Review: Zombie River Run

Zombie River Run by Javan Bonds
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series is Still Alive!

Zombie River Run is the follow up for the first four books in the Still Alive series by Javan Bonds. It chronicles the continuing struggles and adventures of the crew of Viva Ancora and the survivors of Guntersville. I really can’t say enough good stuff about this entire series, I love its humor, its cast of characters, and the storyline. And as an Alabamian, I find the characters, their interactions, and their culture extremely relatable. I swear that I’ve met and know some of them. This series still manages to horrify me and make me laugh out loud at the same time.

I think Zombie River Run suffers a bit in the storyline because of where it falls in the series as its working to resolve a few loose ends from the first books and set things up for the next few. That means after the story arc was wrapped up in the first four books, Zombie River Run transitions us into what is sure to be a great second story arc. It's a bit slower than the previous books and doesn’t end with the same adrenaline rush of climax, but it still has some great scenes, excellent dialog, and fun culture references.

Salzman continues to do a great job with the narration and delivers an amazing production. I still can’t believe he can perform the extraordinary range of character voices that he puts into this book. I’m definitely adding Salzman to my favorite narrator list and will be hunting down other books that he’s recorded.

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

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