Eat Slay Love (Living With the Dead, #3)

May 02, 2012 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Toujours aussi drôle et déjanté. David est "surprenant", et le couple rencontre 2 nouveaux personnages dont la dynamique est assez amusante. On a toujours notre lot irrévérencieux de petites références musicales, people, geek. ^^ J'ai adoré le particulier McCray, ex chanteur has been de boys band (rien que ça) toujours défoncé, et qui semble dans le vent.

Maintenant la question est de savoir s'il y aura une suite parce que David et Sarah sont devenus un de mes couples littéraires fétiches. A quan...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Elissa Ketterer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved it and it was a quick read, a little more so than the other two books...
And while I wished it was longer and the plot a little less obvious...I can't say I didn't love it.
Sarah and David, dear. There are no words for my love of them. And I can't wait for another possible book about their adventures before the revolution. Or possibly a book about the revolution.
Jesse, four of of five in my book. And I'm going to definitely add these to my personal library.
Amazing characters, and I'm just...more

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May 21, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sarah and Dave are heading towards the rumoured Midwest wall; with the cure for being a zombie in their pocket. Quite literally a test-tube that could save the country, possibly the world

David, meanwhile, is changing. Since he was bitten by a zombie and cured, he hasn’t been quite human. And while this comes with certain advantages, it also comes with a whole lot of worries.

Not least of which is trying to keep it – and a secret – from their new companions. The aging, perpetually stoned rocker is...more Sarah and Dave are heading towards the rumoured Midwest wall; with the cure for being a zombie in their pocket. Quite literally a test-tube that could save the country, possibly the world

David, meanwhile, is changing. Since he was bitten by a zombie and cured, he hasn’t been quite human. And while this comes with certain advantages, it also comes with a whole lot of worries.

Not least of which is trying to keep it – and a secret – from their new companions. The aging, perpetually stoned rocker isn’t a problem. But Nicole trained journalist and stalkerazzi, well she’s a much more difficult challenge – she doesn’t miss much and she even carries a video camera around with them

And it’s not as if the trip across the US After Zombies is easy anyway – with wrecked roads, lack of supplies, constant threat of attack and, of course, other survivors carving their own lethal kingdoms out of the badlands, it’s a difficult journey to say the least. Then, when they reach their destination, absolutely nothing is what they expected.

World wise I am still impressed by how this book is balanced. With any kind of zombie apocalypse movie there is going to be scenes of tragedy, of fear and of sheer massive horror. And this book includes that, thoughts of people who are lost, of things they’ve had to do. Moments of fear, if not panic any more (simply because Sarah and Dave are far too experienced and well trained now for panic).

We also have the standard examples of how humanity devolves in these situations. Petty despots, cults, preying on weaker people, draconian cruelty and tyranny. And when you put them all together along with the desperate fight for survival and craving of sugar, you often get a rather bleak book.

And this book has those elements – there are those bleak moments. But it’s also funny. It’s also light hearted. Sarah and Dave, in the midst of all this horror, manage to have fun. It provides some excellent balance and keeps the book a light, happy read. Even with zombies.

We also have much more development of the world including what has happened with the last of the government. It’s a nice twist that makes perfect sense considering what has happened to the country – I still didn’t see it coming and it adds a whole new dimension of depth.

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Dec 29, 2011 Kayla Guyette rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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(Spolier Alert: Do not read unless you’ve read the previous two books in the Living With The Dead series.)

If you’re familiar with some of my more recent reviews, you’ll know I’m a big fan of the Living With The Dead series. So I was very excited to sink my teeth into (no zombie pun intended) Eat Slay Love by Jesse Petersen and read it in just a few days.

Picking up where Flip This Zombie left off, Sarah and David are making their way to the Midwest wall in hopes of passing off the vial of the cur...more (Spolier Alert: Do not read unless you’ve read the previous two books in the Living With The Dead series.)

If you’re familiar with some of my more recent reviews, you’ll know I’m a big fan of the Living With The Dead series. So I was very excited to sink my teeth into (no zombie pun intended) Eat Slay Love by Jesse Petersen and read it in just a few days.

Picking up where Flip This Zombie left off, Sarah and David are making their way to the Midwest wall in hopes of passing off the vial of the cure they’ve procured. But the journey is much easier said than done since they have to stick to local roads (zombie and car crash filled highways are just too risky) and find supplies along the way. Sarah and David’s marriage, which was rocky when we first met them, is intact but Sarah has a sense of worry over losing David – who was bite, but cured, by a zombie.

Her fears aren’t irrational either. Suddenly David is lifting nearly double his weight, sleeping less and overall is a bit more bad ass than before. While Sarah struggles with this they end up saving a tabloid TV reporter who joins them on their trip to the wall to film it all.

Just when the three think they’ve left the crazy cults behind on the West Coast they run into one down south. A shocking discovery is made about David in the process of their escape from the cult. While Sarah fights to keep the secret of the cure from their TV reporter friend, it becomes harder and harder. Especially when a former rock legend now turned some-what-recovering addict joins them. Now, the four kick it into gear and aim to make it to the Midwest wall before any cults (or zombies) can get a hold of them.

The last 50 pages or so are completely addicting and left me turning the pages at record speed to find out what happens. While the ending gives a bit of closure, enough so that I’m wondering if there will be a 4th Living With The Dead. While Eat Slay Love could work as the final book, I can’t help but want more of Sarah and David’s adventures. Heck I’d even read a “Life After Living With The Dead” book. Who wouldn’t want to see Sarah back at work pulling a gun on a co-worker who sneaks up on her? Overall, fans of Living With The Dead will find themselves loving Eat Slay Love. Which, in my opinon, may just be the best book in the series.

Book Rating: 10/10(less)

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Oct 13, 2011 Vanessa theJeepDiva rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, apocalypse, humor, romance, zombies

I have loved traveling with Sarah and David on their quest from Seattle to the Midwest Wall. They have had so many different trails while on their journey to something that may or may not even exist. They have come across numerous different people that were not always helpful, sometimes paranoid, and most often just flat out crazy. The zombie slaying keeps the pages filled with action and fighting.

Eat Slay Love is another book in this humorous zombie apocalypse series. Sarah is starting to notic...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jul 09, 2011 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had my doubts about Eat Slay Love. For starters, even though I am a zombie enthusiast, zombies tend to work better in movies than books. However, I was pleasantly surprised by Jesse Petersen's contribution to popular zombie fiction.

Our heroes, Dave and Sarah, set out to head for the Midwest Wall near Normal, IL. The Wall is supposed to be the dividing line between the population that has been wiped-out by the zombie apocalypse and the survivors. Normal, IL also happens to be where Sarah's moth...more

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Jul 05, 2011 Kristin (MyBookishWays Reviews) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, zombies

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In Eat Slay Love we rejoin my favorite post zombie apocalypse married couple, Sarah and David, as they attempt to get to the rumored “Wall” in the east, hoping to find safety from the society that’s let them down. I mean, zombies are the ultimate letdown, right? Of course, with these two, you know it’s not gonna be smooth sailing, and the seas get pretty rough during this outing. See, there was an incident in the last novel that...more You may also read my review here:http://www.mybookishways.com/201...

In Eat Slay Love we rejoin my favorite post zombie apocalypse married couple, Sarah and David, as they attempt to get to the rumored “Wall” in the east, hoping to find safety from the society that’s let them down. I mean, zombies are the ultimate letdown, right? Of course, with these two, you know it’s not gonna be smooth sailing, and the seas get pretty rough during this outing. See, there was an incident in the last novel that might have changed David a bit, and Sarah is noticing more and more, well, odd things about him. Sarah is also hoping she’ll be reunited with her mom and dad, even though the chances of that are slim. All that aside, they’ve got some precious cargo with them that could change the face of the world forever. Add to the mix a stalkerazzi journalist that may have her own secret agenda, an aging rockstar that seems to have lost his band, and his wits, to the zombies, a camp full of people that aren’t about to let strangers into the mix (think Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome here), and of course all the zombie killin’ action you can handle, and you’ve got a read that you won’t want to put down!
I adore this series, and it just keeps getting better and better. Sarah narrates with her trademark snark, and even though you’ll giggle, you’ll cringe too, because Ms. Petersen lets the dark humor fly, and the story is tempered with moments of levity that will definitely bring you down to earth. This kind of writing is hard to do, weaving humor into admittedly horrid situations, but the author manages with a sure hand and never lets the pacing falter. There are a few twists in this one that left me smiling and the ending leaves off with plenty of material for lots more fun with this kick-ass couple. Do they find the “wall”? Does Sarah reunite with her family? And just what is wrong with David? You’ll get your questions answered in this one, I promise, and trust me, you won’t want to put it down!(less)

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Jun 20, 2011 Gretchen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, zombies, romance, post-apocalyptic

Eat Slay Love is fast paced, funny, and action packed with an added emotional center that just draws me into this series. So many novels (especially of the paranormal persuasion) focus on a couple meeting and falling in love. Petersen's Living with the Dead series goes beyond that initial attraction to focus on the work involved in sustaining a relationship long-term...even in the face of a crazed cult leaders, personal injury, and a full scale zombie apocalypse.

I love David and Sarah in all th...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Christina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: zombies-humor, absolutely-no-young-adult-books

Eat, Slay, Love is the final book in the zombie spoof trilogy, Living with the Dead. After dodging impending divorce and then flipping zombies, the couple looks for the safe zone in order to pass on a cure for the zombie plague.

I don't know how much farther this series could have gone without diminishing in quality, but I was very sad to get to the end. The final book does not wrap everything up neatly and I am glad it did not. I think this series ended perfectly.

There are a lot of zombie books...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

EAY SLAY LOVE, by Jesse Petersen, is the continuation of the Living with the Dead series following Sarah and David's journey to the "Wall" to (hopefully) get the only known zombie-cure to government scientists to end the zombie/human war. But as usual nothing is easy for this once-almost-divorced couple, they are faced with cults, David's strange new bitten-related behaviors, teaming up with a TMZ-like stalkerazzi, a druggie rockstar...and of course BRAAAAIIN eating zombies.

I have been dying to...more

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Jul 27, 2011 TheBookSmugglers rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Sarah and David have survived the initial outbreak. They’ve survived the journey south from Seattle to Phoenix. They’ve survived a mad scientist, his unlikely offspring, and even a zombie bite (thanks to said mad scientist’s mad cure). Now, with a vial of the precious serum that could save the vestiges of humanity in hand, Sarah and David leave the southwest and make their gradual way towards the Midwest in hopes...more Originally Reviewed on The Book Smugglers: http://thebooksmugglers.com/2011/07/b...

Sarah and David have survived the initial outbreak. They’ve survived the journey south from Seattle to Phoenix. They’ve survived a mad scientist, his unlikely offspring, and even a zombie bite (thanks to said mad scientist’s mad cure). Now, with a vial of the precious serum that could save the vestiges of humanity in hand, Sarah and David leave the southwest and make their gradual way towards the Midwest in hopes of reaching the rumored Wall, behind which there is supposedly a working government…and no infection. Of course, getting to Illinois is no easy feat with hundreds of miles of zombieland in front of them – and when they begin to pick up a pair of straggling survivors (a perky former entertainment news anchor and a drug-addicted has-been rockstar), things only get more complicated.

And then there’s the pesky matter of David’s increasing strength, invisibility to zombies, and freaky sleeping habits to contend with…

Eat Slay Love is, I am sad to say, the final book in the Living with the Undead series by Jesse Petersen.1 As with the prior book in the trilogy, Flip This Zombie, Eat Slay Love is a departure from the relationship snark of Married with Zombies and more plot centric, as our favorite zombie-busting duo make their way towards a hope for future civilization in the east. The story this time takes the couple down a road filled with more crazy villager-cultist-types that have a sweet Jabba the Hut type dungeon pit (filled with zombies to devour unlucky prisoners, naturally), an irritatingly pretty and surprisingly intelligent and conniving reporter, and a full-fledged evil military government (complete with an opposing underground resistance movement). Ms. Petersen’s writerly superpower seems to be her ability to use tried and done tropes, and yet somehow keeps readers engaged and excited to find out what happens next. I’m still not quite sure as to how she does this. Perhaps it’s the level of action in the story, with Sarah and David constantly on the move and staving off enemies both living and undead. Perhaps it’s the delightful gory details of the zombie plague and the ravaged countryside?

Actually, while all of these things are pretty good, the best thing about Eat Slay Love and the series overall is the snappy dialogue and interplay between main couple Sarah and David. You want pop culture drops that range from Alicia Keyes to Star Wars? Look no further. I love that in this final book, the relationship between our intrepid duo is severely tested, and not by some emotional BS or the usual marital issues. David’s prolonged reaction to being bitten by a zombie and the cure that saved him from becoming one changes everything for the couple – in both good and terrifying ways. Sarah’s fear at losing her husband for good is palpable throughout the book, and I love seeing how their relationship has grown from the stunted angry thing in book 1 to the level of trust shown in book 3.

Beyond the serious stuff, as always, Sarah’s narration is hilarious, biting, and insightful. This last book builds up to a crescendo of action and high-stakes, but ends in a way that is both satisfying for now, but could promise more books. I’ll miss Sarah and David dearly, and I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed that there will be more from my favorite Zombiebusters in the future. (less)

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Mar 13, 2012 Carly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Eat Slay Love is a highly funny, super fast paced, action packed thriller of a read. This is book 3 in the series and the first I have read, so you could pick up the series at any book. Jesse Petersen's witty, sarcastic and very snappy writing is fantastic and like nothing I have ever read before.

Sarah and David are in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. They are en route to the Mid West Wall, in the hopes of finding civilisation. The pair kept me entertained throughout, they work perfect as a t...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Corie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, 2012-books-i-read, adult, paranormal

Originally, when I picked up the first Book Married With Zombies in this series, it was the funny, sarcastic humor that Sarah and David kept while fighting like married people in light of a Zombie Infection Disaster that had me loving the book. But then the funny faded a bit in Book 2 Flip This Zombie, and the reality of how fast and complete something like this could happen, was sinking in and overshadowing some of the snarky humor I originally totally loved. By the beginning of this Book 3, I...more Originally, when I picked up the first Book Married With Zombies in this series, it was the funny, sarcastic humor that Sarah and David kept while fighting like married people in light of a Zombie Infection Disaster that had me loving the book. But then the funny faded a bit in Book 2 Flip This Zombie, and the reality of how fast and complete something like this could happen, was sinking in and overshadowing some of the snarky humor I originally totally loved. By the beginning of this Book 3, I was feeling a bit hopeless in this book series overall. By about mid-way in this third book, I was thinking, Geesh. What would there be to live for after the world as we know it has been taken over by an infection. Everything. Everyone you know and love is gone. And you now have to work super hard to survive not only the undead, but the remaining living. The dead are predictable, but the living are living, breathing crazy. And most of the time they are the biggest monsters of all.

But then somewhere around 3/4 the way through this book, I decided... It's HOPE. Hope is the reason you keep going. Keep surviving. Hope that it will be better. Hope that you'll find the ones you love or have new loves. Hope that you'll have electricity and a hot shower again. Hope that you'll once again be able to taste fresh fruit and eat chocolate. Hope that you'll once again be able to log in to the internet to check out Goodreads or catch up with your friends on Facebook or watch an episode of The Bachelor. Hope makes you keep going.

Sarah and David, through all the bickering and snarky-ness, through all the zombie killing and running for their lives, they find the hope to keep going. The hope to try to find the wall and reach the other side. The hope to find "Normal USA" and I was right there along with them. Hoping they would too.

I felt like this could have been a good end to this series. I'd have been happy with where it ended. But I now see that there is another coming and I'm glad. I'll be happy to read the next adventure of this couple. Sarah and David in Zombieland...anything could happen.(less)

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Apr 10, 2012 Jenny rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm not going to lie - out of all the horror monsters out there if the zombie apocalypse ever actually happened I would just drop dead from fright - something about them just freaks me out on way too many levels.
So when I saw the ‘Living with the Dead' series I was very dubious about reading it - but I was sick of the other genres I had been reading so I thought I would give it a go.

I read each book in a few hours and could not put them down - one of the pluses with this genre is that I NEED to...more

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Jun 20, 2011 Jaki rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I knew nothing about Jesse Petersen, nor had I ever heard of this book. I didn’t know her style, what she wrote about, or anything else she had written.

Ten pages into Eat Slay Love and I was absolutely kicking myself that I had not discovered her earlier. What the heck had I been doing that I was completely oblivious to this funny, witty, absolutely delightful series about a married couple living through the zombie apocolypse?? This is the third book in the Living with the Dead series, and as so...more I knew nothing about Jesse Petersen, nor had I ever heard of this book. I didn’t know her style, what she wrote about, or anything else she had written.

Ten pages into Eat Slay Love and I was absolutely kicking myself that I had not discovered her earlier. What the heck had I been doing that I was completely oblivious to this funny, witty, absolutely delightful series about a married couple living through the zombie apocolypse?? This is the third book in the Living with the Dead series, and as soon as I had finished it, I was on the phone to my local bookstore ordering the first two. The remarkable thing is that while this is the third about David and Sarah, I had no troubles at all following it. I wasn’t confused or lost, not having read the first two. You can definitely read this without having read the others.

Sarah would probably be my favourite kick-ass heroine to date. Seriously. She has no special powers, no superstrength and she doesn’t talk to ghosts – but by god, she can kick zombie ass when she needs to.

David and Sarah are my new heroes. I just adored them. And here we’ve got a bit of romance, but there’s no love triangle between the lead heroine and two broody alpha males – they’re married! I can’t tell you how refreshing that was! Snarky, sarcastic, funny….honestly I can’t say enough good things about this series. The characterization is absolutely spot-on. I actually laughed out loud in quite a few places. Seeing the zombie apocolyptic world through Sarah’s eyes almost had me hoping for the real thing – cos believe me, I’d be trying to channel Sarah if it happens!!!

This is a book I will award 5 out of 5 to, and that’s rare. It’s only happened to me a couple of times this year so far – I’ve read a lot of fantastic books, but to go all out and give it the Big 5 Stars doesn’t happen very often at all. But this book….oh peoples, go out and BUY it…NOW!

If you love zombies, if you love strong tough independant and FUNNY heroines, if you’re tired of the same ol’ same ol’ kick-ass heroine with the issues and baggage and having to decide between two alpha males…you are going to LOVE this series.(less)

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Nov 19, 2011 Karissa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I got an eGalley of this book through NetGalley(dot)com. This is the third book in the Living with the Dead series. I really enjoyed this book and thought it was the best in the series so far. The book is hilarious and lots of fun, but in this installment there is also a complicated and intriguing plot too. Petersen isn't contacted for any more books in this series, but has said she might consider self-publishing more in the future. Shambling in the Dead was recently released and that is a short...more I got an eGalley of this book through NetGalley(dot)com. This is the third book in the Living with the Dead series. I really enjoyed this book and thought it was the best in the series so far. The book is hilarious and lots of fun, but in this installment there is also a complicated and intriguing plot too. Petersen isn't contacted for any more books in this series, but has said she might consider self-publishing more in the future. Shambling in the Dead was recently released and that is a short story set in the same world but with different characters. Petersen also released an anthology set in this world called In the Dead.

Sarah and David have been through a lot. David survived his bite and him and Sarah are on their way to the Wall with a cure that could change everything. Then things start going strange...or at least stranger than normal. David is getting stronger, he doesn't need much sleep, and he breathes out more than he breathes in...is he really cured? On their way to the wall Sarah and David are joined by a celebrity news reporter and a drugged up ex-rockstar and from there on things go completely to hell.

This was hands down the best book in this series. Sarah and David remain hilarious as usual. Sarah continues to spout whatever comes to mind without really thinking about it and thinks the funniest things while surviving the apocalypse. The new side characters that join the story are very funny as well. Some how the book remains funny without ever really going over the top.

This book had a bit of something special that made it more than just another fluffy, funny zombie read (hey, they do exist). This book has a very solid plot that is far-reaching and intriguing. Sarah and David have a solid goal in sight, get the cure to the rest of humanity. Along the way though they are privy to a number of interesting complications...we are talking big time conspiracy stuff that added a lot of depth to the story.

The other thing that really made this book engaging was David's strange and mysterious powers. You never knew what he was going to do next and watching how he changed over the course of the book was awesome.

The story wrapped up nicely, but there is definitely room for more adventures for Sarah and David. I was disappointed when I heard that no more books were planned for this series, it's just finally getting really, really good!

Overall I really enjoyed this installment in the Living with the Dead series. This book is hilarious, lots of fun, and has an incredibly engaging plot. Unlike previous books this book was more than just fluff and fun (although there's nothing wrong with that either). This book has a far-reaching plot and some mysterious things going on. Of course it has the usual laugh out loud parts, the blowing up of numerous zombies, and the awesome action scenes that we saw in previous books. If you like your zombies with a large dose of humor definitely check out this series, it is a lot of fun!(less)

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Feb 08, 2013 Mia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I honestly liked this book better than the previous ones in the series. I guess it's because of the less predictable scenarios and more action filled pages. Zombies doesn't seem to be the main problem of Sarah and David now in this part of the series, and I liked that the author was able to look into the fact that fellow humans are also a huge threat to other survivors but she was able to balance out the situation with Kathleen's character and her crew.

Found bits of errors in the text though, l...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Yla Delarosa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

And here comes the redemption, just in time before I totally despise this series! I love the connection there is now between David and Sarah. I also love that this book isn't all about Sarah anymore and her annoying heroine boost that's just simply too much at times. The plot has improved so much compared to the first books - Yes, zombies still need their daily doze of braaains, there are still crazy survivors, and some less crazy ones. But I like the new additions - like Nicole and her bitchy c...more

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Sep 06, 2011 Greg rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Feb 03, 2013 Amy at bookgoonie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library, series, zombies, adult, 2013-read

OMG! Did the ending of Flip This Zombie just bring you to tears? It should have. The Mad Scientist had me WORRIED. I really thought he may be the end of David and Sarah, but in a blaze of glory it wasn’t. *sigh of relief* Heading to the Wall with a little HOPE in their hearts, our favorite zombie killing couple’s woes are not over. These two are going to add to their merry duo a paparazzi journalist and ex-rocker. It will remain to be seen if these two can be trusted or prove themselves to be a...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Schnaucl rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: august, fiction, horror, last_in_currently_following_series, owned, post-apocalyptic, read_2011, series, zombies

I enjoyed it.

Petersen does a good job of bringing in enough new characters to keep things interesting while still focusing on the main couple.

There was more of zombified America, more of crazy people trying to kill other survivors.

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Sep 06, 2011 Hannah (Jaedia) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, received-for-review, humour, romance, zombies, post-apocalyptic, horror, adult

A further month after the events of Flip This Zombie, Eat Slay Love details life after Dave’s zombie bite and subsequent cure. It worked. Dave is still in one piece, he’s just a little.. different. And people are starting to notice. In particular, one stalkerazzi reporter, Nicole, who they meet. She ends up being a little more useful than expected on their way to the Midwest Wall to share the cure with somebody who could do some good with it and of course, finally, safety.

Now that I’ve read the...more A further month after the events of Flip This Zombie, Eat Slay Love details life after Dave’s zombie bite and subsequent cure. It worked. Dave is still in one piece, he’s just a little.. different. And people are starting to notice. In particular, one stalkerazzi reporter, Nicole, who they meet. She ends up being a little more useful than expected on their way to the Midwest Wall to share the cure with somebody who could do some good with it and of course, finally, safety.

Now that I’ve read the series up to date, I can happily say that the best thing about these books for me is how quick and easy to read they are. I read all three in about a week and I’m a pretty slow reader. They’re just fun little reads and it’s so easy to pick them up for half an hour inbetween other things, and because of that they have a great re-readability. And it’s very easy to immerse yourself while reading these, which isn’t as bad as it might sound considering it’s set during a zombie apocalypse because that’s generally what you look for in a good read, though I say that and a few days after I’d finished reading them I had a zombie dream. That was pretty scary, because unlike Sarah and Dave, I don’t kick ass!

Despite the same fantastically placed obstacles that we saw in the previous two novels, I didn’t feel like this story was quite fast paced enough for me, though it was a little better than Flip This Zombie in my honest opinion. There were new characters and tight, barely-escaped from situations, but it didn’t feel like the story was really moving along very much for most of the book. And I despise the McCray character. Not because of who he is (a drug-addled rockstar), but because I really don’t enjoy the American depiction of typical Brits. There was actually a part where he picked up a baseball bat and called it a cricket bat. Those two things are nothing alike! Cricket bats have a flat-ish surface, if he was going to confuse it with anything then perhaps a rounders bat but being a rockstar known in the US, I’d imagine he knows what a baseball bat is. Brits aren’t stupid, and if the idea was that his drug-addled brain couldn’t tell the difference, that wasn’t presented very well.

I found the story picked up a lot towards the end, however, and it finally went somewhere. In fact, Eat Slay Love definitely had the most gripping ending of any of the books in the series so far (I’m assuming Jesse is writing more, it was left open for a sequel), leaving you on the edge of your seat.

The little notes at the beginnings of chapters in Eat Slay Love read like advice from a self help book for the zombie apocalypse. These don’t quite beat the zombie marital advice from Married With Zombies but are nevertheless just as light-hearted and hinting at events to come in the chapter. It makes me wonder what other kinds of advice Jesse might give us – perhaps travel advice for the zombie connoisseur?

To read Eat Slay Love, you will really need to read Flip This Zombie first just so you know what the heck is going on from the get go. I wouldn’t recommend doing so but you could maybe get away with reading them without Married With Zombies, even so I would still recommend reading all three. Jesse Petersen is clearly a massive geek and for that I will love her eternally.(less)

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Mar 20, 2013 Tasula rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is part of a series about a married couple with issues, who get caught up in the zombie apocalypse, and try to survive. In this installment, they are driving northeast toward the Wall in the midwest, where rumor has it, there is an enclave of uninfected people. They carry what they believe is a cure for zombie infection (at least for early cases). I found the adventures interesting, but not thrilling, and there was for me a little too much irrelevant chatter. I prefer booklike Go-Go Gi ...more

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Jul 15, 2011 the golden witch. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-galley, 2011, wishlist, zombies, lol, best-of-11, happy-bacteria, reviewed, dystopia, ebook, net-galley

(4.5/5 stars)

Okay, usually, I'm not for married couples-in-therapy as a big part of the plotline, but Petersen won me over from the very first page in the first book in this series, "Married with Zombies". From there it has only gotten better and better, especially with this third installment in the series. Throwing a few new characters into the mix has presented our Heroes with more problems, but we also have a somewhat happy end (as we wait for more books for the series) as a silver lining to...more (4.5/5 stars)

Okay, usually, I'm not for married couples-in-therapy as a big part of the plotline, but Petersen won me over from the very first page in the first book in this series, "Married with Zombies". From there it has only gotten better and better, especially with this third installment in the series. Throwing a few new characters into the mix has presented our Heroes with more problems, but we also have a somewhat happy end (as we wait for more books for the series) as a silver lining to an even more dangerous reality that has presented itself throughout the book.

The way Petersen handled all of her sub-arcs was masterful, and I'm impressed. I laughed so hard during the first book that I think I injured something, I got anxious and really emotionally connected with the characters during the second, and during this third book. The jokes only got funnier, and the drama more dramatic. I admire how Petersen is able to turn up the heat for her characters in their world without overdoing it, or without making it all a cliche. That's hard to do. So many books have tried and failed miserably, especially in this genre.

I'm trying to keep this review spoiler-free, but the new characters added were needed, and you'll see why by the end of this book. I'm glad they were inserted, even if at first I wanted to choke a certain new female character. This world feels more tangible than ever, more complete, and yet it's still a work in progress. It kind of rounds out the total mess that is the world After Zombie and I just keep waiting for Zanderson Snooper (heh, from book #2) to show up again (related to one of the characters in book three in terms of profession). In this book we get deeper emotional content, and the reader gets to feel the anxiety of living in this world, despite the joking and fun to be had. It's not only the most fun I've had reading a series in awhile, but also the most emotionally available content I've been able to hook into concerning couples and life in general as an adult. It's not easy for me to do any of that, so I applaud Petersen's talent for helping me do so.

I'm looking forward to a fourth book (there will be one, right? Right?), and you can bet that I'll be first in line to buy it. Petersen, you have a new diehard fan right here. So keep writing! The "Living with the Dead" series is one you definitely have you read this year, if you're going to start a new adult-targeted paranormal series, and that's why it's made my best of 2011 list.

Also, don't miss "Shambling with the Stars", the recent novella that was released, which happens at the same time as book #1. It's just as great and will leave you hankering for even more brains...er...zombie action.

(posted to librarything, goodreads, shelfari, and witchoftheatregoing.wordpress.com)(less)

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Sep 11, 2011 Elizabeth *Swords for Fighting* rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Quick Review:
Eat Slay Love is a perfect addition to the Living with the Dead series. It picks up right where Flip This Zombie left off: Sarah and David making their way to the "Wall" that is rumored to be zombie free. There, they plan on somehow getting the cure into the right hands. Unfortunately, the "Wall" is more trouble than expected because the government may be behind the zombie apocalypse. (not a huge shocker) This little dystopian twist was definitely welcomed.

As always, Sarah and David...more

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Jan 25, 2013 CRO rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-in-2012, paranormal-urban-fantasy, romanceymancemanz, z-is-for-zombies, you-re-a-funny-lady

3 Stars

Why I Like the Zombie TV, Movies, and Fiction that I do Like: I'm not really a horror fan. Serial killers and psychopaths with hatchets I can take or leave. Vampires and werewolves etc. are ok, but I like them more as part of a romance or some sort of mystery to be solved - very girlie, yes, I know. The zombie stuff I like tends to have a lot of humor - Zombie Land, the first 2 books in this series. I also like the books etc. that deal with unique and interesting solutions to the day to d...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Kristilyn (Reading In Winter & Winter Distractions) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, read-in-2013

I absolutely love this series. I think part of it has to do with the fact that I’ve listened to the entire series so far on audiobook — Cassandra Campbell is a great narrator and I really can’t imagine Sarah’s voice without the narration!

This was an awesome installment to the series. It was so good that I found myself listening to the entire thing in a day — something I don’t do very often when it comes to audiobooks. I just had to know what was going to happen! One of my favourite things about...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Wendy Cantu rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dont-judge-me-guilty-pleasures, fearless-females, favorites, supernatural, horror, zombies, women-authors

Somewhere between the novel version of a campy B horror movie and AMC’s The Walking Dead exists Jesse Peterson’s Living With The Dead series (containing three books – Married with Zombies, Flip This Zombie and Eat Slay Love – and I swear I saw another one coming out but now I can’t. Pants are sad.).

Married, bickering Seattleites Sarah and David are heading for the big “D.” Six months of counseling has done nothing to bring them together – aside from co-snarking about the suspiciously perfect cou...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sarah and David have been through a lot together: the zombie apocalypse, bionic zombies, mad scientists, backstabbing people, killing their zombie therapist, the list goes on. David was actually bitten by a zombie, but they administered a cure in the nick of time and he seepyms fine. They still have a vial of the cure and hope to take it over the fabled Wall in the east. Things are going along as normal as can be in the zombie apocalypse until David starts behaving strangely. He suddenly has sup...more Sarah and David have been through a lot together: the zombie apocalypse, bionic zombies, mad scientists, backstabbing people, killing their zombie therapist, the list goes on. David was actually bitten by a zombie, but they administered a cure in the nick of time and he seepyms fine. They still have a vial of the cure and hope to take it over the fabled Wall in the east. Things are going along as normal as can be in the zombie apocalypse until David starts behaving strangely. He suddenly has superhuman strength. He needs less sleep and when he does, he breathes really strangely. Sarah doesn't know what to make of it, but definitely doesn't want to alarm him. Then comes new (not always welcome) additions to their group: a "journalist" (read stalkerazzi) intent on recording every minute of the apocalypse and an aging, drugged up rock star. Can this rag tag group get the cure over the Wall? Does it even exist and what will they find when they get there?

This is the third book in the Living with the Dead series that follows Sarah and David. The first book works out their relationship problems through zombie slayage. The second features their successful zombie killing business (plus some more relationship problems). The third is harder to classify and much less comedic than its predecessors. Eat Slay Love is the best book in the series so far. The complaints that I had about the zombies either having emotion or physical feelings are finally fixed in this book. No zombies running away in fear or flinching at super important moments that save a major character from a big bite. Our characters are in real danger throughout the novel and the intensity doesn't let up. Sarah and David are constantly fighting for their lives through zombies and crazy rednecks bend on making an example out of them for other outsiders. The best thing is that it evolves from silly fluff to more serious, sustainable dystopic plots.

Sarah and David are always a joy to read about. Their ability to find humor in just about every situation is fun and even brings this more emotional installment of the series much needed levity. The new characters are much better than the previous books' minor characters. Nicole, the stalkerazzi, was initially very annoying and kind of creepy, but as the story went on, her intelligence and real personality came through. She isn't just a creepy reporter that would do anything to get ahead or get a story, but proves to be a real friend to Sarah and David McCray, the drugged out musician, also proves to be more than just an inconvenient hindrance. I loved these characters and can't wait to see more from them.

The only criticism I have is the ending of the book. I had to finish it because I was so engaged in the story, but the ending threw off the momentum a bit. There is a huge reveal near the end and I feel it would have been more effective to stop there and continue the story in the next book. I still very much enjoyed this novel and I will definitely be looking forward to the next book in the series.(less)

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