was overjoyed when I discovered this, but if you go into this expecting a new version of that story, you might find yourself disappointed.

Alice in Zombieland is, above all, a fun little bo More...

My Goodread friends have either really, really liked this book or really, really hated it. Now, I know why, and I have so many things to say about it - and not good ones.

First of all, I thought this book was going to be a parody of Alice in Wonderland or have some kind of parallelism or allusion to it, but the only things that lined up were a character named Alice and the mention of a white rabbit - in this book, it was the stupid clouds. So yeah, not much correlation to Alice in Wonderland.

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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Sweet Jesus, Ali is not your typical sit-back-and-take-it heroine -- she's wild for a girl who looks like a doll, and I SERIOUSLY LOVE THAT. Go kick some invisible zombie butt, Ali! (: ♥

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Alice in Zombieland is, quite frankly, not what I was expecting. It's BETTER. It ROCKS. It totally KICKED ASS, which I guess should've been expected of a Gena Showalter book incorporating zombies into my favourite childhood story. I always used to want to go to Wonderland be More...

Alice in Zombieland. The name alone screams Burtonesque-Resident Evil promise. Yet readers approaching Gena Showalter’s latest Young Adult offering with such hopes will find themselves disappointed. Instead, Alice in Zombieland will appeal to fans of the likes of Twilight and Vampire Diaries, those desperate for unrequited romance, dark teen angst and dangerous secrets. Leave your expectations at the door, and climb down the rabbit hole...

The Story:
Alice’s father’s always been nuts. He sees mons More...

I had to throw in the towel and stop. Calling creatures zombies that aren't even remotely like zombies was the last straw. As a zombie genre lover, that is something I find extremely irritating.



Aside from that, this book had a multitude of problems and it is not worth my time to continue torturing myself. It started out fun and gradually became cumbersome to the point that I feel like I am getting angry now. Not worth it. The following is a list of everything wrong with this book:



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SO fucking disappointed. It had so much potential but just ended up being shit, I would have gave it one star but good ol' Gena kept me reeled.

2.5 stars

Well..that was rather disappointing.

When I first saw this cover I thought it was going to be a retelling of Alice in Wonderland with Zombies instead of villains... dang I was wrong. Showalter just used Alice Bell's Name and cute things from the wonderland books like 'curiouser and curiouser' otherwise it was a completely new and very action packed start to a brilliant series that I can't wait to dig into.

Alice's dad is crazy, certifiable. He claims there are monsters no one else can see and won't let the family go out after dark. More...

“Let’s see what I can do to change that, shall we? We’re going on a little adventure, you and I. When I give an order, you’ll obey it. There will be no asking politely, no matter how much you bat your lashes at me.”

4.5 stars

Where do I start with Alice in Zombieland....well, to be honest zombies are really not my thing AT ALL! I've read several zombie books and just cant see what all the hype is about - they just don't do anything for me, but because of all the awesome reviews on this book, I wa More...

I must have this. Zombies! Gena Showalter! Two of my fave things.

*grabbyhands*

ETA 04/05/12 - COVER! COVERCOVERCOVERCOVERCOVER!

It's

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PRETTY!!!!

Also? WANT.

Does the title Alice in Zombieland along with the intriguing synopsis and lovely cover has you convinced that you have to read this book?

No? Never mind.

But if your answer is ‘Yes’, then you need to ask yourself this:

Are you expecting to find a gory, engrossing, retelling of Alice in Wonderland with zombie goodness putridness?

No? Okay.
So far so good.

Are you prepared to go through the same overused insta-lust bullshit between the main characters with hardly any explanations or focus on the plot More...

The mix of zombies and Alice in Wonderland sounded great in theory, but unfortunately Alice in Zombieland failed to hit the mark for me.

I think whether or not you enjoy this book depends on what you are expecting from it. If like me you expect a dark and gritty re-telling of Alice in Wonderland with zombies this might not be the book for you. If on the other hand you don't mind that there aren't many references to the classic, that it's set in high school, and you treat it like a fun/entertainin More...

Originally posted on A Reader of Fictions.

As soon as I heard about this book, I super wanted to get my hands on it. Zombie retelling of Alice in Wonderland? Umm, yes, please! How could that possibly go wrong? Well, it turns out, it could go wrong in a number of ways. Alice in Zombieland has a certain appeal, but not the one that I suspect most readers will be expecting when they crack its spine.

The very first thing you need to know about Alice in Zombieland: it has nothing whatsoever to do with More...

Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha – Michelle L. Olson:

I’m a huge fan of Gena Showalter, so when I heard that she was coming out with a new series I was extremely excited.

Let me start my review by saying that it's been hard for me to read YA novels lately after discovering the vast world of dark urban fantasy, paranormal romance & erotica out there. There are a couple series that I can't stray from however, and now I have a new one to add to the list of ones I won't be leaving be More...

Whether or not you enjoy this book depends on what you were expect­ing to begin with. No Really. Look at that cover, reread the syn­op­sis and decide right now what you’re hop­ing from this book. Is it:

a) A dark, twisted retelling of Alice in Won­der­land with zom­bie creatures?

b) A high school melo­drama about ghost/zombies with no real Alice in Won­der­land connection.

If you thought B then good for you. Read this book. If you thought A then back the hell off now. This is not the book for you a More...

Da dove iniziare? Troppe cose da dire e spero di non dimenticare nulla!
Non ho mai letto un libro sugli Zombie anche se ne ho tanti, Warm Bodies, Rot&Ruin, Il Primo Giorno, per citare quelli che sono arrivati anche in Italia. Ma con Alice In Zombieland sapevo che non avrei avuto da ridire.
Intenzionato a leggerlo perchè i miei amici di Goodreads lo hanno premiato con 5 stelle, perchè ha una cover molto bella, lo so che non dovrei giudicare un libro dalla cover ma..non posso farne a meno!,e pe More...

Hell to the yes. Gena you rock. I am so reading this!

“ I’d rather the whole world consider me crazy while I go down fighting than spend the rest of my life hiding from the truth. Zombies are real. They’re out there. ”

Alice's father is convinced there are monsters lurking outside the doors in the night. He refuses to let his family out after dark, which has left Alice with a very limited social life. But its been this way ever since Alice can remember. But on her 16th birthday, Alice begs her mother to talk her father into allowing them, as a norma More...

OH.MY.GOSH! This cover looks freaking gorgeous! It was in my recommendations according to my to be read books. The second I saw the title, I was like, "I AM SO GETTING THAT BOOK!".



Then I read the blurb and I was like:



This sounds SO AWESOME!

Then I saw the release date and I was like:



To sum up my excitement, I just want to say, SOOOO EXCITED FOR THIS!!! :)


Have a great day and happy reading everyone!




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She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.
Do you remember the little girl who falls inside a rabbit hole and experience a whole new magical world of talking creatures?
Our teenage Alice Bell, is very different from our Little Alice in Lewis Carroll classic, and Alice in Zombieland is an modern retelling of Carroll classci, which is darker and more twisted. I'm not a fan of zombie fiction, but I couldn't resist myself form reading the most original remake of m More...

Appena finito e adesso sono nella fase, immagino nota a molti di voi, "HO BISOGNO DEL SEGUITO. LA MIA SALUTE MENTALE LO IMPONE".
Credetemi, non è facile riuscire a mettere insieme dei pensieri sensati su questo libro. Quello che vi posso dire è che Alice in Zombieland è stato uno dei miei libri preferiti del 2012. E' stata una lettura che spesso e volentieri mi ha lascito a bocca aperta, mi ha fatto ridere come una matta, venire le lacrime agli occhi e tutte queste emozioni si sono susseguite a More...

Oh joy of joy’s… It’s finally over.

I survived *weeps*.

My brain is intact!

Yes!

Yes a thousand fucking times!

This is without a shadow of doubt the worst example of zombies that I have ever, ever, EVER had the misfortune to read. I mean seriously, are we seriously taking more classic monsters and changing them? Haven’t we been over this with Twishite? Look, I am a fan of zombies. They’re the only monster in current pop culture that actually come anywhere near to creeping me the fuck out. So why have More...

I have to say I did enjoy this eventually... I found the start to be very slow and pretty boring. Also, the contant high school drama annoyed me (I couldn't care less who likes who, who spread rumours about someone etc, etc) and so it lost a star for that.
However, as I said I did enjoy it. The second half really picked up. :)

Blahhh...I don't know if it's the mood I'm in or the story itself, but I don't see myself finishing this.


[Before reading: Everything about this book sounds spectacular.]

Holy HOTNESS!! Gena sure knows how to write em’. I love me some hotties with tattoos, swords and bulging biceps but that’s not all this book has to offer. Along with the bad-boy hotties we get heroic kick-ass females, zombies and a whole lot of action! I Loved it! I was sooooo excited to get an ARC of this book as part of AiZ Street Team and I tore through it in no time.
From the first time I seen AiZ at BEA not only did the cover fascinate and draw me in but the premise intrigued me. I was not d More...