Books From the Backlog is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books and it's a way to feature our neglected books on our bookshelf.
Just like my choice last week this is another self-published, indie book. There's an audio version which makes the chances I'll read it higher. I'm a huge fan of post apocalyptic stories, add in zombies and I'm there! I added Thicker Than Blood back in 2015 after reading a GR friend's five star review. This book still has a good rating: 3.9 stars on Goodreads, so I'm hoping it's good!
Thicker Than Blood (Thicker Than Blood #1) by Madeline Sheehan
Publication Date: January 12th 2015 by Createspace
Pages: 366
About the book:
A true friendship never dies.
Leisel and Evelyn lost everything. Husbands. Families. Friends. Lives that made sense. All they had left was each other, and a friendship that could withstand anything…
Even an apocalypse.
Until one fateful night, the marginal safety they’d come to rely on comes to a vicious and brutal end. With the help of Alex & Jami, both unlikely allies, Leisel and Evelyn are able to escape their shattered sanctuary only to find themselves face-to-face with a much altered, much crueler life where they have to find the way—and the will—to stay alive in a world they no longer recognize.
Traveling across a broken and infection-ridden country; the road-weary group are pitted against endless violence, improbable circumstances, and the ultimate loss.
Everything comes at a price—especially safety, the cost of which could very well strip them of the one thing they’ve tried so hard to cling to: their humanity.
Yet along with all the trials they’re forced to endure, there’s also hope in the form of love. Having loved Leisel from afar, Alex attempts to put the pieces of her fractured heart back together.
But in such a savage world, is there room for love?
In a place of nightmares-made-reality, where the living should be feared far more than the dead, an unbreakable friendship and a love amongst all odds can mean the difference between life and death.
There are friends…
And then there are Leisel and Evelyn.
What about you? Have you read this book and if so, what did you think?
That cover is sinister! I hope it turns out to be a good read for you!
ReplyDeleteMe too! :)
DeleteI think someone featured this a bit ago as their backlog book. Look at that! Zombies and friendship sounds like a good combination to me.
ReplyDeleteI guess Carole did, (just reading her comment below). Didn't know that, but we do have similar reading tastes so I'm not surprised. :)
DeleteThat cover is alluring for sure!
ReplyDeleteHaven't read this one, but it sounds good.
ReplyDeleteI hope it is. :)
DeleteThis was my backlog pick from September and I still have not read it. I might have to check out the audio since it always seems easier to get to books that way. Let me know if you would like to do a buddy read!
ReplyDeleteSame here about the audio. I'll let you know when I get ready to start it and see if you're available to read along. :)
DeleteSounds great!
DeleteI do enjoy the gritty post-apocalyptic stories now and then. Glad you can get the audio and increase your chances of getting to it.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I know, it's about the only way I squeeze in non-review books these days.
DeleteI'm down for anything featuring zombies!
ReplyDeleteI do love a good zombie tale!
DeleteI listened and reviewed this one. It's low on gore but a great tale.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Glad to hear one of my bloggy friends enjoyed it. Another point in favor of picking it up. :)
DeleteWhat a cover....sounds like a great story there....hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, me too!
DeleteI didn't know you were in to Zombies Rachel! I love post apocalyptic stories. and hope this one is good!
ReplyDeleteLindy@ A Bookish Escape
Yes! Anything post-apocalyptic gets my attention. Me too!
DeleteI haven't read it but it does sound good.
ReplyDeleteI've seen good things, so I'm hoping. :)
DeleteOoo! This sounds good! I hope you enjoy it when you get to it. I am surprised I hadn't heard of this one before. Have a great weekend, Rachel.
ReplyDeleteIt's an indie and it was a few years ago so maybe that's why.
DeleteYou too! :)
I do have to admit that the cover grosses me out. But, I am a big baby and am grossed out by bodily fluids, so there's that. Glad you enjoyed this read, there are so many great indie reads and authors that deserve more attention than they receive.
ReplyDeleteCreepy cover!
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