{"id":3767,"date":"2016-06-18T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T14:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2016-06-15T10:15:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T14:15:14","slug":"zombies-and-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=3767","title":{"rendered":"Zombies and Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The novel was written by Trumbull High School’s own, Dr. Lisa Acerbo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Benjamin Vu
\nEE\u00a0<\/em>Senior Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n

Michael Kalendra
\nEE\u00a0<\/em>Staff Writer<\/p>\n

The novel Apocalipstick was written by Trumbull High\u2019s own, Dr. Lisa Acerbo back in 2013. This is a great story for everyone as it has something for everyone whether it is zombies or romance.<\/p>\n

The book begins with a virus that has wiped out the population creating zombies.. The main protagonist, Jenna, lives in this post-apocalyptic world as she tries to stay one step ahead of the shambling dead. After losing everything she once knew, she needs to quickly adapt to be able to move on and survive.<\/p>\n

Jenna is a refreshing character and one unique to this genre. She makes mistakes and has problems. She is not a typical hero and acts like a normal human being. This allows for the reader to really connect to her character as she acts similar to real people do.<\/p>\n

The novel also has romance for those interested in more than just the usual \u201chorror\u201d genre. While the virus kills and turns people into zombies, there are third parties of people who become vampires. Caleb, Jenna\u2019s love interest, happens to be one and their relationship evolves throughout the course of the book.<\/p>\n

Those that like zombies will love the dark battles with the hordes of the undead as the group of survivors tries desperately to secure food and medical supplies while staying alive. The fight scenes are very interesting and exciting to read about and I couldn\u2019t put the book down at these parts.<\/p>\n

The group dynamic between the survivors is also very interesting. Although the biggest threat in this post-apocalyptic world is clearly the undead, the group also must face conflict with each other and other survivors. A rival group appears with the desire to take over and the clash between the two bands of people ultimately cause for one deadly showdown. This leads to friendships being cut, heads rolling and outpourings of the heart, from both the zombies the group.<\/p>\n

Apocalipstick is a great story of survival and of the heart as both the group must survive each other and the undead as a new virus takes over. There are so many plot twists and interesting story lines. I strongly recommend this book and it would be a great novel to add to your summer reading list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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