My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Apr 22, 2015 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This title has been on my 'to read' list for eons. First published in 2011 this reprint coincides with the launch of CW's new television series, iZombie. There is some debate as to the source of producer, Rob Thomas's inspiration - there are vague similarities between the show and this novel, but Thomas claims the show is a loose adaption of the Vertigo comic book series of the same name (beginning with Dead to the World).

My Life as a White Trash Zombie is the first book in a series featuring An
This title has been on my 'to read' list for eons. First published in 2011 this reprint coincides with the launch of CW's new television series, iZombie. There is some debate as to the source of producer, Rob Thomas's inspiration - there are vague similarities between the show and this novel, but Thomas claims the show is a loose adaption of the Vertigo comic book series of the same name (beginning with Dead to the World).

My Life as a White Trash Zombie is the first book in a series featuring Angel Crawford, an unemployed, high school dropout with a pill habit and a criminal record, who wakes up in the ER after an overdose she doesn't remember taking. Confused, but accepting the scenario, she is further puzzled when she receives a letter notifying her that a job is waiting for her at the morgue, intimating that failing to follow through will result in her going to jail. Despite her reservations Angel reports for duty and soon discovers that whoever anonymously secured her the job has in fact saved her life, or at least her afterlife, because Angel is now a zombie, and needs to consume brains to avoid rotting away.

A zombie is an unlikely heroine, especially one with Angel's 'white-trash' background, but Rowland has created a surprisingly likeable protagonist. Forced to figure out the rules for her new afterlife on her own, the character growth is really surprising, involving not only staying 'alive' but also getting sober and dealing with her alcoholic father and her 'asstard' boyfriend.

The mystery reveals itself when headless bodies begin turning up and Angel begins to suspect a rogue zombie is murdering the populace to feed, until she learns the dead were also zombies. Angel needs to figure out who is hunting zombies before she becomes the next victim. The answers to Angels' questions are fairly predictable, including who made her a zombie, but I enjoyed it anyway.

My Life as a White Trash Zombie is a quick, fun read offering plenty of snarky humour, as well as some gross descriptions of bodies that might turn the stomach of the squeamish, a touch of romance, mystery and action.

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Apr 15, 2012 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it it was amazing

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I'm shocked that I like this book. I figured it was a one liner made into a book to capitalize on the whole zombie fad but it's actually quite good. More than once I found myself wondering if the author worked in a morgue (where the main character works) since she includes a lot of tidbits to make it real that aren't common knowledge such as how the skull is opened and what they do with the organs. The premise is clever and the zombies believable.

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Oct 29, 2013 A book away from an episode of hoarders rated it really liked it

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LOVE Angel Crawford

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Aug 23, 2025 Marla rated it liked it

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3.5 stars.. I have a problem with humorous books. I guess I don't have much of a sense of humor, I like snarky dialogue, not silliness. I also have a problem with enjoying books when I don't like any of the characters. After Chapter 6, I'm struggling with abandoning this book, but my GRs friends have good things to say about it, so I'm going to keep going for now. By Chapter 9, I am hooked, so I almost gave up too soon. I am planning on reading the next book next time I need a zombie book for a ...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Chompa rated it it was amazing

I'd picked this up a while back and hadn't read it. Honestly, the pink cover and feared it to be one of those urban fantasy/romance books.

Yes, it's a female character and yes, it's a female author and yes, there is a potential for a relationship for the main character. The good news, is that this is nothing like a romance novel. This is as much a romance novel as one of Jim Butcher's Dresden File novels.

Basic plot: White trash girl wakes up in the hospital and slowly uncovers that she's a zomb ...more

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