Title: LOVE AND DECAY, Epi #2
Author: Rachel Higginson
Source: bought at smashwords
goodreads...
Zombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any
girl’s dream of a happily ever after.
Reagan and Haley thought they had life figured
out. Kill a few Zombies in the morning, scavenge for food, kill some more
Zombies, find a place to take cover for the night. Life was simple and
relatively routine. Well, until they met the Parker brothers.
Now, they’re road-tripping south together, in the
hopes of escaping the Apocalypse riddled world they live in and finding some
peace on the other side of the equator. Hendrix and Vaughan make some things
easier with their ample supply of weapons and ability to scout out safe places
and travel unharmed. But then some things are more difficult with two gorgeous,
protective boys working hard to convince Reagan she needs them.
But who has time for feelings when there are
scarier things to worry about? When they run into an outpost of militia, their
futures might be decided for them. Now they don’t only have to dodge Zombies,
but figure out a way to escape a settlement full of men intent on making the
Parker brothers soldiers and Haley and Reagan join their brothel of women.
Survival at the end of the world is a costly
thing, and Reagan can only take it one day at a time. With the Parker brothers
and their precious sister Page now in the mix, survival is even more imperative
and this day, more than any other, might be the most dangerous of them all.
Love and Decay, Episode Two, the second in a
novella series in a Dystopian Romance about Zombies, the end of the world and
finding someone to share it with.
This story takes place over multiple episodes,
with a release date every two weeks. Approximately 20,000 words.
My take...
Raegan and Haley were lucky when they ran in to
the Parker brothers. In their world nobody can be trusted. There are people out
there that want to use you for what little you have and cause harm. But when
they crashed in on the Parker's humble abode, they actually lucked out. They
are the good guys. And good guys are
rare.
Heading south to South America with hope of
finding family that may still be alive and surviving, the group sets out. A
week into the trip, they have a run in with some zombies and a group of
survivors. And something is not right about them. (The survivors…of course
there is something not right with the zombies…they eat flesh.) But if they plan
to make it out alive, they have to do what these crazies want. Surviving comes
at a cost, a cost that none of them can afford.
I was super stoked that Higginson released
episode 2 a day early. So much in fact, I dropped yet another book I was
reading and ran to buy it. And under an hour I had that puppy read. But then I
realized I have to wait another 2 weeks for #3. What started out as excitement
soon turned to depression. Higginson is feeding us her book crack one episode
at a time and us zombie junkies sit back and let her. What else can we do?
Cause an uprising? Turn MISERY on her and tie her to a bed with a block of wood
between her feet demanding more zombies...more Parker brothers...more zombies?
Hey, yeah. I kinda like that idea. Who's with me?
This short story series is a must read and I am
loving it so far. So, so much. I love all the tension that is filling up within
its pages and cannot get enough of these characters. I am seriously needing
more of it by the time I am finished and wish Higginson would get a move on
already and release the episodes faster. ;)
Have you read epi #1 yet? What did you think of it?
I would love to know!
How did I miss this series??? Holy crap! I'm buying it, great review!
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