Zombie Whisperer (Zombie Trilogy Book#1)

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Zombie Whisperer (Zombie Trilogy Book#1)

by Caterina Torres (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 12 ratings · 5 reviews

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She can speak to the dead. Only problem is, they’re still walking around.

After enduring a week-long flu, Jane Smith wakes to find out a terrorist organization has spread a deadly virus over the nation, changing anyone who’s infected into the walking dead. With no choice but to flee her home, Jane teams up with her b...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Kendra Conine rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have never read books about zombies, I've never been sucked into the zombie apocalypse hype, and I’ve never even watched a zombie movie. But after I met Caterina Torres and got this book, I have to say, this was my very first exposition to the zombie hype.

I'm glad it was. I don't think any other work of art, literature, movie, or internet meme could have gotten me as sucked in as this did.

I’ll get the cons out of the way before I deal with the pros. This eBook did have errors, not enough that...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Kristina Karally rated it 4 of 5 stars

I wanted to write a review for this book for ages--okay, two weeks--and now I finally found some time.
For the beginning, let's just say that Zombie Whisperer restored my faith in ebooks. After months of dealing with books which left me with impression that the author just published the zero draft of the work--not even first--Zombie Whisperer was what I needed.
I decided to read the book for two reasons. First, both Caterina and I are on Agent Query Connect and we talked a couple of times, so from...more I wanted to write a review for this book for ages--okay, two weeks--and now I finally found some time.
For the beginning, let's just say that Zombie Whisperer restored my faith in ebooks. After months of dealing with books which left me with impression that the author just published the zero draft of the work--not even first--Zombie Whisperer was what I needed.
I decided to read the book for two reasons. First, both Caterina and I are on Agent Query Connect and we talked a couple of times, so from the moment she announced she was published, I wanted to buy the book and see what she's writing about. And second, zombies.
I'm not some really dedicated zombie fan, but I regularly check out zombie books and movies, so I supposed I will be interested in this book.
Well, it passed all of my expectations.
Read this book, people. Like right now. Read it. You won't be disappointed.
The new zombie twist is absolutely fabulous. Basically, there's a terrorist attack on the United States, only this time the terrorists just walk around and inject the virus in random people. The virus takes control over them and turn them into some kind of zombie. The infected people basically behave as animals, just looking for non-infected people to bite them and thus infect them with the virus, too.
Our heroine, Jane Smith, doesn't have a clue about that. She walks out of the house for the first time after a week, which she spent in bed trying to recover from a flu. That character hooks you into the book without any effort with her voice. Truly, I enjoyed "staying in her head", to say so. I like strong-willed characters who know what they want and work on getting that; I'm tired of reading about lame and whiny people.
I liked Jane's background story, particularly because it's so connected to her present.
So, the book starts with Jane walking out of the house, trying to get to work before she's late too much. Then she notices that there's no one on the street. She'll have a few more "what the hell is happening" moments before she talks to her mother on phone and mother explains the situation.
Jane's first instinct was to try to find her boyfriend, Josh Williams.
Josh is good as a character, but as person...oh my God, total asshole. There were times throughout the book when I wondered what a smart girl like Jane still sees in him even though he practically turned her over to the terrorists and lied to her about his past and so on...
Uhm, yeah, you're probably asking yourselves what I'm talking about because I rushed ahead with the plot.
Later in the book, it gets revealed that the leading terrorist is named Cassidy. And, wow, she's a perfect villain. A perfect, pissed-off-at-the-government, totally-crazy-bitch type of a villain. And the best part...she's Jane's half-sister.
And Josh is Cassidy's old friend.
When Jane found Josh in the beginning--non-infected by zombies--he tried to convince her to go to her mother on the East Coast, and so she agreed. Instead he turned her over to the terrorists, and there she spends a year or so without meeting Josh again.
And meets two really special people, but let's not reveal the plot further. Too much good stuff to put it all in one review.
I'm so glad this is part of a trilogy, and I so can't wait for the next book.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that, apart from Jane's POV, there's a president's POV, too, which I didn't like too much, but those parts come every now and then so they're pretty much neglect-able because the rest is awesome.
Now, since that time I barely found for writing this review is running out, I'll just say again you MUST read this book as soon as possible.
P.S. Sorry if there are typos and grammar mistakes. Being in a hurry while typing this.(less)

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Jul 17, 2012 Deborah rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: unfinished

Unfortunately, I couldn't get through this.

On a good note, I was pulled into wanting to read from the short story prequels Caterina posts on her website, so definitely go to caterinatorres.com to read those. They're immediate, emotional, and thrilling. I will keep reading them when she posts.

I was hoping to feel the same about this book, but I found myself struggling to reach the quarter-mark. The cliches, redundancy, wordiness, and awkward phrases left me grumbling, and the little bit of zombie...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Krysten rated it 4 of 5 stars

3.5 out of 5

Now, I'm not much into the Zombie trend. Although I absolutely love the Resident Evil games, I just feel there is only so far the Zombie trend can be brought before it nosedives into corny territory.

Caterina proved me wrong.

I really loved the unique twist Caterina brought to the Zombie genre. It was so refreshing from the fairly basic 'zombie outbreak, protagonists must fight for survival' that so many zombie novels seem to follow. The idea that her main character, Jane Smith, had...more

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Apr 29, 2012 K McClelland rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm torn with how many stars to give this book. It was good, I really liked it. But there were several times I skimmed because of excessive details (this is my personal preference, so please to judge by that alone). I'm giving four stars because the story held my interest and made me want to read and read. I hated when I had to stop reading for other things. More detailed review will be on my blog http://teardropsonmybook.blogspot.com on Sunday May 6 - come by and check it out. Until then, I rec...more

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