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Kellie's Diary #1-3
Kellie's Diary Decay of Innocence
A series of diary entries through the eyes of a little girl as she tries to survive the end of the world.
"Surrealistic and haunting, this story gets under the skin like a virulent infection... Jenner's slightly twisted yet subtle narrative as seen through Kellie's innocent eyes is compelling..." - George Wier, Mystery Author
"Be prepared... it is quite sad seeing all the death and destruction through a child's eyes, but I'm telling you it is worth it in the end." - Blood, Sweat & Books
"The simple style this story is presented in sometimes tricks you into taking it at face value; but it's the reading between the lines that gives you the full sense of horror in the world around the main character." - Amazon Reviewer "zombie"
This book is entirely from the viewpoint of a little girl writing to her diary. You meet Kellie, a bright and inquisitive young girl living the typical suburban life with her family; she goes to school, complains about lunch, and thinks boys are gross. She also writes daily entries into her diary, whom she calls "Barbie." However, her world is turned upside down when a strange illness takes over the city. During a massive outbreak, Kellie finds herself completely alone and stranded at school. She must find her way out and figure out how to get home, braving the dangers of the "monsters" that have taken over... all the while telling "Barbie" what is going on and what she's thinking.
Follow Kellie's journey as she ventures out into the world, braving dangers of all kinds, both natural and unnatural, expected and surprising. She must learn to survive based on her own wits, and she will also learn which instincts she should trust.
This is the novel version of the best-selling horror and zombie graphic novel series, with a lot of additional content not in the graphic novels. It includes "Sarah's Despair," "Dr. Crane," and more.
"Surrealistic and haunting, this story gets under the skin like a virulent infection... Jenner's slightly twisted yet subtle narrative as seen through Kellie's innocent eyes is compelling..." - George Wier, Mystery Author
"Be prepared... it is quite sad seeing all the death and destruction through a child's eyes, but I'm telling you it is worth it in the end." - Blood, Sweat & Books
"The simple style this story is presented in sometimes tricks you into taking it at face value; but it's the reading between the lines that gives you the full sense of horror in the world around the main character." - Amazon Reviewer "zombie"
This book is entirely from the viewpoint of a little girl writing to her diary. You meet Kellie, a bright and inquisitive young girl living the typical suburban life with her family; she goes to school, complains about lunch, and thinks boys are gross. She also writes daily entries into her diary, whom she calls "Barbie." However, her world is turned upside down when a strange illness takes over the city. During a massive outbreak, Kellie finds herself completely alone and stranded at school. She must find her way out and figure out how to get home, braving the dangers of the "monsters" that have taken over... all the while telling "Barbie" what is going on and what she's thinking.
Follow Kellie's journey as she ventures out into the world, braving dangers of all kinds, both natural and unnatural, expected and surprising. She must learn to survive based on her own wits, and she will also learn which instincts she should trust.
This is the novel version of the best-selling horror and zombie graphic novel series, with a lot of additional content not in the graphic novels. It includes "Sarah's Despair," "Dr. Crane," and more.
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First published October 4, 2013
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October 24, 2015
Growing up during the zombie apocalypse
I think God took all the good people away. If there is a God. I'm not so sure anymore. Wait, will I go to hell for thinking that way?
-- Decay of Innocence
When the Dead walk the Earth, the REAL demons emerge...
-- Death of Innocence
First, I need to point out that these books were originally published as 6 separate graphic novels, Kellie's Diary #1-6. Then they were published as two compilations. Kellie's Diary - Decay of Innocence (Kellie's Diary #1-3) and Kellie's Diary - Death of Innocence (Kellie's Diary #4-6). I was confused about this and ended up buying Kellie's Diary #2 after reading Decay of Innocence. When I started reading, I was like, wait I already read this.. I eventually figured it out. Looking back, I don't know what confused me so much.
Decay of Innocence starts off in January of 1993. At the start of the book, Kellie is 9-years old and she is living a fairly normal life. Gradually, we hear that more and more people are getting sick. By Chapter 5, we realize that something is terribly wrong. Kellie is stuck by herself at school and trying to escape the zombies.
Kellie is very smart and resourceful, even though she doesn't seem to know anything about zombies. Her first goal is to get to her house. Once there, when she doesn't find her family, her goal is to get to Oregon (to where her grandfather lives). She is hoping to find someone from her family alive.
Throughout the series, Kellie is very strong and does what she needs to in order to survive. She protects those she loves and tries to protect herself as well. She meets many people along the way, some good and some bad. And it seems like the zombies are not the worst thing left in this scary world.
I enjoyed this series very much. I started reading the Decay of Innocence during the Readathon last Saturday and when I finished, I immediately bought Death of Innocence and kept going. It was hard to read about the abuse Kellie suffered. No child should be forced to deal with such evil. It was interesting to read about the zombie apocalypse from a child's point of view (a child who manages to survive on her own for quite a while).
Recommended to:
Fans of graphic novels and apocalyptic stories. This is definitely an adult book. There is a lot of graphic violence including child abuse and sexual abuse.
I think God took all the good people away. If there is a God. I'm not so sure anymore. Wait, will I go to hell for thinking that way?
-- Decay of Innocence
When the Dead walk the Earth, the REAL demons emerge...
-- Death of Innocence
First, I need to point out that these books were originally published as 6 separate graphic novels, Kellie's Diary #1-6. Then they were published as two compilations. Kellie's Diary - Decay of Innocence (Kellie's Diary #1-3) and Kellie's Diary - Death of Innocence (Kellie's Diary #4-6). I was confused about this and ended up buying Kellie's Diary #2 after reading Decay of Innocence. When I started reading, I was like, wait I already read this.. I eventually figured it out. Looking back, I don't know what confused me so much.
Decay of Innocence starts off in January of 1993. At the start of the book, Kellie is 9-years old and she is living a fairly normal life. Gradually, we hear that more and more people are getting sick. By Chapter 5, we realize that something is terribly wrong. Kellie is stuck by herself at school and trying to escape the zombies.
Kellie is very smart and resourceful, even though she doesn't seem to know anything about zombies. Her first goal is to get to her house. Once there, when she doesn't find her family, her goal is to get to Oregon (to where her grandfather lives). She is hoping to find someone from her family alive.
Throughout the series, Kellie is very strong and does what she needs to in order to survive. She protects those she loves and tries to protect herself as well. She meets many people along the way, some good and some bad. And it seems like the zombies are not the worst thing left in this scary world.
I enjoyed this series very much. I started reading the Decay of Innocence during the Readathon last Saturday and when I finished, I immediately bought Death of Innocence and kept going. It was hard to read about the abuse Kellie suffered. No child should be forced to deal with such evil. It was interesting to read about the zombie apocalypse from a child's point of view (a child who manages to survive on her own for quite a while).
Recommended to:
Fans of graphic novels and apocalyptic stories. This is definitely an adult book. There is a lot of graphic violence including child abuse and sexual abuse.
February 2, 2014
Kellie's Diary Parts 1-3 + Extras
(Caution: Minor spoilers ahead! Also, trigger warning for rape.)
After a brief stay with her grandfather in Oregon, nine-year-old Kellie has just been reunited with her family in Austin, Texas when all hell breaks loose. The dead begin rising, only to feast on the living - and poor Kellie finds herself all alone. Well, almost. As she traverses the West Coast in search of her parents and two younger sisters, her diary "Barbie" proves a constant and dependable companion. In between Barbie's covers, Kellie documents the horrors she witnesses.
Currently the Kellie's Diary series spans four books, with parts 1 through 3 collected in Kellie's Diary: Decay of Innocence. There are also a few "extras," including a preview of a related upcoming series, Survival Chronicles:
Kellie's Diary, Part 1 - The dead begin rising right in the middle of Kellie's third-grade class. When a seemingly deranged man bursts through the classroom window and mauls the substitute teacher, Kellie flees into the bathroom. Once the chaos subsides, she makes the long and terrifying trek back to her home - only to find it empty. (January 18 through January 25, 1993)
Kellie's Diary, Part 2 - A year older and an apocalypse wiser, Kellie has spent months researching and planning a journey (back) to her grandfather's farm, where she believes she might find her parents and sisters. In California, her plans are thrown into disarray when she crosses paths with the evil Dr. Crane. Aided by a horde of zombies, Kellie manages to escape her captor - only to stumble onto a camp of survivors (and into the sights of their rifles). (December 4, 1993 through January 9, 1994)
Kellie's Diary, Part 3 - Reunited with her younger sister, Lydia, Kellie has all but resigned herself to the fact that the rest of her family is dead. She and Lydia live a (mostly) peaceful existence in the camp, where they're cared for by Sarah, an adoptive mother of sorts. Haunted by memories of Dr. Crane in the form of "Bag Man," the walking dead remain a constant - if sometimes underappreciated - threat. That is, until the day they finally manage to breach the camp's defenses. Along with a few other refugees from the camp, the girls go on the run, only to find themselves aboard a train-bound community. While the citizens appear self-sufficient and welcoming enough, not everything is as it seems. For starters, why did two of its scavengers try to abduct Kellie and Lydia? (June 17 through ~June 22, 1995)
Sarah's Despair - The beginning of the end as told from Sarah's perspective. Also an Austin native, we learn how Sarah discovered Lydia and hitched up with the other founders of the California camp.
Dr. Crane - This extra introduces us to Kellie's tormentor, child psychiatrist-turned-sadist Dr. Crane. In what feels like one coincidence too many, we first meet Crane at the California camp, where he's just imprisoned, tortured, and killed two of the resident children. As the search party closes in on his trailer, Crane flees; ultimately he hitches a ride with an unsuspecting couple, landing at the mall in Junction where he'll later meet Kellie. Those unfortunate enough to encounter Crane become part of his sick experiments (the "rebuilding process"), which involve torturing survivors of the zombie plague in order to "cleave the weak." Thankfully, this short story doesn't elaborate on how Crane "tested" Kellie (though rape is heavily suggested in Parts 2 and 3).
The Downfall: Survival Chronicles #1 - This is a short look at a new series of "survival horror" that's only tangentially related to Kellie's Diary (in that they take place in the same universe). 18-year-old Brandon Williams is a down-on-his-luck orphan working a crappy construction job in order to support his 13-year-old sister Danielle. He's on the job in Dallas when the apocalypse comes a-knockin'. On his way home to his sister, Brandon is bit and infected; he begins to turn right there on his front steps. And then...blackness. Brandon dies, but wakes up in a lab reborn. Neither human nor zombie, but something new. Do you remember the day you died?
Although the first installment of Kellie's Diary starts out rather slow, the action does pick up as the story progresses. The plot also becomes a bit darker - though not quite as bleak as I'd expected, based on some of the other reviews. (Rape is a common theme in dystopian fiction, and thankfully Kellie's assault at the hands of Dr. Crane is alluded to rather than described in detail.)
While the authors approach the zombie genre using a unique perspective (through the eyes of a young girl) and format (a diary), there's not a whole lot here to distinguish the plot from other zombie stories. (In particular, the debate abOut whether or not the camp's children should be armed reminded me of similar arguments on The Walking Dead, with Sarah standing in as Kellie's Diary's Carol; and the setting is evocative of Rhiannon Frater's The First Days: As the World Dies.)
It's a readable enough story, and I plan on downloading Part 4 if only to find out how things go sideways with the train people (as they inevitably will), but I probably won't keep up after that. My book pile's already too big as it is.
Something else to note: while the individual installments are presented in a handwriting font, complete with faux college-ruled, water-stained notebook pages, the collection looks more like a regular book, complete with a less flowery font. What the collection lacks in charm and authenticity it more than makes up for in readability: this format is much easier on the eyes.
Vaguely reminiscent of Warm Bodies, The Downfall: Survival Chronicles #1 looks promising as well (though I could do without all the gendered slurs - that is, unless we're supposed to dislike Brandon, in which case have at it!); I guess we'll have to see where it goes from here.
3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 on Amazon. While an improvement over Part 1, I still feel like the series could use a little extra something to set it apart from the thousands of other zombie stories out there.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2014/02/07/...
(Caution: Minor spoilers ahead! Also, trigger warning for rape.)
After a brief stay with her grandfather in Oregon, nine-year-old Kellie has just been reunited with her family in Austin, Texas when all hell breaks loose. The dead begin rising, only to feast on the living - and poor Kellie finds herself all alone. Well, almost. As she traverses the West Coast in search of her parents and two younger sisters, her diary "Barbie" proves a constant and dependable companion. In between Barbie's covers, Kellie documents the horrors she witnesses.
Currently the Kellie's Diary series spans four books, with parts 1 through 3 collected in Kellie's Diary: Decay of Innocence. There are also a few "extras," including a preview of a related upcoming series, Survival Chronicles:
Kellie's Diary, Part 1 - The dead begin rising right in the middle of Kellie's third-grade class. When a seemingly deranged man bursts through the classroom window and mauls the substitute teacher, Kellie flees into the bathroom. Once the chaos subsides, she makes the long and terrifying trek back to her home - only to find it empty. (January 18 through January 25, 1993)
Kellie's Diary, Part 2 - A year older and an apocalypse wiser, Kellie has spent months researching and planning a journey (back) to her grandfather's farm, where she believes she might find her parents and sisters. In California, her plans are thrown into disarray when she crosses paths with the evil Dr. Crane. Aided by a horde of zombies, Kellie manages to escape her captor - only to stumble onto a camp of survivors (and into the sights of their rifles). (December 4, 1993 through January 9, 1994)
Kellie's Diary, Part 3 - Reunited with her younger sister, Lydia, Kellie has all but resigned herself to the fact that the rest of her family is dead. She and Lydia live a (mostly) peaceful existence in the camp, where they're cared for by Sarah, an adoptive mother of sorts. Haunted by memories of Dr. Crane in the form of "Bag Man," the walking dead remain a constant - if sometimes underappreciated - threat. That is, until the day they finally manage to breach the camp's defenses. Along with a few other refugees from the camp, the girls go on the run, only to find themselves aboard a train-bound community. While the citizens appear self-sufficient and welcoming enough, not everything is as it seems. For starters, why did two of its scavengers try to abduct Kellie and Lydia? (June 17 through ~June 22, 1995)
Sarah's Despair - The beginning of the end as told from Sarah's perspective. Also an Austin native, we learn how Sarah discovered Lydia and hitched up with the other founders of the California camp.
Dr. Crane - This extra introduces us to Kellie's tormentor, child psychiatrist-turned-sadist Dr. Crane. In what feels like one coincidence too many, we first meet Crane at the California camp, where he's just imprisoned, tortured, and killed two of the resident children. As the search party closes in on his trailer, Crane flees; ultimately he hitches a ride with an unsuspecting couple, landing at the mall in Junction where he'll later meet Kellie. Those unfortunate enough to encounter Crane become part of his sick experiments (the "rebuilding process"), which involve torturing survivors of the zombie plague in order to "cleave the weak." Thankfully, this short story doesn't elaborate on how Crane "tested" Kellie (though rape is heavily suggested in Parts 2 and 3).
The Downfall: Survival Chronicles #1 - This is a short look at a new series of "survival horror" that's only tangentially related to Kellie's Diary (in that they take place in the same universe). 18-year-old Brandon Williams is a down-on-his-luck orphan working a crappy construction job in order to support his 13-year-old sister Danielle. He's on the job in Dallas when the apocalypse comes a-knockin'. On his way home to his sister, Brandon is bit and infected; he begins to turn right there on his front steps. And then...blackness. Brandon dies, but wakes up in a lab reborn. Neither human nor zombie, but something new. Do you remember the day you died?
Although the first installment of Kellie's Diary starts out rather slow, the action does pick up as the story progresses. The plot also becomes a bit darker - though not quite as bleak as I'd expected, based on some of the other reviews. (Rape is a common theme in dystopian fiction, and thankfully Kellie's assault at the hands of Dr. Crane is alluded to rather than described in detail.)
While the authors approach the zombie genre using a unique perspective (through the eyes of a young girl) and format (a diary), there's not a whole lot here to distinguish the plot from other zombie stories. (In particular, the debate abOut whether or not the camp's children should be armed reminded me of similar arguments on The Walking Dead, with Sarah standing in as Kellie's Diary's Carol; and the setting is evocative of Rhiannon Frater's The First Days: As the World Dies.)
It's a readable enough story, and I plan on downloading Part 4 if only to find out how things go sideways with the train people (as they inevitably will), but I probably won't keep up after that. My book pile's already too big as it is.
Something else to note: while the individual installments are presented in a handwriting font, complete with faux college-ruled, water-stained notebook pages, the collection looks more like a regular book, complete with a less flowery font. What the collection lacks in charm and authenticity it more than makes up for in readability: this format is much easier on the eyes.
Vaguely reminiscent of Warm Bodies, The Downfall: Survival Chronicles #1 looks promising as well (though I could do without all the gendered slurs - that is, unless we're supposed to dislike Brandon, in which case have at it!); I guess we'll have to see where it goes from here.
3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 on Amazon. While an improvement over Part 1, I still feel like the series could use a little extra something to set it apart from the thousands of other zombie stories out there.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2014/02/07/...
July 15, 2016
Kellie is a young girl who finds herself on her own during the zombie apocalypse. This is her own story as she records the events in her diary.
I am burning out on zombie stories. They all seem so similar. Zombies breakout for whatever reason. A few people manage to survive usually because they knew someone that gave they survivalist training (and yet the actual survivalist usually doesn't survive). They find a few other survivors. They run across a group of crazed rapists that have banded together into a rough army (and prove that humans are the worst monster). (For some reason, there has never been an army of crazed women that make all of the men they encounter into slaves.) The main character makes it through all the challenges but loses friends and loves in almost every encounter. There never seems to be an end as the series is continued as long ass it makes money and then just stops when it quits making money.
This serial seemed to be taking a diferent approach. With the main character only being 10 years old at the start, you didn't have someone capable of fighting zombies. So how she was going to survive was going to have be something new. I actually found the first part for free. I tried it and enjoyed it so went ahead and bought the first 2 omnibus editions. (This is parts 1-3 plus a few extras.) Unfortunately part 2 started a downhill slide to your typical zombie tale, with a little extra creepiness. The second part has kellie meeting a pervert that abuses her. While there are no details (thankfully), it was the start of a common theme of child abuse in the stories. The third part has Kellie joining some other survivors including her younger sister. Naturally, Kellie starts to learn how to fight zombies since a few years have passed. Since she is a teenager now, she is also rebellious and ends up disobeying. This is both good and bad as it gets her in zombie trouble but not as much as the camp which is wiped out by a massive group of zombies. The third part ends with a few survivors joining a train full of survirors which may not be as safe haven for them.
What started as a fresh take on zombies quickly dissolved into your typical zombie tale with child abuse thrown in for extra creepiness. I still liked the characters enough to read the second omnibus (especially since I had already bought it. At this point, I would give the omnibus 3.5 stars but with resevations.
I am burning out on zombie stories. They all seem so similar. Zombies breakout for whatever reason. A few people manage to survive usually because they knew someone that gave they survivalist training (and yet the actual survivalist usually doesn't survive). They find a few other survivors. They run across a group of crazed rapists that have banded together into a rough army (and prove that humans are the worst monster). (For some reason, there has never been an army of crazed women that make all of the men they encounter into slaves.) The main character makes it through all the challenges but loses friends and loves in almost every encounter. There never seems to be an end as the series is continued as long ass it makes money and then just stops when it quits making money.
This serial seemed to be taking a diferent approach. With the main character only being 10 years old at the start, you didn't have someone capable of fighting zombies. So how she was going to survive was going to have be something new. I actually found the first part for free. I tried it and enjoyed it so went ahead and bought the first 2 omnibus editions. (This is parts 1-3 plus a few extras.) Unfortunately part 2 started a downhill slide to your typical zombie tale, with a little extra creepiness. The second part has kellie meeting a pervert that abuses her. While there are no details (thankfully), it was the start of a common theme of child abuse in the stories. The third part has Kellie joining some other survivors including her younger sister. Naturally, Kellie starts to learn how to fight zombies since a few years have passed. Since she is a teenager now, she is also rebellious and ends up disobeying. This is both good and bad as it gets her in zombie trouble but not as much as the camp which is wiped out by a massive group of zombies. The third part ends with a few survivors joining a train full of survirors which may not be as safe haven for them.
What started as a fresh take on zombies quickly dissolved into your typical zombie tale with child abuse thrown in for extra creepiness. I still liked the characters enough to read the second omnibus (especially since I had already bought it. At this point, I would give the omnibus 3.5 stars but with resevations.
August 12, 2015
I was drawn to this book based on the synopsis; the idea of a young child surviving the zombie apocalypse. However, BEWARE SPOILERS FOLLOW, this is more a story of child abuse. It's not described detail by detail but you get the idea as you keep reading and Kellie reveals more and more. I had trouble keeping my attention on the book as I was reading, it was a bit more vague than I cared for. It's very dark and sad. Although it is told in Kellie's own words, I can't help but feel that blocks of time were missing. I get that she didn't write to Barbie everyday but it felt as though it jumped several months/years and because it doesn't keep you from being distracted while reading I ended up feeling rather lost. It's not a shelf keeper, for me, and I won't read the third set of diaries when they come out. This volume is the best of the two released currently
June 10, 2023
a new perspective with depth and context
It’s a great story, Featuring a child as a main character and delving into individual stories of the people around her gives it depth and context.
It’s a great story, Featuring a child as a main character and delving into individual stories of the people around her gives it depth and context.
January 18, 2025
Overall Review: 4🌟
I downloaded this book as one of my "Want To Read" Goals books without realising that it was actually an omnibus of the first three books in the series with two additional short stories that were character backgrounds. So basically this was a reread x3 and 2 very interesting short stories. I'll list the ratings I gave the original 3 books plus what I essentially rated the two short stories.
●Kellie's Diary 1: 4 🌟
●Kellie's Diary 2: 4 🌟
●Kellie's Diary 3: 3 🌟
●Decay Of Innocence short stories 4 🌟
I downloaded this book as one of my "Want To Read" Goals books without realising that it was actually an omnibus of the first three books in the series with two additional short stories that were character backgrounds. So basically this was a reread x3 and 2 very interesting short stories. I'll list the ratings I gave the original 3 books plus what I essentially rated the two short stories.
●Kellie's Diary 1: 4 🌟
●Kellie's Diary 2: 4 🌟
●Kellie's Diary 3: 3 🌟
●Decay Of Innocence short stories 4 🌟
December 16, 2014
Kellie's Diary is the story of the zombie apocalypse told from the viewpoint of a girl around the age of 10 years old. This book includes Parts 1,2, and 3 of her story (Part 1 which I had already read) that reveal her losing her parents (and supposedly her sister) and a search to discover them all the while figuring out how to survive. During her search, she runs into a questionable man, Dr. Crane, that appears to want to help her but ends up abusing her and causing her to lose a bit of her innocence in the process. Once she escapes the clutches of Dr Crane she discovers a community of people that managed to create a life for themselves despite the existence of zombies (similar to The Walking Dead). Within the community, she actually finds her sister Lydia and learns she was saved by a community member, Sarah, during the beginning of the outbreak. The community encounters a few problems along the way, one the harsher ones being a fire set within the compound attracting a flood of zombies that overruns the community forcing them to flee.
A small band of people from the community join together, along with Kellie and her sister Lydia, to seek out supplies to live on and another place to reside safely. Upon checking out a store for food and water, the group runs into two men who appeared agreeable enough and revealed they had access to a train that was converted into a living environment that housed a whole community of people. Although the men seemed eager enough to reveal the existence of the train, they refused the small party admittance onto the train. Anger developed, and for whatever reason the two men decided to attempt to kidnap the two young girls, proving pointless because it just got them shot in the head.
This portion of her diary ended with the smaller party racing to the location of the train, and trying to obtain access to boarding the train. Although the leader was ambivalent, with a horde of zombies right on the groups tail there wasn't too much to be done apart from taking the group on board and figuring out what to do with them afterward.
Although the writing from the perspective of a child can become tiring, the action included keeps the reader engaged to want to find out what happens next. There were many portions of the diary that would actually be better as a short film, or a mini series simply because seeing would be a little more captivating then reading.
The author also opted to include two short stories expanding on the lives of two characters: Sarah (the caretaker of Kellie and Lydia), and Dr. Crane (the manic child psychologist that abuses Kellie). Both stories help add a lot to Kellie's Diary entries by providing a sense of what happened before they met Kellie as well as how all the characters are intertwined with one another.
Definitely an interesting zombie adventure.
A small band of people from the community join together, along with Kellie and her sister Lydia, to seek out supplies to live on and another place to reside safely. Upon checking out a store for food and water, the group runs into two men who appeared agreeable enough and revealed they had access to a train that was converted into a living environment that housed a whole community of people. Although the men seemed eager enough to reveal the existence of the train, they refused the small party admittance onto the train. Anger developed, and for whatever reason the two men decided to attempt to kidnap the two young girls, proving pointless because it just got them shot in the head.
This portion of her diary ended with the smaller party racing to the location of the train, and trying to obtain access to boarding the train. Although the leader was ambivalent, with a horde of zombies right on the groups tail there wasn't too much to be done apart from taking the group on board and figuring out what to do with them afterward.
Although the writing from the perspective of a child can become tiring, the action included keeps the reader engaged to want to find out what happens next. There were many portions of the diary that would actually be better as a short film, or a mini series simply because seeing would be a little more captivating then reading.
The author also opted to include two short stories expanding on the lives of two characters: Sarah (the caretaker of Kellie and Lydia), and Dr. Crane (the manic child psychologist that abuses Kellie). Both stories help add a lot to Kellie's Diary entries by providing a sense of what happened before they met Kellie as well as how all the characters are intertwined with one another.
Definitely an interesting zombie adventure.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 11, 2019
This is the novelized version of the graphic novel... The graphic novel didn't have any art, just pictures of the diary entries which was hard to read.
The story itself is pretty good. It's definitely a quick read. I'll definitely finish the series.
The story itself is pretty good. It's definitely a quick read. I'll definitely finish the series.
June 19, 2014
A horrifying series of journal entries written by an innocent little girl surviving a zombie apocalypse...
The horrifying world Kellie now lives in has certainly decayed the innocence within her.
This series has kept me on the edge of my seat.Each chapter and new event that passes, you find Kellie in a different state of mind.The different twists and turns are so unexpected .
Mr. Jenner has away of making the reader loves, and relates to the characters. while reading this book , I was not only imagining the scene , I was living it with all its horror, as one of the characters. I really recommend this series.
I can`t wait to read the next book .
The horrifying world Kellie now lives in has certainly decayed the innocence within her.
This series has kept me on the edge of my seat.Each chapter and new event that passes, you find Kellie in a different state of mind.The different twists and turns are so unexpected .
Mr. Jenner has away of making the reader loves, and relates to the characters. while reading this book , I was not only imagining the scene , I was living it with all its horror, as one of the characters. I really recommend this series.
I can`t wait to read the next book .
July 4, 2014
Fight to survive
I'm really enjoying this story as it happens through the mind of a child and how they react to the bad situation and continue to fight on.The two prequel short story were a nice addition and I'm excited to finish the series.
I'm really enjoying this story as it happens through the mind of a child and how they react to the bad situation and continue to fight on.The two prequel short story were a nice addition and I'm excited to finish the series.
February 17, 2016
Although I am a huge fan of this type of book, this one was lack luster for me. I wish they had reworked it before publishing, it has the makings of a good story... just not there yet. For ME anyways.
December 5, 2013
I loved Kellie's parts of the book (the third part was the reason I bought the book), and Sara's part was ok, but I really hated Dr. Crane's part, and Downfall was plain weird.
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