{"id":13701,"date":"2019-11-18T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=13701"},"modified":"2019-11-17T21:45:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T02:45:07","slug":"review-dead-aware-eleanor-merry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-dead-aware-eleanor-merry\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Dead Aware: A Zombie Journey by Eleanor Merry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-dead-aware-eleanor-merry\/deadaware\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/deadaware.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"deadaware\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/deadaware.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/deadaware-233x350.jpg?resize=233%2C350\" alt=\"Cover of Dead Aware by Eleanor Merry\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/deadaware.jpg?resize=233%2C350&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/deadaware.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dead-Aware-Zombie-Journey-Book\/dp\/1999212819\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CQ9A3YKFNDH5&amp;keywords=dead+aware+eleanor+merry&amp;qid=1572318675&amp;sprefix=dead+aware%2Caps%2C179&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dead Aware: A Zombie Journey <\/em>by Eleanor Merry<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>LAC (August 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>154 pages; $8.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidMSimms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Simms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When does a zombie story become interesting again, after the glut that&#8217;s thicker than the goo between the undead&#8217;s ears? Answer: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dead Aware<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a tale that&#8217;s enjoyable from start to finish, and was an unexpected pleasure. Told from the points of view of an undead couple&#8212;okay, that was enough to hook me from the get-go&#8212;Merry&#8217;s story chronicles Clara and Max Jacobs from living to dead to undead to&#8230; whatever.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strange virus&#8212;F.I.R.E. (Fever Induced Rapid Encephalitis) hits the world hard&#8212;and fast. Like many zombie novels, the onset is pretty standard, but that&#8217;s where the fun begins. Both Max and Clara succumb to the affliction while separated at different ends of Canad&#8212; him in Toronto and her in British Columbia. Through the help of Jay (a fascinating character that truly helps &#8220;flesh&#8221; out this story&#8212;not sorry for that), he recovers slightly and begins to speak again, think again, and remember his love for Clara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He embarks on the journey to find her, a trek that&#8217;s wrought with obstacles that would stop most of the living. Being undead comes with its own bevy of obstacles, yet he&#8217;s determined to get back home&#8212;without devouring any humans on the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Clara is captured and tested by a military group that wants them dead. Rachel, a scientist who knows something about this virus, is dead set (again, not sorry) on finding a cure for this&#8212;or at least a way to help the afflicted to &#8220;live&#8221; in society peacefully. The relationship between the two women brings yet another dimension to the novel that separates it from most of its kind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merry has written a story that deserves to be read, by fans of the undead or simply those who enjoy their horror with a heart. Her writing is solid and intriguing. The characters ring authentic&#8212;creating empathy for the undead is pretty tough to accomplish yet she pulls it off in just 154 pages. As this is the start of a series, it will be intriguing to see where the story heads next.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another new writer to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dead Aware: A Zombie Journey by Eleanor Merry LAC (August 2019) 154 pages; $8.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Dave Simms When does a zombie story become interesting again, after the glut that&#8217;s thicker than the goo between the undead&#8217;s ears? 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