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Hungry For Your Love: An Anthology Of Zombie Romance (2010)

by Lori Perkins(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312650795 (ISBN13: 9780312650797)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: I found this on my library's website while looking for another book. Honestly, I didn't even see the 'romance' aspect. I seriously doubt I'd have gotten it. It's kind of hard to imagine zombies in love. Or so I thought.This review will be ongoing because of my memory and the fact that it's an anthology. So....5 stars - Romance Ain't Dead by Jeremy Wagner - I'm happy that Lori Perkins started out strong because I'm not hesitant to give up on a book I don't enjoy anymore. This is a good, good story. I usually decide just how good by how badly I'd love to read an entire book based on the short story. That and if I'd go out of my way to read any of the authors others works. I'll probably answer that for each story and for this one the answer is yes - and yes. No complaints wha... moretsoever beyond it being too short.4.5 stars - Revenants Anonymous by Francesca Lia Block - I was leery of this one even though I've heard Block's name before. I liked this almost as much as Wagner's. I already planned to find a book of Block's and yes, I'd definitely read a full length book about Casey and Ed.4.5 stars - I Heart Brains by Jamie Saare - I was nervous with this one upon starting too, for no reason. I ended up getting really into it and wanting more. I'd read the book and I wouldn't mind more by Saare either.5 stars - Everyone I Love is Dead by Elizabeth Coldwell - Really, really good! I'd like to give a little about each story and not just my opinions but I don't have the time and it's probably been done. If you read anthologies and pick and choose the stories this is a don't-miss for sure. Yes, I'd love, love, love to read a whole book on these guys! And Coldwell is another author I'll now be looking for more by. 1 star - Through Death to Love by S.M. Cross - I didn't like this. It's only about 5 pages long, if that and I still skimmed some. I'm not sure why exactly but the story - the man and the woman, how they meet, the process of getting to know each other, I just had no interest. 1.5 stars - Eye of the Beholder by Stacey Graham - The humor didn't translate to me. I just couldn't force myself to get into it.3 stars - First Love Never Dies by Jan Kozlowski - The writing isn't bad IMO but I didn't really feel any interest in Shana & Ryan. And even for a short story the ending was sudden.2.5 stars - My Partner the Zombie by R.G. Hart - I didn't get into this and I was glad it was as short as it was. :(3 stars - Undying Love by Regina Riley - I might read more. It won't come to mind as one of my favorite stories but it definitely wasn't one of the worst for me.4 stars - Captive Hearts by Brian Keene - Whoa. As soon as I see the title my stomach turns. This is one of the more unforgettable stories in the book. It's incredibly short but memorable nonetheless. I think I'd read more... I'd have to be in a very precise mood to be able to handle it though. Mainstream horror fans should love...3 stars - Apocalypse Foreplay by Gina McQueen - This was so-so for me. I wasn't too sure where the author was going when I read the title and while it did make sense it still didn't interest me as much as a few other stories.3 stars - Julia Brainchild by Lois H. Gresh - All of the cooking terms got to me a page or two in. There's only so many things you can hear, changed to incorporate the word 'brain', without going crazy. It was taken a step too far IMO. The characters and story I liked, just not as a favorite. I think I'd read more, not sure. 3 stars - Kicking the Habit by Steven Saus - This was too short for me to be positive but I think there was more than meets the eye. I wish it'd have been even just a few pages longer. I'd read more and if I'm correct in my assumption I'd love reading more.3 stars - Zombified - Isabel Roman - This was another so-so one for me. Just this side of so-so perhaps. I didn't find myself into the main characters like I'd have liked. 2 stars - White Night, Black Horse by Mercy Loomis - This wasn't for me although I'll bet it'll be a favorite of most of the readers. There's nothing wrong with the story, it's just purely personal. It simply didn't interest me.3.5 stars - Inhuman Resources by Jeanine McAdam - I thought this would be mediocre when I started it but once I saw where the author was going I was able to get much more into it than I'd anticipated. I think I'd definitely read more. 3 stars - The Magician's Apprentice by Stacy Brown - I can't figure out how I feel about this. I kept imagining the Tony & Carla show signs on the strip since I live here now and I could see it. That made it that much more realistic-like for me. But it still couldn't be listed as a fav.3.5 stars - Some New Blood by Vanessa Vaughn - I think was a little too short to get a real feel for. What I read I liked although I'd like to have gotten more info from what I read. I think I'd try reading more, there's potential for sure. 3.5 stars - Last Times at Ridgemont High by Kilt Kilpatrick - This is a lot like the previous story - not the actual story but how I felt towards it. I'd like to read a longer version to be sure and ill admit that I skimmed a time or two when the sports equipment tally seemed to go in too long but overall I did like it.4 stars - First Date by Dana Fredsti - I'd definitely read a full length book around this story and/or by Fredsti. I liked the premise and the main character was relatable. 4 stars - Later by Michael Marshall Smith - I kind of knew the last few would be good.... This is yet another I'd be perfectly happy to read a longer, full length version of. I think out of all the stories this scared me most. It's easy to see something like this happening to the man or woman you love, and you being left behind. It makes it easier to relate to the husbands actions. (Not that I'd go digging my man up if he died before me... just saying.)
review 2: I wanted to like this but couldn't.1) This collection was trying to be all things to all possible readers of this book. Make the romance readers happy! Make the horror readers happy! Make the urban fantasy readers happy! That much happiness got spread thin. I wish it had gone with "make romance readers happy" and left it at that.2) Almost all of the stories were cheesy and bland, with a wink towards the reader. I felt like they were missing the potential in both the romance and horror genres. "Guy brings dead wife back from dead. The end." "Zombies are hot." "Killing zombies va va voom!"I thought "Revenants Anonymous" by Francesca Lia Block was an exception, with characters I liked and a plot that meant something. Very nice.There was only one "my lover turned into a zombie and I killed her because I loved her" story, and it wasn't too bad - First Love Never Dies by Jan Kozlowki.The only one with the right use of wink was Julia Brainchild by Lois H. Gresh; otherwise I could have skipped the "humor."3) From the introduction by Lori Perkins, this was intended to be a much better book: "The zombie mythos is the perfect metaphor for the end of an era, for a society beset with change it doesn't understand but knows is here." Yeah, no. less

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