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I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It Adam Selzer Books

I'll admit that I often judge books by their covers... and titles. So, this book made my list even before I read the back of it. When I got it, I was about to leave on vacation and decided it would be my reading material. I hadn't anticipated how many people would crouch in front of me in airports and in public in order to check out the front. I opened the book... KNOWING that it couldn't live up to my expectations. It was a zombie romance. Uhhh gross, right? No. Really. Alley's voice is strong and true. The author is on Twitter and well worth following for the humor in his Tweets, but I'm impressed at how well he managed a female perspective. Not only was there self-depreciating humor in her tone (which I liked)... but there was the angst of a first-love that you wouldn't think a "guy" writer could capture. Her voice was just very accurate... so accurate that I'm curious if Adam Selzer has grown ovaries.

It definitely met my high expectations.

Others have given a plot description... and I suck at that anyway, but the tone of this book is very similar to Christopher Moore's style of humor. For those concerned with language and content... this book passed my rigid standards for books I feel comfortable passing on to a young teen. The swearing was mild. There was drinking, but it wasn't portrayed as being "cool" at all. Any sexual behavior was mild and not graphic. All in all... I'm picky and I immediately recommended this to everyone without worrying if they'd be offended or not like it.

I apologize to the author for cutting him some sales by passing the book to everyone I know... but that's his fault for writing such a good book.


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I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It Adam Selzer Books Reviews

This was an interesting YA novel. I'll have to admit it is a little difficult getting into the novel as the beginning is a little boring. However, one can really relate to the protagonist, Alley's (Gonk's) tragic love story. Anyone who has experienced difficulties in love can relate to Doug and Alley's story.
A great, short read!
Ali Rhodes is thisclose to getting out of suburban Des Moines, Iowa for good. Ever since the supernaturals came out of the coffin in defense of zombie rights all anyone can talk about is dating the undead. While everyone tries to win over the vamps at school with an overabudance of goth gear all Allie wants to do is move on from the 'burbs to Seattle where people aren't such idiots.

Writing for the school paper's music section puts the cynical and snappy teen into a pickle when she's asked to review a performance by the Sorry Marios, a band consisting of students from her school. But when guest singer Doug joins the Sorry Marios singing show tunes and sporting true goth flavor, Allie winds up on the fast track toward having a bonafide boyfriend. The only trouble is that Doug is a zombie and the vampires at school think she should have just a little more in common with her new love interest.

This is one of those short and sweet books that you can easily finish in an evening. But what it lacks in length it makes up for in being just plain good. At first I was a little skeptical of a first person narrative told by a teen girl but written by a guy. But Selzer manages to give Allie a voice that works even if it feels like she doesn't quite belong in her generation. There are a lot of likable pop culture references, especially if you're into show tunes (which I'm not but still found tolerable).

What I loved about this zombie story was the lesson here. Doug talks about how painful existing as a zombie is a lot. Drinking embalming fluid to stay "alive" is an interesting twist on your typical zombie story. It is because he's dead that he really appreciates living and the message there really hit me hard, gave me a little sniffle at the story's climax.

If you're looking for a good read for a rainy afternoon I think this one is perfect. I liked the humor, pop culture bits and the reminder that life is way too short so make the most of what time you've got. Highly recommended for non-horror zombie fans. Fans of Stacey Jay's Megan Berry books should give this one a read.
This satyric take on the undead in teen fiction is hysterical from page one, with an alpha-girl protagonist -- Ice Queen Alley Rhodes -- and her circle of gossipy friends from the school paper judging anyone who might walk by their cafeteria table -- be he human or not. In Alley's world, the posthumans have all come out of the coffins, as it was recently discovered that a large chain-store was creating zombies and using them as stock room slaves. When Alley is assigned to review a local band's show at a local hangout, the last thing she expects to find is Doug, the cute goth kid with an ethereal voice and a working knowledge of Alley's 1930's crush, Cole Porter. When she finds out Doug isn't just dressing goth, but is actually among the undead, her only way to stay out of the gossip blogs is to break up with him. But Doug's hard to ditch, and the school's vampire clique aren't exactly supportive of their relationship. Alley will have to change her Ice Queen ways to defend her love, but old habits are hard to break, and in the posthuman era, well, there are a lot of pressures on a girl! I KISSED A ZOMBIE is a sweet, quick read, sure to delight fans of the recent paranormal trend, and, due to it's tongue-in-cheek narrative, readers who wish vampires would just go away are likely to fall in love as well. The writing is sprinkled with geeky references to goth music and campy horror, and in its sincerity, even an Ice Queen like Alley Rhodes is rendered sympathetic. Get this book on your shelf before Alley trashes you in the school paper.
I'll admit that I often judge books by their covers... and titles. So, this book made my list even before I read the back of it. When I got it, I was about to leave on vacation and decided it would be my reading material. I hadn't anticipated how many people would crouch in front of me in airports and in public in order to check out the front. I opened the book... KNOWING that it couldn't live up to my expectations. It was a zombie romance. Uhhh gross, right? No. Really. Alley's voice is strong and true. The author is on Twitter and well worth following for the humor in his Tweets, but I'm impressed at how well he managed a female perspective. Not only was there self-depreciating humor in her tone (which I liked)... but there was the angst of a first-love that you wouldn't think a "guy" writer could capture. Her voice was just very accurate... so accurate that I'm curious if Adam Selzer has grown ovaries.

It definitely met my high expectations.

Others have given a plot description... and I suck at that anyway, but the tone of this book is very similar to Christopher Moore's style of humor. For those concerned with language and content... this book passed my rigid standards for books I feel comfortable passing on to a young teen. The swearing was mild. There was drinking, but it wasn't portrayed as being "cool" at all. Any sexual behavior was mild and not graphic. All in all... I'm picky and I immediately recommended this to everyone without worrying if they'd be offended or not like it.

I apologize to the author for cutting him some sales by passing the book to everyone I know... but that's his fault for writing such a good book.