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The rating is based on my personal preference. I am not a fan of the style of writing. I did like Fanny but didn't really connect to any other character. Although so parts were funny and some had action the overall book did not hold my attention. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I love the concept of this book, but the execution was a little too dry for me.
In attempting to emulate the style of Pride and Prejudice the characters felt a little flat.
I think it might still be a fun read for those who love the genre or are interested in Zombie lite reading.
I couldn't finish this book it felt to much like pride and prejudice with some zombies thrown in. I quit reading at 26%. I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn't get into it. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.
I'm not a fan of period drama or fantasy thrillers with zombies but I still found 'Zombie Abby' a fast-paced novel to read.
The setting in the early 1900's Britain. A country estate own by Earl Martin Clarke. In hopes too wed his eldest daughter and keep the estate in the family, they are having company for the weekend. The house is filled with family, servants, and quests. The story of a dead man, who then wasn't dead, and then was dead again ha reached the estate, but most of the group are too busy with the events of the weekend to be bothered and dead people do not come back to life, right? They soon learn that the dead do come back and they now have to learn to defend themselves. But, who will be in charge?
Thank you, NetGalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for my copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I do enjoy reading zombie books so this was definitely for me. There are not many zombie sightings in this book, but enough to set the mood and keep the action moving along. There are so many fun and interesting characters in this story. A bit of he likes her, but she likes him, and he is not in our social class, and she is a servant, but I like her, stuff is going on and you have that lil bit of possible romance.
I am giving this book a 3.5 star rounding to 4 stars. The ending, which leaves the reading hanging, is not bad, but it did cause me to not be able to give this book a 4 star rating, but since I round up, it gets it anyhow ;)
"She was fair-haired with blue eyes that reflected her intelligence" Ugh, as if being blond haired and blue eyed somehow marks your intelligence?!
This book has such high reviews on Goodreads I was so excited to read it! Unfortunately I DNF'd at about 21% because none of the characters were that interesting and you get everyones perspective including the cats?!?!?
I tried to hard to keep going but all I felt I was going to get out of this was a cheap Pride and Prejudice and Zombies knockoff without any good characters. Like literally at one point all 3 sisters are described by another character as being "awful, bland and ditzy" or something alike. I just can't.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This kind of reminded me of pride and prejudice and zombies! I think that all classic novels should have zombies in them to be honest! It adds some spice!
Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book. My views are entirely my own.
A little bit of Pride and Prejudice, a little bit of Dark Days Club and very much in the vein of Downton Abbey, this book is very much for fans of any of these three. Luckily, I happen to love all three. This book was a delight, the characters vibrant in their own way, and the gore delightfully ghastly. Readers will see much of Austen in the writing and the characters, and even more so Downton Abbey. The three sisters, Kate, Grace and Lizzie, very much remind me of the Crawley sisters, though there is quite a bit less backstabbing, thankfully. I definitely recommend this book to fans of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, or really any of Jane Austen's works.
This is a nice little story that goes hand in hand with something like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies where a different era tackles the rise of the undead.
It’s always so funny to see how something that fits classic and even historical literature pairs with snippets of zombie carnage, granted in this book it’s far more subtle and less walking dead type gore, but it still manages to work. It’s almost humorous to see the characters react to their everyday lives despite having these complications and how the social structures of society manage to remain nearly the same whether the world is running smoothly or has completely turned upside down.
The different point of views and their progressions throughout the course of the story was appreciated in part but also made it somewhat hard to get through when you were dealing with the narrative of characters you didn’t really care for, but the evolution of others when confronted with the new reality became one of my favorite parts.
I’d say overall this is very zombie light and more for fans who like Downton Abbey who also don’t mind reading something where the occasional house guest stays to have a bite with their tea.
**thank you to netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for a fair and honest review**
Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: A little to much humor for me
Check out author's other books? Maybe
Recommend this book? Yes
Notes and Opinions: Although I do love the humor the author was trying to do I think it was a tad to much in this book. I wish it would have been toned down just a smidge. Other than that this book was very cute. If you love classics and are a fan of zombies this one will be right up your alley. For me it fell a little short but I guess I just dont like classics as much as I thought I did. This reminded me a little of Pride and Prejedice and Zombies but with much more humor. The chracters were all great and the diologe was wonderful.
Go Into This One Knowing: Lots of tongue-in-cheek humor
I think my problem here was I just wasn’t crazy about the era or how everyone talks. Maybe I’m not an Austen type fan. I had the same problem with Pride, Prejudice and Zombies. I’m sure I would like this if it were a movie because I do like zombies... I just couldn’t get into this one! The author’s writing is very lovely, though.
I received an ARC copy from netgalley for my honest review, so thank you netgalley and publishers for offering me this book! ♡
This is a story reminds me of historical Britian that meets modern day. In 1920, England
And the three teenage Clarke sisters thought what they’d wear to dinner was their biggest problem…
Lady Kate, the entitled eldest.
Lady Grace, lost in the middle and wishing she were braver.
Lady Lizzy, so endlessly sunny, it’s easy to underestimate her.
Then there’s Will Harvey, the proud, to-die-for—and possibly die with!—stable boy; Daniel Murray, the resourceful second footman with a secret; Raymond Allen, the unfortunate-looking young duke; and Fanny Rogers, the unsinkable kitchen maid.
Upstairs! Downstairs! Toss in some farmers and villagers!
None of them ever expected to work together for any reason.
But none of them had ever seen anything like this. I give this book a 4.5 star rating!