Blurb:
Edward
Grey is a medical student by day, necromancer by night. He lives alone with the
first zombie he ever raised, his childhood cat, Boo. Edward’s life is simple:
studying medicine, training his necromantic powers with his mentor, Mariel, and
having weekly dinners with his parents. When he finds a very attractive corpse
in a park and brings it home to reanimate, he accidentally creates a sassy,
free-willed zombie who believes Edward is the one who murdered him.
With no memory of his former life, Edward
names the zombie Kit and tries to win his trust. Kit slowly adjusts to his new
un-life with Edward’s help, though he’s still suspicious of Edward’s role in
his death and is convinced that Edward is hiding his former identity. Edward is
very attracted to Kit, but understands why Kit doesn’t trust him. As they
become closer to one another, Kit turns to Edward for comfort and love. The
fragile trust they’ve built together will be tested when Kit unexpectedly
regains his memory and seeks revenge on his murderers.
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5 stars!
Okay,
first off, I haven’t read a lot of zombie books, but I hosted this Pride
Promotions tour because the cover and the blurb caught my attention. It’s not
that I don’t like zombies, lol, it’s just most of them are not exactly what I’d
call romantic.
Well,
this book is different. There *is* a romance, there *is* humor, and there *is*
an interesting plot line. And how many times do you feel sorry for the zombie? Usually
you’re too grossed out by them to feel anything but just… grossness, lol.
But
in this book, I did feel for Kit (the zombie).
Kit
is a murder victim left for dead in a park. You find out the whole story later,
which I’m not going into. Edward, a pre-med student who just happens to be a
necromancer, finds Kit. *grin* Hey, you gotta have a way to reanimate those
dead bodies, and Edward can’t resist the urge to bring Kit back to life.
But
something happens, and Kit is unlike any zombie Edward has ever seen. Kit can
think and talk… he has a personality. *snicker* Oh, does he have a personality.
Can you say high-maintenance? This is a zombie who has more
personal hygiene products than a fashion model! As the story goes on, you see
the wants, needs, and desires Kit has… and OMG, poor Edward is trailing along
trying to figure out what the devil he’s created!
I’ve
mentioned the humor and the creepiness and how well the author combined the
two. But there are moments of cuteness in this too. Creepy cuteness, lol, but
cuteness none the less. Of course you have your gore. It is a zombie book. I mean, you don’t feed your zombie a
cheeseburger… unless you’re prepared for some gross results—a zombie’s dietary
requirements are different than humans. Boy, lol, are they different.
I
really enjoyed this book and the writing style, so much so I’m going to check
out the author’s other books.
***Copy
given in exchange for an honest review***
Buy link: Torquere
