Panic

A different take on the zombie genre. Like 28 Days Later on speed. I was unable to put the book down and now I have a new favorite author. Just can't wait to read the rest of the series to see what happens. Highly recommend.

Panic (Wildfire Chronicles Vol 1.) By K.R. Griffiths
Panic is a apocalyptic zombie-esque secret society driven disaster story set in the rural village of St. Davids in Wales. The ball is set rolling with the landing of steel canisters in the back yard of one of the villages' houses that results in the first “zombification” resulting in the typical struggle for survival.
One thing made me love this book and would prompt me to actually buy the further volumes of the series. That was the fantastically vivid descriptions of the carnage and the fast nature of the story telling. The story writing doesn't labour over the small unimportant details of the scenery or talk down to the reader by explaining who everyone is and their back-story in more detail than necessary.
However, what makes me think again was the lack of trigger warnings for one or two of the scenes at the end. These sorts of this might be where the human condition goes to during this sort of event but please lead up to it with something to at least warn the reader of what to expect.
Well paced, fast read with a typical cliff hanger ending to keep you coming back.
3.5 stars.
I received this book to review through Library Thing Early Reviewers.