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Infected City #2
Necrotic Streets
As the survivors race to find a way out of the city, they encounter unexpected challenges and startling revelations that shatter their understanding of the situation. There’s more to this outbreak than the government let on, and it’s far deadlier than anyone ever could have anticipated.
In their desperate attempt to stay alive, the survivors are forced to make difficult decisions that will put their humanity and morality to the test. Trapped in their predicaments, they are faced with a terrible realization.
The infected aren’t the only threat.
In their desperate attempt to stay alive, the survivors are forced to make difficult decisions that will put their humanity and morality to the test. Trapped in their predicaments, they are faced with a terrible realization.
The infected aren’t the only threat.
161 pages, Paperback
Published April 11, 2023
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Boris Bacic
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Both traditionally and self-published, Boris is a prolific writer whose horror novels often find themselves on the #1 bestselling ranks. With the books he has published, he is quickly becoming a big name in the horror community.
His stories have been narrated by famous YouTube and podcast narrators, including MrCreepypasta, CreepsMcPasta, DrCreepen, etc. His book, Tales of a Security Guard, is currently in the works to become a short film.
"The security guard series is the best one ever!!"
"I love the subtle connection between each story."
"Like R.L. Stine, but better."
"I want to see this book as a Netflix mini-series!"
"No one can scare me like Boris."
Both traditionally and self-published, Boris is a prolific writer whose horror novels often find themselves on the #1 bestselling ranks. With the books he has published, he is quickly becoming a big name in the horror community.
His stories have been narrated by famous YouTube and podcast narrators, including MrCreepypasta, CreepsMcPasta, DrCreepen, etc. His book, Tales of a Security Guard, is currently in the works to become a short film.
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May 31, 2025
Don't hold your breath 'cause you're still chokin' on your words / Those things you said might be the last ones that I heard (Bite Me – Avril Lavigne).
Hey there, I'm currently thinking of a zombie story that includes a trope where phones and all electronic devices suddenly stop working, a guy hides his zombie bite from the rest of the group, or where the ultimate message is described in patronizing detail that “humans are the real monsters!” Did you guess, did you!? Oh, that’s literally every zombie story? My bad. How about the grizzled army squad, a group of scientists clumsily starting the apocalypse, or where the city is put under quarantine? Wha~aa!? That doesn’t narrow it down!? Well, the answer was Necrotic Streets for 200. Sorry for being facetious, but the truth is that this book didn’t do much in the way of trendsetting and didn’t seem particularly interested in doing so. Perhaps I should be glad for that, because even though I love subversive work when done right, there’s nothing that grinds my gears more than when somebody tries to elevate a somewhat silly genre by putting an acoustic guitar in the background to show that it's a serious show. Because for better or for worse, that’s exactly what you’re getting when you pick this book up, an exciting adventure experiencing the personal accounts of several different people in the middle of the worst time of their lives. That’s what a good zombie story should be, right? And look, my general lack of interest this time around might be because it's been too long since I've read Emergency Broadcast (the first book) and I kind of forgot everything that happened outside of broad strokes. I probably should have reread my first review so I don’t repeat the same points here, but nah, I'll just wing it. Hey, if zombie stories can keep regurgitating the same talking-points, then so can I! Besides, being the Trendy Travis that I am, I figured it would be fun to read Necrotic Streets as a sort of “companion piece” while watching The Last of Us season two. And I guess that might have been an overload, because both were mid in different ways. I’m sorry, but my hot take is that even though The Last of Us is an elevated zombie story, it's not that much better or more realistic than this book was, with only difference being that Necrotic Streets doesn't carry a resentful tone towards its genre and the medium in which it came from. At least this book feels like a love-letter to the genre rather than using the zombie apocalypse as a backdrop for misguided allegories for real life and calling it a day. Otherwise, I've always said that I’m not really a horror fan because I’m a huge scaredy-cat, but the last five or six movies I’ve logged on my Letterboxd have all been horror, and now with this book, I think I'm turning into a real fan! Though I really don’t consider zombie fiction to be horror in the same way as a demon possession or slasher flick, I just see them as quick entertainment. And this isn't me trying to be that annoying horror movie guy who’s always trying to “win” against the movie by talking about how it didn't scare him, but I mostly just found it really funny how these characters started turning on each other right away. Sheesh, there's got to be a record here! Nonetheless, Necrotic Streets is well accomplished in its use of tension and drama, and any humor to be found is just mostly just on my end.
I guess I can talk about the story, though I promise you that there’s nothing really unique or stand-out about it that makes it even worth the trouble. In fact, I don’t even remember everybody’s name, so here goes nothing? There’s Ben The Betrayer, Pierce the army guy with his crew trying to clear out the zombies and failing spectacularly, um, we've got Daniel the Science Guy who probably, maybe, definitely, caused the zombie virus to get out Resident Evil Umbrella Corporation style and ugh, who else? A lady named Katherine or Betty who sucks and I hated her, and then there’s Ben 2 (I don’t remember his name) who left his unsafe house with a few other survivors to chance the unsafe streets. Okay, I think that’s it? Anyway, they're all terrible people and deserve to be stuck in an infected city together. And not to keep harping on the fact that I think all zombie media is the same, but have you noticed that they all go on the “people would be evil if the world ended” soap box? Yet, it's telling that they always include a bunch of asterisks to make their very specific scenario make sense within their world. Take The Walking Dead for example; yeah, society as we know it basically goes to shit and I guess there’s some plausibility to everything that could go wrong… going wrong, but why do you think Rick wakes up three months after the world already ended? It’s because the logistics of people turning on each other so quickly are a bit too far-fetched to be shown naturally. Then later the main characters have to fight an evil cannibal group (which also happens in The Last of Us, how unique), and they tell our heroes that they’ve been eating people the whole time, even though it's only been a couple months since the zombie apocalypse started! Which begs the question, did they just start start gobbling people up in the first few minutes?! The thought is really funny, like, "Gee, my buddy Jim's always looked tasty!" It’s like how Lord of the Flies is always taught as the be all, end all book about the darkness that lives inside of humanity, but I think that interpretation is inherently flawed because, in my opinion, the book works more as an example of what happens when you throw the privileged class, who all lack basic empathy, into a situation where they have to fend for themselves. Of course soulless rich people will throwing rocks at each other and worshiping a dead pig's head in a heartbeat, but I’m not sure I’d apply that to society as a whole. Anyway, that’s why I always lose a bit of steam the longer a zombie story goes, because I find that they’re often not as deep or interesting as they think. Sorry, but whenever a creator starts talking about how their zombie story is different because it's about the danger that humans present rather than the zombies, I'm out. I'm not completely for sure that that's where this Infected City series is going, but I have a pretty good guess.
Just face it, we didn't make it / You bit off more than you can chew, can you taste it?
Hey there, I'm currently thinking of a zombie story that includes a trope where phones and all electronic devices suddenly stop working, a guy hides his zombie bite from the rest of the group, or where the ultimate message is described in patronizing detail that “humans are the real monsters!” Did you guess, did you!? Oh, that’s literally every zombie story? My bad. How about the grizzled army squad, a group of scientists clumsily starting the apocalypse, or where the city is put under quarantine? Wha~aa!? That doesn’t narrow it down!? Well, the answer was Necrotic Streets for 200. Sorry for being facetious, but the truth is that this book didn’t do much in the way of trendsetting and didn’t seem particularly interested in doing so. Perhaps I should be glad for that, because even though I love subversive work when done right, there’s nothing that grinds my gears more than when somebody tries to elevate a somewhat silly genre by putting an acoustic guitar in the background to show that it's a serious show. Because for better or for worse, that’s exactly what you’re getting when you pick this book up, an exciting adventure experiencing the personal accounts of several different people in the middle of the worst time of their lives. That’s what a good zombie story should be, right? And look, my general lack of interest this time around might be because it's been too long since I've read Emergency Broadcast (the first book) and I kind of forgot everything that happened outside of broad strokes. I probably should have reread my first review so I don’t repeat the same points here, but nah, I'll just wing it. Hey, if zombie stories can keep regurgitating the same talking-points, then so can I! Besides, being the Trendy Travis that I am, I figured it would be fun to read Necrotic Streets as a sort of “companion piece” while watching The Last of Us season two. And I guess that might have been an overload, because both were mid in different ways. I’m sorry, but my hot take is that even though The Last of Us is an elevated zombie story, it's not that much better or more realistic than this book was, with only difference being that Necrotic Streets doesn't carry a resentful tone towards its genre and the medium in which it came from. At least this book feels like a love-letter to the genre rather than using the zombie apocalypse as a backdrop for misguided allegories for real life and calling it a day. Otherwise, I've always said that I’m not really a horror fan because I’m a huge scaredy-cat, but the last five or six movies I’ve logged on my Letterboxd have all been horror, and now with this book, I think I'm turning into a real fan! Though I really don’t consider zombie fiction to be horror in the same way as a demon possession or slasher flick, I just see them as quick entertainment. And this isn't me trying to be that annoying horror movie guy who’s always trying to “win” against the movie by talking about how it didn't scare him, but I mostly just found it really funny how these characters started turning on each other right away. Sheesh, there's got to be a record here! Nonetheless, Necrotic Streets is well accomplished in its use of tension and drama, and any humor to be found is just mostly just on my end.
I guess I can talk about the story, though I promise you that there’s nothing really unique or stand-out about it that makes it even worth the trouble. In fact, I don’t even remember everybody’s name, so here goes nothing? There’s Ben The Betrayer, Pierce the army guy with his crew trying to clear out the zombies and failing spectacularly, um, we've got Daniel the Science Guy who probably, maybe, definitely, caused the zombie virus to get out Resident Evil Umbrella Corporation style and ugh, who else? A lady named Katherine or Betty who sucks and I hated her, and then there’s Ben 2 (I don’t remember his name) who left his unsafe house with a few other survivors to chance the unsafe streets. Okay, I think that’s it? Anyway, they're all terrible people and deserve to be stuck in an infected city together. And not to keep harping on the fact that I think all zombie media is the same, but have you noticed that they all go on the “people would be evil if the world ended” soap box? Yet, it's telling that they always include a bunch of asterisks to make their very specific scenario make sense within their world. Take The Walking Dead for example; yeah, society as we know it basically goes to shit and I guess there’s some plausibility to everything that could go wrong… going wrong, but why do you think Rick wakes up three months after the world already ended? It’s because the logistics of people turning on each other so quickly are a bit too far-fetched to be shown naturally. Then later the main characters have to fight an evil cannibal group (which also happens in The Last of Us, how unique), and they tell our heroes that they’ve been eating people the whole time, even though it's only been a couple months since the zombie apocalypse started! Which begs the question, did they just start start gobbling people up in the first few minutes?! The thought is really funny, like, "Gee, my buddy Jim's always looked tasty!" It’s like how Lord of the Flies is always taught as the be all, end all book about the darkness that lives inside of humanity, but I think that interpretation is inherently flawed because, in my opinion, the book works more as an example of what happens when you throw the privileged class, who all lack basic empathy, into a situation where they have to fend for themselves. Of course soulless rich people will throwing rocks at each other and worshiping a dead pig's head in a heartbeat, but I’m not sure I’d apply that to society as a whole. Anyway, that’s why I always lose a bit of steam the longer a zombie story goes, because I find that they’re often not as deep or interesting as they think. Sorry, but whenever a creator starts talking about how their zombie story is different because it's about the danger that humans present rather than the zombies, I'm out. I'm not completely for sure that that's where this Infected City series is going, but I have a pretty good guess.
Just face it, we didn't make it / You bit off more than you can chew, can you taste it?
March 18, 2025
These books couldn't be anymore up my alley. Only wish the whole series could be downloaded in one volume so I could zip right through all of them at once on my Kindle.
Book three here I come.
Book three here I come.
May 15, 2024
4.0 stars ...
My only real issue so far
is there are so very few
likable characters. 🤷♂️
I'm beginning to
pull for the zombies!😂
My only real issue so far
is there are so very few
likable characters. 🤷♂️
I'm beginning to
pull for the zombies!😂
April 26, 2023
This book is either absolutely genius or a decent book with unfortunate understanding of autism.
Let me explain (possible mild spoiler ahead), there is one character that is said to be autistic but she behaves in a way that is barely different from that of a neurotypical child her age but several of the adults especially said kid's sister behave in very much autistic ways which leaves me with many questions given the way the red-eyed people behave. If this is intentional and heading in the direction I think it might be it could be one of the most unique take on the zombie genre I have seen, if not, the fictional Dr who diagnosed that fictional child sucks and has definitely blown that autism out of proportions.
Either way, it was a fast and entertaining read.
Let me explain (possible mild spoiler ahead), there is one character that is said to be autistic but she behaves in a way that is barely different from that of a neurotypical child her age but several of the adults especially said kid's sister behave in very much autistic ways which leaves me with many questions given the way the red-eyed people behave. If this is intentional and heading in the direction I think it might be it could be one of the most unique take on the zombie genre I have seen, if not, the fictional Dr who diagnosed that fictional child sucks and has definitely blown that autism out of proportions.
Either way, it was a fast and entertaining read.
November 26, 2024
I can't get enough of this zombie series it has 5 books and is finished but the journey is amazing
August 23, 2024
I am loving this series! I was rooting for all of the characters, even the truly evil ones. There was advanced character development in this one and I can't wait to see what happens next. This book overtook everything else I was reading. Looking forward to book 3.
January 11, 2024
Heather and Ben. Ben and Heather. Two annoying characters I hate, but that's when you know their role is that good. I love part two and shall read the next immediately!
May 21, 2025
Where did it all go wrong?
The first book was... fine, quality-wise. Good flow, decent, though unoriginal plot, passable writing style. It sounds a little harsh, but those are really all I need to enjoy a book and Emergency Broadcast had them! The characters were all unlikeable, but I was happy to root for the zombies instead. I felt the city's vibes were well conveyed and the city seemed solidly thought out by Bacic. I explained all this further in my Emergency Broadcast review.
But this is not Emergency Broadcast. All of this to say, the second book gets no such praise from me. The flow is disjointed, the plot has holes the size of the moon already and the Autism rep gets significantly worse. ~Yayy~ Please read the end section for why I won’t be continuing with this series.
The Characters
Perhaps because the characters are now in such wildly different situations from each other, I felt my attention being split a thousand ways and didn't really care enough to stop it. See, the characters are now intolerable to read. James is STILL as dry as a desert personality-wise, same with Pierce. We barely even see Krista, or at least she wasn't memorable enough for me to, well, remember.
Ben is even more of an asshole, . In the middle of a zombie apocalypse. All over a single gun with 6 bullets. Same with Daniel, though that came from his thoughts, not actions. Being an emotionless edgelord does not an interesting character make.
The Problem
Then there is Heather, AKA the problem. Again. I was already uncomfortable with the story of 7 year old Abby, an autistic child under the care of her older sister, Heather.
Heather's reactions to Abby were over the top and abusive in the first book. She was impatient, short tempered and resentful for the smallest of things, but the writing tended to justify her emotions and her actions, even when she .
In my review, I spoke about how the story was leaning into tropes of autism tearing apart families and how these tropes bothered me as an autistic adult. If I'd have known how bad it gets in this book, though, I'd have never picked it up in the first place.
I desperately hope Bacic does not have any autistic people in his life because I would be devastated if this was the vitriol someone close to me wrote about my disability.
Heather's Anger
Heather resents Abby because her parents always prioritised her over Heather, then, they died and left her as her sole caretaker. Instead of blaming her parents for failing to treat them both fairly, she takes her anger out on Abby and blames her for simply being born.
"Everything... was to accomodate Abby's condition, and Heather was fucking sick to the core of it... Trips to the hospital became commonplace. The spark in their parents' eyes was still there, albeit dimmer."
Abby's Autism
A lot of this didn't make sense to me, though. Abby is 7 years old, and while she's quiet, unless asking questions or expressing her needs, she communicates appropriately for her age. She seems to understand things well once they're explained and needs no physical help throughout the book.
Yet, Heather treats and talks about Abby as if she's severely impaired. As if she requires 24/7 care and would never be independent. From what I've seen of Abby, this is completely false.
Most autistic people that present like Abby at her age still grow up to have a family, a degree, a house, a car, a job. Even if they don’t, autistic people are capable of living a good, fulfilling life. As someone who was similar to Abby at her age, I grew up to do most of those things, and will likely go on to do some more, (well, provided the economy improves...)
"Abby... would never be able to live a normal life."
"Her communication skills were limited, but that one sentence said a million things she'd never be able to express verbally."
"Was it supposed to be a look of reassurance? Was Abby even capable of doing that?"
Abby's Age
Heather doesn't even seem to realise that children are, well, children. Her sister has only been alive for 7 years and she’s already mad Abby doesn’t work a soul crushing 9-5 from the playground.
"You have to work for it. For once in your life."
Yikes.
Heather's Brooding
Heather does her best to shield Abby from the reality of the world around her, (ie. zombies, death, bleh,) but then gets angry with her for being oblivious, which leads to situations where Abby is just... sitting there while Abby stews in her hatred.
"She stared at the little girl playing with that stupid, fucking puzzle, and she realised how much she hated her... She fucking hated her guts so much she sometimes wanted to slap her until her hand hurt."
"Go on. Test my fucking limits, you brat."
"If she had more money, she would have put her in one of those care centres where children with special needs lived."
Abby's Almost
But it gets worse. She wants to get rid of Abby so badly, she's willing to .
"It would be so easy to get rid of Abby. Heather fantasised about it many times... With the world going to hell, it didn't have to be only [a fantasy] anymore... Heather would get out of it, free of consequences... The thought almost caused her to salivate."
"Heather wondered how quickly Abby would get killed. Would it be painful for her? Would she even have time to scream? Visits to the doctor were sometimes painful, but that didn't mean they were bad. Right?"
"This wouldn't be just for Heather's good... What kind of life could [Abby] possibly lead? She'd require constant care. Was that even a life worth living?"
(This one was so despicable, I almost put the book down then and there. Eugenics, much?)
Why it Matters
In my opinion, it doesn't matter what Bacic actually believes about autistic people. It's highly possible that he simply intended for Heather to be a bad person, so he wrote her with bad opinions. But that doesn't change the reader's impression of autistic people, the text does that.
As an autistic person, reading the pure hatred Heather was spewing towards her sister made me wonder if that's the kind of thing others think about me. Whether uninformed people hear that I'm autistic and immediately think I've ruined my family just by being born. That’s not something I want to dwell on when I want to read to escape the IRL experience of, well, being me.
For non-autistic people, this narrative might contribute to these ideas I mentioned, the trope of autism ruining lives everywhere an autistic child is born. And in a world where autistic people have to fight to be heard and seen as people, not just our disability, this is not okay to write without some kind of comment on the wrongness of it all. Heather's viewpoints are never challenged, there is no acknowledgement by Bacic that Heather is wrong. There's just judgement and hatred.
It’s safe to say I won’t be continuing this series. After the first book, I thought I could power through the bad autism rep, but Heather in this book truly disgusted me, and the series is just not good enough to justify reading any longer.
The first book was... fine, quality-wise. Good flow, decent, though unoriginal plot, passable writing style. It sounds a little harsh, but those are really all I need to enjoy a book and Emergency Broadcast had them! The characters were all unlikeable, but I was happy to root for the zombies instead. I felt the city's vibes were well conveyed and the city seemed solidly thought out by Bacic. I explained all this further in my Emergency Broadcast review.
But this is not Emergency Broadcast. All of this to say, the second book gets no such praise from me. The flow is disjointed, the plot has holes the size of the moon already and the Autism rep gets significantly worse. ~Yayy~ Please read the end section for why I won’t be continuing with this series.
The Characters
Perhaps because the characters are now in such wildly different situations from each other, I felt my attention being split a thousand ways and didn't really care enough to stop it. See, the characters are now intolerable to read. James is STILL as dry as a desert personality-wise, same with Pierce. We barely even see Krista, or at least she wasn't memorable enough for me to, well, remember.
Ben is even more of an asshole, . In the middle of a zombie apocalypse. All over a single gun with 6 bullets. Same with Daniel, though that came from his thoughts, not actions. Being an emotionless edgelord does not an interesting character make.
The Problem
Then there is Heather, AKA the problem. Again. I was already uncomfortable with the story of 7 year old Abby, an autistic child under the care of her older sister, Heather.
Heather's reactions to Abby were over the top and abusive in the first book. She was impatient, short tempered and resentful for the smallest of things, but the writing tended to justify her emotions and her actions, even when she .
In my review, I spoke about how the story was leaning into tropes of autism tearing apart families and how these tropes bothered me as an autistic adult. If I'd have known how bad it gets in this book, though, I'd have never picked it up in the first place.
I desperately hope Bacic does not have any autistic people in his life because I would be devastated if this was the vitriol someone close to me wrote about my disability.
Heather's Anger
Heather resents Abby because her parents always prioritised her over Heather, then, they died and left her as her sole caretaker. Instead of blaming her parents for failing to treat them both fairly, she takes her anger out on Abby and blames her for simply being born.
"Everything... was to accomodate Abby's condition, and Heather was fucking sick to the core of it... Trips to the hospital became commonplace. The spark in their parents' eyes was still there, albeit dimmer."
Abby's Autism
A lot of this didn't make sense to me, though. Abby is 7 years old, and while she's quiet, unless asking questions or expressing her needs, she communicates appropriately for her age. She seems to understand things well once they're explained and needs no physical help throughout the book.
Yet, Heather treats and talks about Abby as if she's severely impaired. As if she requires 24/7 care and would never be independent. From what I've seen of Abby, this is completely false.
Most autistic people that present like Abby at her age still grow up to have a family, a degree, a house, a car, a job. Even if they don’t, autistic people are capable of living a good, fulfilling life. As someone who was similar to Abby at her age, I grew up to do most of those things, and will likely go on to do some more, (well, provided the economy improves...)
"Abby... would never be able to live a normal life."
"Her communication skills were limited, but that one sentence said a million things she'd never be able to express verbally."
"Was it supposed to be a look of reassurance? Was Abby even capable of doing that?"
Abby's Age
Heather doesn't even seem to realise that children are, well, children. Her sister has only been alive for 7 years and she’s already mad Abby doesn’t work a soul crushing 9-5 from the playground.
"You have to work for it. For once in your life."
Yikes.
Heather's Brooding
Heather does her best to shield Abby from the reality of the world around her, (ie. zombies, death, bleh,) but then gets angry with her for being oblivious, which leads to situations where Abby is just... sitting there while Abby stews in her hatred.
"She stared at the little girl playing with that stupid, fucking puzzle, and she realised how much she hated her... She fucking hated her guts so much she sometimes wanted to slap her until her hand hurt."
"Go on. Test my fucking limits, you brat."
"If she had more money, she would have put her in one of those care centres where children with special needs lived."
Abby's Almost
But it gets worse. She wants to get rid of Abby so badly, she's willing to .
"It would be so easy to get rid of Abby. Heather fantasised about it many times... With the world going to hell, it didn't have to be only [a fantasy] anymore... Heather would get out of it, free of consequences... The thought almost caused her to salivate."
"Heather wondered how quickly Abby would get killed. Would it be painful for her? Would she even have time to scream? Visits to the doctor were sometimes painful, but that didn't mean they were bad. Right?"
"This wouldn't be just for Heather's good... What kind of life could [Abby] possibly lead? She'd require constant care. Was that even a life worth living?"
(This one was so despicable, I almost put the book down then and there. Eugenics, much?)
Why it Matters
In my opinion, it doesn't matter what Bacic actually believes about autistic people. It's highly possible that he simply intended for Heather to be a bad person, so he wrote her with bad opinions. But that doesn't change the reader's impression of autistic people, the text does that.
As an autistic person, reading the pure hatred Heather was spewing towards her sister made me wonder if that's the kind of thing others think about me. Whether uninformed people hear that I'm autistic and immediately think I've ruined my family just by being born. That’s not something I want to dwell on when I want to read to escape the IRL experience of, well, being me.
For non-autistic people, this narrative might contribute to these ideas I mentioned, the trope of autism ruining lives everywhere an autistic child is born. And in a world where autistic people have to fight to be heard and seen as people, not just our disability, this is not okay to write without some kind of comment on the wrongness of it all. Heather's viewpoints are never challenged, there is no acknowledgement by Bacic that Heather is wrong. There's just judgement and hatred.
It’s safe to say I won’t be continuing this series. After the first book, I thought I could power through the bad autism rep, but Heather in this book truly disgusted me, and the series is just not good enough to justify reading any longer.
September 26, 2024
I hate how much this series is sucking me in but very sincerely, it is almost impressive how almost all of the characters are either terrible people or just plain forgettable. There’s only two characters out of the six that I care about in the slightest. One was so boring that I think they had maybe 2 chapters in the whole book. And the other three are just plain repulsive.
At least this one kinda had like a semblance of a plot sort of? I can already tell that this series could have just been one or two books instead of six.
At least this one kinda had like a semblance of a plot sort of? I can already tell that this series could have just been one or two books instead of six.
May 15, 2023
Moving in to book 3 … still enjoying this zombie series.
September 16, 2025
This one was a bit slow, but I’m still enjoying the series so far. The team is finally starting to piece together the cause of the outbreak, and the rest of the characters have officially ventured out of their homes and encountered the “red-eyed people” firsthand.
Almost all of the characters are completely unlikable, but I don’t mind an unreliable narrator. Like I mentioned in my review of the first book, I think giving certain characters these kinds of mindsets and behaviors feels realistic, exactly how some people might act if this were real. The most shocking part of this book was the resentful sister who has to care for her autistic sibling nearly reaching her breaking point. My jaw was on the floor, but I also know that’s, unfortunately, how some people view neurodivergent or disabled individuals, as burdens.
Excited to see where this goes!
Almost all of the characters are completely unlikable, but I don’t mind an unreliable narrator. Like I mentioned in my review of the first book, I think giving certain characters these kinds of mindsets and behaviors feels realistic, exactly how some people might act if this were real. The most shocking part of this book was the resentful sister who has to care for her autistic sibling nearly reaching her breaking point. My jaw was on the floor, but I also know that’s, unfortunately, how some people view neurodivergent or disabled individuals, as burdens.
Excited to see where this goes!
April 30, 2023
Finally an author that understands less is more
I have read so many books that would just go on and on about how goody two shoes the main characters are and how evil the bad guys are with unneeded romance story lines and so refreshing this author actually nailed his writing not giving much backstory to the many characters but simply their actions gave them more insight to people they are and no one is perfect each had flaws and worked differently in tense situations which made the book a page turner in itself. Every word mattered and weren’t just boring fillers and I always guess the endings in books and movies but with characters so multi faceted here and not given all information like a kids book gave each chapter an essence of mystery.
Action packed and really look forward to reading more and seeing this author develop his own unique style cause natural ability is absolutely there!
I have read so many books that would just go on and on about how goody two shoes the main characters are and how evil the bad guys are with unneeded romance story lines and so refreshing this author actually nailed his writing not giving much backstory to the many characters but simply their actions gave them more insight to people they are and no one is perfect each had flaws and worked differently in tense situations which made the book a page turner in itself. Every word mattered and weren’t just boring fillers and I always guess the endings in books and movies but with characters so multi faceted here and not given all information like a kids book gave each chapter an essence of mystery.
Action packed and really look forward to reading more and seeing this author develop his own unique style cause natural ability is absolutely there!
April 11, 2023
Dying town
The plight of the survivors gets even worse as the majority of the people are infected. James is fortunate to have Angela in his corner. With her trusty axe, she has managed to protect them. Krista is shut in with her sick son as her husband has gone out for groceries. Pierce and his team are caught up in a rescue operation which looks bleak. Daniel who is a scientist is trying to find a cure. Heather has to find a way out of the town and protects her sister to the best of her ability.How long can they hold out? Can anyone really be trusted? Lots of suspense and a few twists in this page turner. The author aptly portrays the anguish and courage of the survivors.
The plight of the survivors gets even worse as the majority of the people are infected. James is fortunate to have Angela in his corner. With her trusty axe, she has managed to protect them. Krista is shut in with her sick son as her husband has gone out for groceries. Pierce and his team are caught up in a rescue operation which looks bleak. Daniel who is a scientist is trying to find a cure. Heather has to find a way out of the town and protects her sister to the best of her ability.How long can they hold out? Can anyone really be trusted? Lots of suspense and a few twists in this page turner. The author aptly portrays the anguish and courage of the survivors.
June 17, 2024
3.5
I found this one better than the first novella. The first one had to do some world building and character introductions so it moved at a different pace. This next installment could just get up and go as if a horde of zombies were on their tail! There was more action and for me less grammatical and spelling errors. Still some, but not as much. Either that or I was more engrossed with this installment that I overlooked them.
The author does a nice job of providing a variety of POV's from older people, young people, different classes, and of those that you really hope get to be a zombie's meal. I see you Ben and Heather.
I also have to say the cover art is really creepy...but I like it.
Also, would love for this series to have been offered in a bundle. Just sayin!
I found this one better than the first novella. The first one had to do some world building and character introductions so it moved at a different pace. This next installment could just get up and go as if a horde of zombies were on their tail! There was more action and for me less grammatical and spelling errors. Still some, but not as much. Either that or I was more engrossed with this installment that I overlooked them.
The author does a nice job of providing a variety of POV's from older people, young people, different classes, and of those that you really hope get to be a zombie's meal. I see you Ben and Heather.
I also have to say the cover art is really creepy...but I like it.
Also, would love for this series to have been offered in a bundle. Just sayin!
August 9, 2023
Different
A couple of these characters are definitely anti-heros. I find myself strongly disliking them, but it's definitely an interesting point of view. Not everyone can be the hero, so I find myself actually enjoying these POVs. I'm so use to only seeing the good guys in apocalypse books. Not saying these people are monsters, but they aren't getting out of every scenario perfect where no one gets hurt. Definitely took me a minute to accept they didn't have to be perfect. Really enjoying the series.
A couple of these characters are definitely anti-heros. I find myself strongly disliking them, but it's definitely an interesting point of view. Not everyone can be the hero, so I find myself actually enjoying these POVs. I'm so use to only seeing the good guys in apocalypse books. Not saying these people are monsters, but they aren't getting out of every scenario perfect where no one gets hurt. Definitely took me a minute to accept they didn't have to be perfect. Really enjoying the series.
October 7, 2023
Good zombie story so far
I’m interested so far. I do think Ben with the family is dumb. His reaction makes sense but the families doesn’t. The mother trying to shoot him just doesn’t make sense when her daughter was in the way. Also the guy is that steady with a gun the first time he’s shot it? Yeah I don’t think so. And the father wouldn’t have gotten his shot gun and shot him. That part didn’t ring to me but the rest of this is interesting. I’m curious to see what the parasite is and why they can only use partial words.
I’m interested so far. I do think Ben with the family is dumb. His reaction makes sense but the families doesn’t. The mother trying to shoot him just doesn’t make sense when her daughter was in the way. Also the guy is that steady with a gun the first time he’s shot it? Yeah I don’t think so. And the father wouldn’t have gotten his shot gun and shot him. That part didn’t ring to me but the rest of this is interesting. I’m curious to see what the parasite is and why they can only use partial words.
April 28, 2023
Necrotic Street - so real you can smell the zombies
I'm not a zombie fan, but this is a pretty good zombie book. Author Boris Bacic is one of my favorite horror writers. He definitely brings his skills to these books. I didn't think zombies could get any more disgusting and creepy, but leave it to Bacic to actually have me smelling zombies - or is that me? Anyway, if this is your genre, you're in for a treat. You may not want to eat while reading Necrotic Streets!
I'm not a zombie fan, but this is a pretty good zombie book. Author Boris Bacic is one of my favorite horror writers. He definitely brings his skills to these books. I didn't think zombies could get any more disgusting and creepy, but leave it to Bacic to actually have me smelling zombies - or is that me? Anyway, if this is your genre, you're in for a treat. You may not want to eat while reading Necrotic Streets!
April 11, 2023
Survive
Some of the survivors of the outbreak are shocked to learn what caused it. Survival is getting harder. Any sound attacks the infected. They do not give up. The survivors find that safe places might not be safe at all. Spine chilling take on zombies. Anyone could be infected.
Some of the survivors of the outbreak are shocked to learn what caused it. Survival is getting harder. Any sound attacks the infected. They do not give up. The survivors find that safe places might not be safe at all. Spine chilling take on zombies. Anyone could be infected.
October 5, 2023
Unlikeable Characters
Have you ever read a book or book series where none of the characters have even one redeeming quality? Well if not, welcome. Come in and have a seat and be prepared to detest each and every character in this series. At this point I hope the ragers just get them all, lol.
Have you ever read a book or book series where none of the characters have even one redeeming quality? Well if not, welcome. Come in and have a seat and be prepared to detest each and every character in this series. At this point I hope the ragers just get them all, lol.
March 3, 2025
This led very nicely from the first book , lots of action in this one and lots of close calls for the main characters I enjoyed the first one a little more as I figured I would just because of how good the set up was to the initial outbreak but this second book was still very good and I will be reading the third one for sure.
August 13, 2023
Great book
Really good story and topped off with a great cast of characters. It is as good or better than the first book. Really gory with lots of death. I recommend reading this to all that love apocalypse stories.
Really good story and topped off with a great cast of characters. It is as good or better than the first book. Really gory with lots of death. I recommend reading this to all that love apocalypse stories.
September 16, 2023
Love that not all characters are good guys.
I find it refreshing to see a person with poor character a part of the story. Normally in stories like this all the characters save the occasional bad guy, are sympathetic. This is refreshingly real.
I find it refreshing to see a person with poor character a part of the story. Normally in stories like this all the characters save the occasional bad guy, are sympathetic. This is refreshingly real.
November 17, 2023
Infected book 2
In glad it's decided to buy the whole series. Already you feel you know characters. There are people who you like and the are people who you hate fiercely. I won't name any characters though. Straight into book three for me. Loving the series already.
In glad it's decided to buy the whole series. Already you feel you know characters. There are people who you like and the are people who you hate fiercely. I won't name any characters though. Straight into book three for me. Loving the series already.
November 27, 2023
potential
The books are too short
Make a connection already
But overall a new approach to the zombie world and it’s time to build on that. This was book two and all we got was more unnecessary details from book one
The books are too short
Make a connection already
But overall a new approach to the zombie world and it’s time to build on that. This was book two and all we got was more unnecessary details from book one
March 30, 2024
pretty good
All unlikable characters!! 😂 interesting story but a little slow! I never understand how they can put a wall up so quick in one of these situations! It never makes sense to me!
All unlikable characters!! 😂 interesting story but a little slow! I never understand how they can put a wall up so quick in one of these situations! It never makes sense to me!
April 26, 2023
Excellent
This was an excellent sequel. It's great seeing the characters evolve more and how they handle the crisis. Now waiting for book3
This was an excellent sequel. It's great seeing the characters evolve more and how they handle the crisis. Now waiting for book3
May 2, 2023
Non stop reading
Just couldn't put the second book down these novels are on fire and I have read quite a lot of this genre too
Just couldn't put the second book down these novels are on fire and I have read quite a lot of this genre too
May 7, 2023
Great series
Brilliant. Following different groups as they try to get to the check points . It's bloody and gruesome and definitely worth reading.
Brilliant. Following different groups as they try to get to the check points . It's bloody and gruesome and definitely worth reading.
May 7, 2023
We all know this man....
This character inspires such hatred in my heart, then I realize it is because I KNOW THIS MAN. I know a whole country made up of this man.
This character inspires such hatred in my heart, then I realize it is because I KNOW THIS MAN. I know a whole country made up of this man.
May 11, 2023
Excellent follow-up to the first one. The story gets more involved with the characters personally as well as their journey through the infected city. Anxiously awaiting books three, four and five!
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