Blood,Sweat and Books

This week, I'll be reviewing Undead with Benefits by Jeff Hart. This Is Not A Test. You might recall I reviewed the first book Eat, Brains, Love last October (Review here! ) and was excited to learn that it had been turned into a series. Unfortunately,while I certainly liked the story, I also was let down by it. To find out why, continue reading on. Author: Jeff Hart Series: Eat, Brains, Love #2 Genre: Horror, Zombies, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Expected Publication: August 26, 2014 Links: Goodreads   Amazon With its heartwarming blend of guts, romance, and humor, this road trip–ready sequel to Eat, Brains, Love is The Walking Dead meets John Hughes. Jake and Amanda are in love, on the run—and undead. They've picked up a new psychic friend, ex-government-zombie-hunter Cass, and are making a break for Iowa, where a cure for the rapidly spreading zombie virus is rumored to be waiting. But in order to find it, they have to contend with an unlikely und...

Author: Jeff Hart Genre: Horror, Zombies, Young Adult, Comedy Publisher: Harper Teen Expected Publication: October 1, 2013 Two teenage zombies search for brains, love, and answers in this surprisingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel with guts. Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class. Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the...

It's time for another Mash-Up Monday. So what is Mash-Up Monday you ask?? Well Mash-Up Monday is when you take two books that really have nothing in common and Mash them up to create an entirely different book. Sounds simple enough right? This week I'll be Mashing up Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes and Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Under The Tucsan Sun is a lovely story on it's own and one I enjoy. Warm Bodies is a Zombie Romcom that I have a love/mostly hate relationship with. Each book stands on it's own easily but....mash them together, taking the best bits out of both books, and you have the awesomely titled Novel that is Eat Brains Love. Now I realize that Eat Brains Love isn't out yet but if you read the above mentioned books you can sort of get a sense of what type of story elements you'll find in it. As of this moment *since I'm not yet done with Eat,Brains, Love* I definitely think it is worth picking up when you can. The story has a r...