This was a quick read, interesting and fun. The protagonist is funny, his view of the postapocalyptic world captured well in the stories first person point of view. I'm glad there's more to the series because I definitely want to read more!

Fun, entertaining, and loved the North Carolina setting.

What can I say? Overall the book was ok, but once again there is an author that doesn't know what "cordite" is, or what it smells like. This is a major pet peeve of mine because it seems that every bloody author these days misuses this word. I posted on his blog explaining when cordite was used and when it was no longer used, that it does not smell like modern gunpowder and the words are not interchangeable, and he should have done more research instead of misusing a word he doesn't understand. There was nothing offensive in my post whatsoever, just information that he clearly didn't ever look up. Instead of taking the criticism in a mature way, this elitist snob instead chose to delete my comment, then close the comments section completely.
Most authors have been welcoming of criticism, using it to become better writers. However, this one seems to have more of an "I am a famous author! How dare you suggest I am not perfect in every way and suggest that I ever make any mistakes!" kind of attitude. I got refunds for the next two books in the series and have to say I have no interest in reading any more of this author's work until he learns that he makes mistakes just like everyone else. He needs to learn to take criticism like an adult and not like a spoiled child, deleting anything negative that is said about his writing.
Some advice "Mr." Bible. Grow up and grow a thicker skin. If my little comment had this effect on you then I shudder to think how you would react to real criticism.

The author styles himself as a modern pulp-writer, putting out about a dozen action-pack stories a year. Quick, strong, gory, exciting, explosive, non-stop action. The opening part of the book does warn there will be gore, which if you are reading a zombie apocalypse book should not be a shock. Mr. Bible delivers all these.

BUT he also delivers believable characters with different reasons for doing what they do. A developing political structure rising out of the ashes of civilization - from the Home-Owners Association tyrant to the constant battle between urban-and-rural. Big battles and little battles - zombies being weaponized, and parents raising kids in the Z-hellscape to be responsible adults. The layers take this book to the next level.

The Z-Burbia series is 7 books long so far, and book 7 features Elsbeth (the awesome kicking cannibal savant first introduced in this book).

Picked up during an Amazon special price sale.

Combining two fears of people, zombies and HoAs.

3.5 stars

This is a great entry in the zombie genre. The story takes place in and around a gated community in Whispering Pines, NC, which is a suburb of Asheville, NC.

The characters are generally believable and, with one exception, are not the super soldiers that populate so many other books in the genre. They can and do make mistakes; however, none of them are the plot driven stupidities that occur in too many books.

The story contains a lot of humor and, if the author can continue in this vein, I look forward to reading the next book in the series. I never thought that I would find myself laughing so much at the story line.

Whispering Pines was a small gated community before the zombie apocalypse. Now it's gated, barred and surrounded by razor wire. The residents are trying to keep it business as usual so the Home Owners Association is alive and well. Unfortunately, the president is a tyrant who keeps most of the residents cowed and uses her authority to further her own ends which ultimately results in chaos.

So far Whispering Pines has managed to keep its residents safe and well fed. They even have working Playstations. Of course, like any good zombie story, it's all about to come crashing down around them.

While I liked the book in general. I found some things unbelievable. The main characters (and town saviors) run around with crippling wounds. Elsbeth is a teenage cannibal, ninja-assassin able to take on fifty zombies with only a spiked club, and she can sneak up on and "take out" trained Special Forces soldiers. While this makes the story more amusing, (and the author was definitely going for a comedic aspect) it takes away from the realism. Although, it's a zombie apocalypse do we really need realism?

Thanks to Kindle Unlimited I'm able to get the whole series so I'm absolutely going to pick up book number two and see where the author is planning to take us next.