Through the Zombie Glass Review

Title: Through the Zombie Glass (White Rabbit Chronicles #2)
Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Release Date: September 24th 2013
Source: ARC for Review
Rating: 4/5

Inspired by the childhood classic Alice in Wonderland, this harrowing and romantic story features teen zombie slayer Alice Bell who has lost so much—family, friends, her home. After a strange new zombie attack, Alice fears she may be losing her mind as well. A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do wicked things. The whispers of the dead assault her ears and mirrors seem to come frighteningly to life. She’s never needed her team of zombie slayers more—including her boyfriend, Cole—than she does now. But as Cole strangely withdraws and the zombies gain new strength, Ali knows one false step may doom them all.

 

Review:

 

Yet again I thoroughly enjoyed Gena Showalters unique twisted on zombies in the sequel the Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass. Zombies are over used in movies and film these days so it's refreshing to see a creative mind make it something new so reader can gain a renewed interest in Zombies. I will be the first to admit Zombies are probably my least favourite paranormal creature, I normally don't read books about them or watch movies. That being said it really means something when I say I really enjoyed Through the Zombie Glass.

 

On a whole this series is on the darker side, but I did find that this sequel was a bit darker which I really enjoyed. On top of Ali having to battle against the Zombies she also has to battle with the darkness that is inside of here, which makes for a gripping story.

 

Through the Zombie Glass is sure to get your heart pumping with the drama that goes down; relationship problems, cat fights, spies, and of course a whole bunch of zombie action are a few things to look forward to in this instalment. I love the characters that Gena Showalter has created, they are all very loyal and if they were real I would love to be friends will a lot of them and more than friends with Cole.

 

With a darker plot, introduction to new characters, drama, and raising the stakes from Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass is sure to be adored by fans of the first book. I would definitely recommend this book just for the emotions you will feel from the tension between Ali and Cole. 

Alice in Zombieland Review

Title: Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1)
Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: HarlequinTEEN
Release Date: September 25th 2012
Source: ARC for Review
Rating: 4

She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies….


Review:

Alice in Zombieland is an interesting and unique take on the classic Alice in Wonderland story we all know and love. It has enough similarities to be reconizable to the basic story of Alice in Wonderland, but it also has enough differences to make it, it's own story.

The writing was really well done, not too descriptive, really humourus in the dialogue and narration, and it had an abcolutely absorbing plot with amazing characters. For someone who just lost everyone she loved, Alice stays strong and has the determination to do what's right, kill zombies. Now throw in a super hot (heavy on the super) male love interest that has the same deterimation and motives, Cole. Oh how I loved Cole, he is truely the ultimite bad boy, in fact I would say he's the definition of a bad boy. My biggest weakness in life: bad boys...

The take on zombies is something that I have never seen before, in books or movies, and would have never even thought of. Ín Alice in Zombieland, the zombies aren't physical and something the average Joe can see. Their spirits and either you're born seeing theses monsters or something traumatic has happened that has caused you to see them. The way you kill these zombies is in someways the some and in some completely unique. Because of this the book really stood out and is more memorable.

The only negative thing I can really say about Alice in Zombieland, is the undertone of Christianity. It's not that big of a deal, but there is a bit of religion in the book. Not enough to spoil my enjoyment of reading the book. I just don't typically like anything to do with religion...

Some of my favourite bands are also mentioned a few times throughout the book, Skillet and Red, which is plus to me and made me connect to the characters because we shared a common interest. If your looking for a great, unique,and humourus rollercoaster ride of a book with non-stop action, Alice in Zombieland is a book you will definitely want to check out.