This novella was free as an audiobook on Audible, and even though it warned me that I should read the first story in the series first, I went ahead and picked it up... and felt it worked perfectly fine as its own story. In the vein of The Walking Dead and The Last of Us, though with a more positive outlook on humanity and its perseverance, So Long, Lollipops follows Peter's journey to reunite with his zombie apocalypse family after selflessly attempting to sacrifice himself to save said family. His journey doesn't take him far, but when your facing off with hungry zombies and desperate men, meters can seem like miles and miles, well, they can seem like forever.
Well written, well characterized, and well plotted, this one is worth a listen. The protagonist has grown off-page and continues to grow on-page, one worth following. These elements are what separate it from otherwise typical zombie action.