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Taking on the Dead (The Famished Trilogy #1)
by
Annie Walls (Goodreads Author)
Life for Kansas was perfect until the day the world changed.
She has been hiding out for four years in solitude. It's the only way to survive. The only way not to draw the living dead. Helping a small group of people, she learns the new world might not be what she assumes. Venturing out of her refuge and comfort zone, she meets Rudy, who helps her find a greater purpose. Sh...more
She has been hiding out for four years in solitude. It's the only way to survive. The only way not to draw the living dead. Helping a small group of people, she learns the new world might not be what she assumes. Venturing out of her refuge and comfort zone, she meets Rudy, who helps her find a greater purpose. Sh...more
Paperback, 312 pages
Published
September 20th 2012
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okay, this is another book that has such uniformly high ratings that i don't feel bad for being a little critical, even though i do have a soft spot for the self-published authors, and i do always try to cut them a little more slack than i ordinarily would.
right off the bat - this book is not bad. but it does have its problems, and i am going to discuss those problems, hopefully in a humorous way. but since i have suddenly made the stgrb posse aware of me by writing them an email about how joe's...more
right off the bat - this book is not bad. but it does have its problems, and i am going to discuss those problems, hopefully in a humorous way. but since i have suddenly made the stgrb posse aware of me by writing them an email about how joe's...more
The plot is solid. It's amazing. It twists and turns. It kept my pants on fire for the two days it took me to read it. :( Why so long? Well because I had to pick it apart as I was reading it. Also I had to work at my part time job. Boo. Mama needs the cash though. Ok enough rubbing it in that I got to read it already and you didn't. NA NA. LOL.
This book was unique. Trust me Annie it was! I still haven't figured out what the hell is going on. I like it though. I like it a lot.
When I read the pr...more
This book was unique. Trust me Annie it was! I still haven't figured out what the hell is going on. I like it though. I like it a lot.
When I read the pr...more
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Actual Rating: 0.5 stars
This book lied to me.
It did.
It made me promise that it couldn't keep.
This book, promise me an epic story of a zombie apocalypse only to turn into a "Days of Our Lives" soap opera episode with zombies and some gore splatter around just for shits and giggles.
It starts out well enough, gory and dark just like any book with zombies should be like but then around 60% of the way through suddenly the plot vanishes and we start to focus on the drama unfolding between Kansas an...more
This book lied to me.
It did.
It made me promise that it couldn't keep.
This book, promise me an epic story of a zombie apocalypse only to turn into a "Days of Our Lives" soap opera episode with zombies and some gore splatter around just for shits and giggles.
It starts out well enough, gory and dark just like any book with zombies should be like but then around 60% of the way through suddenly the plot vanishes and we start to focus on the drama unfolding between Kansas an...more
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Taking On The Dead is a zombie novel that will never cease to surprise you!! And gross you out, like all good zombie books should. However this one takes it to a whole new level of gross. Living in a new world where the zombies aren't the only bad guys you have to watch out for...
Kansas has been surviving on her own for the last four years ever since the outbreak happened. It hasn't been exactly easy. Especially having to live with the guilt that she had to kill everyone she loved when the plagu...more
Kansas has been surviving on her own for the last four years ever since the outbreak happened. It hasn't been exactly easy. Especially having to live with the guilt that she had to kill everyone she loved when the plagu...more
So here you are at the carnival, walking hand in hand with your boyfriend, anticipating a night of rides and games, taking in all of the sights, sounds and smells. Suddenly, zombies are everywhere, and you are in for the fight of your life.
That’s what happened to Kansas. She survived that night, but paid a heavy price.
Fast forward to four years later. Kansas City Sunshine Moore, also known as Kansas or Kan for short, has been surviving, hiding out in her family’s underground bunk all alone. A b...more
That’s what happened to Kansas. She survived that night, but paid a heavy price.
Fast forward to four years later. Kansas City Sunshine Moore, also known as Kansas or Kan for short, has been surviving, hiding out in her family’s underground bunk all alone. A b...more
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10/05/12 I am so excited for this book! I love everything about it, the cover, the synopsis, the title and theme! Aaaaaah need to read this one as soon as it comes out!
Update: 21/09/12 Taking on the dead is creepy, terrifyingly shocking and absolutely great. LOVED IT!
Update: 21/09/12 Taking on the dead is creepy, terrifyingly shocking and absolutely great. LOVED IT!
Ballsy, imaginative and twisted. Loved it.
I was absolutely blown away by the imagination of Annie Walls. From the characters, to the description, to the setting, she created a world that I will never forget. The main character Kan is an average woman dropped into the middle of a 'Zombacalypse'. As she endures her ordeal and uses her wits to survive, she soaks up knowledge and information like a sponge and uses it to her advantage. The action jumps off from the first page and never lets up. There...more
I was absolutely blown away by the imagination of Annie Walls. From the characters, to the description, to the setting, she created a world that I will never forget. The main character Kan is an average woman dropped into the middle of a 'Zombacalypse'. As she endures her ordeal and uses her wits to survive, she soaks up knowledge and information like a sponge and uses it to her advantage. The action jumps off from the first page and never lets up. There...more
I'm not one for giving out spoilers so you will not find that here and bound by blood I would not reveal such yet anyways. So having said that I WILL say this book raaaawked it in the world of zombinesss! If you like the slight twisted, keeps you guessing, w/ lots of zombie action/description then this is the one for you! I fell in love w/ some of these characters and cannot WAIT to see where this trilogy takes them!
Oct 11, 2012
Lori {Romancing the Dark Side}
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of a strong heroine and the walking dead!
A zombie masterpiece!
After a zombie outbreak changed her life forever, Kansas City Sunshine Moore (what a cool name, right?) has spent four years in solitude and avoiding the living dead in her family home. Her survival depends on keeping a low profile but when she encounters a group being ambushed by zombies, her compassionate nature takes over and she takes them into her safe haven, only to have them turn on her and forced to leave her sanctuary. Soon after leaving her home, Kansas is forced...more
After a zombie outbreak changed her life forever, Kansas City Sunshine Moore (what a cool name, right?) has spent four years in solitude and avoiding the living dead in her family home. Her survival depends on keeping a low profile but when she encounters a group being ambushed by zombies, her compassionate nature takes over and she takes them into her safe haven, only to have them turn on her and forced to leave her sanctuary. Soon after leaving her home, Kansas is forced...more
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My full review here.
Kansas was perfectly happy with life, until that one day that changed her world. Being thrust into the midst of the zombie outbreak, Kansas has to get tough quickly. Thank goodness for her that her dad was.....well, let's say prepared. Kansas successfully survives for 4 years by herself and she is quite happy to keep it that way, until a small group of strangers needs her help.
After Kansas helps the group, she faces one terrifying situation after another. The synopsis of thi...more
Kansas was perfectly happy with life, until that one day that changed her world. Being thrust into the midst of the zombie outbreak, Kansas has to get tough quickly. Thank goodness for her that her dad was.....well, let's say prepared. Kansas successfully survives for 4 years by herself and she is quite happy to keep it that way, until a small group of strangers needs her help.
After Kansas helps the group, she faces one terrifying situation after another. The synopsis of thi...more
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5 Star Read!
I am going to be honest I find it very hard to get into a zombie apocalypse novel. There have been very few items I have been able to read and just dive into and actually stay focused on that read in this genre.
BUT.......
Taking on the Dead is by far one of the best novels I have read. Annie did an excellent job creating her apocalyptic world. Every detail is done with care.
The flashbacks/Nightmare scenes are freaking amazing!!!!
Her main character Kan is alone for years. She is use...more
I am going to be honest I find it very hard to get into a zombie apocalypse novel. There have been very few items I have been able to read and just dive into and actually stay focused on that read in this genre.
BUT.......
Taking on the Dead is by far one of the best novels I have read. Annie did an excellent job creating her apocalyptic world. Every detail is done with care.
The flashbacks/Nightmare scenes are freaking amazing!!!!
Her main character Kan is alone for years. She is use...more
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Annie Walls does what every writer wishes to do with their first novel...she creates a world and takes us there! You will find yourself somewhere in the farmlands of Tennessee fighting off zombies. Kan Moore, the protagonist, is raw and edgy, and there is something sexy about a girl that can wield a machete. Even if you know nothing about the zombie apocalypse, you will enjoy this book.
Holly shit, this book was great. I don't have the words to describe this awesomeness. I simply don't know how to say how disgusting and gross and creepy this book was at some points (view spoiler)
I also loved this book because of how much I could see the world going there, how the people today could perf...more
I also loved this book because of how much I could see the world going there, how the people today could perf...more
Well, that was an awesome zombie read. I don't understand some reviews here that say the book is about two guys fighting over a girl. In fact, there was none of that at all, at least from what I read. Maybe they are reading a different book.
In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Usually, I hate romance in zombie novels. Most of the time, they aren't done right and they get cheesy really, really early. But here? It really worked. But that's because it wasn't forced at all - it was developed ni...more
In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Usually, I hate romance in zombie novels. Most of the time, they aren't done right and they get cheesy really, really early. But here? It really worked. But that's because it wasn't forced at all - it was developed ni...more
It's been awhile since I've read a book that I enjoyed so much. from the first chapter I was shocked. from the moment that two people in love having a great time at a fair and then zombies start attacking people. brilliant.
Kan the main chick is like able and I was at times on the edge of my sit, waiting to see what happens next.
I cannot wait to get my Hands on the second book.
Kan the main chick is like able and I was at times on the edge of my sit, waiting to see what happens next.
I cannot wait to get my Hands on the second book.
I have always LOVE zombies. I often imagine myself during a zombie apocalypes, that is what brought me to this book.
At first i was a bit sceptical about books on zombies. I mean, i always thought zombies belong on tv screen not on books. It was hard to convey the horror and make your readers have that same thrill when they are watching zombie movies.
THis book, however, was great! Our heroine is a great character. She is smart and sassy but not in a bitchy way. She's kind, smart, and gives every...more
At first i was a bit sceptical about books on zombies. I mean, i always thought zombies belong on tv screen not on books. It was hard to convey the horror and make your readers have that same thrill when they are watching zombie movies.
THis book, however, was great! Our heroine is a great character. She is smart and sassy but not in a bitchy way. She's kind, smart, and gives every...more
I'm fairly new to reading indie authors so probably am about to take out my general frustration with them on this book in particular. Sorry for that. :)
This book made 3 I've read where the quality starts off well enough to get me hooked, then gets worse and worse to the point where I just can't stand it anymore. Yet being well into the book I persist with the misery! It's hard to forgive - surely a single proof-reader would pick up most of these grammar, typo and sentence structure problems?
It's...more
This book made 3 I've read where the quality starts off well enough to get me hooked, then gets worse and worse to the point where I just can't stand it anymore. Yet being well into the book I persist with the misery! It's hard to forgive - surely a single proof-reader would pick up most of these grammar, typo and sentence structure problems?
It's...more
I had a huge review written her originally, about the interplay of the competing tones of the book and parallels between our heroine and other horror-monster heroines, but opted to take it down a notch (seriously, it was seven paragraphs and still going). The crux of it comes down to this: Kan is an ass-kicking, adaptable, survivalist. She is quite literally the very first person I would invite to my zombie apocalypse survivor team. The story is good, and moves along at a good clip (although it...more
Sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday of last week, I finally finished this book. Since then, I have been trying to figure out how best to approach and write this review. The first time I saw this novel was on an ad for a book tour. Being a zombie apocalypse book, I was very quick to jump at the opportunity to read it. Unfortunately, despite my love, I really did not enjoy the book. The reason is because this book completely failed. And it failed spectacularly!
At first, I had high hopes for this book...more
At first, I had high hopes for this book...more
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I am so glad this is a Trilogy because i can't wait to hear the rest of Kansas History.
Taking on the Dead is a creepy tale of survival of the fittest with a terrifying infestation of grade-A Zombies. Really, i love Zombie movies but feel like sometimes they are never made justice to how gruesome they can be, but this blew everyone away. All the bloody, desperate scenes, all the decomposing skulls and rotting bodies, this has the best Zombies I'v...more
I am so glad this is a Trilogy because i can't wait to hear the rest of Kansas History.
Taking on the Dead is a creepy tale of survival of the fittest with a terrifying infestation of grade-A Zombies. Really, i love Zombie movies but feel like sometimes they are never made justice to how gruesome they can be, but this blew everyone away. All the bloody, desperate scenes, all the decomposing skulls and rotting bodies, this has the best Zombies I'v...more
In her debut novel, Annie Walls enter the paranormal genre with a zombie novel, where even zombies are not what they seem.
Kansas (Kan) is a true survive. She has what it takes to get things done, even if it means killing those you love and is a true survivor. She has survived the past four years alone, scavenging for what she needs as well as gaining the knowledge to make her life easier. One thing she does relish in is killing zombies and she has become very efficient at it. When she stumbles o...more
Kansas (Kan) is a true survive. She has what it takes to get things done, even if it means killing those you love and is a true survivor. She has survived the past four years alone, scavenging for what she needs as well as gaining the knowledge to make her life easier. One thing she does relish in is killing zombies and she has become very efficient at it. When she stumbles o...more
In the zombie romance novel Taking on the Dead by Annie Walls, an outbreak has turned most of humanity into zombies. When it happened, Kan had been with her boyfriend on a fair, and she had to kill him when he turned into a zombie. Since then, she’s been living alone, fending for herself. But one day, a group of other humans stumble on her hideout, and she realizes that life went on.
I bet you blinked at the zombie romance above. This is not some kind of necrophilia, though. The book revolves aro...more
I bet you blinked at the zombie romance above. This is not some kind of necrophilia, though. The book revolves aro...more
When I bought this book I was very excited. Awesome female heroine, zombie apocalypse, personal growth, what's not to love? I was in. The story started out really good. Annie Walls does a good job of first person present tense. I felt like I was in the story and I cared about the protagonist, Kansas. As the story unfolded, however, I found myself taken out of the story and in some instances actually rolling my eyes.
First, there's a lot of typos in the book. I'm not going to go into great detail...more
First, there's a lot of typos in the book. I'm not going to go into great detail...more
I normally would have given this book a 1/5 stars but since it's the author's first book I will give her some leeway. I had a number of issues with this book. There were some inconsistencies right from the beginning. Kansas said her water came from an above ground source also that the people still broadcasting said that the water was safe to drink so she didn't treat her water. But when she and Kale went swimming suddenly the water was full of parasites. Then there was the character of Kansas he...more
This book was gifted to me by the author for an honest review. Thank You!
It has been four years since zombies started eating people, and Kansas is surviving on her own. This is a well-written zombie book. I like that Kansas fights with a machete and a crossbow. I have always thought that guns aren't good weapons for the zombie apocalypse because you will run out of bullets. You can re-use arrows, like Daryl Dixon does on The Walking Dead. I like that the author mentions how horrible the zombies'...more
It has been four years since zombies started eating people, and Kansas is surviving on her own. This is a well-written zombie book. I like that Kansas fights with a machete and a crossbow. I have always thought that guns aren't good weapons for the zombie apocalypse because you will run out of bullets. You can re-use arrows, like Daryl Dixon does on The Walking Dead. I like that the author mentions how horrible the zombies'...more
A world full of zombies would be difficult to live in. A world full of crazy people in a world full of zombies is even harder. There's no government, no real law, nothing to keep people from revealing their true selves ~ in both good and bad ways. You've got your religious cults that kidnap women, your monarchist-style mad scientists that think they can destroy and run the world, and then you have Kansas and the rat pack.
Kansas City Sunshine Moore is a complete badass. She's my new favorite hero...more
Kansas City Sunshine Moore is a complete badass. She's my new favorite hero...more
Twenty-four year old Kansas has been alone for four years and that's how she preferred it to be, it was the best way to stay alive. Ever since most of humanity had morphed into zombies she decided to draw less attention to herself by living alone in her bunker. When she comes across strangers being attacked she discovers how much she's missed the sound of peoples voices and comes to their aid. Helping these people will send her down a new path.
A series of events leave Kan hurt and in need of me...more
A series of events leave Kan hurt and in need of me...more
Oct 10, 2012
Tabby - IMReviews
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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The first thing that we all need to stop and appreciate about this book is the cover. Yes, the cover. Why? Well, because it is pretty much awesome. Seriously. You have a chick with a deadly weapon.. what could be more awesome than that?! Count.Me.In. I've recently become a huge fan of Zombie books, (I mean really, who DOESN'T want to know what the word is eventually going to come to?!) & I couldn't be more happier without the outcome of Taking on t...more
The first thing that we all need to stop and appreciate about this book is the cover. Yes, the cover. Why? Well, because it is pretty much awesome. Seriously. You have a chick with a deadly weapon.. what could be more awesome than that?! Count.Me.In. I've recently become a huge fan of Zombie books, (I mean really, who DOESN'T want to know what the word is eventually going to come to?!) & I couldn't be more happier without the outcome of Taking on t...more
I honestly did not know what to expect going into reading this book. I purchased it as part of the horror StoryBundle - a service I generally find credible when it comes to great stories. At first, I was worried this would be another Twilight-like romance with the supernatural elements being well, to put it nicely, not so great, but there was actually a great deal of blood and guts in this story and I found the zombies to be truly terrifying. Although it was difficult for me to relate to the pro...more
Feb 25, 2013
Tina Albertson
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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couldn-t-put-it-down,
dystopia,
fantasy-science-fiction,
survival,
virus,
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Life for Kansas was perfect until the day the world changed.
Kansas (Kan for short) lives on her own in a bunker her dad built after a virus ravishes the world and turns it's victims into zombies. She has survived this long because of the solitude. It has allowed her to survive under the radar, therefore not drawing much attention to herself.
When she comes upon some strangers fighting off zombies, her whole existence changes. Forced from her bunker and the life she knows, Kan sets out to find oth...more
Kansas (Kan for short) lives on her own in a bunker her dad built after a virus ravishes the world and turns it's victims into zombies. She has survived this long because of the solitude. It has allowed her to survive under the radar, therefore not drawing much attention to herself.
When she comes upon some strangers fighting off zombies, her whole existence changes. Forced from her bunker and the life she knows, Kan sets out to find oth...more
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Author of dark fantasy and sub-genres of horror. Voracious Reader and Googler. Lover of dark humor. Horror Buff. Zombie Apocalypse Enthusiast. Loyal Cracked follower. Pinterest Addict. Wife of adoring husband. Mother of a five year old Bruce Wayne. Cook. Maid. Kisser of boo-boos. Ultimate Time Waster. Perfect Procrastinator. Lolly Gagger. Trubie. Cake Decorator. Tea Drinker. Sculpey Sculptor. Girl...more
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“Blood is pounding in my ears. Lingering smoke and tequila fill my nostrils as adrenaline courses through my veins. My lips curl into a smile. The only thing that would make this night more perfect is if I had killed some zombies.”
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“My neighbors have long since left, or they are dead. Some I killed. It was either kill or be eaten alive, which is not on my top-ten list of ways to die.”
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