Lol, this was funny. I loved the first two books and this was great as well. There was even more science in this. Although I think there was less Jonah which made me sad - I love Jonah. I was also sad Mike didn't make any appearances. I kind of wanted to see him be infected with the nanobots to cure the damage of the zombies.

I love Kate. She was much better at focusing on the science and less on the romance with this one. Although there was still the usual teen romance angst we always see in young adult books. I did appreciate her maturity (at one point at least) when it came to Elle and she told Aaron she didn't have any relationship experience and proceeded to just ask him what was up with Elle. It was nice seeing a logical mature response. Of course she let herself down heaps after that but it happened once. Aaron didn't annoy me as much in this book either - not that I really know why he did in the first - maybe because he just went from zero to a hundred in being interested in Kate.

I hated Trey. I felt him hitting on Kate was a bit unnecessary but it's kind of how it goes I guess. The plot was great. I really enjoyed it. I wish there were more books. I love the idea of nanobots and seeing this mystery unfold was awesome. 4.5 stars. ( )

I always admire a writer who takes a ridiculous premise and goes all out. Well done with this one, Carrie Harris -- it's silly, but entertaining, as any book that seems to possibly star a sasquatch or a werewolf would be. Even better when the heroine has a past that includes creating an anti-zombie virus. ( )

teen fiction (sci fi/fantasy adventure with humor - high school geek saves the day, again) ( )

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What a great sequel to the book Bad Taste in Boys! I really enjoyed this read. It brought on a whole new issues with a new monster… Werewolves. I absolutely loved the twist in how the werewolves were created. The author really got creative with this new mutation and I thought it was pure genius! In Bad Taste in Boys, our main character, Kate Grable entered a relationship with her big time crush, Aaron. in this book you see that they tend to struggle with some relationship issues that arise. Things that can usually happen in an everyday relationship (Minus the creatures!) I really enjoyed watching their relationship go through these changes and struggles and seeing what they did to improve it. You see a lot of the old characters from the first book as well and it was very nice to see some of them make a comeback. The first boy in the school that turned zombie and was literally falling apart had a few mentions in this book and I really loved reading to see how he was doing in the present. The character who I personally didn’t like at all was Ellie. She was a very in your face character and she was a bit irritating as she caused so many problems for Kate. I have to say, I’m really loving the “Kate Grable” series. It’s such an easy read and very enjoyable. I always have hard times putting the book down because in my opinion these books can be pretty thrilling and you just wanna know what happens next! I really applaud the author for making such great books and making the monsters fit with modern day technology. You never know… Something like this could happen in our future! ( )

I had the first book in the series, “Bad Taste in Boys” on my radar thanks to its gleefully kitsch 50s sci-fi B-movie synopsis yet never got around to reading it, mainly because I could never find it in UK and I’m too cheap to pay for shipping. I began reading the 2nd in the series with the typical hesitations of a reader coming into a series without the full story, but luckily it was easy enough to pick up in this short, if tiresome read. Once again, this is a paranormal YA that promises big and doesn’t deliver.

I really should have written this review straight after finishing the book, but university work got in the way, because it was entirely forgettable and I’m having trouble remembering simple elements such as character names. This isn’t a good sign. Unfortunately, “Bad Hair Day” is generic in every sense of the word. The heroine is the geek who doesn’t know she’s pretty, the handsome but bland love interest, the shoe-horned in romantic conflict, the quirky but mostly absent parents and sibling, the casual disparaging comments towards girls who present a threat – they’re all here. At times it feels like join-the-dots storytelling, especially since the pacing for this short book is completely erratic, veering between fumbled exposition and drawn out and entirely unnecessary romance subplot and shorts bursts of action that do nothing to liven up what should be a short, silly read. Despite the attempts at humour – and I did snigger once or twice – the book never fully decides whether it wants to be a camp take on kitschy horror and sci-fi or a conventional paranormal tale. I’m personally quite disappointed that it didn’t take the latter route since the genre desperately needs less po-faced seriousness.

The book reads younger than YA, with the immaturity of the supposed genius teenage heroine seeming more suited to a middle-grade character. There’s nothing in this book to outright hate, it’s just too bland and inoffensive for that.

2/5.
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