Nothing like jumping into a series 6 in, but I did the swan dive right into the swamp didn’t feel like I was treading water to try and keep up. What do you know, I’ve discovered a series that is worth heading back to the beginning and really exploring this Rowland’s world building. I also have to ask myself, Why didn’t I start this series soon? Oh, yeah, I normally stay away from all things Zombie…but here I am enjoying the heck out of the snark, banter and Angel Crawford, zombie extraordinaire. I just want to thank all those fans that finally convinced me to take the plunge. That being said, I found it fun, fascinating and extremely entertaining. White Trash Zombie Unchained was nothing like I expected and a solid 4.5 stars read! Take it from an anti-zombie, urban fantasy fanatic, Rowland’s creativity, imagination and humor is something you really need to check out.

I received this copy of White Trash Zombie Unchained from Berkley Publishing Group - DAW. This is my honest and voluntary review.


My Rating: 4.5 stars
Written by: Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie 
Sequence in Series: Book 6
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: DAW; Original edition 
Publication Date: September 5, 2017
ISBN-10: 0756408245
ISBN-13: 978-0756408244
Genre: Paranormal Urban Fantasy

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Okay, so here’s the truth.  I picked up the very first White Trash Zombie book because I liked the cover.  Yes, I am that person who picks a book based on the cover.

I am so glad I did.

This is one of my all-time favorite series.   And I hate (like all caps HATE) sentient zombies.   But I love Angel and I love this series.  I don’t think you need to read the prior books in order to enjoy this one.  The author gives you what you need to know without boring devoted fans.

Now, in ‘Unchained’, we actually get some more traditional zombies.  Shamblers.  Mindless, hungry, TWD kind of zombies.   And the reason behind it is devastating.   

Expect to tear up, to worry about some of your favorite characters, and, of course, expect some serious butt-kicking, Angel-Style revenge.    Brains will be eaten, rampant destruction will happen, and you’ll enjoy every page of it.

And then there’s Tupac & Biggie – the sweetest new characters in the series.  Just wait for them…

Awesome badassery and I can’t wait for the next book!

Angel is back in the 6th installment in the White Trash Zombie series. This time she's up to her eyeballs with mindless zombies. I love the evolution of Angel in this series. She's overcome a lot to become this strong, fearless zombie. And 5+ stars to Diana Rowland for making me love and believe in Zombies! Action packed with all the humor and romance that I've come to expect from this series. Hands down my favorite installment yet! 

*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

I used to love this series SO much... but lately it seems like they have lost that strength and agile narrative I liked so much...
This one in particular has to be the slowest ever. Here we find the aftermath of Angel's addiction to V12, seen in the previous book, which ended up with a killed mutated zombie thrown into the bayou. Now it seems that the epidemic with the mutated parasite is spreading, all due to some zombified gators.
Angel and the members of the Tribe are hands-on studying it to try and put and end to it before it spreads. But here is where things go sloooowly. They go to the bayou to get samples from the gators, they find one who is clearly infected - the other one is taken by their enemies -, and instead of making sure it's dead, they go away leaving it roaming free to bite more people... Don't get that one.
And how sloy the story is building up is another handicap for me. Looks like there is no action involved, no moving forward.

At 82% of the book I decided to drop it. I used to love this series, but as I've said they began to lose steam somewhere and I was pushing through this one out of how much I enjoyed them and out of respect for the author, but I just can't keep reading something that zombie walks more than moves through the pages. It seemed like the book picked up: the pandemic was going viral and everyone went to the Tribe base and bunched together to work things out. But then I began not to care about the characters, the pandemic or what happened with the plot. Maybe if it had been faster... or the characters spent less time talking and more doing things, or if we knew how Kang could keep himself hidden away, or if not so many different people came to juggle things... or maybe if I had read it at another time... who knows exactly why, but I couldn't care for this one.