Trudge
(Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse) Book 1

by Shawn Chesser

Not The Average Zombie Apocalypse!

Cade Grayson has seen tough times in his life when he was in “the Sandbox” as they called it.  Little did he know that what he saw then couldn’t begin to prepare him for what happens when a virus is unleashed upon the US and its citizens.  Follow Cade on his journey to safety for both him and his wife and child (who are not with him when everything goes down).

The narration in Trudge was done by Chris Patton.  I liked his style and it really fit the book.  I think that Cade was a “manly man” for sure, and I think that Patton did him justice in that aspect.  My only complaint (and it’s not even a complaint, it made me chuckle a few times throughout listening) was when Patton would say something with a WH in it.  He would say “Hoowhat” instead of “what”, which reminded me of a Family Guy skit about how to say Cool Whip.  (Is it Cool Whip or Cool Hoowip?)  As I said, it doesn’t take away from the audiobook, just a personal thing I noticed.  The quality of production was also great.  No issues at all.

Trudge was one of those books where I felt like I’d been there before, but I won’t lie – you haven’t.  The story followed a similar character to the book I read RIGHT before this one (Max from Tomorrow War).  But, the story-line was totally different and was full of unique and different characters.

I can tell that the author either has military training or is extremely familiar or close to someone who has.  Chesser uses a lot of military terms and for the most part, he tries to explain what they are.  There are still a few that slipped through, either because he didn’t want to explain what it meant or he just assumed Civs aka civilians would know what it meant.

Another book that falls short with me based on the fact that it doesn’t have a proper ending.  Yes, there was some closure, but not nearly enough for me.  The book just felt incomplete because it is missing what I think is at least half of the story.  Damn sequels and trilogies!  Other than that, it was a quick listen and an enjoyable one at that.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.