Ghost Run

This Ghost Run review almost didn’t happen. Or at least this soon. I have a love hate relationship with my spam filter. Yes it saves me from weeny pills but it catches important things too. In the case being emailed by a major publisher about the newest release of my favorite zombie series it was wrong.

Ghost Run takes part in a ravaged Southern U.S dominated by hordes of Undead. While on a supplies run the main character picks up a distress call. The possibility of a cure makes him abandon returning to safety. With no turning back he leads a one-man rescue mission. Success means hope for all of humanity. Failure means the eventual end for all and joining the ranks of the undead.

Day By Day Armageddon

Day By Day Armageddon, A series that sucked me in seven years ago. It was the first book I got on a Sony Ereader Christmas gift. The Ereader long ago died but the love of the series has not.

The books are wrote from first person perspective. With the exception of the third book you are reading the journal entries of the nameless main character. He begins to write in his journal that was a Christmas gift as the pandemic begins. For him it quickly becomes a coping mechanism. Much of the books he is alone. The journals are a stand in for a buddy to talk to and unload on.

The Good

There is so much to like in Ghost Run. I have to agree with J.L Bourne it is my favorite. About 95% of the book Kilroy (The main characters nickname) is alone. Not counting his faithful robotic dog.

You get to hear all the rambling thoughts of a man on a suicide mission through hell. You can see the lapses of sanity. The tricks of imagination playing with him. The talks with the moon. The pop culture references to a time that’s dead. The drive to suffer through it all to make the world better for his baby daughter.

Like any zombie or SHTF novel there are some survival tips in Ghost Run. Some great nuggets of info. You are not beat over the head with them though. It is not a survival manual. It’s a diary of a survivor.

If you came looking for zombie killing action this is the book for you. There is plenty of realistic zombie killing. The bayonet scenes were some of my favorite. So was the pee grenade.

The Bad?

Ghost Run is the final Day By Day Armageddon book. Probably. This is very bittersweet for me. I always hate endings. Like any good ending the future is not set. There are still a million stories to be told. More journals to be written.

The main character has both the best and worst luck in the universe. He gets beat to hell like Bruce Campbell in an Evil Dead movie. Then has amazing fortune. All extremes no middle ground. Makes for great stories. With all the bad luck you feel good when he gets a break.

My only real complaint with Ghost Run was that the ending seemed rushed. Which is almost a J.L Bourne trademark. Almost like he excitedly writes then notices he’s at the end of the page count and has to wrap up. I do the same with podcast. I felt dread when I was 15 pages from the end of Ghost Run. I was worried we would be left hanging. Or the ending would be bad and send me into a rage. The ending was satisfying. Not wrapped up nicely. It reminded me of the ending of Terminator 2. Driving down the road into an unknown future

“No fate but what we make.”

Want to win the first three books? Me and a few other bloggers are giving away sets. I’m not going to set up an elaborate system to do it. They are always a hassle. I ask that you share the blog post. Facebook, twitter, reddit or anywhere you want. Then just send me and email (James @ Survivapunk Dot Com) With you name and shipping info. First person gets the prize.

Day by Day Giveaways!

Thursday and Friday of this week, bloggers will give away one bundle (one copy each of books 1-3) in the Day by Day Armageddon series. See the schedule below. You may enter all the giveaways, but you can only win once. U.S. only.

Thursday, July 21^st

Friday, July 22^nd