Eli Constant

My original Z Children: Awakening audiobook review and many others can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.

After taking their standard vaccines, millions of children are transformed into zombies. They are fast and deadly and those they bite also turn into zombies. The story follows several characters as they face the nightmare of a world thrown into chaos: A single mother of two and her aging father, a children’s clothing store owner, a 12-year-old girl orphaned by the zombies, a homeless shell-shocked veteran, a love-sick pediatrician and an Argentinian martial arts expert. Their paths cross as they try to escape the ravages of their hungry attackers.

It is a unique approach to how zombies are created, but other than that, there isn’t too much that is new. The survivors break into stores for food, water, and supplies, grab guns and knives and kill the zombies by destroying their brains. They feel guilty killing zombie kids, but do what they have to to survive.

Most of the book is spent introducing each character. There is action, but it is often stalled by long winded introspection on the part of each character, their many insecurities, and self-doubt. There are several attempts at humor, but these seem to miss a lot of the time.

The story is performed by Johnny Mack. He has a pleasant voice, but doesn’t add much to the story. As most of the characters are female, the story might have been better served with a female narrator. His character voices are fine and there is no mistaking who is speaking, but there is not a lot of drama in the narration.

Overall, this is a rehash of the standard zombie apocalypse story. It is book one in a series of unknown length, so the story may evolve now that the characters have been established. It attempts to end with a cliff-hanger but instead ends abruptly and unsatisfyingly. It may be unfair to judge the series based on the first book, but that’s all we have at the moment. For many listeners it may not hold enough interest to continue on.

Audiobook was provided for review by the author.… (plus d'informations)

I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Lovers of the Paranormal.

I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down. It was a wonderful mix of thriller and supernatural. I enjoyed the characters and found it extremely gripping. The only negative point was regarding the inclusion of Chris and Alexander, I think I would have preferred the main characters to discover the plot by themselves, but even that little issue did not spoil this book. It drew me in from the start and I devoured it in three days.

Highly recommend, would definitely read anything else by this author.… (plus d'informations)