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Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues

(White Trash Zombie #2)

Diana Rowland (Goodreads Author),

Daniel Dos Santos (Cover Artist)

4.07 · Rating details · 6,650 ratings · 696 reviews

Angel Crawford is finally starting to get used to life as a brain-eating zombie, but her problems are far from over. Her felony record is coming back to haunt her, more zombie hunters are popping up, and she’s beginning to wonder if her hunky cop-boyfriend is involved with the zombie mafia. Yeah, that’s right—the zombie mafia.

Throw in a secret lab and a lot of conspiracy, ...more

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Apr 28, 2014 carol. rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: zombie fans

Shelves: urban-fantasy, female-lead, paranormal-romance, zombies

I tend to prefer my zombies shambling. Fast or slow, no matter; it’s the survival/contagion aspect that fascinates me. How else is a hypochondriac supposed to enjoy a disease apocalypse without worrying it could become real? But Diana Rowland has created an unusual take on zombies with her “White Trash Zombie” series featuring a high school dropout who recently discovered she has an unavoidable craving for brains. While it’s definitely escapist entertainment, the unpredictable plotting and an un ...more

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Feb 21, 2016 Carole (Carole's Random Life in Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, audio-book, 2016, paranormal, series, zombies

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I didn't like this book quite as much as the first book in the series but I still really enjoyed it. I really think that I enjoyed this one a little more by going the audio route. The narrator is absolutely perfect for this series and really makes the story incredibly entertaining. This was a story that I really looked forward to listening to and proceeded to do so every chance that I could.

One of the things that I loved about the first book This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.

I didn't like this book quite as much as the first book in the series but I still really enjoyed it. I really think that I enjoyed this one a little more by going the audio route. The narrator is absolutely perfect for this series and really makes the story incredibly entertaining. This was a story that I really looked forward to listening to and proceeded to do so every chance that I could.

One of the things that I loved about the first book in the series was being with Angel as she discovered what she was and learning to live with it. In this book, Angel knows exactly who she is and not only accepts it but has embraced her new reality. I still really like Angel a lot. She wants to be a better person and tries really hard to be the absolute best that she can at her job. She even seems to accept the fact that people will judge her based on her prior actions and doesn't hold it against them.

When a body under her care is stolen from her at gunpoint, Angel becomes the focus of suspicion at the job that she loves. To clear her name, she does a little investigating and is eventually pulled into a much more sinister organization. She finds herself in a very dangerous situation and is forced to make horrible decisions.
There is a pretty interesting mystery at the center of this story. During the course of the story, we also get to learn a little more about the science behind zombies in this world. I liked that Angel really stood up for herself in this story and simply refused to be accept being treated poorly in any way. She really doesn't take a lot of crap from anyone in this story but she still shows that she has a softer side and cares about others.

Allison McLemore does a fabulous job with the narration of this story. In my mind, her voice is Angel's. I love her southern accent and the way she delivers the story. It was always clear to me who was speaking and I just found myself being carried away by the story. I felt like I was right there with Angel at times and really felt her range of emotions. I definitely plan to listen to more work from this narrator.

I would highly recommend this book. This is the second book in the series and is really best read in order since there are some parts of the story that are brought from the first book. I can't wait to start the next book in this fun series!

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I didn't like this one quite as much as I liked the first book in the series but I did enjoy my time listening to it. The narrator of this series is an absolutely perfect match for Angel. ...more

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Sep 12, 2018 Peter Monn rated it it was amazing

This series is so incredibly good. I’m obsessed. My full review will be up on my booktube channel at http://YouTube.com/peterlikesbooks ...more

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Jul 10, 2015 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: buddy-read, books-i-own-kindle, read-in-2015

Buddy read with the MacHalo Group on the 7th of August

I absolutely loved the first book in this series - in fact, I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to considering I don't tend to read zombie novels and I'm very squeamish! - so I had incredibly high hopes for Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues. I fully expected this book to be just as awesome but unfortunately it ended up falling a little flat which was really disappointing.

One of the best things about My Life As A White Trash Zombie wa Buddy read with the MacHalo Group on the 7th of August

I absolutely loved the first book in this series - in fact, I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to considering I don't tend to read zombie novels and I'm very squeamish! - so I had incredibly high hopes for Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues. I fully expected this book to be just as awesome but unfortunately it ended up falling a little flat which was really disappointing.

One of the best things about My Life As A White Trash Zombie was the humour but somehow much of that seemed missing in the sequel. It's really hard to put my finger on exactly why I stopped finding Angel amusing but I think it was possibly the fact that she had completely turned her life around so quickly. I loved that she was working so hard to improve her life but it seemed like she had managed to get herself sorted out far too quickly and put her roots more or less completely behind her in a lot of ways. I also missed the blood, guts and brains from the first book (something I NEVER expected to find myself saying!), yes Angel still has to eat brains to survive but it was much more mundane here as she mixed it in with normal everyday food before eating it.

I think I was most disappointed by the direction things took between her and Marcus though. At the end of the previous couple they had just started to get to know each other properly and were beginning to date but here their relationship seemed to have jumped forward at the speed of light and they were practically living together. I could have dealt with that if it hadn't been for the way Marcus was so completely and utterly dismissive of Angel whenever she tried to ask his advice or tell him her suspicions about what was going on. It seemed completely out of character for him to act like that, especially considering the way he treated her in the first book. I'm not a fan of characters who keep secrets for no apparent reason and it puts other people in danger because they don't have all the information they need to stay safe and there was more than one occasion when I really wanted to reach into the book and slap some sense into Marcus.

The beginning of the book was a little on the slow side but things really picked up pace in the second half and in spite of the issues I had with Marcus I did find myself starting to enjoy the story much more. I may have been a little disappointed with this instalment but I loved the first book enough to give the series another chance. I just hope Diana Rowland manages to bring the magic back in White Trash Zombie Apocalypse. ...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Katy rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: all fans of urban fantasy, non-trad zombies, etc.

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Book Info: Genre: Urban Fantasy/Zombies
Reading Level: Adult

My Thoughts: I really loved the first book in this series, My Life as a White Trash Zombie; it completely changed the idea of zombies, and my thinking about them as well. Angel is a wonderful character, and I’ve been looking forward to this book with eager anticipation. I’m also looking forward to next year’s next book in the series, White Trash Zombie Apocalypse. And from ...more

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Aug 29, 2019 Tyler J Gray rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own-physical, own, 2010s, favorites, urban-fantasy

*SQUEALS WITH LOVE*

Maybe i'll come up with a coherent review, maybe not, but Angel is awesome and so is this series (so far and I am very excited to continue it)! ...more

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Feb 22, 2018 Jen/The Tolkien Gal/ジェニファー rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, reviews, urban-fantasy, solid-characters

3 stars

This book was a bit ~~bloody long~~ of a slow start. The first half of the book consisted of set-up and fleshing out of characters. I don't mind either of these - but an author has to learn how to balance these with plot. The overall story felt more like a White Trash 1.5 than a direct sequel.

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Angel Crawford, one of the better urban fantasy protagonists of recent years, has become somewhat of a self-employed detective (along with her usual job as a morgue assistant and zombie) in this install ...more

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Jul 16, 2018 Jane rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1audio, z2018, audio-read, all-time-faves

4.5 stars for the Audible version as narrated by Allison McLemore.

Oh, Angel! I didn't even know how much I really missed you! I love this series and when I finished this book it took a lot of willpower to not just start right into the next volume. I want to keep these, though, because they are just the right thing for pulling me out of listening slumps or cleansing the palate after a darker read or two.

I just love the characters that Diana Rowland has created, from the main players right down to ...more

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Dec 11, 2016 Yodamom rated it liked it

Lacked the thrill of book one.
The first 3/4 of the book was a slow ramble
The last 1/4 made up for the slowness with it's intensity
This was a story character development chapter in the series slow but has set up the world well.
On to #3

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Oct 07, 2011 Cat Russell (Addicted2Heroines) rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, zombies-plague

* * * 4.5 Stars * * *

I opened my mouth to tell him he was full of shit, to tell him I knew he'd thrown me under the bus, but all that came out was, "Braaiinns."
Yeah, I was kinda hungry.

My first thought when closing this book was, "Damn, that was good!". There are so many different aspects of the story I enjoyed that initially I couldn't figure out how to begin my review.

Now that I've had a few days to reflect on it, I'm going to start with what impressed me most - Angel's character growth. Thi ...more

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Oct 30, 2013 Becky rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, science-fiction, audiobook, mystery-and-thrillers, romance-y, horror, 2013, zombies, humorous, politicalish

This was a pretty decent follow up to the first book. I can't say that I enjoyed this one QUITE as much as the first one. There was a lot of repetitive stuff and recapping (which I may have noticed more because I was reading, or listening, to them back to back), and Angel's reactions to things just seemed a little strange and over-reactive, making certain situations seem a little off to me.

For instance, the scene where Angel is brought to Marcus's uncle's house for a party, she understandably f This was a pretty decent follow up to the first book. I can't say that I enjoyed this one QUITE as much as the first one. There was a lot of repetitive stuff and recapping (which I may have noticed more because I was reading, or listening, to them back to back), and Angel's reactions to things just seemed a little strange and over-reactive, making certain situations seem a little off to me.

For instance, the scene where Angel is brought to Marcus's uncle's house for a party, she understandably freaks out when told that it's not just the uncle she'll be meeting, but his ENTIRE extended family and family friends. (I'd be a little pissed to find that out right before getting out of the car as well.) But then when she meets his mom and dad, they are nice, but to me, seemed a little cold and highbrow-distant. Angel loved them though, so that's cool.

Moving on to Sofia (Sophia?), the conversation was a little awkward, but I didn't get that there was any outright dislike, so later conversations regarding how their first meeting was so antagonistic and that Angel was surprised that Sof/phia would call her seemed strange, considering that they left things on a REASONABLY positive, if a bit forced, note.

And then there's the uncle Pietro, who seemed more like he was talking to someone who just didn't really know how things worked (which was kinda true) and that didn't really give him much reason to have faith in them on first meeting (also true), but she reacted as though he was actively trying to ruin her life or something.

I can't really go into much more because of reasons, but it just seemed off. Maybe he really didn't like her, but based on their ACTUAL conversation, I didn't get much more than that. She seemed to, though.

Otherwise, it was pretty decent, and I liked Angel's growth and how some of the plot has evolved. I like the reason and explanation given for there being zombies, and I like the rules of the situation. They make sense and it's still interesting to learn more as we go.

I'm definitely looking forward to the next book. ...more

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Aug 13, 2015 Catherine rated it liked it

Shelves: horror, library-available-physical-book, mystery, series-to-maybe-continue, paranormal, maybe-maybe-not, reviews-all-over-the-place, don-t-give-up-yet, buddy-read, humor

I liked it...in the end. The first 75% just felt like nothing was going on. And there were little things like Angel mentioning some dudes wouldn't recognize her out of her coroner's uniform. Look at the cover. Angel is supposed to have a very distinctive look. Little things like that bother the crap out of me. I'll pick up the next one but I'm in no rush. ...more

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Jul 19, 2019 Lauren Stoolfire rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy, zombies

Okay, I think the White Trash Zombie series is becoming an all time favorite. If you're a fan of Liv from iZombie and Bryn from The Revivalist series by Rachel Caine. ...more

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Sep 23, 2019 Cupcakes & Machetes rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, zaaambies, urban-fantasy, fantasy, sci-fi, do-eet

“Good thing I was a lying, untrustworthy bitch. ‘Cause there was no fucking way I was letting this shit go. Not as long as I was the one being slammed in the news. Both the zombie mafia and the rebel zombie alliance could suck my white trash undead ass.”

In her first life, before becoming a zombie, Angel Crawford was a loser. Now however, she’s working very hard at improving herself. After all, she could live a very long life provided she doesn’t run out of brains or get decapitated. She has a pr “Good thing I was a lying, untrustworthy bitch. ‘Cause there was no fucking way I was letting this shit go. Not as long as I was the one being slammed in the news. Both the zombie mafia and the rebel zombie alliance could suck my white trash undead ass.”

In her first life, before becoming a zombie, Angel Crawford was a loser. Now however, she’s working very hard at improving herself. After all, she could live a very long life provided she doesn’t run out of brains or get decapitated. She has a pretty steady relationship with a cop, her boss at the morgue enjoys teaching her and thinks she has great potential and her relationship with her dad is even improving bit by bit.

Then, a masked man forces his way into the morgue at gun point and steals a cadaver. She doesn’t resist….much because she knows there are cameras covering the entire property.

With luck much like her old life, the cameras haven’t been functioning for several days and so nothing is caught. The people who work directly with Angel believe her, but the higher ups that are running election campaigns have to lay the blame on someone since they have nothing to go on but Angel’s word. Her old life is brought to the forefront of the newspapers and she’s made to look like a drug addict who fell off the wagon and now some poor victim’s family doesn’t have a body to bury.

Even her boyfriend Marcus, thinks that she’s remembering things wrong or doesn’t know exactly what she saw. Thing is, she isn’t that junky bitch anymore and no one is going to treat her like it. If no one else knows what to do about it, she’ll figure it all out herself. She might be a high school dropout, but that was in a life that didn’t count.

Virtually on her own, a little help from friends here and there, she discovers that someone is experimenting on zombies. That someone convinced her old friend Ed to deliver zombie heads to them for research by fueling his hate of zombies he blamed for his parents death. But, it’s beginning to look like that person would like to have a ‘live’ zombie to experiment on and they know about Angel.

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Mar 12, 2015 Christy LoveOfBooks rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, read-in-2015

4.5

“Damn, Angel, when are you gonna put some meat on your bones?”
“When you make me a sandwich, bitch.”

Oh, how I love Angel! Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues is a kick-ass sequel that left me craving more.

Angel has been a zombie for a few months now and really enjoys her job at the morgue (not only because of the yummy brains!). Until, that is, some weird shit starts happening and a body is stolen on her watch. Turns out there’s a whole lot more going on in the zombie community than ...more

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May 28, 2012 Tori rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, review-for-smexybooks, urban-fantasy, horror, humor, zombies

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Favorite Quote: “We’re all monsters here.”

Angel Crawford has been given a second chance at life as a member of the undead and she’s determined not to blow it. The former junkie and delinquent is now drug and crime free, has a great job with the coroner’s office, and is dating hunky detective, Marcus Ivanov. But Angel’s been waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it drops with a BANG when bodies go missing and an old enemy starts hunti Originally posted at http://smexybooks.com/2012/07/review-...

Favorite Quote: “We’re all monsters here.”

Angel Crawford has been given a second chance at life as a member of the undead and she’s determined not to blow it. The former junkie and delinquent is now drug and crime free, has a great job with the coroner’s office, and is dating hunky detective, Marcus Ivanov. But Angel’s been waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it drops with a BANG when bodies go missing and an old enemy starts hunting again. Toss in her probation officer, a secretive boyfriend, and an over zealous scientist and Angel knows she’s going to need all the brains she can get her hands on if she’s going to survive this time around.

Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues is a wickedly funny, action packed, urban fantasy with a healthy dollop of romance and suspense. A romantic suspense…with zombies. I love Diana Rowland’s Kara Gillan series and expected nothing but fantastic things in here as well. I wasn’t disappointed. Rowland finds the perfect balance of macabre humor and realistic soul searching in here with heroine Angel Crawford. Angel was a complete screw up but when an accident turns her into a zombie, Angel grabs hold of her new found “life” with both hands. No longer compelled to try and self destruct, she has a great job and access to her much needed choice of food-brains. She has become more accepting of her condition, made friends, and she’s dating the man who gave her a new lease on life, detective Marcus Ivanov.

Angel still has self esteem issues though and I like that Rowland doesn’t sweep those under the covers, making the zombie-ism a “cure all”. Angel is still cleaning up the aftermath from her arrest, she’s on probation, and is also trying to repair the relationship with her father. Dating a hunk like Marcus isn’t all rainbows and unicorns either. She sees the differences between her and Marcus, made glaringly apparent when she is introduced to his family and friends. There is also Marcus’s attitude. He is beginning to make decisions for her without consulting her and the new Angel isn’t going to put up with it. She may be white trash but she’s not stupid white trash. I adore the mixture of vulnerability and steel that is readily apparent in her hilariously snarky dialogue. You can easily visualize the head rolling and finger snapping when Angel feels the need to put someone in their place. What I truly like about this series is the realism of it all. This isn’t an urban fantasy about zombies…it’s a urban fantasy that just happens to have a heroine who is a zombie.

The secondary characters are just as personable and well developed as Angel and only adds to the fun of this story. Angel’s dad is making strides in here, along with Angel, and I enjoyed seeing her interaction with her friends. She’s a good person and it’s nice to see that validated by others. The mystery of the story is quite inventive as Ms. Rowland pulls from book one and builds upon that storyline to expand the world she has created. We learn more about the zombie-ism and the steps some are taking to make sure the food supply doesn’t become overtaxed. Angel shows quite an aptitude for investigative work when she is unfairly penalized for a situation at the morgue and decides to take her future into her own hands and solve the mystery. A couple of shocking twists and turns makes for some wide-eyed moments. I look forward to seeing what going to happen in book three.

Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues is the perfect sequel to My LIfe As A White Trash Zombie and a must read for all fans of urban fantasy and zombies. And may I add that the cover is phenomenal. Dan Dos Santos rocks it out again.

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Nov 02, 2016 Leah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: lol-funny, urban-fantasy, fav-series, favorites, love-and-stuff, zombies, kick-ass, splash-of-romance, read-2016

I totally found my zombie niche…

Book Title: Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues
Author: Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie #2
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Adult, Zombies
Source: Kindle E-Book (Library)

♫My Pick for Book Theme Song: Titanium by David Guetta Featuring Sia --Angel has some personal growth in this second book. So…this kind of nails it.♫

⇝Ratings Breakdown⇜

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
The Feels: 5/5
Addictiveness: 5/5
Theme: 5/5
Flow: 5/5
Backdrop (World Building): 5/5
Originality:5/5
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Aug 12, 2014 Mike Finn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, audio-book, urban-fantasy-series, humour, zombie

"Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues" continues Angel Crawford's tale from where "My Life As A White Trash Zombie" left off. It has the same punchy style as the first novel and continues to benefit from Allison McLemore's first class narration.

The thing I liked most about the book is the way Angel grows and develops. She's turned becoming a zombie into an opportunity to turn her life around and become a better person, or at least one she likes and respects more. Putting aside the humour (wh "Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues" continues Angel Crawford's tale from where "My Life As A White Trash Zombie" left off. It has the same punchy style as the first novel and continues to benefit from Allison McLemore's first class narration.

The thing I liked most about the book is the way Angel grows and develops. She's turned becoming a zombie into an opportunity to turn her life around and become a better person, or at least one she likes and respects more. Putting aside the humour (which occasionally made me laugh out loud) and the zombie strangeness (which becomes satisfyingly complex) the main impact of this book comes from making the reader care about Angel Crawford.

"Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues" is darker than the first novel. The scenes relating to Angel's treatment by her abductors are well enough written to be disturbing. This is about fear and humiliation and what happens when we treat people as things. Not a laugh a minute but not exploitative either. This is Angel's introduction to some of the more unpleasant realities of her new life. Her reaction to her experience forces her to grow or die and begins to shape her into someone who thinks about the big picture and not just how to survive until tomorrow.

Diana Rowland goes to some lengths to explain the science behind being a zombie. While I think this was important, even necessary, I felt there was a little too much info-dumping at some parts of the book. The science does sound plausible and it sets up all kinds of ideas that can feed future books but I'd have rather had it drip fed a little more. The best part of the explanation was Angel's reaction to it. Her enthusiasm for "learning cool stuff" is infectious.

I'm now a confirmed White Trash Zombie fan. I'll download them as they appear and consume them with pleasure.

I'm also a fan of Allison McLemore, not just for her Angel voice, which is perfect, but for her ability to give voices to other characters and to narrate the action scenes. I'll be looking at other books she's narrated.

If you'd like to hear how Alison McLemore reads Angel, click on the SoundCloud link below:

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May 19, 2015 Jeann (Happy Indulgence) rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, zombies

I've binge read this series in the last two days. The writing is just so easy to get into!

While Angel Crawford was more down on herself in the first book, she's come a long way since being turned into a zombie. I loved seeing elements of her character's vulnerability and self deprecation, mixing with the confidence in knowing that she cares for others and that she's more human than others. Angel really does kick ass in this installment, and there are some fantastic action scenes that she experi ...more

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Nov 07, 2018 Kate rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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4.5*
The second book in the white trash zombie series sees Angel being falsely implicated in the theft of an unusual body from the morgue. With her job on the line she investigates who could be behind the theft and comes across a disturbing organisation that ties in with the zombie mafia.

This was almost as good as the first book, there's not much difference in my rating for 1 & 2 just a feeling that I liked the first book slightly more. That being said this was all out fun, a little slow to star ...more

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May 05, 2014 Kaora rated it liked it

My name is Angel, and I'll be your zombie today.

These are the books I love to read when I want something where I don't want to think. Where I want to escape with something witty and fun.

Angel Crawford is a high school drop out, ex-felon who works at the coroner. Did I mention she also likes to eat brains? When a body is stolen from the morgue at gunpoint, Angel is caught up in the middle of a zombie conspiracy.

I can't put too much detail without spoiling the book but know this:
Angel isn't your ...more

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Jan 31, 2015 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Another fun read. I enjoy our main character and all her flaws. She makes no apologies. This was a continuation from the first book My Life as a White Trash Zombie, taking place not long after it finished. We had a few new characters, some old ones, we learn a little more about everyone. This was thoroughly enjoyable and I couldn't put it down. I fully intend to read the next book. If you are looking for something different in the zombie genre, I highly recommend what I have read so far. If you ...more

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Aug 01, 2017 Elaine Howlin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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May 23, 2012 Elizabeth Drake rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2012-books, zombies

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Cover Impressions: Even if I hadn't read and enjoyed My Life As A White Trash Zombie, this cover would have made me start the series. It is the perfect mix of bad-ass and vulnerable in a completely unexpected scene (are there any other books that feature a punk-chick on a toilet?*) The cover is so detailed that it begs examination and I found myself looking it over every time that I closed the book and noticing new things each time.

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Oct 24, 2013 Carmel (Rabid Reads) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio

Reviewed by: Rabid Reads

I listened to the first two installments in Diana Rowland’s WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE series back-to-back after having absolutely freaking loved book one only to find myself wishing that I hadn’t. As much as I enjoyed EVEN WHITE TRASH ZOMBIES GET THE BLUES, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of disappointment after the high I had experienced with the first novel. The zombie 101 elements that were prevalent in the earlier installment were mostly absent and this series’ story arc w Reviewed by: Rabid Reads

I listened to the first two installments in Diana Rowland’s WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE series back-to-back after having absolutely freaking loved book one only to find myself wishing that I hadn’t. As much as I enjoyed EVEN WHITE TRASH ZOMBIES GET THE BLUES, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of disappointment after the high I had experienced with the first novel. The zombie 101 elements that were prevalent in the earlier installment were mostly absent and this series’ story arc went from a slow lope to warped speed far too quickly. I still loved listening to Angel’s zombie shenanigans and I’ll definitely be buying the next book although, I am going to wait a bit longer to do that than last time.

The main character and Allison McLemore’s narration are the two main factors that keep me coming back for more. Angel is an incredibly unique and wildly entertaining heroine who I seriously just can’t get enough of. I love her snarky personality and her hilarious zombie vocabulary. It’s impossible not to giggle when she talks about tanking up or when she yells “zombie powers ACTIVATE!” I like how even though Crawford’s a newbie in this world she’s not afraid to throw her weight around, even when she’s up against some pretty heavy hitters. McLemore continues to wow me with her humorous portrayal of Angel and, I know that I’ve said this already but, I could listen to her southern twang all day long.

As much as I enjoyed this book’s plot, I did think that Rowland went a little overboard. Things just got a whole lot more complicated in the WHITE TRASH ZOMBIES universe and I’m not convinced that the author gave readers enough time to catch-up. I understand that she wanted to deliver an action-packed installment but I wish there’d been more of a transition from zombie 101 to full-on mafia war / government conspiracy. Also, most of the new developments in relation to Angel’s walking dead status were instinctual which made them less entertaining to read about because of the lack of the need for trial and error. I’m hoping things will have evened out by the third novel.

I’m still not sure how I feel about the romance between the two main protagonists. There were definitely a couple of cute moments between them and I liked learning how zombie relationships differ from human ones; like for instance, at one point Angel gives Marcus crap for not telling her sooner that she was beginning to smell. And, not like B.O. either but rotten flesh. Yuck. Ivanov had a stick stuck up his butt for a good part of this book but I began to warm-up to him towards the end when he seemed to realize that he had to get off his high horse if he wanted to continue dating Crawford.

EVEN WHITE TRASH ZOMBIES GET THE BLUES is another fun listen from Diana Rowland and Allison McLemore; definitely worth checking out if you like your snark with a side of brains. ...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Ian rated it really liked it

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A Solid 4.5 Stars

After being turned into a zombie in My Life as a White Trash Zombie, Angel returns for another adventure. Just when things are starting to look up for her, her life once again hits the skids.

Her job at the morgue is on the line after a body is stolen on her watch, her relationship with Marcus is on the rocks after he belittles her in front of his uncle. She suspects his uncle, Pietro is something of a zombie mobster who might be in cahoots with a mysterious research facility fr ...more

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Jul 15, 2015 ☕️Kimberly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The more time I spend with Angel the more I love this southern zombie chic. The girl is bright, doesn't take any shit and her Nancy Drew skills at solving mysteries makes me giddy. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues mystery thread ties into Ed and the beheaded zombies in book one. This book has it all- a secret lab testing zombies, hunters and boyfriend problems. Rowland added more depth, new characters and more complication for our girl. Rowland creates a tight tale and the more time I spen ...more

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Jul 28, 2015 Lisa rated it really liked it

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3.5 stars

I enjoyed this one, but did feel I enjoyed it a bit less than the first one. I don’t know if some of that is just do to experiencing the world for the the first time, and also going into the first book with no expectations. That means everything is a surprise. But in this one, I’m already familiar with Angel, I appreciate her humor, but have started to expect it. I also felt like the first book had a simpler plot, ...more

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Dec 14, 2016 SnoopyDoo's Book Reviews rated it really liked it

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4 ½ ★

This books just starts a few weeks where the last book ended and get us right back to Angel and her job and now new boyfriend.

I really love Angel she is truly realistic down to earth has flaws and struggles but yet we love her as she is trying to better her life.

I love that it takes her a while and she is not just perfect even though she not taking drugs anymore. While she works to get her life even more under control and working on getting a GED she still struggles and falls back to her ol ...more

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Dec 14, 2018 Theresa rated it really liked it

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4.5 Stars... Life as a zombie is getting mighty complicated for Angel Crawford... With people underestimating her at every turn, Angel must choose who to trust and decide who is out to kill her, permanently... Twisted scientists, deadly assassins, and Zombie mafia? are just a few of the hurdles that Angel must jump in order to maintain not only her safety but the safety and well being of her friends and family... Angel evolves throughout this read demonstrating more confidence and healthy decisi ...more

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