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Rise Again (Rise Again, Bk 1)
Rise Again - Rise Again, Bk 1
Author: Ben Tripp
A Zombie Thriller — Forest Peak, California. Fourth of July. Sheriff Danielle Adelman, a troubled war veteran, thinks she has all the problems she can handle after her kid sister runs away from home. But when disease-stricken refugees from Los Angeles overrun her small mountain community, Danny realizes her proble...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781439165164
ISBN-10: 1439165165
Publication Date: 10/26/2010
Pages: 384
Edition: Original
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Gallery
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 4
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readermuse avatar reviewed Rise Again (Rise Again, Bk 1) on + 96 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
If you are wanting a good zombie book for the Halloween holiday, I do suggest you get Rise Again. In some ways it does remind me of Night of the Living Dead and even references the movie in a few places. We mostly follow Danielle Adelman (Danny) who is an Iraq war vet with PTSD. On a side note: If any guys out there are worried that the protagonist is female, do not worry as Danny is hard as nails and a great heroine. You won't miss a thing. *think Sigourney Weaver in Aliens* Anyhoo... Danny loses her sister right before the zombie wave suddenly hits town. She doesn't have time to think let alone read the note full of anger and mistrust. Things quickly progress and you are in the middle of the surviving group hoping they find someplace safe.

As the story goes on Danny later strikes out on her own to try to find her sister. She quickly learns that either she has survived or hasn't but keeps hope that she is out there somewhere. Danny heads to the only place she can... back to the survivors she helped in her community. Upon returning she finds that there is more to fear than the zombies, but mercenaries who proclaim themselves the leaders of the facility they found. Things go from bad to worse and hopefully Danny can find a way to help them.

The ending is haunting and may keep you awake thinking about it. Yep, I was one who was awake thinking on the ending. Wonderful since you don't always get that in a book, horrible because I wanted to sleep! Regardless, I give this book 4 1/2 stars. It gives you exactly what it promises (lots of gore, action, and anxiety). It also gives you that bit extra in how Mr. Tripp develops the characters.
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reviewed Rise Again (Rise Again, Bk 1) on + 6 more book reviews
Really enjoyed this. One of the better zombie thrillers.
reviewed Rise Again (Rise Again, Bk 1) on + 55 more book reviews
I am giving RA 4.5 stars -- it's better than the average post-apocalyptic zombie novel, but not great. It has an interesting character in the female lead, and it doesn't suffer from "I know too much about what's going on" -itis, like many of these books do. On the other hand, the supporting cast is not very well fleshed out. The beginning is a bit slow to pick up speed, but by the end it is firing on all cylinders, and the last 30 pages are very very good.

I look forward to reading the sequel.
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For all the hubbub about this book, I found the usual zombie story but more character driven than usual for a zombie story. All zombie lovers will love this.


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