Rot and Ruin, in my opinion was a great book. Its is about a zombies apocalypse, but its not a average zombie book. Most books with flesh eating people that have risen from the grave, the main enemies are not other survivors. In this book that is the case. It takes place in a California wasteland. The main character is a teenager named Benny, and his only family is his older half-brother. He is about to turn 16 and he has to find a job in a barricaded town full of survivors. There's many jobs but all seem to boring for benny. He looks at a different type of job, bounty hunting. Bounty hunters get paid to kill zombies or to clear out towns or even escort people safely. Benny sees bounty hunters as extremely awesome men, and wants to be just like them, until two of his idol bounty hunters kidnap his best friend and kill her mom. Benny realize how evil people can be, and that their worst than zombies. Zombies cant control themselves which makes people the real enemy. The author did a great job with the character and had a great plot. It had real life teenager feelings, and real life problems. It was very suspenseful and keep me glued in the pages. The ending was incredible, it wasn't a happy fairly tale ending ,but it was well written.
In a small town, deep in the middle of nowhere, lived a boy named billy. He had kind heart, a lad who picks on anyone who is smaller than him. To be Frank, he was a bully. He had no friends, not one. He didn't want friends, all he wanted was the pleasure of seeing someone cry.
One day, a family of strangers moved in, and in this family was a boy about his age. He knew right away that this kid was different, and he wanted to see he could make this kid's life miserable. All night billy plotted, and he plotted. Coming up with the most vile and evil schemes. The next day, on market day, billy saw this kid in the town square. He was with his mother, and he heard the mother address the kid by Mike, telling him to get some carrots. Billy rushed to the farmer who was selling carrots and hid behind the stall. As Mike approached the farmer, billy snook up behind him and jerked his shorts to his feet. Without hesitation mike hammer fisted Billy in the face. Billy died a horrible death, and as a bully. Who knew snow could be so dangerous? Over Christmas break, my brother broke a bone. Not just any
bone, but his arm bone. I was the driver, but needless to say it was the snows fault. My brother, Clayton, had a hair brain idea to tie a sled to the back of our 4 wheeler. To me this was way to much fun to pass up, so i suited up in my Sunday best boxer shorts, wool socks, and a cowboy hat. Ole cougar, our 4 wheeler, was recently fixed up, so this baby could run. I decided to let my brother have fun first, so i took the wheel. I got cougar up to full speed before i gave it a sharp turn. Without looking back i knew i made a mistake, my brother was in trouble. I heard a horrible thud and a ear splitting woman scream. My brother flew straight into the only tree in our yard with a record breaking speed. I jump from the 4 wheeler, and ran to my brother. His arm was bent at a odd angle so i knew he was in pain. I tried acting like paramedic, trying to stabilize his arm, but he was making such a ruckus that my parents actually took him to the hospital. After this incident i really didn't do a whole lot because i had to baby my brother, but I did learn something really important from all this. Snow is really dangerous, but when you jump off a 4 wheeler without parking it, it might flip down a hill. The night was warm with the stars overhead, a dark figure creep in the shadows. It had a black cloak that let him blend it well with the night. It choose its steps carefully, making sure not a sound was made. The last house, the one farthest from the town square was its target.Like a ghost it slid through the window. Inside was a mot her and a young child, no more than 8 or 9, but this child was different, a power emitted from it, a dangerous power. The creature wanted this power. To feast from his blood would give him power to withstand the sun and be unstoppable. The child was sleeping in a cot made from sheep wool, and had no idea what was about to happen. The creature creep closer but the floorboards made a small creak. The white from the eyes of the mother were suddenly visible in the dark hut. A sharp intake of breath was heard from the woman, and It was on her in an instant. Wrapping a hand around her throat and lifting her from the floor. She was able to mutter one thing before her unconscious body fell to the floor, “Demetri will destroy you.” Hissing it went to the boy. He was unaware of what was going on as It pulled the boys head back exposing the throat. As he bent down to draw the life from the child, he awoke. The fear in the boys eyes were obvious but before he could scream for help a slimy cold hand was put over the boys mouth and it readied itself for the bite.
The door to the hut suddenly open, and light from a torch lit the room up. The light blinded the creature, making it hiss. A burly man that that could only be the boys fathers radiated a similar power of the boy. The man roared, and charged the creature brandishing the torch. The monster threw the boy onto his shoulder and jump out the window before the father could do any harm. The father reaching the window saw the shadow fleeting around the back of the hut. Without thinking twice the man ran for the back wall and lowered his shoulder. He exploded out of the back of the hut, sending splinters flying, and rammed the side of this creature of darkness. All three of the figures sprawled out in the grass. The boy was the first to get up and he sprinted into the village. The man jump to his feet and reached into his cloak and muttered,”I hate vampires.” The vampire took his time rising to his feet making a noise that sounding something like a chuckle. It calmly turn his back to the man and started to stroll into the forest taking like there was no possible way he was in trouble. The father knowing that his family would never be safe as long as this creature was alive, he he drew out 2 daggers obviously meant for throwing. The vampire stopped and cocked his head, turning his ear, like he could since the blades. It turned around smiling and with a voice that sounded like the devils,”you're going to die.” As it said this 4 other dark figures came out of the dark and stood beside him. Two on each side. The man knew if he hesitated a moment longer they would be on him like a swarm of bees. Suddenly the man's arms moved like a blur and 2 daggers plunged deep into the heart of the vampires on the left of the leader. Everyone stood still as the vampires fell to their knees clutching the handles of the knifes. Hissing the rest of the vampires took a defensive stance. The man calmly reached into his cloak once more and drew another long curved dagger. He held the dagger out in front of himself as the other 2 vampires advanced. The leader stood back watching, waiting, and looking for weakness. With inhuman like speed the man slashed at the closest vampires, and a red smile appeared on its neck. It clutched its throat but there was no stopping the blood that came through his fingers. The other vampire looked nervous a well as surprised. It swung with it's claws out, trying to tear out the mans through. But this human was ready for it.He ducked under the arm and stuck the dagger through the vampires jaw closing his mouth. At that moment the leader grabbed that man throwing him against the hut, leaving the dagger still in the dead vampires mouth. The man rolled as the creature swung, and it's claws tore away a log from the house, but it pivoted on its foot and the foot caught the man it his stomach throwing him to the ground next to one of the dead vampires. The monster jump on him, holding him down. As the man clawed for the dagger that was in the dead vampire, The Lord of darkness spoke. "I want to know your name before I kill you." Right then the man rinched the dagger free and plugged it into the heart of the vampire In a deep gruff voice the man said,"It's Demetri." |