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Barely Alive (Barely Alive, #1)

by Bonnie R. Paulson (Goodreads Author)

4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 · rating details · 47 ratings · 25 reviews

In twelve weeks, seventeen-year-old Paul Ledger will be dead. At least he hopes so.

Paul is trapped in the worst cult the United States has ever seen. Infected with a zombie virus, symptoms culminate in a dead body but thriving mind over a course of twelve weeks. If he doesn’t earn the final death he longs for, he’ll be chained in a basement facility, moaning for human fles...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Ashley Byland rated it 5 of 5 stars

Barely Alive is not like any other zombie book that you will probably ever read nor is it like any other zombie book I have read. I got this book because I very much love zombie books and the description of this book intrigued me, it was definitely a different zombie story. I have to say I LOVE how these zombies were written, zombies with a brain and a heart and a conscious!? Weird but works SO WELL!!

Paul is a normal, teenage guy, except for the fact that in 12 weeks he will become a mindless, f...more

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Dec 12, 2012 BookHookup rated it 3 of 5 stars

The original review for this title can be found HERE at The Book Hookup.

Christina's Review:

**Note:** An e-copy of this novel was provided by this author for this blog tour; however, that did not influence this review in any way.

With this novel, you become immediately immersed in Sin City, where a demented man named Dominic has unleashed a virus on his recruited minions. He delivers on his promises of them obtaining super-human strength, sight, and speed, but doesn’t fully divulge on the negativ...more The original review for this title can be found HERE at The Book Hookup.

Christina's Review:

**Note:** An e-copy of this novel was provided by this author for this blog tour; however, that did not influence this review in any way.

With this novel, you become immediately immersed in Sin City, where a demented man named Dominic has unleashed a virus on his recruited minions. He delivers on his promises of them obtaining super-human strength, sight, and speed, but doesn’t fully divulge on the negative side effects. You see, an adverse reaction to becoming infected means that the person will thirst and hunger for human flesh and blood. Told through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Paul Ledger, we experience firsthand his inner battle between holding on to certain aspects of his humanity, like his morals, and the ever-present waging war inside himself to give into his zombie instincts and devour people at the first hint of blood or delicious-smelling skin. While out on a run to pick up more test subjects for Dominic, Paul encounters a girl named Heather, and her smell is just a little too tempting. After sinking his teeth into her, he’s appalled at how far he’s fallen. But more surprised is Dominic at that fact that she didn’t change, which means that her immune DNA could hold the key to A) staving off the twelve week life cycle of these zombie beings, B) cure those that have already been turned- willingly or not, or C) completely eradicate the virus by providing a vaccine. Dominic knows her significance and will do anything to get his hands on her. But, somewhere along the way, Paul started developing feelings for her, so he’ll do everything within his power to keep her away from Dominic and thus potentially saving the world, as well as himself.

Becoming a huge The Walking Dead (tv show) fan over the past two years, I’ll say that the premise of this story was what originally caught my attention, and I was excited to read about zombies, especially a younger male one. As a matter of fact, I really enjoyed reading about the transition from Paul’s perspective. With an authentic male teen voice, it was interesting to follow how he was first subjected to the virus and the subsequent events that followed- his initial burst of super-human abilities, how flavors of regular food were amplified until it eventually changed to desires for body parts.

However, aside from his character and maybe his brother’s, I had a harder time connecting to any of the other characters in the book. I also had some difficultly understanding some of the technical, scientific terms in the story. Usually, I’m okay with over-my-head information when it’s broken down further in simpler facts, but I was left pretty much blank-staring at some points in the story. Lastly, and not really anything you couldn’t actually disregard unless you’re a real stickler, there was a good bit of repetition in certain words or phrases that I thought having another round of edits could have benefited this novel.

Verdit: All in all, it was a good story with an engaging plot and the series holds a lot of potential. For 99¢, I’d say you’re getting way more bang for your buck.

♥ A very special thanks to the author and Heather from Supagurl Book Tours for allowing me to participate in this blog tour.(less)

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Aug 07, 2012 Jill Cooper rated it 5 of 5 stars

Barely Alive is not your average take on zombies. I love zombies and I thought I knew what direction the story would take, but I was wrong.

The characters are strong, especially Heather, and are all well done. The novel starts with Paul a young guy who has 12 weeks to live before he becomes a full blown zombie. He was injected by the virus by total creeptsti dude Dominic, who create the virus. What a nice guy, right?

Paul and his buds are supposed to go out, grab some girls, and bring them back....more

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Apr 27, 2012 Chelsea rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite, zombies, young-adult, paranormal-romance, fiction, fantasy

Super LOVE this book. Definitely a must read. I can't wait for the next in the series to be available. If you liked Twilight, you'll love this!

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Apr 28, 2012 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Teenagers

Shelves: ya, book-giveaway-winnter, fiction

“Barely Alive” by Bonnie R. Paulson asks “can a zombie have a good heart?” This novel, unlike many others of the zombie genre, actually takes the reader to the beginning of the zombie virus and how it started. The main character, Paul, is our zombie with a heart. He has been injected with the virus and only has 12 weeks to live (the typical lifespan for a zombie). When he is sent out by the boss to pick up girls for food, he didn’t imagine that they would come back with a feisty one named Heathe...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Lynn Thompson rated it 5 of 5 stars

It's a must read for Zombie enthusiasts, young adult and adults. YA, Teen almost zombies, action, suspense and more...

My son read this book and absolutely loved it! I've been dying to read it LOL) and have finally gotten the chance.

Paul is a disgruntled teen who runs away from home trying to find a better life. Unfortunately he finds Dominic. Dominic promises him the world for a price. A injection of a virus. While paying the price back to Dominic he finds Heather. Heather intrigues him so much...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Simone rated it 5 of 5 stars

I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This novel is unlike any other zombie novel I have ever read. Paul, although being transformed into a zombie staves off his cravings to save Heather. Although when sent to kidnap the girls, he'd bitten her, somehow she didn't transform. Could she be the key for a cure to save him and those like him? I guess you'll have to read it to find out. This book was awesome and so difficult to put down. It held my attention throughout,...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Lily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Review originally featured on Bookluvrs Haven

When Erin and I got the invite to join this blog tour, there was no second thought in my mind to jump on this bandwagon. Zombies? Come on! I will read them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

But then I got the most surprising note from my awesome friend and co-blogger Erin. She thinks it sounds interesting and wants to read it too!

.......

Erin's first zombie novel... sniff sniff... so happy!! I am so glad she liked it!

Moving on to my thoughts...

I read Eri...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Corina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-paranormal-hop

Barely Alive (Barely Alive, #1)

Despite my crippling fear of zombies, I’ve read my fair share of post-apocalyptic books where zombies play a distinct role; apparently I’m sadistic like that. But I have to say Barely Alive is the first zombie book I’ve read where the zombies are necessarily the bad guys, or rather three of them aren’t. I really enjoyed this book, it was different and almost logical to a point that scares the crap out of me.

I can totally see a “zombie-like” virus being formed out...more Barely Alive (Barely Alive, #1)

Despite my crippling fear of zombies, I’ve read my fair share of post-apocalyptic books where zombies play a distinct role; apparently I’m sadistic like that. But I have to say Barely Alive is the first zombie book I’ve read where the zombies are necessarily the bad guys, or rather three of them aren’t. I really enjoyed this book, it was different and almost logical to a point that scares the crap out of me.

I can totally see a “zombie-like” virus being formed out of our need to cure disease or in the name of scientific exploration, which is one of the reasons zombie stuff, scares me so much. That and I have an overactive imagination, but I digress. Paul, the main character has been injected with the virus and is slowly dying even while his mind and sense grow.

Dominic, the guy behind the virus or the guy I like to call the donkey, yes that’s one of my favorite Christmas songs, is creating this crazy army of zombie people. At first Paul seems to sort of be his right hand guy, but all that changes when he meets Heather. Well, he kind of kidnaps Heather and a few other girls. She’s the only one who survives though.

I don’t want to give too much of the story away because this is really different from the normal zombie book and I enjoyed it so much that I want everyone else to read it too! There’s a lot of action, a bit of people eating, a ton of snark and sarcasm, my personal favorite, and a bit of romance sprinkled in to top it all off.

Bonnie Paulson does an amazing job with showing us what is going on physically and mentally inside the zombie people and her plotline is great. It’s rare that I find a plot that doesn’t have holes in it, but Paulson is flawless in this first book. She’s got a little bit of everything to make a compelling story and when you throw in someone immune to the virus, two scientists trying to find a cure, and Paul trying not to eat he girl he’s fallen for, you’ve got a recipe for success.

I would absolutely recommend this book! Now on to read the book two because I need to know what happens with Paul, James and Heather! (less)

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Dec 01, 2012 Ali (GingerRead) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: brains

Barely Alive was not at all what I expected it to be. Based on the blurb, I anticipated a somewhat run-of-the-mill zombie tale with a splash of romance. What I didn't see coming was the humor in which it would be told. Paulson masterfully spins this web with voice of a teenage boy who can't decide what he wants more, food or sex. You so easily fall into his head and thought process. Or, lack there of, as the case so often is with Paul.

Paul was having a rough time of life and during a downturn he...more Barely Alive was not at all what I expected it to be. Based on the blurb, I anticipated a somewhat run-of-the-mill zombie tale with a splash of romance. What I didn't see coming was the humor in which it would be told. Paulson masterfully spins this web with voice of a teenage boy who can't decide what he wants more, food or sex. You so easily fall into his head and thought process. Or, lack there of, as the case so often is with Paul.

Paul was having a rough time of life and during a downturn he fell into the glamorous cult life created by a man name Dominic. Glamorous in the way of being injected with a virus that will kill you in twelve weeks and while you wait for your inevitable end you will be ordered around and tortured in numerous ways. Your body begins to die but your brain and strength get a strong boost right after injection and with every time you eat fresh flesh. Paul is fighting through it when he is ordered to take a group of other infected out to kidnap girls for Dominic's needs.

One of the girls they pick up is Heather and Paul just can't resist taking a little nibble. Finding her immune to the virus that was now beginning to take over Las Vegas, Dominic finds he needs Heather more than he needs Paul and he's willing to go to all lengths to get her. Including grabbing Paul's younger brother James as hostage.

Paul is a smart guy but so easily looses track of his thoughts. His inner monologues were hilarious. He easily jumps between finding a cure for the virus, to lusting over Heather, to fresh meat (preferably cow), back to the virus then right back to meat, meat, meat. He struggles with that, doesn't want to be one of the mindless killing fiends but needs meat to keep his body from quick degeneration. I am a huge fan of Paul.

Heather is a somewhat reserved girl but when she get riled up she's quite spunky. I think as she develops more in the series, I'm really going to enjoy her. The other sideline characters promise to be great, as well. They too are smart and funny and take the responsibility of, well basically saving the world, with a mix of calm collection and murderous importance.

Really my only qualm with Barely Alive was the end. As in, there really wasn't one. It's very abrupt. I see where it's headed and understand that it's a series and you have to end it somewhere. I just wish there had been either a little closure and a cliff hanger.

Regardless, I will be diving right into Falling Apart (book #2) and right back into the mind of a very funny seventeen year old sex addled, meat craving boy. Happily.(less)

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Dec 18, 2012 Erin Dove rated it 3 of 5 stars

Those of you who know anything about me know that I don't do Zombies - never have. I can honestly say I have never picked up a book about Zombies in my entire life. Whereas Lily can't get enough of them. When this book came across our e-mail from Supagurl Blog Tours I thought 'Hmmm...this one sounds interesting' so I grabbed it and here I am today.

I actually liked it! Now, I don't know if it was because it was a YA zombie book, with some romance (because I certainly am a sucker for romance)...bu...more

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Nov 23, 2012 D. Ann rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, zombies

This story was really interesting and I didn’t know what to expect when I picked it up. It seemed like a nice break from normal zombie stories and I was glad to find out I was right. Yes you’re introduced to the stereotypical, brain-dead zombies that are only focused on eating, but the story’s doesn’t focus on that. These zombies are alive, they have a heart, they can make conscious decisions, even if it means people are mad at them.

What I really liked about the book was that the characters are...more

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Dec 12, 2012 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: blog-tour-read, paranormal, series, 2012-publication

My original review for this title can be found HERE at The Book Hookup.

**Note:** An e-copy of this novel was provided by this author for this blog tour; however, that did not influence this review in any way.

With this novel, you become immediately immersed in Sin City, where a demented man named Dominic has unleashed a virus on his recruited minions. He delivers on his promises of them obtaining super-human strength, sight, and speed, but doesn’t fully divulge on the negative side effects. You...more My original review for this title can be found HERE at The Book Hookup.

**Note:** An e-copy of this novel was provided by this author for this blog tour; however, that did not influence this review in any way.

With this novel, you become immediately immersed in Sin City, where a demented man named Dominic has unleashed a virus on his recruited minions. He delivers on his promises of them obtaining super-human strength, sight, and speed, but doesn’t fully divulge on the negative side effects. You see, an adverse reaction to becoming infected means that the person will thirst and hunger for human flesh and blood. Told through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Paul Ledger, we experience firsthand his inner battle between holding on to certain aspects of his humanity, like his morals, and the ever-present waging war inside himself to give into his zombie instincts and devour people at the first hint of blood or delicious-smelling skin. While out on a run to pick up more test subjects for Dominic, Paul encounters a girl named Heather, and her smell is just a little too tempting. After sinking his teeth into her, he’s appalled at how far he’s fallen. But more surprised is Dominic at that fact that she didn’t change, which means that her immune DNA could hold the key to A) staving off the twelve week life cycle of these zombie beings, B) cure those that have already been turned- willingly or not, or C) completely eradicate the virus by providing a vaccine. Dominic knows her significance and will do anything to get his hands on her. But, somewhere along the way, Paul started developing feelings for her, so he’ll do everything within his power to keep her away from Dominic and thus potentially saving the world, as well as himself.

Becoming a huge The Walking Dead (tv show) fan over the past two years, I’ll say that the premise of this story was what originally caught my attention, and I was excited to read about zombies, especially a younger male one. As a matter of fact, I really enjoyed reading about the transition from Paul’s perspective. With an authentic male teen voice, it was interesting to follow how he was first subjected to the virus and the subsequent events that followed- his initial burst of super-human abilities, how flavors of regular food were amplified until it eventually changed to desires for body parts.

However, aside from his character and maybe his brother’s, I had a harder time connecting to any of the other characters in the book. I also had some difficultly understanding some of the technical, scientific terms in the story. Usually, I’m okay with over-my-head information when it’s broken down further in simpler facts, but I was left pretty much blank-staring at some points in the story. Lastly, and not really anything you couldn’t actually disregard unless you’re a real stickler, there was a good bit of repetition in certain words or phrases that I thought having another round of edits could have benefited this novel.

Verdit: All in all, it was a good story with an engaging plot and the series holds a lot of potential. For 99¢, I’d say you’re getting way more bang for your buck.

♥ A very special thanks to the author and Heather from Supagurl Book Tours for allowing me to participate in this blog tour.(less)

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Dec 08, 2012 Shieka( Doctor's Notes) rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have to say I went into this book not really knowing what to expect but I do know now that I am in love with the author's writing abilities. This book was like one of my favorite zombie reads that I have read this year. It was fast paced and just really well written. I don't think I can gush enough about how much I loved it. Ok let me start off by saying I loved that this book was told through the point of view of Paul. It;s not often we get the story told through a males point of view and I...more I have to say I went into this book not really knowing what to expect but I do know now that I am in love with the author's writing abilities. This book was like one of my favorite zombie reads that I have read this year. It was fast paced and just really well written. I don't think I can gush enough about how much I loved it. Ok let me start off by saying I loved that this book was told through the point of view of Paul. It;s not often we get the story told through a males point of view and I loved it. I loved learning more about how guys really think and the author knew just how to have it come across. Paul was a character that you wanted to not like because I mean he is a zombie but he was so much more than that. He was truly a zombie with heart.

When I say the author took an average story that has been done many times and made it her own she really did. She gave us the back story on how Paul became a Zombie and showed us that Zombies can make choices and don't have to just succumb to their hunger and needs. I loved Paul but oh I loved the character of Heather even more. Heather was such a kick butt take charge kind of girl. In short my fav type of heroine if you have seen me gush about them before. I love for my heroine to be able to hold her own and not just need to depend on a guy and Heather delivers. She has such a strong will and I loved that about her.

I loved how the author made Paul's feelings for Heather fuel him to want to do and be more than just your average Zombie. He realized that he wanted more so he could keep Heather safe. I also loved how Heather pushed Paul to be better. They had a truly weird romance going but it worked for them and I loved that it was different and original. It was great seeing them work together to try to bring down Dominic who I have to say was my type of villain. He was just so evil but yet you still found yourself understanding why he was the way he was and feeling sorry for him at some parts in the story.

Overall I loved this book and was so glad I had the next book on hand so I could jump right into the next story. The author really has a hit on her hands as this book has something for everyone with romance,action,zombies and plot twists galore. I think all readers would enjoy this one and would love to read the rest of the series because I will warn you this book will have you hooked and leave you wanting more.(less)

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Nov 26, 2012 Amy Fournier rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, to-review

I rarely pass up a chance to read a zombie book so I was looking forward to this one. I thought it was a great take on zombies and survival. It's not your typical zombie book at all. These aren't your mindless, just want to eat your face variety. These are regular people, injected with a virus that slowly kills them, but makes them stronger, faster, and smarter in the process. Their bodies may start to die and will continue to over twelve weeks, but their mind doesn't. They are capable of still...more I rarely pass up a chance to read a zombie book so I was looking forward to this one. I thought it was a great take on zombies and survival. It's not your typical zombie book at all. These aren't your mindless, just want to eat your face variety. These are regular people, injected with a virus that slowly kills them, but makes them stronger, faster, and smarter in the process. Their bodies may start to die and will continue to over twelve weeks, but their mind doesn't. They are capable of still having their humanity, though the need for meat and blood is definitely there. Added bonus, it's a male POV and I totally love those.

Paul is a smart kid who is stuck in a crap situation because of a stupid and impulsive decision he made. He joined up with Dominic not knowing what he was getting into exactly. One night on a mission he and his group have to gather some girls at his bosses order and things change for him then. Heather, one of the girls makes him rethink things. Not at first of course, but he finds out some information from Paul and it makes him question his motives and want more than ever to protect this human girl. I suppose if you are dying anyways, survival shouldn't seem like a big deal, but say that the virus can be reversed. Then you have a very determined boy who also happens to start caring for the girl who is their only chance at a cure.

Heather is a tough, tough chick!! She stays strong through so much. I mean if you and a group of six other girls got kidnapped by zombies, wouldn't you freak out!! Not her, she actually tries to attack Paul since he is the one in charge of them. When things go bad, she still sticks by him. She keeps a level head most of the time, and only breaks down a few times. She is also determined to help find a cure for the virus and will do what she can to help. At a few points she is actually even willing to give herself to the enemy as long as her family will be safe.

This was a very quick read and I loved that it was different than so many other zombie books. That the zombies and humans are working together for the greater good. I thought the book moved along at a great pace. I would have liked to connect with the characters a little more, but in general I did like them. Especially Connie, the Dr.'s wife. I thought that it ended rather abruptly too. I know it's a series, but it just kind of... ended. I will definitely continue on with this series though. I like that it was different and it's not just about the humans surviving the zombie apocalypse, but also the zombies wanting to find a cure to reverse the virus that will eventually kill them(less)

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Dec 12, 2012 Kat rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombie, ya, nevada, series, 2012-read, arc-review-complete, updated

3.5 stars

With the deluge of zombie books out there, one kind of book particularly grabs my attention, and that's the story told from the zombie perspective. There a few of those books out there, but I believe this is the first one I've read from the perspective of a teenage boy, which makes it even more unique.

Barely Alive is the story of Paul - a typical teenage boy who also happens to be a zombie. And this particular zombie virus isn't your normal quick-turn-into-brain-muncher virus - it's b...more 3.5 stars

With the deluge of zombie books out there, one kind of book particularly grabs my attention, and that's the story told from the zombie perspective. There a few of those books out there, but I believe this is the first one I've read from the perspective of a teenage boy, which makes it even more unique.

Barely Alive is the story of Paul - a typical teenage boy who also happens to be a zombie. And this particular zombie virus isn't your normal quick-turn-into-brain-muncher virus - it's been engineered by a particularly shady scientist, Dominic, who is using the virus to create an army of the nearly-undead to capture teenage girls for his own creepy needs. The hunger is preset from the beginning, but gradually their bodies waste away, leaving just their mind trapped inside the shell of a zombie.

It did take me a little while to get into the story, and also to feel connected to the characters. I liked Paul straight away, and Ms Paulson did an excellent job in writing a realistic teenage boy - after he meets Heather he struggles with keeping his need for flesh from driving him to eat humans and to keep his lust for Heather from distracting him on their attempt to escape the clutches of Dominic. After gathering up a few more zombies and the good-guy scientist that Dominic used to work with, they set off to find the remnants of their families and to try and find a cure.

Barely Alive is a mixture of zombie apocalypse survival, zombie perspective and road-trip as Paul and his gang attempt to get from Vegas to Idaho, all the while with Dominic on their tail. Ms. Paulson does a fantastic job of balancing the science behind the virus with a good post-apocalyptic story, right down to the effects of the virus on the infected.

Although it took a while for the story to really pull me in, Barely Alive was so unique and interesting that I tore through the second half of the story within a couple of hours, and I'm looking forward to reading more of the series, and finding out more about the virus and if the characters can actually find a cure.

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Mar 16, 2013 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

So I sort of feel like I'v done my time with supernatural novels. (Do Zombies even count as supernatural? You get what I mean.)Authors just seem to be spewing them at teenagers at the moment, and in all honesty I'd felt that if I'd read one novel about the forbidden love between an annoyingly passive teenage girl and a vampire/ghost/zombie boy who rebels against the nature of his kind to be with her, I'd pretty much read them all.
But I have to say, this book surpassed my (all be in kind of low...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Step Into Fiction rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ashley

Barely Alive is not like any other zombie book that you will probably ever read nor is it like any other zombie book I have read. I got this book because I very much love zombie books and the description of this book intrigued me, it was definitely a different zombie story. I have to say I LOVE how these zombies were written, zombies with a brain and a heart and a conscious!? Weird but works SO WELL!!

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Review completed by: Ashley

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Dec 29, 2012 Griffin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, paranormal, romance, ya, read-in-2012

Normally I'm not that into zombies, but I have to say, these zombies are the coolest ones I've seen in a long time. Definetly looking forward to reading the next book.

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Jan 04, 2013 Cassie Krous rated it 5 of 5 stars

Love this new twist on zombies! Very well written and really pulls you into the characters.

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Mar 26, 2013 Michel Lee rated it 5 of 5 stars

I normally don't like zombie books, but this one was superb. I definitely recommend it!

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Mar 28, 2012 Shelley Martin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Fast paced mixed with teen hormones. The is the best book Paulson has written so far!

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Jul 16, 2012 Melissa Martin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

Fresh and fun writing. Love the first person zombie romance.

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Apr 09, 2012 Kilikina marked it as to-read

Shelves: march-2012, must-read

Love this cover!!

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Mar 13, 2013 Jenni French rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: age-5-grades-9-12, genre-paranormal

I wasn't as impressed with this book as I expected to be. The story was just kind of meh. :o/

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May 08, 2013 Danielle Frappier rated it 4 of 5 stars

Not your typical zombie book, but really a nice change. I got sucked into this book from the first page and couldn't put it down. Looking forward to the next book,

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