Return to Woodbury

"Return to Woodbury by Jay Bonansinga is the eighth novel in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead spin-off series, is based on the award-winning comic books and blockbuster television show.

She has weathered over four years of the apocalypse. She has done things that she would not have dreamt of doing in her darkest nightmares. But she has survived. And now, she has staked a claim in the plague-ravaged city of Atlanta. It is a safe haven for her people, rising high above the walker-ridden streets.

But for Lilly Caul, something is missing . . .

She still dreams of her former home, the little village known as Woodbury – a place of heartache as well as hope. For Lilly, Woodbury has become a symbol of the future, of family, of a return to normal life amidst this hell on earth. The call is so powerful that Lilly decides to risk everything in order to go back . . .

Against all odds, Lilly leads a ragtag group of survivors across the impossible landscape of walker swarms, flooded rivers, bands of murderers and untold dangers. Along the way, she discovers a disturbing truth about herself. She is determined to return to Woodbury. No matter what the cost."

My Review

This is the first book I have read in this series. Additionally, I have yet to watch a single episode of the Walking Dead on television. Although, I know a good zombie book when I read one. This book is such a book. It is great. Despite having never read any of the other books in this series, I was able to jump right into this book.

There was a brief point in the story where I was trying to figure out the dynamics of all of the characters to one another but it was not significant. The zombies in this book are not the slow dimwitted ones. No, the zombies in this book are fast and vicious. Blood and guts will be spilled. As if worrying about zombies was not enough, Lilly has to watch her back from humans as well. Yet, I have faith in Lilly as she can kick ass.

Everyone that I met in this book were great. I did not find a weak character. Instantly, I was transported into the story as if I was right there with the survivors. Now that I have had a taste for what this series is about, I plan to go back and check out the prior novels. Zombies for life.  

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