Everything I know About Zombies, I Learned in Kindergarten

As is obvious from the title, this book is about zombies. Well, to be more accurate, it's about kids surviving the zombie apocalypse in New York City. The whole idea of it was cool, the editing was pretty amazing, and the title is wonderful. If you like zombie stories, you'll probably like this.
On the positive side, I cheered many times, mainly when the kids did something especially clever, and I wanted them to succeed even though I didn't feel close to them. Who doesn't want kids to succeed, right? There are a lot of cool ideas-interesting survival strategies in particular-and most of the time the kids behaved pretty much the way I would expect them to, except that I still think there should have been a lot more crying and whining. I'm glad there wasn't, but it would have made the kids feel more real. One thing I really enjoyed about the book is that the characters are widely diverse and have realistic backgrounds. I liked that they weren't all orphans, or all rich kids, or magicians or anything. Not that I have anything against magicians, but it's fun to read about normal people.
I did have a few gripes, which go to show my preferences more than any objective failure, but since you may have the same peeves as I do, I will share. First, I didn't feel connection between the characters, even siblings, which was very odd. Second, sometimes I was confused because the point of view changed throughout the scenes, giving me omniscience, except not really because I was only able to see what was happening in the characters heads, not what was happening in the wide world. Third, although gross, brutal events happened regularly, I never felt scared or creeped out. Fourth, sometimes it felt like things didn't line up, for example, the kids are stuck in a bathroom for days (maybe? It wasn't really clear), but then they act like they've just missed snack, not like they're famished. I also really disliked the ending and its lack of resolution, but I think that was the point.
When I break things down it sounds like a lot of things bothered me, but overall I really enjoyed reading the book. I stayed up late with it a couple times, and looked forward to picking it up as life permitted. For what it was, it was well written and a good read. There are some great moments, and I laughed at the adults trying to cope with the feral kids, even if the adults were more or less idiots.
Language: Some foul language.
Sexual Content: Rape is talked about, but not described.
Violence: Of course! Zombie violence and human violence.
Overall message/plot: No message, basic survival plot. It was fun having an entire survival story set in one city, and great watching the kids outmaneuver the zombies and human adults.
​I received a free e copy of this book through Diverse Book Tours.
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