Horrificata School’s Dead Boring is the
first in a series and is a comedy/horror suitable for ages 12 – 18.
Desmond is having one of those days. School
is bleuch, and he has football on his mind. The teachers suck and it’s
certainly not his fault he got detention! So you can imagine his horror when he
learns that there is a secret experiment taking place at the school where a gas
is used to make the pupils into flesh-eating zombies. He and the others stuck
in detention either need to evade the zombies and escape from the school, or figure
out what is going on and stop it all before the zombies get out.
What follows is a mix of scares, humour,
and a bunch of questions about “who”, “why”, and “how”. And this leads nicely
into the next book where the question is “what next?”
The book is more than just a story about
zombies and experiments. It also focuses on bravery, friendship, and doing the
right thing. The story moved well and was easy and comfortable to read, with no
major grammar and punctuation mistakes to interrupt. The only thing that
happened in my kindle version was that sentences were cut in the middle and
made into new paragraphs with an indent, which was confusing as you weren’t
sure if the same person was speaking.
All in all a fun read, so thanks to
NetGalley for the opportunity to review the book.
