IT WAS AWESOME!
Before I started this book I had read many mixed reviews of it. Many people were on the fence as to their opinions of it. After reading it I have to say to those reviewers,"ARE YOU PEOPLE NUTS,DID YOU READ THE SAME BOOK I READ?"

I loved the book and even found it incredibly frustrating at times. The story aroused many strong emotions with every turn of the page. I found myself cheering for the characters victories and filled with dismay at their defeats. Some of the characters More...

Alright.
I have now made it through the entire series.
Books 1-3 are fun and consistent. By the end of 3 and into 4, there's a whole other agenda rearing it's head, and things change. Drastically change. It's not only in the story that I see the change, but in the writing as well.
By book 5, Alive in a Dead World...
I felt as though the actual story was completely obscured by flashbacks. I couldn't get far enough along, compelled by a huge nasty that was in my face that the group had to deal with b More...

ok, have read all the other reviews and anyone who knows me will tell you I am a zombienut! plus I think Mark Tufo is fantastic!
I can see the positives and negatives on all reviews.
It is a fab book and a real fan pleaser as no constant refs or repeats of passed books, always fresh stuff! which is great for us constant fans.... not so good if you pick the book up from fresh, but hopefully the no.5 on the cover gives that away!!
Yes it does have a lot of pre zombie flashbacks but I feel that just b More...

I like Mark Tufo and I really do like Zombie Fallout as a series, I really do! But... Zombie Fallout 5: Alive in a Dead World felt like a whole lot of stalling by Mark Tufo. There was some headway made in the general progress of the story of course but the headway that was made was very small where the general plot is concerned.

I've said it before and I'll say it again one of the main reasons that the book series is as enjoyable as it is is of the little quirks that Mike Talbot have and the myr More...

The Zombie Fallout series of books is right up there in my top favorite zombie horror fiction novels. I'm a totally devoted zombie horror reader, video-gamer and movie buff, and this particular series was impossible to put down. I hope there will be another book soon! It's hard to find a balance between humor, suspense, action and horror without crossing a line into unnecessary graphic morbidity that would have definitely put me off reading them, and I have read other books by authors that could More...

I cannot believe I have not written a review of any of the Zombie Fallout books yet. These books are just fantastic and along with the White Flag of the Dead books I have lost plenty of sleep staying up late reading these books. Warning this review is a little spoilerish.

Where do we even start the writing is superb why because Mike and company are not just characters they are real people well with the exception of Eliza and Tommy/Tomas that you could meet anywhere. Yet these people are unique b More...

Ehhhh. I have loved every book of this series but this was a hard one to get through. So little actually happened until the very end of the book and it seemed like just a time filler until we finally get a resolution. Some half-cocked attack scheme that backfires horribly, but doesn't make sense in the first place. Also, 85-90% of the book is smart-ass comments, which while funny for 1-4, seemed to be overdone and overwrought in this one. I kept thinking, I have to wade through another page and More...

I really wanted to like this whole series more than I did, but I just couldn't get past the badly written, cliched and rather pathetic female characters, and the tmi jokes. I did find it a fun read though and would recommend it to lovers of this genre! I liked the main character, Mike, despite his terrible sense of humour. He is very dry and ironic, which I like.

My biggest gripe with this fifth book in the series was the ending. Not because of what happened, but because it was written with such More...

So, this book was my least favorite but still pretty good. I wish I could give it 3.5 stars. It seemed like a lot happened but it didn't? I know that probably doesn't make much sense, but to me it went like this:

- Mike, BT, Gary, Brian,and old creepy hag decide to confront Eliza this time so they take a road trip.
- Along the way they meet Mary and her son, but Mary is nuts and way over-protective, but who wouldn't be if she had already lost her husband and zombies were constantly knocking at the More...

Mark TufoZombie Fallout 5: Alive in a Dead World
This set of books has it all, the humour shines through to lighten the darker parts of the book, the psychological terror of the situation drags you into the story making you feel a part of the family, Mike Talbot is the hero of the piece protecting his family and loved ones to the best of his ability from the growing Zombie threat, the zombies are not all slow and lumbering as in the majority of Zombie films neither are they as fast as in 28 days More...

I just finished ZF4 & 5. I would not start it until I reread the series again. (That made 4 times for zf1-zf3) I loved it!!! The pacing, the horror, and the humor… it was all spot-on!
Start this series from the beginning and get to know some really wonderful characters. Mark brings them to life for you! So much so, that even a dog named Henry, who I have fallen in love with, I worry about.
I highly recommend Mr. Tufo’s Zombie Fallout series as one of the best Zombie apocalypse books around. More...

This isn't your typical zombie book which is actually very fitting as Mark isn't your typical author- (or man for that matter, not that I've met him but seriously how can anyone be considered typical after writing such gross devastation??)
My favourite thing about Mark Tufos books is he isn't afraid of his characters. In that sense i mean that, a lot of writers fall so much for their characters lead or non lead that they are afraid to harm them or kill them off. Mark isnt & i frequently foun More...

The worst one of the series (so far...?). They seem to be getting shorter, but I have not compared the lengths on the Kindle. Bit of a build-up and then fizzle. The part with the cats was somewhat interesting. Who cares about his concert flashback? Too much of a side-track...I had the feeling that this was added as filler to increase the size of the book but it did not add anything to the story. I ended up skipping a lot of that area and some of the other side-tracking.

I would have given it 1.5 More...

Mark does it again in this nail biter. I think my only complaint I would have is that I got to the end of the book and thought "what the...?" It's going to be hard to wait for book 6 as this was cliff hanger. My gut instinct tells me that Mike survives this latest catastrophe that he's gotten himself into, but I find myself questioning even that. It's hard to be sure when the author throws in curve balls by killing off characters that you learn to love.

The self deprecating humor that made the first three books so much fun starts to become unwieldy by the fifth book. The pacing of the action is very uneven, and the series seems to have gotten away from any feeling of continuity or character development. With all this, the fifth book was still a listenable Audible book, and the narrator did a fine job with the character voices and continues to make the rascally Mike Talbot character appealing.

I enjoyed this book thoroughly, that being said it was a little disappointing. There was very little progression in this book. Lots of back story and flashbacks. It was all entertaining and like I said I enjoyed it but I got this book to read a zombie book and see what's going to happen next to my favorite characters that I'm invested in and what I got was funny stories of pranks and mushrooms and very little zombies. I just hope this wasn't a gimmick to make a little more money and squeeze anot More...

Ok. Let me just start off by sayin that it really sucked where Paul's face landed. I lmfao. I liked the shameless plug of Indian Hill in there as well. I was pissed and sad durin this book, oh and grossed out. I can't look at cats the same anymore, so thanks a bunch Tufo. I can't stand Ms. Deneaux. When will that bitch gets what she deserves? What did Thomas do to BT? What will become of Mike? Question, questions, questions.
I love these books.

Due to the nature of this story (Zombie Apocalypse) it could go on forever. I have read other series of books that tend to get boring, playing out the same old things just slightly repackaged.
HOWEVER, this series is always new with unexpected events. If you are a fan of anything apocalyptic, this series is for you.
10 out of 10 yet again.

Sadly, Zombie Fallout 5 feels more like a connected series of short stories rather than a continuation of the series. Mark Tufo seems to be dragging this series out too much. Most of this book didn't even increase the storyline. I know he has stated it is because his main character is just too long winded...but this is just wrong. It has made me wonder if I really want to read any future books in the series.

I have never read/listened to a book that stirred actual emotions from me. Some parts had me laughing and some actually grossed me out (I was bothered at the "cat" scene) and I had a tear in my eye at some.
I happened to find this series on a generic search in the library and I am ecstatic that I found it. Michael Talbot is very relatable, especially if your a survivalist from New England! The other characters are easy to love or absolutely hate!
Mark Tufo is a wonderful author and I cannot wait More...

A necessary book but not the best in the series. I understand that it was necessary to explain some of the background necessary to propel the story forward. The story was still laced with the humor and horror that I have come to expect and appreciate in this series. Keep writing Mark Tufo.

I love this series. This book was a little slow for me. But I think that Mark is definitely taking this story to a whole other level. Can't wait for the next!! I seriously think the next in the series will be explosive!! LOVE IT!

this story is as outstanding as zombie fallout book one until now, i gave it a 4 star because I have been seeing a certain pattern with these books, I don't like when the characters reminisce about the past, I mean who cares what happened in college, it takes away the suspense feeling one gets when one of the characters are in a bind either fighting a zombie or just got bit and I am waiting at the edge of my seat just to have that character go into detail on what happened 30 yrs ago in college, More...

Just when you think Mark Tufo can't pull you in any further…For all its imagery we never wanted descriptions for, for all the continuous development and tragedy for the characters, this is the best in the series.

Eliza turned to Tomas
"This is the end...he is no longer alive in a dead world."

This guy Mike is the everyday guy thrown in a world gone to hell with Zombie controlling Vampires and of course lottsa zombies! :)

Loved it, You have to read all parts to experience the full emotional rollercoaster ride this book take you on. Great book. There were many parts of the book I read more then once cause they were that good.

This series has been so good throughout. I loved the characters throughout the five book series. This book was the perfect wrap up to the characters. Was a little confused by the epilogue. But otherwise a perfect weekend book to get lost in.