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[Book Review] The Ghoul Archipelago by Stephen Kozeniewski

May 18, 2020      Erica Robyn      14 Comments

The Ghoul Archipelago by Stephen Kozeniewski book photo by Erica Robyn Reads

The Ghoul Archipelago by Stephen Kozeniewski is fun page-turner that will delight you with each turn that the story takes! Of course, as this tale also features zombies, there is some wonderfully vivid violence scattered throughout.

I had so much fun with this one!

Let’s dive in!

My Thoughts on The Ghoul Archipelago by Stephen Kozeniewski

This story is a character-driven tale that will have you either rooting for the characters, or wishing that they would meet a sudden demise!

At the beginning of the novel, the chapters were organized in a way that would feature one group of characters at a time before jumping to another group. As each grouping was very intriguing to me, I couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to see how things were going to turn out for each of them! I absolutely loved that we kept jumping from group to group until each storylines began to merge with one another.

While some of the storylines were very different from one another, there was one element that was present throughout: the dead were rising.

It was so much fun to see how each group was handling that fact because they were all extremely different; we had some that were simply killing them, some that wanted to save their souls, and some that wanted to control them and use them for… various things.

The overall pacing was wonderful, the plot was perfectly organized, the characters and their relationships were fun, the dialogue was great! All around, this was an awesome book! It will definitely be one that I return to again when I need a fun zombie tale.

Also… I just have to point out this copyright statement. How fun is this?!

My Favorite Passages from The Ghoul Archipelago

Hannibal Mo’s lower jaw ground back and forth like a cricket’s legs serenading the night. 

But he, personally, whether it was superstition or some latent belief in some kind of higher power, believed that it was the height of bad luck to give anyone his name. Rumpelstiltskin had been undone by it, and, personally, he intended to spin a lot keel straw into gold before he died. 

For once, he was thankful for his cheap, raggedy boots. Many of the Mariners of the Rey Gould had lost their boots to the pirates. Papi’s hadn’t been worth stealing. He relish that now as he twisted his toes back and forth, sending vertebrae floating to the water surface like a loose piano keys. He would have despised doing that barefoot.

My Final Thoughts on The Ghoul Archipelago

I am a total sucker for zombie tales! And this one? This was such a fun twist on the traditional zombie. I loved the technology element that played a major role throughout, and all of the characters were so wonderful.

I definitely recommend this one to you if you enjoy stories centered around amazing characters, zombies, and interesting technology!

4 Tea Cups Rating

Thanks for reading!
And thank you again to Stephen for sending me a signed copy after Corona Con!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Paige Schildkamp says

    May 18, 2020 at 9:31 am

    I am not into zombies, but this is definitely the time to be reading fun bokos. GLad you enjoyed this one! On a random side note, I love the word archipelago. Haha.

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      May 21, 2020 at 4:54 pm

      <3

      Reply
  2. Laurie says

    May 18, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    This sounds like so much fun. I’ve read one of his novels and hope to read more soonish!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      May 21, 2020 at 4:56 pm

      It sure was!! I recently read “Skinwrapper” and “The Perfectly Fine House” and loved each of them. I can’t wait to read more from Stephen soon!

      Reply
  3. Olivia Roach says

    May 19, 2020 at 7:23 am

    It sounds like the unique layout of grouping the stories worked so well in this book and that you could really enjoy following each group as it came along. Brilliant review, Erica x

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      May 21, 2020 at 5:01 pm

      100% It was so much fun to read!! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Kelsey says

    May 19, 2020 at 7:59 am

    At this point I think I can separate out the books I’ve added to my TBR based on your reviews (this one included) and have quite a hefty list! 😆

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      May 21, 2020 at 5:01 pm

      hahahahah! I love it!! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Barb @ Booker T's Farm says

    May 19, 2020 at 3:11 pm

    I do like zombie tales and I enjoy a book where I can cheer on someone’s demise. I’ll be looking to grab this one Erica. Great review!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      May 21, 2020 at 5:03 pm

      I hope you enjoy the ride that this one is!! 😀

      Reply
  6. chucklesthescot says

    May 24, 2020 at 6:58 am

    When I see ‘zombies’ and ‘vivid violence’, it always gets my attention…

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      May 25, 2020 at 8:28 am

      😀

      Reply

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