Review: Zombie Perdition

Zombie Perdition by Javan Bonds
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series keeps getting better!

Bonds continue to churn out excellent books in the Still Alive series and the narration by S.W. Salzman for the series is excellent. I've thoroughly enjoyed the series and while not every book of the series has been my favorite, Zombie Perdition hits a home run. Zombie Perdition is full of the gratuitous violence, gore, and humor that you'll come to love as part of the series, but also contains new characters and storylines which I really enjoyed. If you are a fan of Mo's journal, you'll be happy to hear that Zombie Perdition has a few entries that continue to chronicle the mission of the Viva Ancora while also introducing a few new groups of survivors and additional story arcs (I really hope to see the benevolent hillbilly cannibals make an appearance in the next book). I really can't find much fault with the book. I might say maybe it has too much pointless gore and violence but I'm pretty sure that IS the point. Which means it's actually a huge success in that department. If you are a fan of anything in the zombie / post-apocalyptic genre, you'll thoroughly enjoy this series.

Special thanks to Javan Bonds who provided me with this book at my request.

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Review: Evolution Wars

Evolution Wars by Dietmar Wehr
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Space Eugenics

Evolution Wars is a great military sci-fi with an interesting story. It examines issues with eugenics and human evolution as it presents a scenario where Homo Sapiens have become displaced and oppressed by their own generically engineered subrace of superior humans. The resulting conflict certainly raises questions about the wisdom of altering our own generic code and exactly what or who qualifies to represent "humanity" in a future where genetically superior humans exist. If you are a fan of action-oriented military sci-fi with interesting plots and characters, this is the perfect book for you.

Special thanks to Dietmar Wehr, who gave me this book as part of his mailing list promotion. If you like his work, I strongly suggest finding Wehr's website and joining his mailing list where you can find his latest updates, promotions, and occasionally free books!

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Review: Blood of Tyrants

Blood of Tyrants by Javan Bonds
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Overall, Blood of Tyrants was a good book and I think a good start of a new series. I have some mixed feelings about elements of the book, but I would certainly read the next book in the series. The overall plot and story are great. It's a good conspiracy theory told in a believable near-future with budding dystopic elements. The current events and economic crisis in the US right now make it even more believable. However, I didn't feel like most of the cast of characters had much depth to them and seemed to be pretty one dimensional. I often lost track of some of the characters because of they seemed so flat and similar. The narration for the audiobook suffered similarly, as there just was not much of a range of characters or many unique traits to really set them apart. I've heard S.W. Salzman narrate other books and he can do amazing things with a sufficiently diverse set of characters, but that range and depth just didn't come through on this book.

But, as I stated before, the storyline is great and quite a lot of thought was put into the plot and setting. Despite the lackluster characters, I think it's still worth a read (or listen) for the conspiracy story.

Special thanks to Javan Bonds who provided me with this book at my request.

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Review: Points of Impact

Points of Impact by Marko Kloos
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Frontline series has been a favorite of mine for a while. Its solid military sci-fi, but it also delves into the psychological and physical trauma suffered from prolonged war. The characters in the series are deep and complicated, making them so much more than just soldiers and redshirts to move the plot along. Points of Impact seem to be the start of the wrap of the series and I hear that there will be at least one or two more books. It continues the story arc of the series, but at this point, the war has started to wind down as humans are gain some weapon superiority and developed a better understanding of the lankies and their tactics. I'm looking forward to finding out how the series ends.

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