Book Review: Lost in the Apocalypse by L.C. Mortimer

Yay! This is my first blog book review (can almost hear the trumpets tooting in the background). I've been in a zombie/apocalyptic mood so I started searching for something to read that wasn't part of the glut of YA dystopian post-apocalypse (not that I don't like that sort of thing just wanted something different). I came across this for free on Kindle Unlimited and stayed up till 2am just to finish it!

Lost in the Apocalypse tells the story of Emily, a writer who has been away from her cabin for a month. She spent two weeks trying to get to her sister and the next two weeks trying to get home. Her attempt to rescue her younger sister Melanie failed and now she is lost and doesn't know what to do. When she arrives back to her home she comes across Neil and his fellow ex-airmen. They have taken over her cabin in attempt to find a safe "home". But soon they learn that there is no such thing.

The book starts with a bang and doesn't let up. The action keeps propelling the reader forward. I couldn't have put down the book if I had wanted to! The romance was very very light in this book (but there was a tiny bit). The violence wasn't overly graphic but there were still moments that tugged at your heartstrings as characters were forced to make tough decisions.

I loved that the characters weren't the bumbling around unaware of what zombies are. In fact they draw on their knowledge from books, movies, and tv and get the heck out of dodge as fast as they can.

There were a few spelling/grammatical errors but nothing so outrageous that I couldn't keep reading. It was obvious that this had gone through a number of editing rounds and was fairly well polished. Just a few things slipped by.

Warning possibly spoilerish: The book has a bit of a cliffhanger ending. But honestly I liked the open endedness to the ending. It makes me want another book but if there isn't I'm ok with using my imagination to fill in that gap.

Overall it was a delight to read and I really want to check out more works by this author.

4 out of 5 stars.