This weekend, I read Angela Scott's book Wanted: Dead or Undead, and I loved it.
I award it five stars out of five. It's a quick, smooth, entertaining read. The first thing that amazed me was the language. Angela creates a southern accent in everything, including the prose between all of the dialogue. It isn't annoying. Rather, for me it immerses me completely in the atmosphere of this apocalyptic world.
Several times, I found myself picturing some of the old west skits in the classic Star Trek series. The zombies were so gross and so evil, that even when they weren't attacking, I could feel their presence in the world. I knew that this wasn't a traditional western...and that's why I kind of pictured the Star Trek westerns in my head as opposed to real westerns (like the kind Clint Eastwood makes). Things were just different. One stepped removed from what I was used to. And it had the effect of making everything fresh and exciting.Angela approaches zombie lore in a brilliant way. Her heroine (Elisabeth a.k.a. Red) is like a composition of Michonne from the Walking Dead and Sara played by Shirley MacLaine in the movie Two Mules for Sister Sara.
Angela approaches her zombie apocalypse like most writers. She doesn't explain it. And the story is about survival. Where it gets clever, is how the characters survive and through the strange powers that Red manifests.
The tale doesn't get too scary. But there are definitely some shocking moments. And Angela does not hold back on the gore. But honestly...who reads a zombie story and doesn't want gore?
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Cassie's interview, which was fun to do:)
I've never heard of this book, but I appreciate a great review, so I'll see to it that it makes TBR :)
I am definitely going to have to look into reading this book!!
ReplyDeletesounds like something i could sink my teeth into ;)
ReplyDeletethx mike and angela...
I liked the last line of the trailer - "if they don't kill each other first."
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. I'll add this to my TBR list.
........dhole
The thriller is awesome. Intriguing indeed.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a great read. I love the cover and the trailer!
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds good - can't go wrong with zombies in a western setting...
ReplyDeleteReading it now and yes, it's gross and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteGood gore! Zombies scare the crap out of me. I'll be checking this one out.
ReplyDeleteummm... A zombie western? Yeah, count me in for that. That's all kind of awesome in my opinion
ReplyDeleteShe sounds like a great writer. Dialects are so hard to do. When I try, it just sounds so darn annoying.
ReplyDeleteThis is so great, Michael. Love the author spreading author love.
ReplyDeleteAngela rocks. And I've actually never read a zombie book! Well, a "zombie" zombie book. ;)
I'll definitely check out Angela's work though. No doubt. :D
Thanks for showcasing Angela Scott's book. I am going to get it now.
ReplyDeleteI love zombies. And I love westerns. 'Nuff said.
Oh my gosh! Zombies and cowboys my two fav things!!! I am so looking this up. hee hee Thanks Michael.
ReplyDeleteSounds good! And from the cover, it's a Southwestern accent, which is good. (I get to hear the Southern accent all day...)
ReplyDeleteNice! I'll get a copy ASAP.
ReplyDeleteI take that back. "not available in the U.S."
ReplyDeleteI'll try to figure that out later I suppose.
Interesting. I'm not all that into zombies, but westerns are okay.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great, even though I don't typically read westerns. I did grab a copy, though. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Angela! I love the title. Very clever.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The title is clever and the cover art is very good.
ReplyDeleteHey thanks, Michael! This was so kind of you. For Michael to give me 5 stars, I'm thrilled. He's a pretty blunt guy and kinda scares me :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the support! I hope you enjoy it. And if you don't, then shhhhh....don't tell anyone :)
Sounds like a great book! 5 stars is wow. I used to read Star Trek books and some of them were when they traveled to the old west. Loved them.
ReplyDeleteOh man, I loved that episode of Star Trek. Good stuff. Chekhov finally got a few more lines. :)
ReplyDeleteAngela's book is great and she has some great stuff planned for her next books, I know, I'm reading the work in progress sequel.
Love the last line of the trailer! This looks great. I've got to check into this book.
ReplyDeletethe cover is really well done, love it!
ReplyDeleteI would like to email this entry of yours to my son in HI. He has a nook.
ReplyDeleteYes, read zombie books and expect gore. *shudder*
ReplyDeleteI've seen this on a few blogs this week. The blurb in the video, along with your review, makes this an interesting one for me.
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