{"id":24367,"date":"2020-02-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=24367"},"modified":"2020-01-05T13:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T19:57:29","slug":"review-ground-zero-an-after-zombie-origin-novella-last-of-us-book-1-by-nikki-landis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=24367","title":{"rendered":"#Review &#8211; Ground Zero: An After Zombie Origin Novella (Last of Us Book 1) by Nikki Landis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1562730291l\/46820550._SY475_.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ground Zero (Last of Us, #1)\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png?resize=156%2C54\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Stay quiet. Don&#8217;t look back. And never,\u00a0<i>ever<\/i>\u00a0scream.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The city has fallen . . .\u00a0<i>where will you run?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Before the world went to *** and the zombie apocalypse wreaked havoc on the nation &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The Fourth of July is one hell of a spectacular celebration and just so happens to be ground zero when a group of friends are suddenly confronted with over 400,000 flesh eating and newly turned zombies right in the heart of downtown Columbus, OH. Red, White, and Boom will never be the same &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>*** Origin story of the\u00a0<i>Last of Us<\/i>\u00a0series, contains mature content ***<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ty, Zeke, &amp; Natalie &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TBR.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TBR.png?resize=113%2C51\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/46820550-ground-zero?from_search=true&amp;qid=Q1TpmRKBa0&amp;rank=2\">Goodreads <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png?resize=158%2C45\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;iframe style=&quot;width:120px;height:240px;&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07XWNRLS8&amp;asins=B07XWNRLS8&amp;linkId=84cb34959ea30e323f076fc0fde0f84d&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Amazon <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/kellys-review.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10982\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/kellys-review.jpg?resize=300%2C96\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/kellys-review.jpg?resize=300%2C96&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/kellys-review.jpg?w=428&amp;ssl=1 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First thing I have to say is that I love all things zombies, but this is a FIVE star read that got me chomping at the bit and ready for the next installment. It was great to get my hands on a zombie book that is different. Ground Zero is incredibly fascinating. It is a fast paced read that draws you in from the very beginning. It explains all the weird nuances that people noticed were \u201coff\u201d and by the time anyone realizes something is terribly wrong, the world goes to hell in a handbasket. It\u2019s gripping and suspenseful and a bit creepy at times. Reading the story and realizing those nuances could really happen definitely adds to the creep factor. I am hooked and now off to read the next one! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png?resize=231%2C55\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1529611661p5\/15401245.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nikki Landis\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nikki Landis is the International Bestselling &amp; Award-Winning Author of over 40 paranormal, reverse harem, MC, &amp; sci-fi romance novels. She&#8217;s been addicted to romance and alpha heroes since she used to sneak her mother&#8217;s &#8216;bodice rippers&#8217; as a teen and now writes her own. She&#8217;s the finalist in both the 2018 &amp; 2019 Kindle Book Awards for Romance. Nikki&#8217;s recent novel Refugee Road won the IPPY Gold Medal for 2017 BEST ROMANCE\/EROTICA. You can follow her at the sites below. She loves to hear from readers.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for Nikki&#8217;s Newsletter and get a FREE book: https:\/\/dl.bookfunnel.com\/d2cd720txo<\/p>\n<p>Join her Reader&#8217;s Group: www.facebook.com\/groups\/nikkiswickedharem\/<\/p>\n<p>www.facebook.com\/groups\/darkalphaaddicts\/<\/p>\n<p>www.bookbub.com\/authors\/nikki-landis<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/nikkilandisauthor.wordpress.com\/<\/p>\n<p>www.facebook.com\/nikkilandisauthor\/<\/p>\n<p>www.goodreads.com\/nikkilandis<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"474\" data-height=\"711\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/landisnikkiauth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by landisnikkiauth<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>www.instagram.com\/nikkilandisauthor\/<\/p>\n<p>www.pinterest.com\/nikkilandisauth\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay quiet. Don&#8217;t look back. And never,\u00a0ever\u00a0scream. The city has fallen . . .\u00a0where will you run? Before the world went to *** and the zombie apocalypse wreaked havoc on the nation &#8230; The Fourth of July is one hell of a spectacular celebration and just so happens to be ground zero when a group &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=24367\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#Review &#8211; Ground Zero: An After Zombie Origin Novella (Last of Us Book 1) by Nikki Landis<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[427,530],"tags":[1036],"class_list":["post-24367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apocalyptic","category-zombie","tag-nikki-landis"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-6l1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24368,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24367\/revisions\/24368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}