I only managed to get about halfway through this. I was really looking forward to reading these books because of the number of highly rated reviews, but I have no idea where these reviews came from, because I found this to be nearly unreadable. I was looking for something thrilling and suspenseful. This was neither.

I found the characters insanely flat, and their dialogue was entirely contrived and it just sounded fake. No one would say these things in real life, zombie apocalypse or no. Real people would not behave the way the author writes them behaving. One of the prerequisites for a good writer is an excellent understanding of human behavior. This author does not have that. The writing is incredibly amateur and the book is also littered with grammar errors. I just can't enjoy a book when I'm continuously thinking of ways it could be improved.

Also I think that the inclusion of Jack the dog is entirely unnecessary. It just take up space. I feel like the author is a dog-lover and just wanted to include him in it for fun, not because he serves any real purpose. When I'm reading a book, I do not want to waste time reading about what pointless things a dog is doing. I want to learn about the characters on a deeper level. I want the plot to advance. I want horrible horrible things to happen and for the characters barely make it out alive. This wasn't happening, and I just couldn't bear to continue wasting my time on this book.

I also agree with another reviewer who said that the author overdescribes things. Do I really need to know what someone's shirt says? What purpose does that serve?? None. And it just annoys me.

I'm really disappointed in this book, and I'm annoyed that I kept reading it, hoping it would get better and more thrilling, and was wrong. I don't understand the high ratings people have given this book. This author made me feel nothing. That's the biggest flaw writing can have. I can only hope I find the zombie thriller I'm looking for elsewhere.