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Roads Less Traveled #1
The Plan
Ask yourself this; If the dead rise tomorrow, are you ready? Do you have a plan? The dead rose, and the living quickly realized that Hollywood-style tactics were the quickest way to find yourself one of the walking dead.
Kasey, a strong-willed loner from West Virginia, and Ben, a college student from Pennsylvania, have shared an unlikely friendship over the years. And their bond is stretched to its limits when society collapses under a tide of zombies. But Kasey has something she likes to call The Zombie Plan. While Ben sets out for West Virginia, taking with him a ragtag group of friends, Kasey prepares for their long-term stand against the deadheads at her home in the mountains.
But every plan has its weaknesses, and the youths are unaware that a freight train of tragedy is bearing down on them all. In the darkness that follows, Kasey's Plan slowly unravels; friends lost, family taken, their stronghold reduced to ashes.
Kasey, a strong-willed loner from West Virginia, and Ben, a college student from Pennsylvania, have shared an unlikely friendship over the years. And their bond is stretched to its limits when society collapses under a tide of zombies. But Kasey has something she likes to call The Zombie Plan. While Ben sets out for West Virginia, taking with him a ragtag group of friends, Kasey prepares for their long-term stand against the deadheads at her home in the mountains.
But every plan has its weaknesses, and the youths are unaware that a freight train of tragedy is bearing down on them all. In the darkness that follows, Kasey's Plan slowly unravels; friends lost, family taken, their stronghold reduced to ashes.
237 pages, Paperback
First published August 24, 2011
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C. Dulaney
13 books25 followersBesides being an avid reader, I'm the author of the Roads Less Traveled series: The Plan, Murphy's Law, Shades of Gray, Phoenix, and End of the Road.
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December 6, 2012
DNF. One dimensional unlikable characters that constantly make stupid decisions that put them in danger, coupled with immature, bland dialogue. I hope they ALL got eaten by the zombies.
February 24, 2015
This book is called The Plan because the characters have supposedly "planned" for the zombie apocalypse for a long time. They even met others on a chat forum somewhere and shared their plan, modified it so they could all get together when it all happens. Sounds good, right?
Would your plan include traveling hundreds of miles through parts of the country you've never seen to move in with someone you've never met in person? Would you make sure to have only 100 bullets for each of the 4 rifles of varying caliber that you own? Would it include NOT getting to know your neighbors well enough to lean on each other for support and protection? Would you make sure to by property located only a few miles from the county prison? If you answered yes to any of the above then your plan sucks as bad as the idiots' in this book and you will either be eaten by zombies, kidnapped by rapists or, if you are lucky, both.
2 stars because it was written well enough to finish even with the incredibly stupid characters.
Would your plan include traveling hundreds of miles through parts of the country you've never seen to move in with someone you've never met in person? Would you make sure to have only 100 bullets for each of the 4 rifles of varying caliber that you own? Would it include NOT getting to know your neighbors well enough to lean on each other for support and protection? Would you make sure to by property located only a few miles from the county prison? If you answered yes to any of the above then your plan sucks as bad as the idiots' in this book and you will either be eaten by zombies, kidnapped by rapists or, if you are lucky, both.
2 stars because it was written well enough to finish even with the incredibly stupid characters.
February 6, 2013
Generic zombie book with generic scenarios and generic non-character characters. It was a quick and easy read, sure, but the characters were so bland that it was difficult to care, empathize, or root for any of them. I guess it had a decent body count, but, then again, that's pretty par for the course for a zombie story.
May 22, 2012
This is the 1st book in a good while where I actually finished the book and wanted to go right back to the beginning and read it all over again. If it hadnt been 4:30am when I finished reading, I just might have done that.
There were a few things that bothered me. I am going to go and re-read just to make sure I didnt read so fast that I missed some stuff. I have no idea what some of these people look like, or how old they are. I know that most of Jake and Ben's crew is in college, and that Zack is a little older than Jake. Also that Zack is taller than Jake's 5'5. Ok how old is Kasey? I assume she is older than the others since she has a job and her own house and such. We need some more descriptions of characters. This and the fact that there was no romance was the reason I docked a star. There was everything you needed to throw us a little side action with characters and we didnt even get a kiss out of it.
It was slow going for a while. Yeah there was some Zombie action, but it was kinda hard to get into it till everyone came together at Kasey's house.
Kasey and Ben met on the internet and became friends. Kasey is a recluse, she prefers solitude and doesnt have many friends. They put together a Zombie Plan incase the zombie apocalypse actually happened. Ben's friend Jake was eventually brought into the plan. Ben and Jake would leave college together, pick up Jake's grandparents, and meet up at Kasey's house. As always plans seem to change last minute, so they had some extras along for the ride.
I like the personality of the people in this book. Most of them meshed well, and tried hard to make the best of the situation. You always have your bad apple of the bunch and in this book it would be Kyra. I would just like to say this to Kyra, Karma is a bitch.
As if the zombie apocalypse wasnt hard enough dealing with the undead, you get your criminal aspect as well. Not all humans are good, the the people in this book learn this the hard way. The convicts from a nearby prison have broken out and started raiding houses killing men and kidnapping the women.
Overall I really enjoyed this book, and I hope I am right in assuming there will be a sequel.
Will I recommend the book? Yes!
Will I read it again? Yes!
Will I read the next book in series? Absolutly!
There were a few things that bothered me. I am going to go and re-read just to make sure I didnt read so fast that I missed some stuff. I have no idea what some of these people look like, or how old they are. I know that most of Jake and Ben's crew is in college, and that Zack is a little older than Jake. Also that Zack is taller than Jake's 5'5. Ok how old is Kasey? I assume she is older than the others since she has a job and her own house and such. We need some more descriptions of characters. This and the fact that there was no romance was the reason I docked a star. There was everything you needed to throw us a little side action with characters and we didnt even get a kiss out of it.
It was slow going for a while. Yeah there was some Zombie action, but it was kinda hard to get into it till everyone came together at Kasey's house.
Kasey and Ben met on the internet and became friends. Kasey is a recluse, she prefers solitude and doesnt have many friends. They put together a Zombie Plan incase the zombie apocalypse actually happened. Ben's friend Jake was eventually brought into the plan. Ben and Jake would leave college together, pick up Jake's grandparents, and meet up at Kasey's house. As always plans seem to change last minute, so they had some extras along for the ride.
I like the personality of the people in this book. Most of them meshed well, and tried hard to make the best of the situation. You always have your bad apple of the bunch and in this book it would be Kyra. I would just like to say this to Kyra, Karma is a bitch.
As if the zombie apocalypse wasnt hard enough dealing with the undead, you get your criminal aspect as well. Not all humans are good, the the people in this book learn this the hard way. The convicts from a nearby prison have broken out and started raiding houses killing men and kidnapping the women.
Overall I really enjoyed this book, and I hope I am right in assuming there will be a sequel.
Will I recommend the book? Yes!
Will I read it again? Yes!
Will I read the next book in series? Absolutly!
September 20, 2011
YAYYY! Another editing project is now a published book and available for purchase. You don't want to miss Roads Less Traveled: The Plan by C. Dulaney.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASI...
By the way, I will be editing the sequel soon!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASI...
By the way, I will be editing the sequel soon!
October 22, 2012
This took ages to slog through. Didn't feel a connection to any of the characters.
November 12, 2011
Roads Less Traveled: The Plan tells the story of Kasey, a young woman living in the mountains of West Virginia, and a group of students from Pennsylvania coping with the initial days of the zombie apocalypse. Kasey and Ben, one of the students, have been corresponding over the internet for years, though they've never met face to face. While there are no real details as to how they stumbled onto one another, it isn't difficult to surmise that they connected via one message board or another that was discussing the best ways to survive a zombie apocalypse. This story is built for the zombie fan who has been prepared for the apocalypse, or at least talked about being prepared for it, for years. You see, Kasey and Ben had a plan set up for when things fell apart and the zombies rose up. Of course, it was all talk until the undead became a reality. Now they have to put their plan into action, which entails Ben making his way down to West Virginia to Kasey while she prepares her very remote home as a holdout against a world filled with the undead. Ben has some friends coming along with him-other students at the college he's at, foremost among them being Jake, who is another zombie fan who apparently has a plan of his own. Begrudgingly, Kasey agrees to let them morph their plans together, and make the journey to Kasey's home, fighting through minefields of the staggering undead shambling rampant through Pennsylvania and West Virginia. A large chunk of the story is taken up with the tale of Ben's journey south, along with a side story of another friend of Kasey's who lives in Washington DC...Mia and Kasey speak early on in the book over the phone, and they both assume Mia is as good as dead given the massive population where she lives. But the story of her attempt at survival was one of the more interesting parts of the book for me-exciting and heartbreaking at the same time.
As a zombie fan, I need to make it clear that this story does not break new ground. The zombies are traditional Romero zombies. As a zombie author, I have no problem with there being no new ground broken as far as the undead are concerned. There is plenty of un-life still left in a tale filled with the slow, dragging, moaning undead. The key is telling a story that has characters that are compelling and make you want to root for them...or hate them,. Either way, they have to keep you intrigued.
I felt that Kasey was a well fleshed out character. She is strong, prepared, and takes on a leadership role among this newly formed group of survivors with relative ease. My second favorite character had to be Nancy, who while playing a minor role just seemed appealing-she is Jake's grandmother, and the strength she exhibits in this story is not all on the surface. Kasey may be the leader, but Nancy is the glue keeping the group together. I wasn't as fond of Ben, who didn't seem nearly as fully developed given his key role in the story. He and his new found girlfriend become background noise for the bulk of the story, with a few points where they stand out for short periods of time, at most. Jake is far more complex a character, and outshines Ben from the very beginning. He was sort of an anomaly in a lot of ways, making him a unique. He is diminutive in stature, but plays the role of a bad ass, a leader, but he defers with no complaint to Kasey, and he is a psycho, though only when necessary. I am not sure I particularly like Jake, though he grew on me as the story progressed.
The writing is solid in this book and I had no issues with it, though I do have to admit switching from first person (with Kasey) to third person, with everyone else, isn't my favorite way to go. It isn't a major complaint, though at one point in the story, the two styles were intermingled. Kasey is in a scene, and speaking in first person, and yet she is not right next to some of the other characters, but somehow, she is still narrating about them. Again, this is just a quibble. I just tend to prefer it when an author keep the perspective consistent throughout a story.
Roads Less Traveled: The Plan once again does not break new ground, and the plan, though mentioned early on, really has no elements to it that are different than most of the other survivor's plans I have seen in other zompoc tales. It just is something that moves the story along, giving the characters a purpose for doing what they need to do. For me, the real key to this story is that the characters, in particular Kasey and Jake, are interesting, and emotionally they seemed real. There are no superheroes here, just normal people struggling to stay alive in the face of both the undead hordes and the very dangerous living that tend to create even worse problems for the main characters.
I look forward to checking out the next book in this trilogy-the author has me intrigued.
As a zombie fan, I need to make it clear that this story does not break new ground. The zombies are traditional Romero zombies. As a zombie author, I have no problem with there being no new ground broken as far as the undead are concerned. There is plenty of un-life still left in a tale filled with the slow, dragging, moaning undead. The key is telling a story that has characters that are compelling and make you want to root for them...or hate them,. Either way, they have to keep you intrigued.
I felt that Kasey was a well fleshed out character. She is strong, prepared, and takes on a leadership role among this newly formed group of survivors with relative ease. My second favorite character had to be Nancy, who while playing a minor role just seemed appealing-she is Jake's grandmother, and the strength she exhibits in this story is not all on the surface. Kasey may be the leader, but Nancy is the glue keeping the group together. I wasn't as fond of Ben, who didn't seem nearly as fully developed given his key role in the story. He and his new found girlfriend become background noise for the bulk of the story, with a few points where they stand out for short periods of time, at most. Jake is far more complex a character, and outshines Ben from the very beginning. He was sort of an anomaly in a lot of ways, making him a unique. He is diminutive in stature, but plays the role of a bad ass, a leader, but he defers with no complaint to Kasey, and he is a psycho, though only when necessary. I am not sure I particularly like Jake, though he grew on me as the story progressed.
The writing is solid in this book and I had no issues with it, though I do have to admit switching from first person (with Kasey) to third person, with everyone else, isn't my favorite way to go. It isn't a major complaint, though at one point in the story, the two styles were intermingled. Kasey is in a scene, and speaking in first person, and yet she is not right next to some of the other characters, but somehow, she is still narrating about them. Again, this is just a quibble. I just tend to prefer it when an author keep the perspective consistent throughout a story.
Roads Less Traveled: The Plan once again does not break new ground, and the plan, though mentioned early on, really has no elements to it that are different than most of the other survivor's plans I have seen in other zompoc tales. It just is something that moves the story along, giving the characters a purpose for doing what they need to do. For me, the real key to this story is that the characters, in particular Kasey and Jake, are interesting, and emotionally they seemed real. There are no superheroes here, just normal people struggling to stay alive in the face of both the undead hordes and the very dangerous living that tend to create even worse problems for the main characters.
I look forward to checking out the next book in this trilogy-the author has me intrigued.
February 2, 2012
I waited over two months to review this book and now I've forgotten most of what I wanted to say. I hate leaving a general review but it just can't be helped here.
I'll start with the cover - I don't like it. The three portrayed don't look - to me - anything like how they look in my mind. They don't fit at all, even if I stretch my imagination. I really like when a cover with characters on it shows the characters as they're shown in the book. It doesn't actually take away from the book for me when they're not but it was definitely on my mind.
Honestly, I didn't expect this to be all that great. "Good" was what I was shooting for. I'm not sure why, maybe because I hadn't heard the authors name before and most of my zombie reading has been by established authors.
Well, I ended up surprised because it's a damn good book. I really thought it would get boring and it never did. It's different enough to make it worthwhile in that regard while not straying too far and going into the sci-fi-type of zombie thing that I don't like.
My only complaint was that the characters could have been explained a little more or better or maybe in a way that stuck with the reader. I had a hard time keeping a few of them apart for awhile.
But I was definitely surprised at how it kept me reading. I wouldn't hesitate try another book by Dulaney - especially if it's a zombie book. I'd say it's worth the money and coming from me that means something - I don't buy many books.
I'll start with the cover - I don't like it. The three portrayed don't look - to me - anything like how they look in my mind. They don't fit at all, even if I stretch my imagination. I really like when a cover with characters on it shows the characters as they're shown in the book. It doesn't actually take away from the book for me when they're not but it was definitely on my mind.
Honestly, I didn't expect this to be all that great. "Good" was what I was shooting for. I'm not sure why, maybe because I hadn't heard the authors name before and most of my zombie reading has been by established authors.
Well, I ended up surprised because it's a damn good book. I really thought it would get boring and it never did. It's different enough to make it worthwhile in that regard while not straying too far and going into the sci-fi-type of zombie thing that I don't like.
My only complaint was that the characters could have been explained a little more or better or maybe in a way that stuck with the reader. I had a hard time keeping a few of them apart for awhile.
But I was definitely surprised at how it kept me reading. I wouldn't hesitate try another book by Dulaney - especially if it's a zombie book. I'd say it's worth the money and coming from me that means something - I don't buy many books.
July 5, 2015
The premise of the book falls apart in the first few chapters. 'A story about a women and her friend that had a zombie apocalypses plan in place when it happened...' The book starts off with the lead character, a prepper telling us 'The plan is for my friend Ben to come to my place and hold up here...' A chapter or so in she says something to the effect of 'I just realized that my county home that had been inconvenient in the old world was the perfect place to hold up...' ?!?!?! Are you kidding? Just realized? If you never thought of that before why was it your plan?!
It only gets worse. These people are supposed to have thought out a plan and they make every possible mistake. THEN everything that can possibly go wrong does. Like a sneeze while they foolishly watch a zombie mob. When the mob chases them they don't get right in the cars they have packed and ready...they go in the house and grab a few extra things...did I mention grandma takes time to pack up breakfast that she had been cooking? Then one of our geniuses can't find his cell phone, when someone finds it for him it isn't charged. Nice prepping.
Haven't finished it and likely wont. I can only hypothesize that this book is so high rated because it is a female lead.
It only gets worse. These people are supposed to have thought out a plan and they make every possible mistake. THEN everything that can possibly go wrong does. Like a sneeze while they foolishly watch a zombie mob. When the mob chases them they don't get right in the cars they have packed and ready...they go in the house and grab a few extra things...did I mention grandma takes time to pack up breakfast that she had been cooking? Then one of our geniuses can't find his cell phone, when someone finds it for him it isn't charged. Nice prepping.
Haven't finished it and likely wont. I can only hypothesize that this book is so high rated because it is a female lead.
May 13, 2017
Plan? What plan???
If zombies attack, those in on The Plan like Ben travel from Pennsylvania and Mia from Washington DC to meet our MC Kasey at her house in West Virginia. That is The Plan and it must be stuck to. Ben had never met Kasey so he should at least have made the journey a few times to get an idea of which roads were less busy or alternate routes to take if one was blocked. It might be a good idea to actually see the house you are running to and meet the stranger you plan to move in with before disaster happens!
If you are to be ready for disaster you should have a bug out bag packed ready to grab or have it already in your car. Your phone should always be charged, exta food and water should also be ready to grab, along with plenty ammunition and medicine, extra blankets and other essentials. Instead they are running around with heads up their butt and taking too much time to get moving! Kasey didn't exactly seem well prepared considering it was her house they were coming to and she didn't get a say in Ben deciding to bring extra people she didn't know.
Didn't like this at all.
If zombies attack, those in on The Plan like Ben travel from Pennsylvania and Mia from Washington DC to meet our MC Kasey at her house in West Virginia. That is The Plan and it must be stuck to. Ben had never met Kasey so he should at least have made the journey a few times to get an idea of which roads were less busy or alternate routes to take if one was blocked. It might be a good idea to actually see the house you are running to and meet the stranger you plan to move in with before disaster happens!
If you are to be ready for disaster you should have a bug out bag packed ready to grab or have it already in your car. Your phone should always be charged, exta food and water should also be ready to grab, along with plenty ammunition and medicine, extra blankets and other essentials. Instead they are running around with heads up their butt and taking too much time to get moving! Kasey didn't exactly seem well prepared considering it was her house they were coming to and she didn't get a say in Ben deciding to bring extra people she didn't know.
Didn't like this at all.
June 8, 2021
Most zompoc stories are written from a male perspective with women playing a secondary or pseudo supporting role. By pseudo I mean that women's characters are not very realistic and either just written the same as men, as sexy screaming victims or over the top super-hero like in their abilities.
It has begun to annoy me that there is an absence of realistic women characters & writers in genre. I had recently even polled a group of my lady friends as to what they would do in the event of a zombie apocalypse. "The girl with all the gifts" goes a long way with depicting realistic women but in the end... written by a guy.
Enter C Dulaney. Finally, a lady takes a swinging axe at the walking dead! And slams it squarely in the brain. Dulaney does a great job with the characters - both men & women and backs them up with a great story.
The set up is your typical zombie beginnings and survival layout but well written enough and with solid enough characters to keep you fully engaged. There is enough mayhem and gore for the most ardent fan, but with a feminine spin (not softer just feminin-er). You'll find no glittering love bird zombies here.
My only plot complaint is that this particular group of survivors has a ready made zombie apocalypse plan that they put into action as soon as the brains hit the fan. May have been more believable if it had been a disaster survival plan that they quickly adopted. But, its part of the very beginning of the story so its easy to just suspend disbelief on that along with the whole zombie uprising thing in general.
This first edition is action packed, fun, engaging and scary. Well done C Dulaney! Readers - read this one.
It has begun to annoy me that there is an absence of realistic women characters & writers in genre. I had recently even polled a group of my lady friends as to what they would do in the event of a zombie apocalypse. "The girl with all the gifts" goes a long way with depicting realistic women but in the end... written by a guy.
Enter C Dulaney. Finally, a lady takes a swinging axe at the walking dead! And slams it squarely in the brain. Dulaney does a great job with the characters - both men & women and backs them up with a great story.
The set up is your typical zombie beginnings and survival layout but well written enough and with solid enough characters to keep you fully engaged. There is enough mayhem and gore for the most ardent fan, but with a feminine spin (not softer just feminin-er). You'll find no glittering love bird zombies here.
My only plot complaint is that this particular group of survivors has a ready made zombie apocalypse plan that they put into action as soon as the brains hit the fan. May have been more believable if it had been a disaster survival plan that they quickly adopted. But, its part of the very beginning of the story so its easy to just suspend disbelief on that along with the whole zombie uprising thing in general.
This first edition is action packed, fun, engaging and scary. Well done C Dulaney! Readers - read this one.
January 2, 2023
Wild ride! This book got buried in my TBR pile a long time ago, and I feel terrible that it took so long to get to it. It has great pacing, and a good mix of characters. I just started the second book and am enjoying it also.
January 29, 2020
One of the better zombie apocalypse stories I have read. Highly recommended.
November 27, 2016
Roads Less Traveled - The Plan is the first novel in a planned zombie/post-apocalyptic series by author C. Dulaney. The author doesn't waste any time with this one. By chapter one the zombie apocalypse is in full sway, and we're introduced to Kasey, who has been preparing for just such a disaster for years. As she readies her West Virginia home to ride out the apocalypse, her friend Ben and his college buddies make their way across the country to join her, picking up some strays along the way.
Zombie 411 - The zombies in this book follow the basic Romero mold, or maybe that's the Brooks mold now, what with the moaning. Either way, there are no sprinters, smart zombies or any other weird abilities.
There really aren't any surprises here. If you've read at least one zombie novel or watched any of the Romero films, you get the basic idea what to expect. There's some great zombie action, the kind of tense situations you'd expect from young people in life-or-(un)death circumstances, and plenty of mayhem to threaten even the most well-laid survival plan. It takes a while to really get into the characters (and to tell Ben and his crew apart), and the by-the-numbers story doesn't really stand out from the ever-growing crowd of post-apocalyptic fare, but Roads Less Traveled - The Plan is still an enjoyable read and one that keeps the suspense level high from start to finish.
In the end, I'd have to go with a 3.5 star rating. There's something to be said for slipping into a comfortable, familiar type of story, but Roads Less Traveled - The Plan doesn't quite satisfy like The Infection or Ex-Patriots (Ex-Heroes Book 2), both of which challenge the genre's limitations. Still, it will be interesting to see what Dulaney has planned for these survivors in book two.
Zombie 411 - The zombies in this book follow the basic Romero mold, or maybe that's the Brooks mold now, what with the moaning. Either way, there are no sprinters, smart zombies or any other weird abilities.
There really aren't any surprises here. If you've read at least one zombie novel or watched any of the Romero films, you get the basic idea what to expect. There's some great zombie action, the kind of tense situations you'd expect from young people in life-or-(un)death circumstances, and plenty of mayhem to threaten even the most well-laid survival plan. It takes a while to really get into the characters (and to tell Ben and his crew apart), and the by-the-numbers story doesn't really stand out from the ever-growing crowd of post-apocalyptic fare, but Roads Less Traveled - The Plan is still an enjoyable read and one that keeps the suspense level high from start to finish.
In the end, I'd have to go with a 3.5 star rating. There's something to be said for slipping into a comfortable, familiar type of story, but Roads Less Traveled - The Plan doesn't quite satisfy like The Infection or Ex-Patriots (Ex-Heroes Book 2), both of which challenge the genre's limitations. Still, it will be interesting to see what Dulaney has planned for these survivors in book two.
July 23, 2014
The author had a very good flow to the writing and the book was very easy to read. I've read a great many of the zombie books and this was an enjoyable read. The three stars rating is due to the lack of several ideas that are common to the science fiction realm of zombies. One of which is conserving ammo in real life unless it's absolute like and death I believe people would conserve ammo during the absolute minimum of firing weapons as there is no Walmart to buy more ammo. What was good about the book was taking the view point from survivors who are not special forces Marines or Warriors. The idea was these are common people college students grandma's with a combination of city and country skills. This was a plus for the book as it was a better attempt at coming to a more realistic story of ordinary people surviving.
April 19, 2014
The world has gone into chaos. Zombies out of seemingly nowhere. Kasey isn't a typical woman, she's prepared for the hordes of undead sweeping across the nation. In the "safety" of her home in the West Virginian mountains, Kasey hunkers down and awaits the arrival of her friends as they brave the miles to reach her and sanctuary.
This isn't your typical zombie fare, it's even better. It IS full of the undead, shambling about in search of warm flesh. But C. Dulaney really brings out the personal interactions and feelings of the characters. In addition, from the settings to the characters to the style of writing, this was a highly enjoyable read from start to finish. Can't wait for the next part to come out.
This isn't your typical zombie fare, it's even better. It IS full of the undead, shambling about in search of warm flesh. But C. Dulaney really brings out the personal interactions and feelings of the characters. In addition, from the settings to the characters to the style of writing, this was a highly enjoyable read from start to finish. Can't wait for the next part to come out.
December 17, 2012
This was a surprisingly good book. I got it as an audible book, and I almost thought I was going to have to return it when she started off having the main character having been spending years preparing for a zombie apocalypse, it just seemed silly.
But I gave it a good hour of listening and was hooked. In particular I liked that (at least so far in the series) she skipped the HOW of the infection, and just dove right in with the reaction and survival of the characters.
I find seeing how characters react to stress and unexpected circumstances to be the most interesting part to the genre, and this book delivered.
But I gave it a good hour of listening and was hooked. In particular I liked that (at least so far in the series) she skipped the HOW of the infection, and just dove right in with the reaction and survival of the characters.
I find seeing how characters react to stress and unexpected circumstances to be the most interesting part to the genre, and this book delivered.
September 26, 2012
One of my favorite zombie books! The story grabbed me right away and I appreciated that the characters started out with a well thought out Z-Plan. I especially liked the smart, self-sufficient and tough lead female character and loved the setting for the story. I actually listened to this on Audible and also bought the Kindle edition so I could read it when I didn't have Audible available to me...I was so involved in the story that I didn't want to put it down. Just about to start on the newly released sequel "Murphy's Law - Road Less Travelled 2" and can't wait!
March 6, 2013
Im not sure why anyone would have a plan for a Zombie Apocalypse unless they know something. How messed up in the head must you be to not want to know how your family is? Kasey makes a trip to a town where she knows her family is but will not attempt to find out if they are okay or not. Story is not perfect but it keeps you wanting to read more. I'm not sure that revenge is reason enough for me to want to read Book #2. $$-SPOILER-$$, Everyone that Kasey cared for the most lived till the end with the exception of Ben who fell for some kitty.
June 29, 2013
I liked this book. I had put off listening to this series for some time; not sure why, wasn't in the mood I guess. Turns out it's not bad as far as zombie tales go. Your default group of survivors making their way through the apocalypse, fighting zombies of course and other not-so-nice survivors. Two of the group are captured by a gang of escaped prisoners at the end of book one. Looks like book two will focus on getting the captives back and eliminating the gang. Should be interesting.
November 18, 2015
Not bad I guess. But I was very frustrated reading this. Certain plot points had promise but they continuously were looked over and passed on by author. Each chapter was decent, but teased you into thinking it will turn into a good story line..and then any possibility is squashed in the next chapter and this continues throughout entire book..Promise, intrigue, squash.
I will start the next book in series, but if this continues I most likely will stop reading the series altogether.
I will start the next book in series, but if this continues I most likely will stop reading the series altogether.
December 4, 2011
a cracker of a zombie book , starts with a bang and lots of screaming .... Z day is here!!!!!! Kasey has a plan to survive this with some friends and they are going to do all it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse. Really enjoyed this book , can't wait for part 2.. a worthy collection to my Zombie shelves alongside Joe McKinney etc
February 28, 2013
I had a really tough time keeping moving on this book. The first half was pretty dull. I forced myself to finish it when we got snowed in. Overall, not terribly impressed. So-so writing, nothing imaginative about the story or characters. It feels like something I could have written. Yet, five minutes after I finished it I'm looking up the sequel on Amazon. I have a sickness.
April 5, 2013
Interestingly enough, this was a really good book. Started off with a BAM and kept up with that till end of book. Felt bad for Ben though... but when you hook up with a self centered, selfish, thinks only of themselves well, really no good is gonna come out of it, and he paid.
I think I will read book 2
I think I will read book 2
April 1, 2014
I like Zombie books, they are mostly pretty terrible, but every now and then you find one that is just plain good.
What I like most about this book is something very simple but rarely seen in others, and it is that
Although bad stuff happens and tough decision must be made, no one does anything so suicidal(y) stupid, that you actively root for them to die
What I like most about this book is something very simple but rarely seen in others, and it is that
Although bad stuff happens and tough decision must be made, no one does anything so suicidal(y) stupid, that you actively root for them to die
November 24, 2013
Loved this series. A lot of real time, day by day events and thoughts make up the most of this book which makes it intimate. I got to know the characters and cared about what happened to them. Recommend!
November 22, 2013
It would be totally a different experience if some characters didn't die that early. Killing charming characters was a let down, losing some readers interest, however it felt dragging if one continues to finish reading the story.
December 7, 2011
Great book, can't wait for the next one.
April 7, 2012
Not bad at all, pretty fast read, looking forward to the next book. Kasey is a strong interesting main strong female lead.
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