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Happy Hour of the Damned (Amanda Feral, #1)
by Mark Henry (Goodreads Author)
by Mark Henry (Goodreads Author)
This book made me laugh aloud on the bus.
Yeah, as some of the negative reviews have pointed out, the protagonist is bitchy. Supremely bitchy. You know what? She's hilarious, too. If the two stars of ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS were less caricatured, they'd be Amanda Feral, zombie or not.
There's a plot, but it was my least favorite part of the book. When Amanda and her friends were applying themselves to the mystery, their incompetence and squeamishness was funny. When the plot started to fulfill itself, the book lost steam. The characters, their relationships and their outrageous opinions are the main draw here, not some world-threatening scheme. I almost wish it had been more like an episode of DYNASTY or something.
Still. This book is a lot of fun. (But what a terrible cover!)
Yeah, as some of the negative reviews have pointed out, the protagonist is bitchy. Supremely bitchy. You know what? She's hilarious, too. If the two stars of ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS were less caricatured, they'd be Amanda Feral, zombie or not.
There's a plot, but it was my least favorite part of the book. When Amanda and her friends were applying themselves to the mystery, their incompetence and squeamishness was funny. When the plot started to fulfill itself, the book lost steam. The characters, their relationships and their outrageous opinions are the main draw here, not some world-threatening scheme. I almost wish it had been more like an episode of DYNASTY or something.
Still. This book is a lot of fun. (But what a terrible cover!)
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