Book Review: Zombie Candy by Frederick Lee Burke

Synopsis : You know early on, from the color of the inappropriate bra in the opening scene, that Zombie Candy is going to be a black comedy. Most people could sympathize with the male obsession for sex and zombie movies, but who would put up with a husband who doused every dish with cilantro? 

Candace Roach enlists her best friend Annie Ogden (our favorite sleuth from Doing Max Vinyl) to find out what her husband is really up to on his weekly business trips - but their home-cooked aversion therapy gets out of hand and hurtles along an astonishing highway of the undead.

Home from Iraq but unsure about her future, Annie Ogden isn't your typical woman sleuth. Her best friend, Candace Roach - gourmet cooking instructor, owner of a house in Tuscany - isn't your typical wronged woman either. Candace teaches gourmet cooking, and loves nothing more than orchestrating a four-course meal full of flavorful surprises and artistic touches. A selection of her recipes is found in an appendix to the book.

But with each shocking discovery in the investigation of her husband, the friendship between Candace and Annie is further put to the test. Candace ultimately takes matters into her own hands and, in an elaborate ruse, stages a nightmarish zombie drama in which her husband plays the starring role. 

Get it on Amazon  THIS WEEK ONLY FOR 99 CENTS.

Review: This was a fun and very fast read, perfect for some light reading by the pool, or beach this Summer. For those looking for a traditional Zombie story, this is NOT it! Instead it is sorta Chick Lit meets current fad meets girl done wrong/gets boy back in spades. Which may sound off, but it had some truly laugh out loud moments, that any woman who has ever wanted payback will relate to!

The recipes included in the back of the book are an extra bonus- I can't wait to try the Pasta with Sage and Apples! I also liked how he gives you an epilogue with what happens to all the characters, AFTER the story takes place. You don't normally get that from an author. It's fun to see what they come with, as the characters are their invention after all! I enjoyed the book, and would have finished it in one sitting, had it not been an ebook (I just can't seem to finish an ebook in one sitting like I can a regular book- too much page turning probably!).

About the author: Born and raised in the Chicago area, Frederick Lee Brooke graduated from Amherst College and studied writing at the University of Montana. He has worked as an English teacher, language school manager and small business owner. Having lived in Germany, France and Switzerland, he has also travelled extensively in Tuscany, the setting of part of Zombie Candy. Visit Fred on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or GoodReads.

    As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the Zombie Candy eBook edition is just 99 cents this week (ending June 15th!,so HURRY). What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes. The prizes include $550 in Amazon gift cards, a Kindle Fire, and 5 autographed copies of the book. All the info you need to win one of these amazing prizes is RIGHT HERE. Remember, winning is as easy as clicking a button or leaving a blog comment--easy to enter; easy to win! To win the prizes:

1. Purchase your copy of Zombie Candy for just 99 cents
2. Enter the Rafflecopter contest on Novel Publicity
3. Visit today’s featured social media event

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received thise book, free of charge, from Novel Publicity, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or other, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it