Written in the style of Jane Austen, this book follows Pride and Prejudice but adds the zombie element which adds even more humor to this well-loved story. You should read Pride and Prejudice before reading this, but it is a good read no matter what.

I started this book scared that I would hate it. I was surprised that Seth was able to take a historically romantic story and add the elements of adventure and humor to it. I personally think this would be a really funny movie someday.

Like a funny skit that just goes on way too long, this gimmick got old fast.

Our club had definite and differing opinions on this depending on whether or not we'd read the original. One member gave up after 50 pages because she hated the way Elizabeth was portrayed. Another member, who has never read the original and is a great fan of zombies, enjoyed it. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book, and I have to admit that this one just didn't live up to its hype. The zombies grew old fast and except for a few scenes (notably Lady Catherine's interrogation of Elizabeth at dinner) Jane Austen wrote it much better. There were definitely times that dialogue was changed to dumb down the text or for no apparent or zombie related reason.

I was the only person to actually finish this book in my club. I can see why, it was challenging to make yourself read something that seems ridiculous and unecessary. I felt the zombie aspect of the book was contrived and unconvincing. I could actually see where the second author came into play and dumbed down the book. All this was so disappointing as I thought a "Zombie" Pride and Predjudice would be great fun.

At first I thought the zombie aspect was silly and kind of funny, but it got old fast and just became ridiculous and annoying. Even more annoying was all of the supposed "dark arts" skills, which were not even remotely believable.