Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Horror/Zombie/Post Apocalyptic
Approximate word count: 70-75,000 words
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J. Rudolph lives in
Southern California with her family and
thinks way too much about zombies. The
Complex is her debut novel.
A devastating virus has gone out of control that reanimates the dead. This is the story of a small group of survivors that have found refuge in their small, gated apartment complex.
This story is told through the eyes of
a nurse, a wife, and a mother of a ten year-old son. She and her husband Trent
had always joked about a zombie apocalypse; it was a game they played, ‘what
if’. It was never supposed to be real. They have banded together with their
neighbors who stayed and succeeded in building a small fortress for their
protection from the zombies. It is an interesting character study. The
characters are well developed and I became invested in their future. The
narrative descriptions were well done and the conversations between all the
players were realistic. I felt that the plot had a nice pace and the twists
were interesting and unexpected. I am not a zombie aficionado, nor do I ever
expect to be, it is not my usual genre preference. Cali
The weakest part of the whole story is the preface. I understand why it is there but I felt like it may have been better handled as a flashback perhaps. The beginning of a story is suppose to grab the reader and not let go, I don’t think the preface did that. It is interesting to know how the virus got so out of control so fast though. There are also several small editing errors mostly extra or missing words or letters, they were a minor irritant that made some sentences read clunky.
I enjoyed the story and was glad there was not a cliffhanger ending, although it is evident there will be a sequel. I am anxious to see how things develop for this small band of survivors.
There are three F-bombs dropped and graphic gore.
There are a small number of proofing errors.
Rating: *** Three stars