Zombie stories have never been appealing to me but I have
had a few patrons recommend this series to me and was ready to give it a try.
Pleasantly surprised from the start, this story is filled with action,
adventure and emotion that I did not expect. Some stories that I have tried to
read before that involved zombies had a confusing premise and did not explain
how the zombies came to be or how the world has changed, but this story did not
leave me confused. I enjoyed the plot, characters, setting and world-building.
If you like books that are intense, fast-paced, and slightly scary, Rot and
Ruin would be a good series to engage in.
This book can be categorized as post-apocalyptic and
features a future America where zombies have taken over most of the country and roam free.
The setting is a small town that has been able to keep zombies out since ‘First Night’, when the zombie invasion started. Benny Imura is a
teenager who has reached the age where he needs to choose a profession and
begin working. He tries out many different positions and is unhappy with them
all and decides he will try to train with his brother, who is a bounty hunter.
The position of bounty hunter is much different than what we are familiar with,
in Benny’s world it means finding
loved ones who were turned into zombies and killing them humanely for their
loved ones who have not been infected. Nobody wants to imagine their family or friends
forever roaming as a zombie in the Rot and Ruin outside of town.
Benny has not gotten along with his brother Tom for most of
his life, even though Tom has raised him since he was orphaned during ‘First Night.’ Tom is my favorite character in this story and I
immediately fell in love with him and his mysterious, talented, and
kind-hearted ways. Although Benny could be annoying at times, I still enjoyed
his character and was rooting for him to succeed but can he handle being a
bounty hunter? Would he survive out in the Ruin where zombies run free? Full of
action, adventure, and intense scenes, this book will captivate you until the
end where you will need to have tissues handy. Come pick up this book from the
Teen section today!
-Lauren
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