Evelyn's life as she knows it is over. All it took was one zombie bite. Now one of the undead, Evelyn welcomes a raging hunger for human flesh she cannot control. But she's not like the others...Evelyn remembers and recognizes her children, Alison and Xander. And now she hunts them.
But Evelyn has a secret that could unravel everything Alison and Xander remember about their mother and everything Evelyn knows about her current state. Except, her children might die before she makes amends. Can she save them from the horde of undead? And can she protect them from herself?
On the whole, this was a fantastic short zombie story. The central storyline involving the growing hints of humanity emerging from the zombie as she tries to keep the shreds of her past alive during the zombie epidemic around her while still trying to indulge in those aspects of her now that she's become infected creates a solid base for this type of story. The core story featured here bringing her kids into the mix and the rush of humanity they inspire in her the more she's around them is an intriguing dynamic, especially with the constant struggle she has with keeping her children safe and competing against the baser zombie instincts that are kicking in now that the virus is affecting her which adds a touch of genre ethos at points.
What makes it all even better is the fantastically easy way of writing this takes, keeping the story simple enough with an easy style that allows for a great psychological touch with how it connects with the characters rather than dealing with traditional zombie tropes. The emotional undercurrent in the story comes off quite impactful with how everything comes about as it leads into an immensely thrilling finale which ends things on a fine note at a point where it feels like more story could've been developed. This does have a feeling where several points could've been expanded a bit more with how brief the whole thing is to begin with, and although the issue isn't bad towards hurting the book it is the one thing that could be a negative here.
4.5/5