Foreword: this is the second volume of a tetralogy of which I have not read the first volume. This makes me lack some basis for understanding whether the plot really stands up; nevertheless, I enjoyed the reading. Chambers is very good at character description and his walking dead are quite original, with those eyes popping out all over their bodies. The concept behind this volume, then, is really peculiar. If the dead, all the dead, past and present, must awaken for a mysterious reason (which is perhaps explained in the first volume), in their various degrees of decomposition, what will happen to the incorrupt body of a canonised saint? Which side will he be on, with the living or the dead? It is up to Vale, the undisputed protagonist of this strange novel, the one who was dead in life (too obedient to the desires and canons of others) and who now that the dead rule feels alive at last, to discover the truth. Unfortunately, it is possible that the outcome of this story will be contained in later volumes, which leaves the reader somewhat in suspense with respect to the story of Vale and Saint Blanco.

This story set during a zombie apocalypse follows Vale, a great female character. There was a lot of jumping around in the story which is okay but distracting at times. It doesn't offer anything new in zombie stories but it's a decent read.

Tears of Blood is the second book in the Corpse Fauna zombie apocalypse series. I read and reviewed the first book not long ago and although I only rated it 3 stars and had some issues with the book I still wanted to continue the series to see where the story goes. In fact, I was really hoping for answers and some kind of tie in of the pieces of the story that we got in book 1. However, I was sorely disappointed in that aspect. Tears of Blood told the story from a completely new character's point of view. Someone who we had never read about before and a completely new view. I did like this new female MC and was finding the characters and the plot engaging but as with the first book, the story just stops dead about 80% in with no warning and switches to another completely new character that doesn't seem to relate to the rest of the story in any way.
This book isn't the end of the series and I think the issue with the books, the story line, and the format is that as readers we are reading each book and judging them seperately. I imagine that however many books down the line all these aspects and characters will come together and suddenly everything will make sense. And if that happens I can see the series as a whole being excellent and highly rated. The writing is good, the characters are engaging, and the freaky out of the norm zombies are intriguing. It's just very difficult to rate what feels like random small pieces of a very big overall story.
I will definitely continue to read the series in the hope that I am right.

Two fantastic stories set in The Corpse Fauna cycle. Read the second entry in the series in less than a day. Can't wait to read the third one in the series. Highly recommended.

A zombie apocalypse story.

I'm a bit confused by this book. I saw that it was the second in a series, so I wasn't surprised when the story started in the middle, so to speak, with the apocalypse well underway and characters referring to things that have already happened. I just figured all of that happened in the first book, and I followed along as best I could. But then it suddenly flashed back and started covering all the things people had talked about. So...none of it happened in the earlier book? Or, maybe, people who read that one are bored going over the same ground, I don't know which.

I'm also not sure what the section about the young boy is doing there. It just leads out of Vale's story. I assumed Vale and her people were going to meet with the boy, but the book ended very abruptly, and the 'next time' section doesn't mention any of them.

Overall, I enjoyed the read but it did leave me very confused. If these are unrelated stories set in the apocalypse and we never go back to anyone, that's one thing. But let us know that's what it is.

I'd read the other volumes if I could, just to see if anything makes more sense afterwards!

Vale is the strong female role model we've been looking for. It just so happens she's living during the zombie apocalypse. I finished this book in one sitting- not able to tear myself away from the action. This seems to be the second in a series, and now I can't wait to find and read the first!