Dead Over Heels by Alison Kemper
Genre: Apocalyptic/Romance/Young Adult
Goodreads Summary:
The end of the world just might be their perfect beginning... Glenview, North Carolina. Also known-at least to sixteen-year-old Ava Pegg-as the Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations. What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic...hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town. At first, Ava's certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone-or something-rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination. The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don't even like each other fighting for their lives. But that's the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you'll meet your undead end. Or when you'll fall dead over heels for a boy...
The end of the world just might be their perfect beginning... Glenview, North Carolina. Also known-at least to sixteen-year-old Ava Pegg-as the Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations. What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic...hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town. At first, Ava's certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone-or something-rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination. The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don't even like each other fighting for their lives. But that's the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you'll meet your undead end. Or when you'll fall dead over heels for a boy...
**Spoiler Free Review**
I was sent an ebook copy of this book from Entangled Teen Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
This was the first time I had ever read a novel with Zombies in it so I was definitely interested by the premise, even though it wasn't something I would normally pick up.
I found the novel quite cute (despite the Zombies!), however, it was rather cheesy at times. Some scenes were quite unbelievable in the book, and I've read since that the portrayal of the southern accent is quite outdated. Being from England, I didn't really notice but I also didn't understand a lot of the slang. It also seemed a little rushed at times and I had to go back and forwards to make sure I hadn't missed something.
I didn't expect to but I did become quite attached to the characters, and definitely bought the crazy ex-girlfriend. I found her character a realistic threat and the zombies were cleverly portrayed. I did enjoy the general storyline of traversing through a forest and survival in an apocalyptic situation. The tension and storyline did keep me turning the page until the very end as I did really want to know what happened to the characters. I found Ava's 'disability' quite interesting as it did add an extra element of danger to an already dangerous situation.
Overall I found this book not as bad as I thought it might be (I wasn't sure if it would turn into an all too cheesy love story with no other plot) but it also didn't quite grab my attention as much as I had hoped. It was a light and fun read. I would definitely read Alison Kemper's first book and more of her writing, which I found quite enjoyable. However, I'm not certain if the genre was necessarily right for me. The zombies were interesting but I think I would've enjoyed this book a lot more as a teenager (perhaps aged 15 or 16) which I imagine the main demographic is. So I would definitely recommend it to any teen who enjoys romance/apocalyptic novels and wants to read something a bit different to the usual paranormal romance.
I was sent an ebook copy of this book from Entangled Teen Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
This was the first time I had ever read a novel with Zombies in it so I was definitely interested by the premise, even though it wasn't something I would normally pick up.
I found the novel quite cute (despite the Zombies!), however, it was rather cheesy at times. Some scenes were quite unbelievable in the book, and I've read since that the portrayal of the southern accent is quite outdated. Being from England, I didn't really notice but I also didn't understand a lot of the slang. It also seemed a little rushed at times and I had to go back and forwards to make sure I hadn't missed something.
I didn't expect to but I did become quite attached to the characters, and definitely bought the crazy ex-girlfriend. I found her character a realistic threat and the zombies were cleverly portrayed. I did enjoy the general storyline of traversing through a forest and survival in an apocalyptic situation. The tension and storyline did keep me turning the page until the very end as I did really want to know what happened to the characters. I found Ava's 'disability' quite interesting as it did add an extra element of danger to an already dangerous situation.
Overall I found this book not as bad as I thought it might be (I wasn't sure if it would turn into an all too cheesy love story with no other plot) but it also didn't quite grab my attention as much as I had hoped. It was a light and fun read. I would definitely read Alison Kemper's first book and more of her writing, which I found quite enjoyable. However, I'm not certain if the genre was necessarily right for me. The zombies were interesting but I think I would've enjoyed this book a lot more as a teenager (perhaps aged 15 or 16) which I imagine the main demographic is. So I would definitely recommend it to any teen who enjoys romance/apocalyptic novels and wants to read something a bit different to the usual paranormal romance.
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