Zombocalypse Now – A choose-your-own-adventure book about zombies! And it stars a plush bunny!!!

Choose-your-own-adventure books seem perfect for telling zombie stories, but this is actually the first CYOA zombie book that I’ve ever heard of and it actually looks worth reading.

Zombocalypse Now could easily fall into the pitfalls of standard zombie story cliches, but from what I’ve read of the preview pages, it avoids them gracefully. For starters, the main character (i.e. you) happens to be a smoking, drinking, pink stuffed bunny. I was actually turned off by this at first because it seemed like a perfectly-calculated marketing ploy geared towards the 12-year-old Hot Topic crowd, but I was totally wrong. I was expecting loads of cheese, but instead I was treated to original, clever storytelling.

The other thing I like about Zombocalypse Now is how it treats itself like a game. There’s 112 endings, but most of them end in a GAME OVER (i.e. you die), but just like any good game, there’s multiple endings that act as puzzle pieces that add up to a bigger picture. There’s even a cheat guide for the people who want to see all the endings and figure out how to get the best one.

I think the last choose-your-own-adventure book I ever read was some R.L. Stine book back in like 5th grade and I was way too indecisive to finish it, but I have a feeling Zombocalypse Now will be able to keep my attention and hopefully warrant repeat readings.

Thanks to Kyra, who always keeps her shotgun loaded (just in case!), for the tip!

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