Liam and Pierce gave me some serious Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil vibes, and I was totally digging it. The first time I saw that movie, I loved everything about the characters. They are goofy and real. They are relatable and the type of people you could run across just about anywhere. That is exactly how Liam and Pierce were portrayed in this story- totally likable "real" characters. I think one thing that West did very well in this novella was the well thought out characterization which really created a sense of immersion in the story. You could feel yourself riding in the plumbers' van right along with them to their next job. The humorous banter between the two sometimes had me giggling to myself, and Pierce especially had some awesome lines that helped to keep the light mood of this horror/comedy.
As the story plays out, we learn that Liam and Pierce are two normal guys who lead relatively mundane lives as plumbers, except this particular day turns out to be far from mundane. The men take on a job in one of the parts of town that has been overridden with "the crud." In other words, there are zombies crawling around this part of town. The job starts off easy enough, until the men hear some strange sounds like the husband of the house may be distressed in a room adjoining the upstairs bath. Then....all hell breaks loose and the story goes from 50 to 100 in a matter of pages.
It's rare that you get a zombie apocalypse story quite like this one. I love a good zombie story, and when you throw in some humor and witty banter, it just seals the deal. The only downfall for me was that I actually wanted more zombies! Through much of the book, we get a lot of build up and background building for the relationship between Liam and Pierce. I feel that this background building may have been done in hopes of providing more installments of this unlikely zombie fighting duo? Well, at least those are my hopes. :) I recommend that you pick this one up if you're down for a fast paced zom-com, and let's be real, who wouldn't be down for a zom-com?
**Thanks to Terry M. West for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.**