The book starts with journal entries by a man who has recently lost his wife. His pschologist suggested that starting a blog would help him work through his feelings. Infortunately, in Russia there is an outbreak of something that will make his journal about so much more than the loss of one woman; soon it will be about the loss of almost all people.

The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z #1
By: Manel Loureiro
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Brilliance Audio
November 2012

Unlike many zombie books this isn’t ultra action packed and filled with everyday people who suddenly become all-star athletes who can shoot zombies in the head from 100 yards witb a pistol. It also isn’t filled with non-stop vulgar language as if another cuss word would ramp up the realism. I enjoyed the pacing – based on journal entries – and the take on zombies (they are slightly different than your run of the mill Waking Dead.) I also loved the setting – so many in this genre have to happen in the US. It was a nice change of pace. I’m definitely looking forward to the next one.

Scott Asher is the Editor-in-Chief of BookGateway.com. His personal blog is AshertopiA – a land flowing with milk and honey… and a lot of sticky people where he turns real life into stupid cartoons, writes on Christianity, zombies, and whatever else he wants and posts Bible studies from his classes at church.