Funny, sexy, ghoulish, and fabulous--Henry's second Amanda Feral novel brings Seattle's favorite fashionable zombie back for more outrageously ghou...
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Jun 10, 2011
Melissa
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We are six months after the end of Happy Hour of the Damned, and everyone has pretty much moved on since the zombie outbreaks. Gil has started his own Resurrection business, making money turning people undead. While waiting for a client of Gills, recently deceased wealthy-rich man, to rise from the grave Amanda mentions to Wendy and Gil she received a call from her mothers hospice care nurse saying her mother is in ending stages of stomach cancer. With the rising of the new vampire things sta
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Sep 20, 2009
Katie(babs)
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There are some books I just don’t like that others really do. Some make me laugh and yearn in ways I can’t explain. Then there are such books where I have a horrible reading experience where I want to throw the book out the window and wish I had never picked it up to begin with. I have read really great reviews about the author and his first book. And when I was given his second book in his series about a zombie heroine to read, I thought why not give it a go? How I wished I was never given the
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Sep 12, 2011
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Amanda Feral, our zombie heroine, is going on a road trip from Seattle to South Dakota to have closure with her mother who is dying. But she and her friends (including another zombie, a vampire and ghost) end up on the run from an angry vampire and his werewolf goons, picking up a couple humans and encountering a plethora of paranormal beings.
I was excited to have the opportunity to get an advance copy of this book when Mar More...
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Amanda Feral, our zombie heroine, is going on a road trip from Seattle to South Dakota to have closure with her mother who is dying. But she and her friends (including another zombie, a vampire and ghost) end up on the run from an angry vampire and his werewolf goons, picking up a couple humans and encountering a plethora of paranormal beings.
I was excited to have the opportunity to get an advance copy of this book when Mar More...
Sep 10, 2011
T.w.
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Road Trip of the Living Dead
Somewhere in Mark Henry’s basement, a poor wannabe celebutante sits chained to a desk with a stripped down computer as the only source of illumination. That is simply the only way to explain how superbly he slips into a female skin as Amanda Feral with such convincing style. Mr. Henry should expect Clarisse Starling to knock on his door any day now, but until that time, the poor wife in his basement must continue to put the lotion on its skin, or it gets More...
Somewhere in Mark Henry’s basement, a poor wannabe celebutante sits chained to a desk with a stripped down computer as the only source of illumination. That is simply the only way to explain how superbly he slips into a female skin as Amanda Feral with such convincing style. Mr. Henry should expect Clarisse Starling to knock on his door any day now, but until that time, the poor wife in his basement must continue to put the lotion on its skin, or it gets More...
Mar 09, 2009
Angela
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Book 2 of Mark Henry's Amanda Feral series certainly doesn't lose a bit of its snark. This time around she's on a road trip with her zombie pal Wendy and their gay vampire sidekick Gil, heading (unwillingly) to visit her dying mother. Only there's a pissed-off client of Gil's new celebrity vamping service after them, not to mention a former cop turned werewolf and a young woman with a score to settle.
For me as a reader, though, Amanda's particular brand of humor seems most at home in More...
For me as a reader, though, Amanda's particular brand of humor seems most at home in More...
Jan 25, 2010
Tiffany
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4.5 stars but i am rounding up! :)
I opened up Road Trip of the Living Dead and prepared myself to be entirely grossed out by Mark Henry’s sick and twisted sense of humor again. He did not disappoint and I quickly found myself gasping and giggling at Amanda Feral and her “pottymouth.” I mean how can one not love her?
"I’m a total shoe slut. Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin: this is an open invitation. Feel free to run a train on me. The cost? Stilettos, More...
I opened up Road Trip of the Living Dead and prepared myself to be entirely grossed out by Mark Henry’s sick and twisted sense of humor again. He did not disappoint and I quickly found myself gasping and giggling at Amanda Feral and her “pottymouth.” I mean how can one not love her?
"I’m a total shoe slut. Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin: this is an open invitation. Feel free to run a train on me. The cost? Stilettos, More...
Oct 15, 2009
Alexia561
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This was a fun, fast read by an author I really enjoy. But....I had a major issue with the author's overuse of footnotes. Mark made such liberal use of footnotes in order to make sarcastic comments that it sort of ruined the story for me. One or two might have been funny, but he used so many that they became majorly annoying. Do we really need a biting comment on practically every page?
Amanda was fun in the first book, Happy Hour of the Damned, but not quite as amusing in this one. M More...
Amanda was fun in the first book, Happy Hour of the Damned, but not quite as amusing in this one. M More...
Feb 18, 2010
Mandi
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In Mark Henry’s second Amanda Feral book, we find the gang needing to get out of town. First, Gil, Amanda’s vampire pal has decided to start his own business, Luxury Resurrections. What better way to make some money than to turn people into vampires? He offers a premium service, unfortunately his first client, Richard Markham gets urinated on by a ghost as he rises from his grave, which wasn’t really included in the million dollar price tag. Markham is pissed and as Gil, Amanda and Wendy flee th
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Jan 29, 2011
Michael
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I absolutely love Amanda Feral. I love the interesting take on the supernatural, I love the snarky side comments, I love that Mark Henry has created what is, in my mind, the anti-Twilight. In this go round, un-dead socialite Feral is on the run being chased by any number of baddies, trying to save a young girl's life, and...um...dealing with mother issues.
It is a rare book which keeps readers on the edge of their seats while making the laugh (literally out loud) at the same time. More...
It is a rare book which keeps readers on the edge of their seats while making the laugh (literally out loud) at the same time. More...
Feb 22, 2010
Larissa
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Road Trip starts off not too long after the events in Happy Hour and right off the bad things get started. Gil, the vampire gay best friend (who doesn't have one) has opened a new business where he turns people into vamps with class, for a price. We find Amanda, Gil and Wendy in a graveyard waiting for Gil's client to "wake up" and give him the 5 starts treatment. Things go wrong and the guy, a billionaire that hold grudges, goes after Gil.
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Jan 26, 2010
Tez
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Ethel Ellen Frazier is about to cark it, so daughter Amanda Feral is road-tripping for closure's sake. There are some murders along the way, but this plotline isn't clear enough, which is strange, because murders should have major focus. But reading Amanda Feral for the plot is like watching Toddlers & Tiaras for the role models: we all know that's not why you're here. You want characters more effed-up than you, and fashionista zombies certainly are. Namely ones who use tampons as butt plugs. It
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Nov 29, 2011
Raina
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I really can’t find anything appealing about taking a zombie and making them into a loveable main character. It just doesn't work no matter what you do. Perhaps, if the writer is really good you can have them as a goofy as a sidekick, but as the main focus of a so-so story, no. Not gonna happen. I just kept thinking of those mindless zombies that want someone’s brains to munch on. BRAIIINSSS!!! Ugh. No thank you.
This book was so horrible I literally threw it at the wall swearing over More...
This book was so horrible I literally threw it at the wall swearing over More...
May 16, 2011
Melissa
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We are six months after the end of Happy Hour of the Damned, and everyone has pretty much moved on since the zombie outbreaks. Gil has started his own Resurrection business, making money turning people undead. While waiting for a client of Gills, recently deceased wealthy-rich man, to rise from the grave Amanda mentions to Wendy and Gil she received a call from her mothers hospice care nurse saying her mother is in ending stages of stomach cancer. With the rising of the new vampire things sta
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Aug 06, 2010
Roswita
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This is the second installment of Amanda's post-life memoirs. Gil's latest client in his new "vamping" business--"Gil's Luxury Vamping: Creating Quality Bloodsuckers Since 2007"--takes offense at an unexpected extra service while crawling from his grave. Gil, Amanda, and Wendy decide it would be prudent to leave town for a while. Fortunately(?) a destination is easily chosen as Amanda's mother is in a hospice in South Dakota. The trio take off for the funniest road trip you'v
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Sep 20, 2009
Gina
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Ok, my rating for the second book dropped here and I really hesitated in giving it 4 stars instead of three. It's not that the book is really any less funny. But, it is kind of a lot more gross. However, the story line is solid (really love the ending) and the writing is still great. I just think that some of the zombie stuff was a teeny bit over the top for me. What can I say, I wanted more undead partying and less descriptions of them eating people and entrails and that sort of thing. Mi
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Jan 14, 2012
Brandy
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Well it is definitely a road trip from Hell. Amanda's Mother is in a old folks home and is not expected to live much longer. Wendy and Gil give Amanda a hard time about not wanting to go see her but they don't understand how horrible her Mother was growing up. Gil ends up getting in a bit of trouble so they skip town. Their road trip takes a lot of unexpected turns and they meet some new, strange people. I think this book was great, Mark Henry's writing is awesome. It always has me laughing one
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Jan 21, 2011
Alana
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This is no club opening. Zombie Amanda Feral, gal pal Wendy, and vamp cohort Gil are on the road, making a mad dash away from the newly-vamped gangster who is out to end Gil's unlife. Facing such savage threats as werewolf thugs, vengeance seeking girls with guns, overly-polite cultists, and K-Mart shopping, the gang makes their way to the deathbed of Amanda's mother. Amanda's not interested in closure, but she wouldn't mind making sure her Mommy Dearest is ushered off into the next world perman
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Jan 06, 2011
Jessica
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Sep 20, 2009
Lori
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Hey, Mark, if you're keeping track of things... I'm reading it now, and loving it already, and I'm only up to the "buying skanky clothes at the thrift shop and modifying them accordingly" part!
OK, review... the only reason I didn't go 5 stars is that it's almost impossible to out-do a first book, because part of the appeal to the first one was its unique premise. Still, no complaints on this one. I almost never give 5 stars.
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OK, review... the only reason I didn't go 5 stars is that it's almost impossible to out-do a first book, because part of the appeal to the first one was its unique premise. Still, no complaints on this one. I almost never give 5 stars.
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Sep 02, 2010
Amie
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I think I actually even enjoyed this one MORE than the first. Amanda Ferrel's "undead"pan humor can't be stopped! Hilarious, and even kept me guessing through the last few pages about who the threat was. I'm excited to hit the third in this series, and upset that there might not be more.
Aug 06, 2010
Lucas
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Horror reveals to us the dark mirror of our souls. As someone who grew up in Montana--constantly wondering "no really, Butte, what the fuck is that?"--and since moved to Seattle, I'm someone who can appreciate the eastward descent into utter madness these undead cosmopolitans take. Mark Henry accurately depicts I-90 through eastern Washington as the sulfuric desolation it really is, although he does focus on all the worst rednecky and uncivilized parts of eastern Washington and Montana
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Mar 29, 2010
Michael
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If ever I have to take a road trip, I want Amanda and company to join me. Never a dull moment with America's favorite Living Dead Diva. Loved it. I didn't think Mark could surpass Happy Hour of the Damned, but he has, in spades. Highly recommended.
Apr 24, 2010
Justine
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I love the "what I learned from this book" option - so, I learned being dead is no excuse for looking bad & snark survives the loss of a pulse.
Oh, and this is a hellishly fun read.
Oh, and this is a hellishly fun read.
May 26, 2011
Didn't really grab by like the first book, so I put it down in favor of my current PNR fixation. I'm sure I'll get abck to it since I have the 3rd book waiting too.
Oct 18, 2009
Laura
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Very cute idea, but I think the book spent too much time using a "sassy" voice (complete with overuse of off-topic footnotes)than actually telling a fun story.
Aug 13, 2011
WynterAngel
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The Author did it again capturing the funneh in all the ridiculously hysterical situations his dear characters r put in. Luvd the flashback scenes. Luvd FishHook! ... So odd! ...
This book is a welcomed addition to the series. Amanda's new beau is dreamy and her Mom couldn't b more perfect.
Again not for the sensitive!
This book is a welcomed addition to the series. Amanda's new beau is dreamy and her Mom couldn't b more perfect.
Again not for the sensitive!
Feb 24, 2011
Karen
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I've read this entire series, and his writing improves with each book. This is easy, non-serious, Zombie loving fun!
Mar 27, 2010
Jess
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Amanda Feral's friend, Gil the gay vampire, makes a terrible mistake and pisses off a client. To keep their undead bodies intact, Amanda, Gil, and Wendy take a road trip--to visit Amanda's mother, no less.
I was heartily amused by ROAD TRIP, and do recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first book, HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED. I'll be doing a more in depth review on my blog at some point, once I finish the series.
I was heartily amused by ROAD TRIP, and do recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first book, HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED. I'll be doing a more in depth review on my blog at some point, once I finish the series.
