Title: 100 Days in Deadland (Deadland Saga #1)

Author: Rachel Aukes

Publisher: Surprisingly Adequate Publishing 2013

Genre: Zombies

Pages: 450

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Zombies; Mount TBR; 52 Books -- W46; Bingo -- 4 from 2013; Fall into Reading

How I Got It: Free Kindle Read

A journey through Dante's Inferno with a shambling twist.
The world ended on a Thursday. In one day, the world succumbed to a pestilence that decimated the living. In its place rose a new species: vicious, gruesome, wandering zombies with an insatiable hunger for the living. There is no government. No shelter. No hope. Still in her twenties, Cash has watched her friends die, only to walk again. An office worker with few survival skills, she joins up with Clutch, a grizzled Army veteran with PTSD. Together, they flee the city and struggle through the nine circles of hell, with nothing but Clutch's military experience and Cash's determination to live. As they fight to survive in the zombie inferno, they quickly discover that nowhere is safe from the undead...or the living.

I started this book mainly because I needed another break from The Count of Monte Cristo. Plus, it was on my iPad which meant I could read during night feedings. To my surprise, I really enjoyed the book. It's a good fast paced zombie thriller with interesting characters. I really loved Cash and Clutch and Jase. The zombies were scary and the human villains even scarier. I loved the progression of the plot and even how it ended. There's a nontraditional ending, but it completely fits with the story and the situation. I love that we don't get a cliche. My only complaint is the "romance" between the two main characters. I had hoped that the author wouldn't go there, but she did. For the most part, it wasn't a huge turnoff. Although the sex scene seemed very out of place with the rest of the novel. I think that couldn't have been edited out and nothing would be lost. Overall, I really enjoyed this free ebook. I might even pick up (and even pay) for the next book releasing this coming year.

Deadland Saga (DNFed series)

1. 100 Days in Deadland
2. Deadland's Harvest (2014)
3. TBD