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Eat, Brains, Love
Two teenage zombies search for brains, love, and answers in this surprisingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel with guts.
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC's The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that's coming in Summer 2014.
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC's The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that's coming in Summer 2014.
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First published October 1, 2013
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December 5, 2017
This book has been on my TBR list for ages and after finishing it, I’m left with one main thought. Why did it take me so long to read it?! This book is the definition of a fun, quick and brainless read and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
It is by no means a great literary work but it’s a funny, unique take on the zombie apocalypse and I’m always a fan of anything involving zombies. And while it’s definitely very “young”, it is quite a pleasant read nonetheless.
My favourite part of this book was definitely the way the zombies were made and how eating affected their “zombieness”. It was such an interesting take on the zombie virus and had me hooked from the start!
It is by no means a great literary work but it’s a funny, unique take on the zombie apocalypse and I’m always a fan of anything involving zombies. And while it’s definitely very “young”, it is quite a pleasant read nonetheless.
My favourite part of this book was definitely the way the zombies were made and how eating affected their “zombieness”. It was such an interesting take on the zombie virus and had me hooked from the start!
June 7, 2015
This was an OK story about zombies. It wasn't as great as I expected it to be.
Eat, Brains, Love is told from 2 alternating POVs, Jake and Cass's. Jake is a recently turned zombie along with Amanda when they eat pretty much all of their classmates during school the two now turned fugitives venture across America to find a cure to their Zombieness, all while being pursued by a Cass (a psychic) and the a part of the government trying to kill them.
Don't expect the zombies to look anything like this in this book:
Like I said before this was an OK story about zombies, but it sort of didn't follow the traditional aspects of what a zombie should be like for example,
1. Apparently the zombie virus is spread through sexual activities basically it's an STD.
That part doesn't even make sense because do you even know how fast STDs can spread. I mean seriously if you could become a zombie because it's an STD everyone would be a zombie.
2. When Jake and Amanda ate humans they regenerated any loss limbs and they became human again.
Ummm no, I'm no zombie expert, but even I know once you turn into a zombie you're a zombie for good (unless there's a cure).
I think the author really did try to make this a really good zombie books, but it sort of abandoned all the things that most people know about zombies.
I really didn't like how OK Jake and Amanda were with eating other people,
I mean if I was a zombie I would freak out and plus I'm a vegetarian so the meat eating thing is not okay with me.
The paranormal part of the book didn't really work for me either. I think the book could've been better without Cass.
Overall this was an okay book, but it just didn't cut it for me. I give it 2.5/5 stars.
You can also find this review here on my blog
Eat, Brains, Love is told from 2 alternating POVs, Jake and Cass's. Jake is a recently turned zombie along with Amanda when they eat pretty much all of their classmates during school the two now turned fugitives venture across America to find a cure to their Zombieness, all while being pursued by a Cass (a psychic) and the a part of the government trying to kill them.
Don't expect the zombies to look anything like this in this book:
Like I said before this was an OK story about zombies, but it sort of didn't follow the traditional aspects of what a zombie should be like for example,
1. Apparently the zombie virus is spread through sexual activities basically it's an STD.
That part doesn't even make sense because do you even know how fast STDs can spread. I mean seriously if you could become a zombie because it's an STD everyone would be a zombie.
2. When Jake and Amanda ate humans they regenerated any loss limbs and they became human again.
Ummm no, I'm no zombie expert, but even I know once you turn into a zombie you're a zombie for good (unless there's a cure).
I think the author really did try to make this a really good zombie books, but it sort of abandoned all the things that most people know about zombies.
I really didn't like how OK Jake and Amanda were with eating other people,
I mean if I was a zombie I would freak out and plus I'm a vegetarian so the meat eating thing is not okay with me.
The paranormal part of the book didn't really work for me either. I think the book could've been better without Cass.
Overall this was an okay book, but it just didn't cut it for me. I give it 2.5/5 stars.
You can also find this review here on my blog
July 7, 2013
a funny, quirky, not-too-gross zombie story!
First we have Cass. She's been recruited straight from highschool to work for the government and help track down and stop zombies. They are dangerous creatures that she's hoping to keep from the general public. To keep the people ignorant and safe.
Then we have Jake. He just stumbles into school one day with a really grumbly stomach and a serious worry about school work and whether or not he will get some serious xbox time tonight!
But, somewhere in the middle of lunch it all goes horribly horribly wrong. Because Jake doesn't eat the cafeteria mystery food for lunch!
From there the story takes off. Filled with references to pop culture and stars, media and fast food, there's plenty of stuff to laugh at. And Jake is all-out hilarious with his one-liners and horrible pick up lines.
But don't grab this if you are looking for a love story. I found the story strangely lacking in that area - I guess I had expected more with "love" in the title. Instead we get a very cute crush and a goofy 16 year old boy still trying to figure out what to do with a pretty girl.
My favorite part was the overall under-theme of the story. Because when we are talking about zombies, we think there is a clear cut line of who the bad guy is and who he isn't. But that's not always right. And what do you do if you always thought you were on the side of the good guys and suddenly, you aren't so sure.
First we have Cass. She's been recruited straight from highschool to work for the government and help track down and stop zombies. They are dangerous creatures that she's hoping to keep from the general public. To keep the people ignorant and safe.
Then we have Jake. He just stumbles into school one day with a really grumbly stomach and a serious worry about school work and whether or not he will get some serious xbox time tonight!
But, somewhere in the middle of lunch it all goes horribly horribly wrong. Because Jake doesn't eat the cafeteria mystery food for lunch!
From there the story takes off. Filled with references to pop culture and stars, media and fast food, there's plenty of stuff to laugh at. And Jake is all-out hilarious with his one-liners and horrible pick up lines.
But don't grab this if you are looking for a love story. I found the story strangely lacking in that area - I guess I had expected more with "love" in the title. Instead we get a very cute crush and a goofy 16 year old boy still trying to figure out what to do with a pretty girl.
My favorite part was the overall under-theme of the story. Because when we are talking about zombies, we think there is a clear cut line of who the bad guy is and who he isn't. But that's not always right. And what do you do if you always thought you were on the side of the good guys and suddenly, you aren't so sure.
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June 22, 2013 I thought Eat, Brains, Love was going to be the perfect book for me. I love the gruesome cover and how it looks like a parody of Eat, Pray, Love. The description also was alluring to me with it's promises of being a "laugh-out loud funny debut" and the comparison to
Warm Bodies.
The thing is Warm Bodies is a deep, moving novel filled with themes about what it means to be human. I only read 10% of Eat, Brains, Love about what I read was enough to convince me that it was nothing like Warm Bodies. Eat, Brains, Love was filled with product placements and pop culture references on each and every single page. How many times can an author mention Dr. Pepper or Pepsi? Also I felt like this book had no crossover appeal what-so-ever. This book is targeted to the stereotypical male adolescent and it in the first couple of pages it is ridiculous. The author mentions Call Of Duty, XBox, staring at a girl's cleavage, and other male stereotypes.
Sure I only read only part of this book but it was enough to convince me that this isn't the book for me. The description mentions insta-love and I don't think I would enjoy the rest of the book. I may continue this book in the future but for now I'm putting it aside. This book definitely had promise but it didn't measure up to my expectations.
Warm Bodies.
The thing is Warm Bodies is a deep, moving novel filled with themes about what it means to be human. I only read 10% of Eat, Brains, Love about what I read was enough to convince me that it was nothing like Warm Bodies. Eat, Brains, Love was filled with product placements and pop culture references on each and every single page. How many times can an author mention Dr. Pepper or Pepsi? Also I felt like this book had no crossover appeal what-so-ever. This book is targeted to the stereotypical male adolescent and it in the first couple of pages it is ridiculous. The author mentions Call Of Duty, XBox, staring at a girl's cleavage, and other male stereotypes.
Sure I only read only part of this book but it was enough to convince me that this isn't the book for me. The description mentions insta-love and I don't think I would enjoy the rest of the book. I may continue this book in the future but for now I'm putting it aside. This book definitely had promise but it didn't measure up to my expectations.
July 24, 2013
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales.
Quick & Dirty: Snarky YA Paranormal filled with humor, interesting characters, and a weirdly sweet romance.
Opening Sentence: FIRST SEMESTER OF MY SENIOR YEAR, THE GUIDANCE counselor at Ronald Reagan High School gave all us new seniors this lame career-aptitude test.
The Review:
Jake Stephens is your average teenage boy. He likes to play video games and hang out with his friends. He’s not really the popular type so he dates but not anyone like Amanda Blake. She is one of the most beautiful, popular girls in the school and she doesn’t even know Jake exists. But then Jake’s entire life changes at lunch one day when he and Amanda ends up eating half the senior class for lunch. Yep, they have both turned into zombies and now they are on the run for their lives. They realize that they aren’t the only zombies around and that it is very possible the government has been keeping this a secret for a very long time. They have heard that there might be answers in Ohio, but they have to keep their hunger in check if they are going to make it there undetected.
Cass is a psychic that works for the U.S. military in the special unit that deals with zombies. She has the unique ability to see into people’s mind if she can touch anything that they own. She can also manipulate people into believing any story the government wants them too. For instance making zombie attacks seem like something else. She is now on the case evolving Jake and Amanda. She keeps seeing inside of Jake’s head and the more she gets to know him; the more she starts to question her mission to take him down.
The story alters between Jake and Cass’s point of view. First you meet Jake who is snarky and funny. He is totally laid back and actually really sweet. When he gets turned into a zombie he feels really bad about all the people he ate, but when the virus kicks in all he sees is red. He tries to do the right thing even if he does eat people to stay alive. As he travels with Amanda he really gets to know her and they start to fall for each other. Their romance is weird but really cute at the same time. He has a great voice and it was fun being inside his head.
Cass is a really smart cute girl that has always followed the rules. Before she went to work for the military she had a normal life, but she wanted to make a difference so when they discovered that she was psychic she jumped at the chance to help. She has always thought that zombies were brainless killers that deserved no symphony, but Jake is different. I really liked Cass, she is witty and knows how to use her head. I am secretly rooting for her to win Jake’s heart. I think they would be cute together.
This book was so funny. It is actually pretty gruesome how they devour people, but Hart spins it so perfectly that you aren’t grossed out by all the gore. The characters were fun and engaging. The plot was full of twists and surprises. The romance was weirdly sweet and well developed. There is a cliffhanger at the end so I am eagerly waiting for the next book to come out. Overall, I would say that I really enjoyed this book. It hooked me right at the beginning and I couldn’t put it down. Warning: there is a lot of vulgarity and sexual references throughout the book so I would not recommend this to anyone under the age of 16. If you are a zombie fan or you are looking for a funny book, I would highly recommend you pick this one up.
Notable Scene:
That’s when I saw it too. Amanda Blake was hunched like an animal on the floor next to the table. She was eating something, devouring it really, snarling and spitting. The something looked an awful lot like Amanda’s best friend Cindy St. Clair. I could tell from the twitching red soles of the designer heels she was always bragging about.
Blood was squirting everywhere, and now everyone was screaming and racing for the exit, and the thing eating Cindy stood up and it looked like Amanda Blake gone totally rancid.
She was standing there, swaying on her feet, seeming unsure of what to do next. Her face was gray and dried-out, like it was covered in one of those mud masks Kelly’s always doing, except where the mask cracked, thick, dark blood oozed out.
She roared again, then dove for another girl who was cowering a few feet away, and plunged her fingers right into the girl’s stomach, ripping out a big chunk of flesh that she began to chow down on.
“Dude,” Adam said, grabbing my arm. “Come on! We have to get the hell out of here.”
My stomach growled yet again, and then Adam’s eyes widened in shock. He dropped my arm and began to back slowly away from me.
“There’s another one!” someone shouted, pointing at me. I didn’t know what that meant and I didn’t care. My head was throbbing, and my vision had completely clouded with red. I felt a weird emptiness in my chest and realized that my heart had stopped beating. When I looked back up at Adam, who was a few feet from me now, still steadily backing away, all I could think about was how tasty he looked. How satisfying it would be to rip into one of his fleshy biceps and finally have a decent meal.
Apparently, that’s exactly what I did.
FTC Advisory: HarperTeen provided me with a copy of Eat, Brains, Love. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
Quick & Dirty: Snarky YA Paranormal filled with humor, interesting characters, and a weirdly sweet romance.
Opening Sentence: FIRST SEMESTER OF MY SENIOR YEAR, THE GUIDANCE counselor at Ronald Reagan High School gave all us new seniors this lame career-aptitude test.
The Review:
Jake Stephens is your average teenage boy. He likes to play video games and hang out with his friends. He’s not really the popular type so he dates but not anyone like Amanda Blake. She is one of the most beautiful, popular girls in the school and she doesn’t even know Jake exists. But then Jake’s entire life changes at lunch one day when he and Amanda ends up eating half the senior class for lunch. Yep, they have both turned into zombies and now they are on the run for their lives. They realize that they aren’t the only zombies around and that it is very possible the government has been keeping this a secret for a very long time. They have heard that there might be answers in Ohio, but they have to keep their hunger in check if they are going to make it there undetected.
Cass is a psychic that works for the U.S. military in the special unit that deals with zombies. She has the unique ability to see into people’s mind if she can touch anything that they own. She can also manipulate people into believing any story the government wants them too. For instance making zombie attacks seem like something else. She is now on the case evolving Jake and Amanda. She keeps seeing inside of Jake’s head and the more she gets to know him; the more she starts to question her mission to take him down.
The story alters between Jake and Cass’s point of view. First you meet Jake who is snarky and funny. He is totally laid back and actually really sweet. When he gets turned into a zombie he feels really bad about all the people he ate, but when the virus kicks in all he sees is red. He tries to do the right thing even if he does eat people to stay alive. As he travels with Amanda he really gets to know her and they start to fall for each other. Their romance is weird but really cute at the same time. He has a great voice and it was fun being inside his head.
Cass is a really smart cute girl that has always followed the rules. Before she went to work for the military she had a normal life, but she wanted to make a difference so when they discovered that she was psychic she jumped at the chance to help. She has always thought that zombies were brainless killers that deserved no symphony, but Jake is different. I really liked Cass, she is witty and knows how to use her head. I am secretly rooting for her to win Jake’s heart. I think they would be cute together.
This book was so funny. It is actually pretty gruesome how they devour people, but Hart spins it so perfectly that you aren’t grossed out by all the gore. The characters were fun and engaging. The plot was full of twists and surprises. The romance was weirdly sweet and well developed. There is a cliffhanger at the end so I am eagerly waiting for the next book to come out. Overall, I would say that I really enjoyed this book. It hooked me right at the beginning and I couldn’t put it down. Warning: there is a lot of vulgarity and sexual references throughout the book so I would not recommend this to anyone under the age of 16. If you are a zombie fan or you are looking for a funny book, I would highly recommend you pick this one up.
Notable Scene:
That’s when I saw it too. Amanda Blake was hunched like an animal on the floor next to the table. She was eating something, devouring it really, snarling and spitting. The something looked an awful lot like Amanda’s best friend Cindy St. Clair. I could tell from the twitching red soles of the designer heels she was always bragging about.
Blood was squirting everywhere, and now everyone was screaming and racing for the exit, and the thing eating Cindy stood up and it looked like Amanda Blake gone totally rancid.
She was standing there, swaying on her feet, seeming unsure of what to do next. Her face was gray and dried-out, like it was covered in one of those mud masks Kelly’s always doing, except where the mask cracked, thick, dark blood oozed out.
She roared again, then dove for another girl who was cowering a few feet away, and plunged her fingers right into the girl’s stomach, ripping out a big chunk of flesh that she began to chow down on.
“Dude,” Adam said, grabbing my arm. “Come on! We have to get the hell out of here.”
My stomach growled yet again, and then Adam’s eyes widened in shock. He dropped my arm and began to back slowly away from me.
“There’s another one!” someone shouted, pointing at me. I didn’t know what that meant and I didn’t care. My head was throbbing, and my vision had completely clouded with red. I felt a weird emptiness in my chest and realized that my heart had stopped beating. When I looked back up at Adam, who was a few feet from me now, still steadily backing away, all I could think about was how tasty he looked. How satisfying it would be to rip into one of his fleshy biceps and finally have a decent meal.
Apparently, that’s exactly what I did.
FTC Advisory: HarperTeen provided me with a copy of Eat, Brains, Love. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
May 25, 2013
I got a kick out of what kind of boy Jake is in this one. He read like a dog… and I don’t mean the douche baggy type either, but more like the easily distracted dog-mind as in is that a bouncy bunny that I see? I also got a kick out of how inappropriate he could be and how honestly lazy he was. He took nothing seriously! And it was funny; he was funny (most of the time) when it/he wasn’t too annoying. Then there’s the girl who while lacking in the personality that Jake possessed was a little interesting given what she could do and what she was doing with the same. So there he was eating brains… and there she is keeping tabs on his. (She’s psychic, you see.)
So we’re switching FROM the funny moments of Jake with the hot girl and them getting used to their new reality TO Cass and her secret world that’s very Men in Black in feel except with scarier men with bow ties and father figure types as well as former beauty queens and muscle men. That Cass is different is an understatement, understanding how she was where she was, was fun then funnier especially as we consider the Family thing they had going for them.
But I feel we’ve barely scratched the surface as to what she’s got to offer because where Jake’s go with the flow kind of guy… all funny when he shouldn’t be, drooling over (a) the hot girl or (b) someone’s brains, well… she? She’s a bleeding heart I suppose, feeling sorry for this and that even when she doesn’t mean to, and then forming attachments to this and that especially when she shouldn’t. It’s an aspect of her that had me split because when we first meet her, she’s very matter of fact over the blood and gore she’d deal with day in day out….only to have her change her tune upon “meeting” Jake. (I didn’t quite get that.)
That aside, what we do learn of her world and his world were entertaining things if a bit lacking in detail… maybe because the lot of them don’t know all the details themselves. So zombies are real, the more interesting thing: the varying degrees zombiehood and how they’d up a level… All of it’s a different kind of undead. And I liked it.
Funny stuff... (sometimes.)
Thank you, Edelweiss!
So we’re switching FROM the funny moments of Jake with the hot girl and them getting used to their new reality TO Cass and her secret world that’s very Men in Black in feel except with scarier men with bow ties and father figure types as well as former beauty queens and muscle men. That Cass is different is an understatement, understanding how she was where she was, was fun then funnier especially as we consider the Family thing they had going for them.
But I feel we’ve barely scratched the surface as to what she’s got to offer because where Jake’s go with the flow kind of guy… all funny when he shouldn’t be, drooling over (a) the hot girl or (b) someone’s brains, well… she? She’s a bleeding heart I suppose, feeling sorry for this and that even when she doesn’t mean to, and then forming attachments to this and that especially when she shouldn’t. It’s an aspect of her that had me split because when we first meet her, she’s very matter of fact over the blood and gore she’d deal with day in day out….only to have her change her tune upon “meeting” Jake. (I didn’t quite get that.)
That aside, what we do learn of her world and his world were entertaining things if a bit lacking in detail… maybe because the lot of them don’t know all the details themselves. So zombies are real, the more interesting thing: the varying degrees zombiehood and how they’d up a level… All of it’s a different kind of undead. And I liked it.
Funny stuff... (sometimes.)
Thank you, Edelweiss!
November 27, 2013
Such a gory, funny and delightful read (:
Eat Brains Love is a gut wrenching zombie novel. Literally.
This book starts off with three main characters:
Our main male Jake is a high school loser. He spends most of his time getting high or playing video games.
Amanda, who is the queen bee of the high school with her blonde hair, great body and jock boyfriend.She is the popular girl and a cheerleader, who pays no attention to Jake.
And then we have Cass, the teen psychic who was hired by the government to track down the living dead.
Jake and Amanda had nothing to do with each other until they both ended up turning into zombies one Friday and ate most of their classmates. Now both teens are being hunted by the under cover governemnt that hunts down zombies. On their run away from town, both teens start to develop a bond with each other. While they try to figure out where to go and who to find for help, they enjoy a very comical road trip on the way with many ups, downs and guts.
Cass is a teen physic who was hired by the government to hunt down zombies. She can see into people's minds, and can change what they believe if she tries hard enough. She has been using her physic powers for a while now, with her guard Tom. When Cass hears about the incident in the high school she is expected to help track down where the run away zombies went.
I really enjoyed this one (: Anything with zombies will intrigue me.
As more zombie novel's come out, we always hear diffrent details about the zombies and their world. I liked the world that Jeff Hart brought us.
Eat Brains Love is a gut wrenching zombie novel. Literally.
This book starts off with three main characters:
Our main male Jake is a high school loser. He spends most of his time getting high or playing video games.
Amanda, who is the queen bee of the high school with her blonde hair, great body and jock boyfriend.She is the popular girl and a cheerleader, who pays no attention to Jake.
And then we have Cass, the teen psychic who was hired by the government to track down the living dead.
Jake and Amanda had nothing to do with each other until they both ended up turning into zombies one Friday and ate most of their classmates. Now both teens are being hunted by the under cover governemnt that hunts down zombies. On their run away from town, both teens start to develop a bond with each other. While they try to figure out where to go and who to find for help, they enjoy a very comical road trip on the way with many ups, downs and guts.
Cass is a teen physic who was hired by the government to hunt down zombies. She can see into people's minds, and can change what they believe if she tries hard enough. She has been using her physic powers for a while now, with her guard Tom. When Cass hears about the incident in the high school she is expected to help track down where the run away zombies went.
I really enjoyed this one (: Anything with zombies will intrigue me.
As more zombie novel's come out, we always hear diffrent details about the zombies and their world. I liked the world that Jeff Hart brought us.
July 23, 2016
Occasionally very funny, but the parts narrated by the psychic weren't nearly as entertaining. Also somehow feels a little young and...bubbly? But for the references to the characters having sex, the tone is almost middle grade- ish. I'd love to read something else by this author down the road, though--I enjoyed all the bitey-ness and humor, even if it somehow felt uneven.
Short review to come.
Short review to come.
March 31, 2025
This book was honestly one of the best I've read in awhile. It's a dystopian, which is already a good sign, and pretty gruesome in its descriptions, but Jake's commentary is everything. The story is insane: two high school seniors turn into zombies in the lunchroom, eat a bunch of kids, and run from the government which is trying to cover up any mention of zombies. And then throw in some chick with telekinesis and a creepy dude with a bow tie. Despite it's crudeness, It made me want to get buried in blankets. It was a sort of comforting funny story that I didn't know I needed, which is something odd to get from a cannibalistic book, but don't look at it like that. Overall, I would definitely recommend this, It's amazingly good!
October 4, 2020
It was okay.
September 7, 2013
Reviewed originally @Blood,Sweat and Books
Eat, Brains, Love mainly revolves around three characters Jake, Amanda and Cass. Cassandra is a teenage psychic who works for the Government hunting Zombies. After slaughtering dozens of their classmates Jake and Amanda are her prime directive. Jake and Amanda are zombies on the run. After killing and consuming dozens of their classmates they must leave behind the only life they've ever known and eat their way across America in the hopes they make it to Iowa where a cure is rumored to exist.
Eat, Brains, Love is one of those books that could of gone either way for me while reading it. While I love Zombies books I haven't had much success with those that try and break the mold and try to show the softer side of being Undead. However, I admit I was pleasantly surprised by how this book turned out. Not only did Eat, Brains, Love pull off the Horror aspects I expect from a proper Zombie book but it also injected a good dose of humor into the characters and their Undead situation that made the whole book just a ball of fun to read!
I really liked the character Jake. Minus the stoner aspect I could totally picture Jake looking and acting like Duncan from Total Drama Island. I also liked Amanda surprisingly. Sure she was self centered and had an ego bigger than the state of Texas but she was also sweet, caring and full of surprises. However, the ending definitely has me feeling a little leery of her so we shall see what happens with her in the next book. Lastly, we have Cass. I admit I had a hard time figuring her out at first. It's not that she was a bad character it's just she didn't reveal much of her personality in those beginning chapters. I definitely found myself liking her character more slowly than Amanda or Jake but by the end of the book I was a fan.
One of the best things things about Eat, Brains, Love was the world building. The whole tone of the story is set in a few short pages. We know that Zombies are real and the Government wants that knowledge covered up. We also gain a decent amount of back story regarding Jake and Amanda in their pre-zombie lives. The only character I would've liked maybe a bit more on is Cass. I'm hoping her Psychic background will be revealed more in the next book as I felt that I was left with a few unanswered questions by the end of this one. Also as far as writing goes I really liked this Authors style. I have no real complaints.
Now I did have just a few very small gripes about the story that kept me from rating Eat, Brains, Love a full 5 Stars. First off I didn't really like Cass's change of heart towards the end of the book. Cass really seemed to love her job and have a sense of purpose doing it. I didn't feel like she'd willingly give that up so easily stressed out as she was or not. Secondly, I really wish that we had seen Jake and Amanda run into more Zombies along the way. Sure the pair run into some in their travels but I expected more. Lastly, although I liked the ending it was sort of a letdown. The cliffhanger wasn't all that shocking or surprising. Plus I felt bad for Tom, I really didn't want Cass to leave him behind like she did although I could see it was coming a mile away.
Overall, I really enjoyed Eat, Brains, Love. The story, the humor and the writing were all great. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this story will be a series but am happy as I now know more story is certainly left to tell. I definitely recommend picking this one up when it releases. If you were a fan of Warm Bodies you certainly don't want to miss this one! With that being said, I'll be rating Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart ★★★★.
*Copy provided by Edelweiss. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated in any which way for providing them.
Eat, Brains, Love mainly revolves around three characters Jake, Amanda and Cass. Cassandra is a teenage psychic who works for the Government hunting Zombies. After slaughtering dozens of their classmates Jake and Amanda are her prime directive. Jake and Amanda are zombies on the run. After killing and consuming dozens of their classmates they must leave behind the only life they've ever known and eat their way across America in the hopes they make it to Iowa where a cure is rumored to exist.
Eat, Brains, Love is one of those books that could of gone either way for me while reading it. While I love Zombies books I haven't had much success with those that try and break the mold and try to show the softer side of being Undead. However, I admit I was pleasantly surprised by how this book turned out. Not only did Eat, Brains, Love pull off the Horror aspects I expect from a proper Zombie book but it also injected a good dose of humor into the characters and their Undead situation that made the whole book just a ball of fun to read!
I really liked the character Jake. Minus the stoner aspect I could totally picture Jake looking and acting like Duncan from Total Drama Island. I also liked Amanda surprisingly. Sure she was self centered and had an ego bigger than the state of Texas but she was also sweet, caring and full of surprises. However, the ending definitely has me feeling a little leery of her so we shall see what happens with her in the next book. Lastly, we have Cass. I admit I had a hard time figuring her out at first. It's not that she was a bad character it's just she didn't reveal much of her personality in those beginning chapters. I definitely found myself liking her character more slowly than Amanda or Jake but by the end of the book I was a fan.
One of the best things things about Eat, Brains, Love was the world building. The whole tone of the story is set in a few short pages. We know that Zombies are real and the Government wants that knowledge covered up. We also gain a decent amount of back story regarding Jake and Amanda in their pre-zombie lives. The only character I would've liked maybe a bit more on is Cass. I'm hoping her Psychic background will be revealed more in the next book as I felt that I was left with a few unanswered questions by the end of this one. Also as far as writing goes I really liked this Authors style. I have no real complaints.
Now I did have just a few very small gripes about the story that kept me from rating Eat, Brains, Love a full 5 Stars. First off I didn't really like Cass's change of heart towards the end of the book. Cass really seemed to love her job and have a sense of purpose doing it. I didn't feel like she'd willingly give that up so easily stressed out as she was or not. Secondly, I really wish that we had seen Jake and Amanda run into more Zombies along the way. Sure the pair run into some in their travels but I expected more. Lastly, although I liked the ending it was sort of a letdown. The cliffhanger wasn't all that shocking or surprising. Plus I felt bad for Tom, I really didn't want Cass to leave him behind like she did although I could see it was coming a mile away.
Overall, I really enjoyed Eat, Brains, Love. The story, the humor and the writing were all great. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this story will be a series but am happy as I now know more story is certainly left to tell. I definitely recommend picking this one up when it releases. If you were a fan of Warm Bodies you certainly don't want to miss this one! With that being said, I'll be rating Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart ★★★★.
*Copy provided by Edelweiss. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated in any which way for providing them.
September 22, 2013
Can't decide between 3.5 and 4
Enjoyed the story a LOT though ;)
I knew I wanted to read this book as soon as I read the blurb.I had been looking for a light and fun read and the blurb really called to me. Eat, Brains, Love is a book that doesn't have a lot of hype surrounding it and I find it a little surprising but I guess that might be because it's written by a debut author.
Eat, Brains,Love deals with ..... you guessed it ZOMBIES and Zombie hunters! This is not like your typical zombie movie or book.Zombies are bad and good at the same time (You just have to read it to understand) and I enjoyed the new spin on zombies. Now the best part of this novel were the zombie hunters.There's a specific branch of the government covertly hunting down the zombies and they have a bunch of psychics helping them out.So this book combines zombies with mutants and it's funny . WHICH IS MAJOR WIN!
It's told from dual point of views of Jake a.k.a newbie zombie and Cass a.k.a psychic hunting him down.The book never became confusing and this helped show both sides of the story and helped us to connect with both the characters. One character we don't get a lot of insight into is Amanda and that might be one of the reasons why I'm not her fan. She just came off as too self centered and I thought she was just with Jake because she had no other choice.
The explanation given for how the zombie virus spreads was a little weird but believable I guess.The story starts off well and ends with a bang as well. There are parts in the middle that drag the story a little bit but at the end I was very eager to get my hands on the sequel. Actually I wasn't sure there was going to be a sequel so I think I might have stalked the author's twitter till he confirmed that there would be a sequel but it comes out next year.
WHY ARE ALL THE GOOD BOOKS COMING OUT NEXT YEAR??!!
Overall, I for one enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the sequel!
Quote from ARC. Subject to change.
Enjoyed the story a LOT though ;)
I knew I wanted to read this book as soon as I read the blurb.I had been looking for a light and fun read and the blurb really called to me. Eat, Brains, Love is a book that doesn't have a lot of hype surrounding it and I find it a little surprising but I guess that might be because it's written by a debut author.
Eat, Brains,Love deals with ..... you guessed it ZOMBIES and Zombie hunters! This is not like your typical zombie movie or book.Zombies are bad and good at the same time (You just have to read it to understand) and I enjoyed the new spin on zombies. Now the best part of this novel were the zombie hunters.There's a specific branch of the government covertly hunting down the zombies and they have a bunch of psychics helping them out.So this book combines zombies with mutants and it's funny . WHICH IS MAJOR WIN!
It's told from dual point of views of Jake a.k.a newbie zombie and Cass a.k.a psychic hunting him down.The book never became confusing and this helped show both sides of the story and helped us to connect with both the characters. One character we don't get a lot of insight into is Amanda and that might be one of the reasons why I'm not her fan. She just came off as too self centered and I thought she was just with Jake because she had no other choice.
The explanation given for how the zombie virus spreads was a little weird but believable I guess.The story starts off well and ends with a bang as well. There are parts in the middle that drag the story a little bit but at the end I was very eager to get my hands on the sequel. Actually I wasn't sure there was going to be a sequel so I think I might have stalked the author's twitter till he confirmed that there would be a sequel but it comes out next year.
WHY ARE ALL THE GOOD BOOKS COMING OUT NEXT YEAR??!!
Overall, I for one enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the sequel!
I was a little surprised she didn't try to bite me. Maybe that was like a testament to,like, our blossoming friendship or something.
Quote from ARC. Subject to change.
July 30, 2015
I'm glad that the author decided to start with Jake's pov because that is what got me interested in the story. I liked how relatable Jake was in the first chapter. His life is similar to teens before he turns into a zombie. I also thought that Jake's thoughts are very interesting. He doesn't think about the things that high school students consider normal or popular. In that way, he is quite unique which makes him a very interesting character to get to know and hear about in the book.
There was also the fact that there was an events that made the beginning of the book interesting. I feel that the book kind of slows down with the Cass pov's. I kind of find it boring with all the description, miscellaneous nonsense, and the government parts. It was just very slow and a lot of stuff thag could have been left out to make those parts less dreary and dry. Although, I liked the parts where she used her psychic powers and where she finds out more about her boss and what the organization is doing. I didn't really know what to think of her in the beginning until later on in the book where it reveals her feelings.
Amanda was the popular chick that is hella pretty even undead. She is another character that I didn't know what to think of. I started to actually like her a few chapters after she was introduced though. She may be a pretty girl, but she can do some pretty bada** things and is no so bad.
I thought showing the two perspectives of the main characters was pretty interesting because you not only get to know how the zombie feels after being turned, you get to also hear about the people hunting the zombies and how they feel as the book goes on.
There was also the fact that there was an events that made the beginning of the book interesting. I feel that the book kind of slows down with the Cass pov's. I kind of find it boring with all the description, miscellaneous nonsense, and the government parts. It was just very slow and a lot of stuff thag could have been left out to make those parts less dreary and dry. Although, I liked the parts where she used her psychic powers and where she finds out more about her boss and what the organization is doing. I didn't really know what to think of her in the beginning until later on in the book where it reveals her feelings.
Amanda was the popular chick that is hella pretty even undead. She is another character that I didn't know what to think of. I started to actually like her a few chapters after she was introduced though. She may be a pretty girl, but she can do some pretty bada** things and is no so bad.
I thought showing the two perspectives of the main characters was pretty interesting because you not only get to know how the zombie feels after being turned, you get to also hear about the people hunting the zombies and how they feel as the book goes on.
April 2, 2015
Why am I reading so much YA? I still think I'm trying to understand the genre. I'll be honest here— I grabbed this book from the library due to the hilarious cover. Ah, freshly-made zombie teenagers eat their friends during lunch then feel bad about enjoying that leg o' friend? Sounds cool to me!
To me, this strange book isn't the usual YA. Eat Brains Love is part annoying, part gory, part intriguing, part trite, part funny, part snarky... this is a book of many parts, plenty of them bloody or twitching which being eaten.
First off I loved the idea, which is why I dug into the novel. Oh dear, stop with the eating puns already. For the most part I appreciate how the teenage characters are portrayed. There's good depth to the characters. Yep, they often do something unexpected to move along the plot but the story never crumbles into "oh please, really now?" territory.
But when the adult characters enter the story, they act too cliche, too evil... one character needs a mustache to twirl on a constant "I am SO evil" basis.
I also didn't see the need for the cliche butch lesbian character later in the tale. Then again this old lesbian is sensitive to such cliches.
What I really didn't appreciate is that this is obviously the start of a series. When nothing is resolved close to the end, the sinking feeling set in... ding, ding, ding, first book in a series!
I might give the rest of the series a shot.
To me, this strange book isn't the usual YA. Eat Brains Love is part annoying, part gory, part intriguing, part trite, part funny, part snarky... this is a book of many parts, plenty of them bloody or twitching which being eaten.
First off I loved the idea, which is why I dug into the novel. Oh dear, stop with the eating puns already. For the most part I appreciate how the teenage characters are portrayed. There's good depth to the characters. Yep, they often do something unexpected to move along the plot but the story never crumbles into "oh please, really now?" territory.
But when the adult characters enter the story, they act too cliche, too evil... one character needs a mustache to twirl on a constant "I am SO evil" basis.
I also didn't see the need for the cliche butch lesbian character later in the tale. Then again this old lesbian is sensitive to such cliches.
What I really didn't appreciate is that this is obviously the start of a series. When nothing is resolved close to the end, the sinking feeling set in... ding, ding, ding, first book in a series!
I might give the rest of the series a shot.
December 17, 2013
Jake and Amanda go to the same high school. Jake awoke this morning feeling sick. Maybe it was the book report that he had to turn in or maybe it was because he has turned into a zombie and just devoured half of his friends and classmates. Jake awakes to find Amanda by his side. Amanda has also turned into a zombie. Now they are on the run form the government.
One of the references this book is compared to is Warm Bodies by Issac Marion. I read Warm Bodies and loved that book. So I can rightfully say that this book is no Warm Bodies. Not even close. The relationship between Jake and Amanda was strictly friends if you could call it that. It was really like close acquaintances. Not that I think I would have believed any romantic intentions between Jake and Amanda. I really liked the story as Jake and Amanda felt real still to me then just undead zombies.
Cass while a good psychic I did expect more from her. I thought she was suppose to be this big strong threat to Jake and Amanda. Instead she was just a puppet. I wanted Cass to give Jake and Amanda something to fear. I found after a while that I wanted to just read Jake and Amanda's parts. When I got to the end, I was somewhat like "This is it?"
September 13, 2014
Where do I begin?
This book definitely does not deserve to be compared to Warm Bodies, that's for sure.
The book says that it is for grades 8+ and ages 13+. Seriously? With all the language and gore?? I mean, I know it's a zombie book and gore is to be expected, but I feel like the target age should have been higher.
My issues:
-The mental monologues were ridiculous.
-At times the dialogue is insanely cheap sounding.
-I don't understand how Jake is still aroused by Amanda in his 'undead' state.
-Since when can zombies regenerate?!
-Cass is a psychic/mental manipulator?
-"Zombie" is an STD!? What the hell?
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to younger readers, or to serious zombie story fans.
It seems like the author was trying to reach a new audience, but in doing so ruined certain aspects of zombies.
Not impressed.
This book definitely does not deserve to be compared to Warm Bodies, that's for sure.
The book says that it is for grades 8+ and ages 13+. Seriously? With all the language and gore?? I mean, I know it's a zombie book and gore is to be expected, but I feel like the target age should have been higher.
My issues:
-The mental monologues were ridiculous.
-At times the dialogue is insanely cheap sounding.
-I don't understand how Jake is still aroused by Amanda in his 'undead' state.
-Since when can zombies regenerate?!
-Cass is a psychic/mental manipulator?
-"Zombie" is an STD!? What the hell?
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to younger readers, or to serious zombie story fans.
It seems like the author was trying to reach a new audience, but in doing so ruined certain aspects of zombies.
Not impressed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 31, 2014
This was an o.k read I expected more from this book but I felt disappointed.
Jack has just turned into a Zombie, he lost his mind for a little while in a frenzy of hunger and found out he ate a lot of schoolmates. As it turns out hot girl Amanda has the same problem. Together they flight the scene of crime.
Jack has a very nice voice, he funny and nerdy. Amanda is nice bitch.
The second point off view is Cass she is a government psychic that haunts zombies so the government can do a cover up. I didn't like Cass. This story just didn't work for me. I love zombie stories BUT you can't compare this book to the Walking death or Warm bodies.
Jack has just turned into a Zombie, he lost his mind for a little while in a frenzy of hunger and found out he ate a lot of schoolmates. As it turns out hot girl Amanda has the same problem. Together they flight the scene of crime.
Jack has a very nice voice, he funny and nerdy. Amanda is nice bitch.
The second point off view is Cass she is a government psychic that haunts zombies so the government can do a cover up. I didn't like Cass. This story just didn't work for me. I love zombie stories BUT you can't compare this book to the Walking death or Warm bodies.
March 21, 2017
Eat Brains Love by Jeff Hart was an OK book. This book had a very stupid relationship between the main characters, But the story was interesting enough without it. The book takes place in eastern America. The point of view switches between a psychic girl named Cass, a zombie named Jake, and another named Amanda. Jake and Amanda are the people in the stupid relationship previously mentioned. The main conflict in the book is that Jake and Amanda are running from a secret government organization that Cass works for. I would not recommend this book to others. The plot is flimsy at times and the relationship is unbelievable.
oh-hell-no
April 8, 2014This was a product of James Frey and his shitty Full Fathom Five, instant boycott!
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February 10, 2020
Actual rating: 3.5. But I didn't like it enough to be kind and round up to 4 stars.
Welp that was fun....ish.
Like...it wasn't a bad book. I went into the book knowing it wouldn't be absolute garbage because the last zombie romance that I read was absolute garbage (looking at you, Generation Dead).
The tone was great. Both Cass and Jake told their chapters with a comedic tone that could still handle the more serious scenes. There were lots of little blips that weren't exactly breaking the 4th wall, but seemed like in TV shows/movies when the character says something to another character then looks directly at the camera and slyly winks. Plenty of little asides that nod to other books, like Twilight, The Phantom of the Opera, and Charlotte's Web. The Charlotte's Web one made me chortle. So great tone and humour.
I also thought the handling of the zombies themselves were interesting. They reminded me almost of the traditional werewolf. Mostly sane and rational, in their own "human" bodies and aware of themselves. But just as werewolves transform under the full moon, the zombies revert to grey, dry corpses when the get "hungry." But they aren't just hungry, no, they're full on zombies. Strong, fast zombies with no awareness or reason who will kill and eat whoever without thinking. It was interesting.
Some things I wasn't as approving of.
I think it was an interesting choice to make the zombie virus be an STD, but I don't really see a purpose for it. The only reason I can possible conceive would be so that when other characters get bitten/eaten, they conveniently don't turn into zombies. So okay, that's fine. It would be a mess to have to write about how everyone bitten ALSO becomes a zombie, but there's still questions. If the zombie virus (hereinafter referred to as "the ZV") is an STD, shouldn't more people have it? Like, sorry, but you expect me to believe that is the good-sized town that Jake and Amanda lived in, only 3 people became zombies? And how did Jake and Amanda get it anyway? I guess Jake from that Janine girl and Amanda from , but how did those people get it? And if the government is making it such a conspiracy by covering it up, I still feel like more people would be zombies. And where did the ZV start anyway? The only explanation I can think of is that it's some kind of magic thing, because guess what, there's also telepaths in this would. You heard me right, telepaths, although they refer to themselves as "psychics." But at least the characters in this book are more put together than Ruby and the rest of the Oranges. But anyway, those are some things in the book that made me confused, but that I didn't necessarily hate.
Now onto things that I DID actively not like: AMANDA!!!!!! I don't know why, but I just didn't like her character. Something about her just rubbed me the wrong way. She goes waaaaay to easily from Head Ice Queen of the School to wanting to hook up with a stoner (who happens to also be a zombie). And yeah, I get that a good part of the early book is spent showing how she actually wasn't happy as queen bee and that she has a secret nerdy side, but she was way to willing to frick frack with a guy she'd only really talked to like four days prior. Also! Beginning of book: Ah, I feel bad about killing and eating people. End of book: Heck yeah, I'm hungry, I eat now. Of course, there's a little transition in there, but considering her guilt at the beginning changning into being willing and shameless about wanting to kill and eat someone? Yeah, no.
Jake and Cass were alright. They were typical MCs. Jake: boy, slightly-dumb, all he thinks about are girls and their body parts. Cass: special, young, friendship-deprived. Like, at least this girl admits it's weird to crush on a zombie boy that she's mentally stalking. But that being said, why does she start crushing on him anyway? I think she's not crushing on Jake, but on what Jake represents: freedom, a teenage life, more freedom. Like, they're weird, okay-ish characters.
Pacing was weird too. The book seemed both fast and slow. Some parts were like "yeehaw hold onto your seats because we're going for a riiiiide" while others were like "please feel free to recline your chair and take a nap." And I thought it was going to be a standalone book! The blurb promised me a Warm Bodies-like book were Cass and Jake meet by chance, but Cass and Jake don't actually end up meeting-meeting until like 94% done with the book! And it's not like Warm Bodies! It's much more action-y and not very romance-y. So I emit a Bronx cheer at the blurb, for delivering false promises.
Like, it wasn't a bad book, it was just okayish.
Welp that was fun....ish.
Like...it wasn't a bad book. I went into the book knowing it wouldn't be absolute garbage because the last zombie romance that I read was absolute garbage (looking at you, Generation Dead).
The tone was great. Both Cass and Jake told their chapters with a comedic tone that could still handle the more serious scenes. There were lots of little blips that weren't exactly breaking the 4th wall, but seemed like in TV shows/movies when the character says something to another character then looks directly at the camera and slyly winks. Plenty of little asides that nod to other books, like Twilight, The Phantom of the Opera, and Charlotte's Web. The Charlotte's Web one made me chortle. So great tone and humour.
I also thought the handling of the zombies themselves were interesting. They reminded me almost of the traditional werewolf. Mostly sane and rational, in their own "human" bodies and aware of themselves. But just as werewolves transform under the full moon, the zombies revert to grey, dry corpses when the get "hungry." But they aren't just hungry, no, they're full on zombies. Strong, fast zombies with no awareness or reason who will kill and eat whoever without thinking. It was interesting.
Some things I wasn't as approving of.
I think it was an interesting choice to make the zombie virus be an STD, but I don't really see a purpose for it. The only reason I can possible conceive would be so that when other characters get bitten/eaten, they conveniently don't turn into zombies. So okay, that's fine. It would be a mess to have to write about how everyone bitten ALSO becomes a zombie, but there's still questions. If the zombie virus (hereinafter referred to as "the ZV") is an STD, shouldn't more people have it? Like, sorry, but you expect me to believe that is the good-sized town that Jake and Amanda lived in, only 3 people became zombies? And how did Jake and Amanda get it anyway? I guess Jake from that Janine girl and Amanda from , but how did those people get it? And if the government is making it such a conspiracy by covering it up, I still feel like more people would be zombies. And where did the ZV start anyway? The only explanation I can think of is that it's some kind of magic thing, because guess what, there's also telepaths in this would. You heard me right, telepaths, although they refer to themselves as "psychics." But at least the characters in this book are more put together than Ruby and the rest of the Oranges. But anyway, those are some things in the book that made me confused, but that I didn't necessarily hate.
Now onto things that I DID actively not like: AMANDA!!!!!! I don't know why, but I just didn't like her character. Something about her just rubbed me the wrong way. She goes waaaaay to easily from Head Ice Queen of the School to wanting to hook up with a stoner (who happens to also be a zombie). And yeah, I get that a good part of the early book is spent showing how she actually wasn't happy as queen bee and that she has a secret nerdy side, but she was way to willing to frick frack with a guy she'd only really talked to like four days prior. Also! Beginning of book: Ah, I feel bad about killing and eating people. End of book: Heck yeah, I'm hungry, I eat now. Of course, there's a little transition in there, but considering her guilt at the beginning changning into being willing and shameless about wanting to kill and eat someone? Yeah, no.
Jake and Cass were alright. They were typical MCs. Jake: boy, slightly-dumb, all he thinks about are girls and their body parts. Cass: special, young, friendship-deprived. Like, at least this girl admits it's weird to crush on a zombie boy that she's mentally stalking. But that being said, why does she start crushing on him anyway? I think she's not crushing on Jake, but on what Jake represents: freedom, a teenage life, more freedom. Like, they're weird, okay-ish characters.
Pacing was weird too. The book seemed both fast and slow. Some parts were like "yeehaw hold onto your seats because we're going for a riiiiide" while others were like "please feel free to recline your chair and take a nap." And I thought it was going to be a standalone book! The blurb promised me a Warm Bodies-like book were Cass and Jake meet by chance, but Cass and Jake don't actually end up meeting-meeting until like 94% done with the book! And it's not like Warm Bodies! It's much more action-y and not very romance-y. So I emit a Bronx cheer at the blurb, for delivering false promises.
Like, it wasn't a bad book, it was just okayish.
June 30, 2016
This book was actually a lot better than I thought it would be considering the main characters all to be teenagers with a shit mainstream description of their personality. it's unusual to follow both the "evil" and the "good" ones. however I'm not sure who's to classify as which. This is not just a zombie book, it's more of a comedy in my Pont view which I liked.
November 16, 2014
Wanted this to be funnier, faster-paced than it was. Key lesson: avoid cafeteria food at all costs (check!). Lots of gore, one-liners from Jake.
October 7, 2015
Decent, but flawed by wooden characters and a few needless minor plotlines.
Review to come on the blog.
Review to come on the blog.
December 10, 2015
Meh.... It was not horrible but..... Not amazing either
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February 28, 2023Totally decent little book, which I weirdly had to force myself to finish. Eat, Brains, Love is, objectively, much better than a lot of zombedies I've read. Like I hated Married with Zombies because I thought the central couple was awful, but the narrators here are likeable and have strong voices. The viewpoint alternates between a high school senior who goes on a killing spree in the lunch room when his zombie virus -- which is an STD, lol -- activates for the first time, necessitating a cross-country race from the authorities. Also, one of his classmates, who is kind of a Plastic, zombies out at the same moment, so they're stuck together. The other viewpoint is from a psychic teenager who is working for a government agency in a legally dubious manner, helping them track down and eliminate zombie outbreaks when they happen. Oh, and the zombies are like the ones in My Life as a White Trash Zombie, where they're fine as long as they can consume human flesh, but they'll go feral and rampage if they go too long without eating.
As others have noted, his sections are better than hers, largely because of the questionable decision to make her a leg of a love triangle that the other angle knows nothing about. As a psychic, she spends a creeper-ly amount of time riding around in his head, and decides he's just that dreamy and interesting. I found him amusing, but I simply cannot imagine his head thoughts -- which we are privy to, in his first person narration -- giving me any kind of feels. It makes her look soft and a little stupid, which legit doesn't seem the case in any other regard. I get why the girl/zombie he's traveling with falls for him -- forced proximity and a shared interest in eating brains can go a long way -- but not so much our psychic spook.
Oh, also? I'd already seen the movie based on the book, which was notably fidelitous from what I can recall. Honestly, maybe that was more my problem, because while I couldn't remember how this ended, I knew the ending was unsatisfying,, more of a dot dot dot until the next. I'm not mad or anything and I'll probably pick up the sequel eventually, but it def didn't get me hurtling to the conclusion. Anyway, decent little book
As others have noted, his sections are better than hers, largely because of the questionable decision to make her a leg of a love triangle that the other angle knows nothing about. As a psychic, she spends a creeper-ly amount of time riding around in his head, and decides he's just that dreamy and interesting. I found him amusing, but I simply cannot imagine his head thoughts -- which we are privy to, in his first person narration -- giving me any kind of feels. It makes her look soft and a little stupid, which legit doesn't seem the case in any other regard. I get why the girl/zombie he's traveling with falls for him -- forced proximity and a shared interest in eating brains can go a long way -- but not so much our psychic spook.
Oh, also? I'd already seen the movie based on the book, which was notably fidelitous from what I can recall. Honestly, maybe that was more my problem, because while I couldn't remember how this ended, I knew the ending was unsatisfying,, more of a dot dot dot until the next. I'm not mad or anything and I'll probably pick up the sequel eventually, but it def didn't get me hurtling to the conclusion. Anyway, decent little book
September 2, 2017
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC's The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that's coming in Summer 2014
So this book had several things against it from the start. It is YA and it is zombie. I am not a big fan of either, but I found myself liking the book. So why the two, well one is because of the ending. There isn't one. It just stops, like the author will be back in a bit to continue the story. Also the synopsis was not correct either. The story pretty much ends where the synopsis begins. Also I see the beginning of a love triangle which I also don't care for. So despite liking the authors writing and the story being fairly good I doubt I will continue with the series
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC's The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that's coming in Summer 2014
So this book had several things against it from the start. It is YA and it is zombie. I am not a big fan of either, but I found myself liking the book. So why the two, well one is because of the ending. There isn't one. It just stops, like the author will be back in a bit to continue the story. Also the synopsis was not correct either. The story pretty much ends where the synopsis begins. Also I see the beginning of a love triangle which I also don't care for. So despite liking the authors writing and the story being fairly good I doubt I will continue with the series
November 1, 2024
Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart is a book that tells the story of Jake and Amanda somehow contracting a zombie virus which leads to the two of them eating the majority of their classmates while still being able to act human afterwards. On the other hand, we have Cass who is a teenage psychic who works for the government and helps to hunt down these zombie outbreaks. Throughout this book, we get to see how our main characters interact with each other and how they deal with this dilemma upon them.
This book wasn’t to my taste to say the least. Although I was hooked at first, it just got excessive with the amount of vulgar language that was used and some parts of the book were filler that I didn’t really care too much about. There were some parts at least that I did like and it was mostly the bits where Cass was giving more background information on her powers and ominous stories about her bosses and such. The one thing that bothered me the most about this book is that Jake and Amanda were mainly chill about the way they just ate other people and had no issues with it later? Aside from that, I did like the different approach from how zombies are usually depicted since in one scene we found out they could regenerate their limbs after consuming people. Adding on, one connection to Biology that I noticed was on page 52 with how Alastaire connected adrenaline to being what makes the zombies turn. Overall, I can’t see myself recommending this book to any of my friends but if I did, I’d make sure they are aware of the language and violence that is in this book.
This book wasn’t to my taste to say the least. Although I was hooked at first, it just got excessive with the amount of vulgar language that was used and some parts of the book were filler that I didn’t really care too much about. There were some parts at least that I did like and it was mostly the bits where Cass was giving more background information on her powers and ominous stories about her bosses and such. The one thing that bothered me the most about this book is that Jake and Amanda were mainly chill about the way they just ate other people and had no issues with it later? Aside from that, I did like the different approach from how zombies are usually depicted since in one scene we found out they could regenerate their limbs after consuming people. Adding on, one connection to Biology that I noticed was on page 52 with how Alastaire connected adrenaline to being what makes the zombies turn. Overall, I can’t see myself recommending this book to any of my friends but if I did, I’d make sure they are aware of the language and violence that is in this book.
March 8, 2019
I promised myself I was going to get back to reading. Every time I opened a book, I would get twenty or so pages in, and anxiety would set in. Am I reading the right book? Should I be reading something to do with bettering my career? How about something self help related, Ways To Deal With Uncontrollable Anxiety for instance? So yesterday, out of complete frustration, I grabbed a book of my shelf and set a timer for 20 minutes. I read the entire book in 24 hours. That was this book. It was so fun and fast paced, I didn’t have time to think or worry. I turned the timer off and just kept going. Of course work got in the way (stupid reality), but as soon as I got home I was reading again. I couldn’t put this book down. I’m not going to give you a synopsis because you can find that anywhere. But I will say if you like funny books with pop culture references and some bloody guts, you should check this out.
July 15, 2017
Eat, Brains, Love seemed like a fun and interesting zombie story. And it was. It was interesting with the idea of the zombie virus being a sort of STD, and that the government had it completely under wraps and hidden; as well as the fact that if a zombie ate, it reverted back to it's human state....so thinking and reasoning were possible....it is only a hungry shambling mess when it's starving. It was a bit unexpected that the government agent was a teenaged girl with psychic powers and that she somehow bonded with a particular zombie. It was a bit cliche (but acceptable) that the two zombies focused on in the story were the outcast and the pretty girl and that they would somehow start to fall for each other. All in all, lots of fascinating twists to the zombie mythos; but a story that was a bit....expected nonetheless.
December 6, 2017
Fuck this book for ending on a cliffhanger. I have no problem with a book that sets up its own sequel or leaves some plot lines unsolved for the sake of the second book, but this book essentially just stops in the middle of the story. It's such a turnoff because it basically means the author didn't have enough faith in his story to believe that people would continue reading without a cliffhanger. For me, it just guarantees that I won't continue reading because I can never be assured of an ending.
As for the actual story, it was fine. There was some misogyny in Jake's portions of the story that almost made me stop reading but I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt because I figure there probably is a fair amount of misogyny going on in a 17 year old boy's head at any given time.
As for the actual story, it was fine. There was some misogyny in Jake's portions of the story that almost made me stop reading but I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt because I figure there probably is a fair amount of misogyny going on in a 17 year old boy's head at any given time.
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