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DeadBorn
“In a few days, days, the whole world will fall to the undead. It's inevitable.”
I'm being chased by the DeadBorn and everything's gone chaotic.
Just last night I was playing baseball in the park. Now, hordes of undead swarm the streets, roused by a magic that's raging out of control, drawing the lifeless from their graves and luring demons from a different world. And they're all after the one person that I care about: my girlfriend, Holly. She's being chased by a necromancer who won't stop until she finds her. Not even if it means bathing the world in a wash of blood.
The DeadBorn are almost impossible to kill. A simple head shot won't do the trick. We have to break them into pieces, smash them until they're nothing. And those are just the lopers. There are other DeadBorn, too, ones with fire in their faces, some that spew acid, and then there are the ones that can take down helicopters.
We'd already be dead if it weren't for Holly's dreams. She says she knows what to do, and I think we're just going to have to trust her because there's no time for anything else. We can't run; we can't even hide.
The necromancer knows where we are, and the legion is coming.
I'm being chased by the DeadBorn and everything's gone chaotic.
Just last night I was playing baseball in the park. Now, hordes of undead swarm the streets, roused by a magic that's raging out of control, drawing the lifeless from their graves and luring demons from a different world. And they're all after the one person that I care about: my girlfriend, Holly. She's being chased by a necromancer who won't stop until she finds her. Not even if it means bathing the world in a wash of blood.
The DeadBorn are almost impossible to kill. A simple head shot won't do the trick. We have to break them into pieces, smash them until they're nothing. And those are just the lopers. There are other DeadBorn, too, ones with fire in their faces, some that spew acid, and then there are the ones that can take down helicopters.
We'd already be dead if it weren't for Holly's dreams. She says she knows what to do, and I think we're just going to have to trust her because there's no time for anything else. We can't run; we can't even hide.
The necromancer knows where we are, and the legion is coming.
293 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 8, 2012
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C.M. Stunich
177 books14.4k followersC.M. Stunich is a self-admitted bibliophile with a love for exotic teas and a whole host of characters who live full time inside the strange, swirling vortex of her thoughts. Some folks might call this crazy, but Caitlin Morgan doesn't mind - especially considering she has to write biographies in the third person. Oh, and half the host of characters in her head are searing hot bad boys with dirty mouths and skillful hands (among other things). If being crazy means hanging out with them everyday, C.M. has decided to have herself committed.
She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.
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She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.
Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it.
Stalk me, please!
www.cmstunich.com
www.facebook.com/cmstunichauthor
www.twitter.com/CMStunich
I'm also on Goodreads, Spotify, Google +, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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May 24, 2020
Intensely Bloodthirsty
This is so different to other CM Stunich books. While it is still a romance, it's primarily a zombie-apocalypse survival novel. It's also focused on Holly, but told entirely through her boyfriend Galen's perspective. I enjoyed this a lot because we got fed the information on the DeadBorn in a slower, less overwhelming way. The action is creatively gruesome, and you can see how this earlier work will influence Stunich's later series such as the Underland trilogy. It's enthralling, and I recommend it to anyone looking to enjoy something darker and different.
This is so different to other CM Stunich books. While it is still a romance, it's primarily a zombie-apocalypse survival novel. It's also focused on Holly, but told entirely through her boyfriend Galen's perspective. I enjoyed this a lot because we got fed the information on the DeadBorn in a slower, less overwhelming way. The action is creatively gruesome, and you can see how this earlier work will influence Stunich's later series such as the Underland trilogy. It's enthralling, and I recommend it to anyone looking to enjoy something darker and different.
April 20, 2016
Prologue begins Ten Minutes Before...the outbreak.
Story begins Ten Hours Before …the outbreak.
The outbreak lasted three days.
Main characters: Galen and Holly, Dawson and Martin. Valerie.
"Over the crest of the hill comes a horde of rotten things, spilling down the streets in a sea of broken skin, dirty clothes, blood, bones, flesh."This is the DearBorn horde.
The timeline is confusing. Each chapter represents a time either in the past by a few minutes or hours. The story is told from Galen's POV.
The necromancer wants to find Holly. The necromancer uses the DeadBorn to chase Holly. There are many creatures in this story: water hags, lopers, fire faces, bone bags, dead babies, mummies, and an ooze spitter. Holly has had dreams about this necromancer for the cast few days. Holly knew the necromancer was coming but she is unsure as to why. Holly has no idea why the necromancer chose her. Holly wants to find the necromancer and kill her.
The group of teenagers are waiting around at a wildlife refuge for the necromancer to find Holly.
It's creative. The author has a unique imagination with the creation of the creatures. The story is filled with violence, gore, and gross stuff.
Once the necromancer revealed herself the entire premise of the story was laughable. This plot line was not feasible for me.
Story begins Ten Hours Before …the outbreak.
The outbreak lasted three days.
Main characters: Galen and Holly, Dawson and Martin. Valerie.
"Over the crest of the hill comes a horde of rotten things, spilling down the streets in a sea of broken skin, dirty clothes, blood, bones, flesh."This is the DearBorn horde.
The timeline is confusing. Each chapter represents a time either in the past by a few minutes or hours. The story is told from Galen's POV.
The necromancer wants to find Holly. The necromancer uses the DeadBorn to chase Holly. There are many creatures in this story: water hags, lopers, fire faces, bone bags, dead babies, mummies, and an ooze spitter. Holly has had dreams about this necromancer for the cast few days. Holly knew the necromancer was coming but she is unsure as to why. Holly has no idea why the necromancer chose her. Holly wants to find the necromancer and kill her.
The group of teenagers are waiting around at a wildlife refuge for the necromancer to find Holly.
It's creative. The author has a unique imagination with the creation of the creatures. The story is filled with violence, gore, and gross stuff.
Once the necromancer revealed herself the entire premise of the story was laughable. This plot line was not feasible for me.
July 22, 2013
Earth explodes, the dead rise, and the living scream.
That. Was. Epic!!! My gawd, I love this author. I have never enjoyed flesh eating zombies so damn much before.
This is the story of Galen & Holly (which was told entirely from Galen's POV-sooo much fun!). High school sweethearts enjoying just being teenagers. Galen's home life is far from perfect which is why he spends most of his time at Holly's, where her parents treat him like family (more than his own mother does). Everything is just about perfect, til one morning they wake up to....
Over the crest of the hill comes a horde of rotten things, spilling down the streets in a sea of broken skin, dirty clothes, blood, bones, flesh. I see things I've never seen before spilling from the abdomens of human bodies, splattering the ground.
All of the sudden, they find themselves smack in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. But these are no ordinary zombies. Sure there are the normal walking dead type called the 'DeadBorn', but there's also fire breathing, acid spitting, flying demon types along for the ride as well as many more. Thousands of them, all with only one thing in common -they are all looking for Holly. Holly has been having dreams of all this happening but never ever thought it would actually happen. This only scratches the surface of the plot, there are quite a few surprising, scary, and disgusting twists along the way. It was all very wicked and gruesome. The action starts almost immediately and DOES. NOT. STOP. But the characters really bring it all to life.
I wonder if we're becoming co-dependent and decide that I really don't give a shit either way.
Holly & Galen stick to each others sides through it all. If one moves, so does the other. I loved the strength of Holly's character. She was the strong one, the leader, the one who kept as level a head as possible -all things considered, and Galen was the screamer Lol. But they balanced each other out, which was nice. It was odd finding such a sweet romance in the middle of all the gore, but it worked fantastically.
the girl who never gives up, no matter the circumstances. She's a fighter, my Holly.
I have to give a shoutout to Martin with his 'zombie apocalypse survival guide' and his walking dead, I heart Daryl t-shirt. I LOVED that kid!! But seriously, another brilliant piece of work by C.M. Stunich. This woman is a hard core creep-show master. Grungy, dirty, gross, and completely unique.
That. Was. Epic!!! My gawd, I love this author. I have never enjoyed flesh eating zombies so damn much before.
This is the story of Galen & Holly (which was told entirely from Galen's POV-sooo much fun!). High school sweethearts enjoying just being teenagers. Galen's home life is far from perfect which is why he spends most of his time at Holly's, where her parents treat him like family (more than his own mother does). Everything is just about perfect, til one morning they wake up to....
Over the crest of the hill comes a horde of rotten things, spilling down the streets in a sea of broken skin, dirty clothes, blood, bones, flesh. I see things I've never seen before spilling from the abdomens of human bodies, splattering the ground.
All of the sudden, they find themselves smack in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. But these are no ordinary zombies. Sure there are the normal walking dead type called the 'DeadBorn', but there's also fire breathing, acid spitting, flying demon types along for the ride as well as many more. Thousands of them, all with only one thing in common -they are all looking for Holly. Holly has been having dreams of all this happening but never ever thought it would actually happen. This only scratches the surface of the plot, there are quite a few surprising, scary, and disgusting twists along the way. It was all very wicked and gruesome. The action starts almost immediately and DOES. NOT. STOP. But the characters really bring it all to life.
I wonder if we're becoming co-dependent and decide that I really don't give a shit either way.
Holly & Galen stick to each others sides through it all. If one moves, so does the other. I loved the strength of Holly's character. She was the strong one, the leader, the one who kept as level a head as possible -all things considered, and Galen was the screamer Lol. But they balanced each other out, which was nice. It was odd finding such a sweet romance in the middle of all the gore, but it worked fantastically.
the girl who never gives up, no matter the circumstances. She's a fighter, my Holly.
I have to give a shoutout to Martin with his 'zombie apocalypse survival guide' and his walking dead, I heart Daryl t-shirt. I LOVED that kid!! But seriously, another brilliant piece of work by C.M. Stunich. This woman is a hard core creep-show master. Grungy, dirty, gross, and completely unique.
February 10, 2018
This was a crazy insane read that I didn’t want too stop reading. If you like zombie apocalypse books, the you will love this story. Holly & Galen will fight for their lives and what Holly learns shocks her to her core. What they have too go through is insane and the ending was just how it should have ended. Another read by CM that blew my mind.
July 13, 2018
Actual rating is 3.89. Some of the loss is for it being so well written, while the rest would turn me away as they seem, shall we say, trite? Absolutely no disrespect meant to the author at all. Even trite books are a necessity. They just weren't what I expected from reading this one.
This seems to me to be a singular zombie novel. Glad to have read it.
This seems to me to be a singular zombie novel. Glad to have read it.
December 8, 2017
I'm not the biggest zombie fan out there, but I still thought this was a really great read. The how and why of the zombies was unique. I really like how Stunich set up the story.
If you like zombie stories, definitely check this one out. And if you don't, well you might still enjoy it.
If you like zombie stories, definitely check this one out. And if you don't, well you might still enjoy it.
November 8, 2018
Really fun read!
Thank you for the great story! I’m not a big zombie reader, but I liked Holly’s courage and conviction. One of my favorite things about your story telling is that your descriptions are thorough, yet leave enough to the imagination.
Thank you for the great story! I’m not a big zombie reader, but I liked Holly’s courage and conviction. One of my favorite things about your story telling is that your descriptions are thorough, yet leave enough to the imagination.
November 14, 2018
Holly
Wow! Intense fast paced action packed thrilling journey through a zombie apocalypse and it's up to Holly to save the boy she loves and figure out how to survive. I really enjoyed this book. Very different from my usual para reading but a great mash up and change of pace.
Wow! Intense fast paced action packed thrilling journey through a zombie apocalypse and it's up to Holly to save the boy she loves and figure out how to survive. I really enjoyed this book. Very different from my usual para reading but a great mash up and change of pace.
December 31, 2019
Interesting.
Although it was very different from what I normally read by CM. I absolutely loved it. It captured my attention, just the same as the rest of her writing, and kept me on my toes from the frist word through the last word.
Although it was very different from what I normally read by CM. I absolutely loved it. It captured my attention, just the same as the rest of her writing, and kept me on my toes from the frist word through the last word.
November 11, 2018
Very good read
I quickly devoured this book in one afternoon. I couldn’t put it down for a second. Love, zombies and a happy ending.
I quickly devoured this book in one afternoon. I couldn’t put it down for a second. Love, zombies and a happy ending.
July 2, 2020
Survival
Never a dull moment in any of this amazing authors books and this is no exception. Not the usual sexy story but something just as awesome to read.
Never a dull moment in any of this amazing authors books and this is no exception. Not the usual sexy story but something just as awesome to read.
January 24, 2013
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
This is the first book I've read about zombies and I honestly loved it. This book has everything: magic, zombies, apocalypse,even a beautiful love story; all the ingredients to make a good book. I’m happy I read this book, it’s awesome, and the writer has a great imagination that will throw you right into the story and makes you eager to fight zombies. And now I know what to do if zombies will take over the world.
The story starts with a boy names Galen who had a rough life with his father passing away and his mother making him do all sorts of things that he hated. One day, when his mother has another book club, he runs throw the window to his girlfriend Holly Arget. He is threaten at her house like he is family, and there is his shelter, but the important thing is that he loves Holly. She is the tip of girl who is incredible smart and powerful, more brave than he his and a girl who can handle a baseball bat and a gun. A girl you wound’t want to mess with.
The night he stayed over, Holly dreamed had a dream that a necromancer will make zombies walk the earth and that Galen will die. That night was the beginning of the apocalypse.
„To have the luxury of tears, we have to live.”
They start running and killing as much zombies as they could, but people start dying and there is nothing they can do. Holly tries to change her dream and thinks to run at Glean’s house with Dawson- her ex boyfriend, and with Martin- a colleague of Glean who in the middle of war wears a T-shirt with Walking Dead. The strange thing is that no one seems to know about the zombie attack, no news about it, anything, but Glen’s mother is missing and there is no signal, everything is weird.
“I'm thinking that you're the only person in the world that I'd want to get stuck in a zombie apocalypse with.” I try to smile, but my words aren't funny and the expression dies away as quick as it came. “I believe that if anyone could save us that it'd be you, and I think I'm about as useful as a twig when it comes to fighting those things.”
All four of them try to run away from Watercrest, but on the high way they are surrounded by DeadBorn’s and the necromancer- Patricia- who has her powers out of control and can perfectly control the zombies. They barely manage to escape and try to find a way to get to the refuge office that Holly’s knows. The problems are starting to get to all of them, and Dawson it’s starting to act whiteout thinking. Too much it’s happening to fast.
This book it’s amazing, I read it in one sitting! It’s full of action and the characters are becoming more responsible from one page to another. The story it’s told from Galen point of view but you can see that Holly is the one that controls everything, she is the powerful one. I can’t imagine how she could carry all the problems on her shoulders and still face up to what was coming. I loved it! You should read it!!! You don’t know what you’re missing!
This is the first book I've read about zombies and I honestly loved it. This book has everything: magic, zombies, apocalypse,even a beautiful love story; all the ingredients to make a good book. I’m happy I read this book, it’s awesome, and the writer has a great imagination that will throw you right into the story and makes you eager to fight zombies. And now I know what to do if zombies will take over the world.
The story starts with a boy names Galen who had a rough life with his father passing away and his mother making him do all sorts of things that he hated. One day, when his mother has another book club, he runs throw the window to his girlfriend Holly Arget. He is threaten at her house like he is family, and there is his shelter, but the important thing is that he loves Holly. She is the tip of girl who is incredible smart and powerful, more brave than he his and a girl who can handle a baseball bat and a gun. A girl you wound’t want to mess with.
The night he stayed over, Holly dreamed had a dream that a necromancer will make zombies walk the earth and that Galen will die. That night was the beginning of the apocalypse.
„To have the luxury of tears, we have to live.”
They start running and killing as much zombies as they could, but people start dying and there is nothing they can do. Holly tries to change her dream and thinks to run at Glean’s house with Dawson- her ex boyfriend, and with Martin- a colleague of Glean who in the middle of war wears a T-shirt with Walking Dead. The strange thing is that no one seems to know about the zombie attack, no news about it, anything, but Glen’s mother is missing and there is no signal, everything is weird.
“I'm thinking that you're the only person in the world that I'd want to get stuck in a zombie apocalypse with.” I try to smile, but my words aren't funny and the expression dies away as quick as it came. “I believe that if anyone could save us that it'd be you, and I think I'm about as useful as a twig when it comes to fighting those things.”
All four of them try to run away from Watercrest, but on the high way they are surrounded by DeadBorn’s and the necromancer- Patricia- who has her powers out of control and can perfectly control the zombies. They barely manage to escape and try to find a way to get to the refuge office that Holly’s knows. The problems are starting to get to all of them, and Dawson it’s starting to act whiteout thinking. Too much it’s happening to fast.
This book it’s amazing, I read it in one sitting! It’s full of action and the characters are becoming more responsible from one page to another. The story it’s told from Galen point of view but you can see that Holly is the one that controls everything, she is the powerful one. I can’t imagine how she could carry all the problems on her shoulders and still face up to what was coming. I loved it! You should read it!!! You don’t know what you’re missing!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 5, 2013
Actual rating: 4.5/5
Review & giveaway part of #zOctober2013 on My Book Addiction!
There is no better way to describe this book than to say it’s all kinds of dark, twisted, intense zombie awesomesauce! It begins with Galen sitting in his bedroom thinking about how much he loathes his home life. He decides to sneak out his window and head to his girlfriend’s house just as his mom is summoning him to help entertain her friends. At Holly’s house he feels normal. Her parents treat him like one of the family.. like the family he wishes he had. But don’t get too emotional, the rainbows and Rice Krispies Treats don’t last that long. In fact, they turn into something truly horrifying that is sure to give you nightmares! Galen wakes up early the following morning to find that Holly is no longer in bed. He begins to search for her and realizes she is outside in her pajamas staring off into the distance. Yeah, that’s not strange or anything. When he reaches her side he looks out to see what she is gazing at, but at that moment I bet he wishes he would have stayed in bed. It’s time to get the hell out of dodge, buddy boy!
Deadborn came out of the brilliant, yet completely twisted mind of one of my now favorite authors. C.M. Stunich has got it going on, my friends! This isn’t simply a book about zombies. No, this is also chock-full of lava-spewing demons, creepy ass water hags, a necromancer and a super awesome cast of “real” characters, too. Not long after the story began, I started holding my breath and I can’t even tell you how long it was until I let it out. This is non-stop action that is truly scary enough to make you crap your pants. Every noise I heard in the dark while reading frayed my nerves. This is definitely NOT the zombie apocalypse I want to be caught in the middle of, should the day ever come. But this is one of the most insane zombie books I’ve ever read. My head didn’t stop spinning for days after finishing it.
Normally you get a first person view straight from the main characters mind or a third person view about the main character, but I found it extremely unique that Holly was the main focus of the story told from Galen’s POV. Stunich also managed to fit a very natural feeling love story in the middle of all the insanity. I told you, she’s the shiznit! I was a tad bummed that Holly lost some of her quirky personality we got a glimpse of in the beginning. I understand the reasoning, but I feel like the parts of her character that I anticipated fawning over and chuckling about were lost for a while. It didn’t change the fact that I freaking LOVE this book, though.
I highly recommend Deadborn to all fans of horror, zombies, and urban fantasy. If you’re tired of the same old zombie apocalypse scenario, this is the book for you!
Review & giveaway part of #zOctober2013 on My Book Addiction!
There is no better way to describe this book than to say it’s all kinds of dark, twisted, intense zombie awesomesauce! It begins with Galen sitting in his bedroom thinking about how much he loathes his home life. He decides to sneak out his window and head to his girlfriend’s house just as his mom is summoning him to help entertain her friends. At Holly’s house he feels normal. Her parents treat him like one of the family.. like the family he wishes he had. But don’t get too emotional, the rainbows and Rice Krispies Treats don’t last that long. In fact, they turn into something truly horrifying that is sure to give you nightmares! Galen wakes up early the following morning to find that Holly is no longer in bed. He begins to search for her and realizes she is outside in her pajamas staring off into the distance. Yeah, that’s not strange or anything. When he reaches her side he looks out to see what she is gazing at, but at that moment I bet he wishes he would have stayed in bed. It’s time to get the hell out of dodge, buddy boy!
Deadborn came out of the brilliant, yet completely twisted mind of one of my now favorite authors. C.M. Stunich has got it going on, my friends! This isn’t simply a book about zombies. No, this is also chock-full of lava-spewing demons, creepy ass water hags, a necromancer and a super awesome cast of “real” characters, too. Not long after the story began, I started holding my breath and I can’t even tell you how long it was until I let it out. This is non-stop action that is truly scary enough to make you crap your pants. Every noise I heard in the dark while reading frayed my nerves. This is definitely NOT the zombie apocalypse I want to be caught in the middle of, should the day ever come. But this is one of the most insane zombie books I’ve ever read. My head didn’t stop spinning for days after finishing it.
Normally you get a first person view straight from the main characters mind or a third person view about the main character, but I found it extremely unique that Holly was the main focus of the story told from Galen’s POV. Stunich also managed to fit a very natural feeling love story in the middle of all the insanity. I told you, she’s the shiznit! I was a tad bummed that Holly lost some of her quirky personality we got a glimpse of in the beginning. I understand the reasoning, but I feel like the parts of her character that I anticipated fawning over and chuckling about were lost for a while. It didn’t change the fact that I freaking LOVE this book, though.
I highly recommend Deadborn to all fans of horror, zombies, and urban fantasy. If you’re tired of the same old zombie apocalypse scenario, this is the book for you!
July 13, 2013
This was one of the scariest, strangest, most twisted zombie apocalypse books I have ever read. It gripped me from the start and I was honestly surprised to find the main character was a male and not a female. Galen comes off as really a no self esteem whiner throughout most of the book, but he eventually finds his back bone. Holly however is kick ass. If ever there was a zombie apocalypse I'd absolutely want her on my side.
The story is very fast paced and once it gets its claws into the reader, it will not allow itself to be closed until its story its told. As I write this it's almost five in the morning that's how good the story is.
However, there are several errors that were more than likely "lost in the moment" encountered. A few of them forced me to read a sentence more than once to figure out exactly what was being portrayed.
However good the story is, because of the amount of errors I found, which really shocked me since I found no errors in First, I can not honestly give this book the 5 paws the story itself deserves.
I give this book 4 of 5 paws
The story is very fast paced and once it gets its claws into the reader, it will not allow itself to be closed until its story its told. As I write this it's almost five in the morning that's how good the story is.
However, there are several errors that were more than likely "lost in the moment" encountered. A few of them forced me to read a sentence more than once to figure out exactly what was being portrayed.
However good the story is, because of the amount of errors I found, which really shocked me since I found no errors in First, I can not honestly give this book the 5 paws the story itself deserves.
I give this book 4 of 5 paws
February 3, 2016
This book was fantastic. I don't normally read zombie apocalypse books, and I'll admit that I was a bit put off at first because of this, but I really got sucked in after a couple of chapters.
This is a way different take on zombies. WAY different. C.M. Stunich, how do you do it?!?!? Such an amazing imagination, I've loved every single book that I've read.
So, at first, I was put off. Why? Because I felt that the beginning/introductions to the characters was a bit rushed and kinda forced, and then we just jumped right into the action.
I was confused, and not as attached as I like to be, but the more the story developed, the more you understood and grew to love the characters.
The zombies, man. This was creepy/scary/disturbing and flat out horrific. And there was much more than zombies afoot. Like I said, I don't know how the author thinks this stuff up. What really tripped me up were the young ones, the babies. Surprisingly enough, though, it didn't repulse me enough to make me want to stop reading. In fact, I felt for each and everyone of those undead people. It was just kind of sad.
On the characters: just to get this off of my chest- Dawson is the type of guy that you hope dies first in a horror movie just so he'll shut the hell up and stop making things more difficult. And even still, by the end, I was rooting for him not just to survive, but to be happy too.
Valerie was great. She was unexpected and grounded everybody when they were losing their minds. I liked her a lot.
Holly, this is where I would've really liked more time to get to know a character before all the crazy happens, but- her character was believable and strong and at the same time quite vulnerable. She took on a sense of responsibility and determination right from the get-go. It was admirable, and she only let herself break down in privacy and in the hands of the man she loves: Galen.
This story was told from Galen's point of view, with no switch ups, for which I'm glad because I think if there were multiple point if views, I would've been completely confused. Galen is gentle and innocent, not afraid to let his girl take the lead and to be her rock when she needs strength. I think that he was my favorite. Despite being vulnerable and feeling lost and scared, he pushed on and didn't lose hope. He had faith in Holly and refused to lose sight of the future- one without zombies.
The plot was just sad. Good, but sad. So many people died. All for what? A selfish psychopath angry at the world. Having said that, hell, I'd be angry too.
This is a great stand alone C.M. Stunich novel, and definitely a worthwhile read for most anyone.
This is a way different take on zombies. WAY different. C.M. Stunich, how do you do it?!?!? Such an amazing imagination, I've loved every single book that I've read.
So, at first, I was put off. Why? Because I felt that the beginning/introductions to the characters was a bit rushed and kinda forced, and then we just jumped right into the action.
I was confused, and not as attached as I like to be, but the more the story developed, the more you understood and grew to love the characters.
The zombies, man. This was creepy/scary/disturbing and flat out horrific. And there was much more than zombies afoot. Like I said, I don't know how the author thinks this stuff up. What really tripped me up were the young ones, the babies. Surprisingly enough, though, it didn't repulse me enough to make me want to stop reading. In fact, I felt for each and everyone of those undead people. It was just kind of sad.
On the characters: just to get this off of my chest- Dawson is the type of guy that you hope dies first in a horror movie just so he'll shut the hell up and stop making things more difficult. And even still, by the end, I was rooting for him not just to survive, but to be happy too.
Valerie was great. She was unexpected and grounded everybody when they were losing their minds. I liked her a lot.
Holly, this is where I would've really liked more time to get to know a character before all the crazy happens, but- her character was believable and strong and at the same time quite vulnerable. She took on a sense of responsibility and determination right from the get-go. It was admirable, and she only let herself break down in privacy and in the hands of the man she loves: Galen.
This story was told from Galen's point of view, with no switch ups, for which I'm glad because I think if there were multiple point if views, I would've been completely confused. Galen is gentle and innocent, not afraid to let his girl take the lead and to be her rock when she needs strength. I think that he was my favorite. Despite being vulnerable and feeling lost and scared, he pushed on and didn't lose hope. He had faith in Holly and refused to lose sight of the future- one without zombies.
The plot was just sad. Good, but sad. So many people died. All for what? A selfish psychopath angry at the world. Having said that, hell, I'd be angry too.
This is a great stand alone C.M. Stunich novel, and definitely a worthwhile read for most anyone.
July 18, 2013
Wow! From the first few chapters on this book is nonstop action, which I suppose isn't much of a surprise with any book involves zombies. Still, the action in this book was unlike most other zombie books I've read in the past. There was a lot more going on than just a simple reanimation of the dead. There's DeadBorn that spit magma, ones that spit acid, there's skeletons with no ligaments left to even hold their bones together, there's ones that fly like angels, there's mummies... There's really a little bit of everything in this book. It truly puts another spin on a simple "End of the World" story.
Holly is a total badass and I loved her as a character. She was able to face a legion of demons and zombies while keeping a strong face - hardly showing much fear. The same could not be said of Galen, the main character, who happens to be Holly's boyfriend. Although in the end he's a stronger man, he starts out fairly weak. I normally dislike a weak main character, but it does bring in some more realistic qualities. So many zombie novels have these super strong badass leads, but how many people would actually react that way? Personally? I'd be freakin' terrified. All the same, I couldn't help but think that the story may have been better told if Holly was the lead. This is mostly because I would have love to have some insight into Holly's dreams and thought process while she she was making these hard decisions to try to keep the group alive.
This is definitely a fun book. It's a bit different than other books I've read by this author, but still a great time!
Holly is a total badass and I loved her as a character. She was able to face a legion of demons and zombies while keeping a strong face - hardly showing much fear. The same could not be said of Galen, the main character, who happens to be Holly's boyfriend. Although in the end he's a stronger man, he starts out fairly weak. I normally dislike a weak main character, but it does bring in some more realistic qualities. So many zombie novels have these super strong badass leads, but how many people would actually react that way? Personally? I'd be freakin' terrified. All the same, I couldn't help but think that the story may have been better told if Holly was the lead. This is mostly because I would have love to have some insight into Holly's dreams and thought process while she she was making these hard decisions to try to keep the group alive.
This is definitely a fun book. It's a bit different than other books I've read by this author, but still a great time!
August 19, 2013
I love C.M. Stunich, obviously I love reading any book by her. Deadborn first attracted me with its gorgeous cover, then that it was about ZOMBIES!!! I love zombies, but this was not your typical zombie story. I wouldn't even call it a post- apocalyptic zombie read, I feel like it was more of a paranormal read.i loved reading about all of the different types of "zombies" and how they interacted with each other and their individual attributes. The only thing that I found a. Little confusing was the whole Holly and Patricia relationship. I wish that I had more background on them and their situations.
Holly was kick ass! I probably wouldn't have been as brave as her in that situation. I just want to know more about her. Why did she keep so much from the others for so long? When did she realize that the visions were real? And so much more. I love the name Galen!!! So HOT!! I love that he was a strong male character he had no idea how to act when the zombies arrived, therefore he let Holly take the lead which would be hard for any male haha. I'm glad their relationship could stay strong through everything. I want to know what will happen now!
I would recommend this book to zombie lovers and C.M. fans. I of course will continue to read anything and everything by C.M. Stunich because I love her.
Holly was kick ass! I probably wouldn't have been as brave as her in that situation. I just want to know more about her. Why did she keep so much from the others for so long? When did she realize that the visions were real? And so much more. I love the name Galen!!! So HOT!! I love that he was a strong male character he had no idea how to act when the zombies arrived, therefore he let Holly take the lead which would be hard for any male haha. I'm glad their relationship could stay strong through everything. I want to know what will happen now!
I would recommend this book to zombie lovers and C.M. fans. I of course will continue to read anything and everything by C.M. Stunich because I love her.
November 4, 2014
Another Amazing book by C.M. Stunich
I ABSOLUTELY love all books by C.M. Stunich! The way her mind works is amazing! No story is like any I've ever read and that holds true to Deadborn.
This story is from Galen's point of view. I love that it's written from a guys POV, but I will warn you... he's not this amazing hero. Nope that's his girlfriend Holly's job.
Glan is sleeping over at Holly's when he wakes up to find her not in bed. Instead he finds her standing outside in the middle of the street. When he goes down stairs to find out what's going on, she says " I had a dream..." and then there are hoards of deadborns running for them, the only catch.... they don't harm Holly, just everyone else....
They take off towards Holly's ex's house..... As soon as they get there, all they have time to do is grab bag of guns, ammo, and clothes before they have to move somewhere else.
Holly decides the wildlife refuge is the best place to go and stay and wait it out, but they never expected things to change the way they did.
So are they doomed or do Holly and Galen live to tell the story or the deadborn? I recommend reading and finding out!!
This book was crazy!! Non-stop action and their fight for survival. I loved how I never knew what's going to happen next, that it was extremely nerve wracking, but that there was a love story tangled through it all.
I ABSOLUTELY love all books by C.M. Stunich! The way her mind works is amazing! No story is like any I've ever read and that holds true to Deadborn.
This story is from Galen's point of view. I love that it's written from a guys POV, but I will warn you... he's not this amazing hero. Nope that's his girlfriend Holly's job.
Glan is sleeping over at Holly's when he wakes up to find her not in bed. Instead he finds her standing outside in the middle of the street. When he goes down stairs to find out what's going on, she says " I had a dream..." and then there are hoards of deadborns running for them, the only catch.... they don't harm Holly, just everyone else....
They take off towards Holly's ex's house..... As soon as they get there, all they have time to do is grab bag of guns, ammo, and clothes before they have to move somewhere else.
Holly decides the wildlife refuge is the best place to go and stay and wait it out, but they never expected things to change the way they did.
So are they doomed or do Holly and Galen live to tell the story or the deadborn? I recommend reading and finding out!!
This book was crazy!! Non-stop action and their fight for survival. I loved how I never knew what's going to happen next, that it was extremely nerve wracking, but that there was a love story tangled through it all.
July 13, 2013
“Deadborn” is a very interesting read from the beginning to the end. Reading this book was like watching a movie. The day starts and ends like any normal day would for Holly and her boyfriend Galen until Galen wakes up in the middle of the night and finds Holly missing. From the moment he finds Holly their world is turned upside down, and their everyday carefree life become a life of fighting to survive. Patricia is a necromancer who has control of the zombies but she wants Holly the question becomes why? Holly had dreams of what was coming and she is determined to keep Galen with her and alive; she won’t lose him. With the help of a few others will they be able to survive long enough to learn the truth about what all started it and what part does Holly play? This book will have you hooked from beginning to end. The ending was amazing and this book is full of action so there is never a dull moment. This book is definitely different from others in a simple fact that the women take charge and isn’t helpless on the sideline. I loved it. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a great book with strong females and a story that is fast-paced, full of action, romance and suspense.
February 23, 2013
And again, I get to read an awesome zombie book. This author really knows how to draw you in and make you feel like the character. I have really enjoyed her writing style as well as the flow with which she creates these characters and story lines.
Truth is, it’s hard to find a good zombie books. Ones that have some kind of story line and plot that you can follow and get into. This author writes them well. You feel scared, excited and hopeful all at the same time. I think that the author has a great grasp of how to make a reader identify with the characters that they write.
I can only give this writer 5 stars for writing another awesome zombie book.
I was given a copy of this book in return for an honest review of the contents within.
Truth is, it’s hard to find a good zombie books. Ones that have some kind of story line and plot that you can follow and get into. This author writes them well. You feel scared, excited and hopeful all at the same time. I think that the author has a great grasp of how to make a reader identify with the characters that they write.
I can only give this writer 5 stars for writing another awesome zombie book.
I was given a copy of this book in return for an honest review of the contents within.
April 14, 2014
Would be 3 stars, but I gave it 4 stars because of this: the entire story is told from the perspective of the boyfriend. Yes, he's a little simple-minded (man, he is 100% in puppy love with his girl), but I'm so used to reading from the perspective of the most important character, that this was a refreshing take on POV.
I felt like the story with the mother was a little loose. Either develop it more (99% of their time was spent figuring out how to kill & avoid different creatures) or drop that angle. Although it's kind of a major part of the story.. I'm torn on it.
It was different from the usual, interesting concept, but the writing style (thinking like a teenager) was a little hard for me to get into.
I felt like the story with the mother was a little loose. Either develop it more (99% of their time was spent figuring out how to kill & avoid different creatures) or drop that angle. Although it's kind of a major part of the story.. I'm torn on it.
It was different from the usual, interesting concept, but the writing style (thinking like a teenager) was a little hard for me to get into.
March 10, 2015
Zombie is never my kind of Genre but Ms. C.M Stunich's Books are so great I still try it out... In the end I still don't prefer it personally but I have to admit that the author write it well and most beautifully. The Idea of zombie here is also very unique. well there is not only zombies but demons as well. I love Holly and Galen and their pure and relentless love for each other. Never a love so forgiving, trusting and true.
4.5 stars for this book missing only because the Zombie is not really my thing.
4.5 stars for this book missing only because the Zombie is not really my thing.
December 15, 2013
This is a fast-paced story. The action starts pretty much on the first page and never lets up. It is told from Galen's POV, about how he and his girlfriend Holly end up in the middle of the zombie apocalypse.
This is definitely a young adult novel, which is fine, but I prefer her books aimed toward a slightly older audience (Never Say Never and Rock Hard Roots series being my favorites).
This is definitely a young adult novel, which is fine, but I prefer her books aimed toward a slightly older audience (Never Say Never and Rock Hard Roots series being my favorites).
December 4, 2013
Mind-blowing descriptions and characters who are both admirable and amiable. It's a picture into a world that I wouldn't want to live in, that's for sure. Gripping over all, with a horrific take on teen pregnancy and mental illness.
December 16, 2014
Actual rating 3.5. I wasn't sure I was going to like this book, but the more I read the better it became. The story line was messy at times and hard to follow but about midway through things seemed to smooth out and not be so jumpy and confusing. All in all a pretty good book.
December 27, 2013
Unfortunately this one just didn't click with me.
November 2, 2014
Couldn't put it down, love C.M. Stunich
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