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  • Don't fear the Weepers4

    theEPICrat I peeked at a few reviews for The Weepers on GoodReads, and my jaw dropped at how my reaction differed from the most recent reviews. I left The Weepers thoroughly hooked like a zombie addict, and I can hardly wait for the next installment! Yes, there might have been similar plot points to THE FIRST DAYS or I AM LEGEND, but Susanne Winnacker breathed fresh life into the familiar dystopia and die-hard fans will embrace The Weepers with feverished glee.

    The new cast of characters held their own in these dire times of post-apocalyptic Earth. Sherry makes a decent tour guide as she learns just how different the world has become, and it is obvious that she has a lot of toughening up to do before she can become a Weeper-killing machine. I always appreciate a "survival of the fittest" from a female's perspective, especially as she grows into a badass warrior. Joshua proves to be the knight-in-shining-armor love interest who will make Weepers and uninfected humans alike drool. He has lived through the horrors far earlier than Sherry, and he knows what is at stake if he lets his guard down. There is no time for romance, but who can honestly resist the power of teenaged hormones? By the end of The Weepers, I was so in love with Sherry and Joshua that I would gladly walk to the ends of the earth and back again in order to support their survival!

    I hesitate to call the Weepers "zombies" if only because, when I picture them, I envision some sort of half-wolf/half-human grayish creature. Most likely due to the fact that it was a rabies virus gone horribly wrong, and I automatically associate such nonsense with canine characteristics. Does that still count as zombies? In my mind, no, but someone else might think so. All I know is the Weepers sound more vicious and terrifying, and if I had to choice between meeting a zombie or Weeper in a cold, dark alley, let me say that I think I have better chances of survival with a nice human-like zombie.

    If you are familiar with Rhiannon Frater's THE FIRST DAYS, The Weepers is like its teenaged counterpart. There is much fear for the new world, and there are the very fortunate few who have found a safe haven and ways to combat their unnatural adversaries. If you are looking for a brand-new zombie story, then The Weepers may not be for you; but if you are in it for the characters and how they cope with their odds, then buckle up and settle in because it looks like Susanne Winnacker will take us on a bumpy but absolutely riveting ride! by theEPICrat

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