Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland

Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland
Publisher: DAW/July 3rd, 2012
Urban Fantasy

REVIEW
Angel Crawford is still working for the St. Edwards Parish Coroners Office and looking over her shoulder, just in case zombie killer Ed should show up again and attempt another decapitation. She has a new appreciation for life, even though, technically, she’s dead. Being needed is a good thing, and Angel is determined to do her job well and not go back to the way she used to be. Her dad seems to be trying hard to put the past behind them as well, and their relationship improves every day. Also, Angel’s relationship with sexy cop slash zombie, Marcus, doesn’t hurt either. When someone holds Angel at gunpoint when she’s dropping off bodies at the morgue, then steals one of them, Angel hopes she isn’t in over her head, and fears that her past might be creeping up on her.

Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues is the second in the series that began with My Life As a White Trash Zombie. In the first book, we see Angel hit a pretty bad place, not only with herself, but with her dad, and strangely enough, becoming a zombie actually made her clean up her act. However, poor Angel can’t seem to get a break. Something about a death at a research lab doesn’t smell quite right to her, and when she voices her suspicions to Marcus, she’s dismissed as acting immaturely. Yeahhh, Angel consistently gets underestimated, and she’s getting pretty sick of it. Also, after meeting Marcus’ uncle, she starts to suspect some sort of mafia connection. The line in these books always skate the edge of hope and darkness, but things do take a pretty scary turn in this one when Angel stumbles into a plot involving using zombies, and we’re not talking about for the betterment of mankind. Angel’s no idiot though, and underestimating her is not in anyone’s best interest. Yes, she still struggles with a lot of the self-esteem issues that have always plagued her, but that’s changing, and the support of her co-workers and her friends has gone a long way to overcoming that, not to mention her improving relationship with her dad. My heart ached for Angel a few times, but she’s a tough girl, and not to be trifled with. And wait ‘til you get a load of her when she’s fully topped off with brains. Super strength is just the beginning! The author has done an amazing job with a character that may have not always been sympathetic (although that’s changed quite a bit), and my stomach only twitches a tiny bit when Angel drinks a brain smoothie now, so I consider that progress. If you haven’t discovered this series, you’re in for a treat. Angel is one of my favorite heroines in urban fantasy right now, and I can’t wait to see what she’s up to next!

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7 Responses to “Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland”

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1. laura thomas says:

   July 17, 2012 at 6:58 pm

   Thanks for sharing you thoughts. I have the first book but have not read it yet. I think I am going to like this series.

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   • Kristin says:

     July 17, 2012 at 6:59 pm

     It’s a lot of fun!

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2. Melissa (My World...in words and pages) says:

   July 17, 2012 at 7:34 pm

   Oh I have the first book here! I’ve promised to read it before this one came out. Dang. I failed! I’ll have to see when I can slip it in. Thanks for the review.

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   • Bastard says:

     July 28, 2012 at 6:40 pm

     Adding you to the to-do list:
     *Force Melissa to read White Trash Zombie.

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     • Melissa (My World...in words and pages) says:

       July 30, 2012 at 7:42 pm

       Ha ha! I’ll have to get to it very soon.

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3. Hillary says:

   July 19, 2012 at 9:24 am

   I adore this series! It amazed me how sympathetic Angel was, and I adored her journey to…zombie empowerment? in book one. Can’t wait to read this one!

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