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Flirting With Death: Surviving The Infected
Jim thought he had everything a man could ever want. A job, an apartment and a girlfriend, Janie, who he was working on getting back. But then, tragedy struck. After her funeral, Jim travels to northern Michigan to decompress and deal with his feelings in a rustic log cabin owned by his deceased girlfriend's family.Not only is the cabin off the grid, it is a place of peace and solitude; that is, until the Ebola virus is unleashed upon the USA. In a panic, the CDC and the FDA release a vaccine that's only just started testing...Now the infected roam the world, and even in northern Michigan, Jim isn't safe. He eagerly awaits Janie's family to join him; preppers who may be the key to his survival - and the only family he has left.In a world of the infected, can he carve out a slice of safety and sanity?
- GenresZombies
237 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 31, 2014
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June 13, 2019
After the death of his estranged pregnant girfriend, spending time alone at her family cabin is just what Jim needs. While he is there, he is disturbed by panic buying in the town and rumours of an Ebola based virus outbreak in Los Angeles. Reports from Janie's family indicate that the cure for the virus has caused a zombie apocalypse and they are trying to get to the cabin and safety. Jim has rescued Claire and her son Justin and all they can do is wait at the cabin and avoid the zombies.
This was a bit bog standard and the focus was more on the relationships between the characters than the zombies or the Ebola virus. There was a lot about Jim's doomed relationship with his dead girlfriend and him feeling sorry for himself for her dying when he wanted her back. Well it was his own fault for accusing her of having an affair with a lecturer and not trusting her when she denied it. The irony about Jim is that shortly after reaching the cabin he develops two possible interests in Claire, the woman that he rescues, and Janie's sister Sarah. So much for him mourning his lost love when he's hooking up so soon after her death! Quite why all the woman loved Jim is kind of beyond me as he wasn't very smart and was clueless about survival compared to the women. We had Claire and Sarah competing for his attention, which dominated this novella and overshadowed the zombies, which felt more like a random background threat through most of the book.
The love angst I felt was too much and there lacked chemistry or any real point to it as far as I saw. It felt forced and was pretty dull. I wanted to see more about the Ebola outbreak and the virus cure turning people into zombies. I wanted more zombies and less relationship angst. It overall feels like a bit of a missed opportunity with good ideas being left a bit vague and underdeveloped.
2.5 star.
This was a bit bog standard and the focus was more on the relationships between the characters than the zombies or the Ebola virus. There was a lot about Jim's doomed relationship with his dead girlfriend and him feeling sorry for himself for her dying when he wanted her back. Well it was his own fault for accusing her of having an affair with a lecturer and not trusting her when she denied it. The irony about Jim is that shortly after reaching the cabin he develops two possible interests in Claire, the woman that he rescues, and Janie's sister Sarah. So much for him mourning his lost love when he's hooking up so soon after her death! Quite why all the woman loved Jim is kind of beyond me as he wasn't very smart and was clueless about survival compared to the women. We had Claire and Sarah competing for his attention, which dominated this novella and overshadowed the zombies, which felt more like a random background threat through most of the book.
The love angst I felt was too much and there lacked chemistry or any real point to it as far as I saw. It felt forced and was pretty dull. I wanted to see more about the Ebola outbreak and the virus cure turning people into zombies. I wanted more zombies and less relationship angst. It overall feels like a bit of a missed opportunity with good ideas being left a bit vague and underdeveloped.
2.5 star.
February 29, 2016
Enjoyable read! Every day people surviving zombie crisis!
February 15, 2018
Fast, but good
This story felt rushed! It took you from one situation to another, in one breath. I still enjoyed it, but I wanted more. I was surprised Claire went crazy. If you stop and think about it, why don't more people.
This story felt rushed! It took you from one situation to another, in one breath. I still enjoyed it, but I wanted more. I was surprised Claire went crazy. If you stop and think about it, why don't more people.
October 20, 2017
A little short, but still good. Well developed characters, nice pace, good story structure.
March 2, 2018
A very good zombie book! I enjoyed it very much!
November 21, 2019
Perhaps the most powerful, most emotional beginnings of any book in this or any other genre. Good solid read.
June 23, 2016
Another Craven great
Doesn't matter what he writes its always good. I believe in the very near future this writer will receive the wonderful accolades he deserves. I see screenplay's in the future. Wish it were me with the money to have em made
Doesn't matter what he writes its always good. I believe in the very near future this writer will receive the wonderful accolades he deserves. I see screenplay's in the future. Wish it were me with the money to have em made
June 30, 2015
Great Read!
Loved the book. Plenty of action with"normal" people, not the superhero types. The characters were all very relatable and interesting, and pulled me into the story.
Loved the book. Plenty of action with"normal" people, not the superhero types. The characters were all very relatable and interesting, and pulled me into the story.
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