Are you looking a little bit of gore, a whole lot of heart, some teenage boy humor, and a few kick-ass females? Even if you think you couldn't get into a zombie novel, Rot & Ruin might just be for you.
Benny doesn't want to get into the family business basically because he doesn't want to work with (and especially not for) his older brother Tom. Sure Benny wants to kill zoms, but there are much cooler Bounty Hunters in Mountainside to look up to than Tom. He doesn't understand why others seem to respect Tom; Benny remembers him as a coward, taking Benny as a baby and running from his parents rather than trying to save Mom from a sure death. But not everything is black and white in this time after First Night, and Benny just might have to learn the hard way. There are no rules, and what happens out in the Ruin, stays in the Ruin.
This novel has a great beginning, which will help to carry the reader though the melodramatic B-movie moments through some predictable twists and turns, alongside a few surprises. Recommended to those who don't always need high-quality classic literature, but prefer to mix some pure entertainment into their reading lists.
Reviewed by kate the librarian.
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