My next fantabulous guest actually put the sauciness in awesomesauce. It is no secret that this chic and I are like two peas in a pod. She is the Manolo Blahnik to my Ross Clearance Shoes, the WIN! to my HOLLA!, the survival Barbie to my zombie flamingo…
Oh wait.
She IS all those things, but she’s also SUPER fun, adorable and ridiculously friendly. I adore Ash! For those that know her, you won’t be surprised at her topic today. She is the resident zombie expert, after all. Let’s listen in…
Zombie Eclectic
Hey guys, its Ash from The Bookish Brunette! I was SUPER excited when Smash asked me to guest post this week… and then I realized I had absolutely nothing to guest post about!! *gasp* What should I do? Write about my favorite characters EVER? List the most drool-worthy fictional boy toys… let’s be realistic here, I’d need at LEAST a week to list all my book boys! Right?
In the end, I went to my comfort zone… Zombies. WIN. One of the things that I love the most about zombie books, is the variety available within the genre of zombie fiction. Uh yeah- there are SO many options available, that it is absolutely impossible not to find something you will like!
Here are some examples:
• Comedy
• Romance
• Post-Apocalyptic
• Horror
• YA
• then you have mixtures between all of them!
Let’s begin with one of my favorite series:
Living With The Dead series by Jesse Petersen
Zombie Genre: Comedy (post-apocalyptic, adult, CRAZY funny)
If you want non-stop action, Laugh Out Loud laughs and zombies? The Living With The Dead series is where it’s at!
Zombie Genre: Romance (post-apocalyptic, steampunk(ish), YA)
Lia Habel has written something like I’ve never read in Dearly, Departed… Completely unique and gorgeously written!
Zombie Genre: Comedy (YA, contemporary, super fun, romance)
Zombies Don’t Cry is hands down- FABULOUS. Totally a feel-good, awesomely fun read! You will LAUGH continuously, love the characters and never look at zombies the same way again!
Zombie Genre: Post-Apocalyptic (adult, horror, EPIC *it counts*)
This series is freaking PHENOMENAL… Frater doesn’t hold back, you will be shockingly horrified, utterly breathless and you will love every single second of it!
Zombie Genre: Post-Apocalyptic (adult, post-apocalyptic, dystopian)
Now, I’m not recommending this one- so much as using it as an example of sub-zombie genre… because I wasn’t a huge fan of this book, but a LOT of people LOVED it. I didn’t. You say potato and all that nonsense… 
This is more zombie… different.
Benny Imura series by Jonathan Maberry
Zombie Genre: Post-Apocalyptic (YA, post-apocalyptic, coming of age, EPIC)
Completely, utterly amazing… Jonathan Maberry takes a ‘zombie story’ and twists it into a mighty tale of love, loss, family and growing up! He blends humor, devotion and immense emotion to bring you something you’ll never forget!
There! See what I mean? With a list like that, everyone should be able to find SOMETHING! If not… ask! I have more! 
Thanks for having me on Ash!
A BIG thanks to Ashley for stopping by and sharing her knowledge on all things zombie. Are we a fan yet? If not, get with the program!
And, if you’ve been living under a rock, or more realistically, not been a fan of my blog for long, then you might be missing out on some pretty epic stuff that Ashley and I create…#justsayin
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That was an excellent zombie genre intro post. I have the first books in Living w/ the Dead, As the World Dies and Benny Imura series. Seeing them listed here makes me that much more excited to read them.
This is an awesome post! It's like a guide to zombie books.
Love the zombie guest post! Zombie on ladies!
I just got the first JP book and totally did it even though I wasn't to my 5 and 1 (so I will have to not buy one next time—yeah right we will see if that works).
Dude!! This is going to go down in history as the BEST intro EVER!!! I LOVE it! You rock my face off! Thanks for having me!
Ashley rocks my face off like seriously! She also has found zombie books I need that I didn't know existed before (and trust me that is hard to do!).
Such a great guest post from a great blogger!
Smash pulled out all of the stops with that intro!! Great guest post Ash – you are indeed rocking the awesomesauce!
First of all: that is a legendary intro Smash *applauds*
Secondly: I love Ash, she really is my girl and I'm slowly being converted to zombie books because of her.
The Dark Ashes are my heroes… Just saying.
Okay, this is perhaps one of the most informative posts I have read on Zombies. I had no clue there were so many types. This should help teach me not to judge a supernatural creature by it's rotting flesh again!
Ashley – You know that in the Hall of Fame of Zombie Experts, you would be the first to be inducted. If I can't find anything to like on this list then I am not a book-lover. Period.
heh. I tried. I can't wait to read Benny!
Exactly.
LOL.
*muah*
She is so entertaining
YES! Read them. They are great!
I hope you find one you like!
So true. She covered all the bases.
It is so beautiful to find a fellow zombie lover *wipes tears & sniffles* I sadly or not sadly actually have read ALL of the above *stares lovingly at bookshelf* oops, I have NOT read Warm Bodies or Eat Slay Love..Uh oh..I need to get on board.. Unacceptable!
TY for the cool post..TY for reppin zombies..TY 4 showin the world at large zombie fans are NOT only teenage boys/males, etc. but really kick ass chicks that rock ..
U all rock.
You love it!