Top Ten Tuesday (81)

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

This Tuesday's theme is...

Top Ten Books To Read If You Like

I started watching The Walking Dead when season four began (me, who is terrified zombies!) and am now obsessed. (I have may bought seasons one and three--working on two--when season four ended, because WITHDRAWALS.) If you're not watching this show, I highly suggest you change that. But in the meantime, here are ten books you should read, for reasons, if you like--or even if you don't like/don't watch--The Walking Dead. (Note: These books are best when read with a snack of braaains.)

zooombies

I've read, like, almost no books with zombies, but I did read Warm Bodies. And I LOVED it. Not really dark and gory, but simply fantastic. And since The Walking Dead obviously has zombies...Well, you get the picture.

waking up in a strange, strange world

Have you ever woken up and found yourself in a world different from what you fell asleep in? (I hope not.) Spoiler Alert: Something kind of like that happens in TWD. So if you're into that sort of thing, then check this out. The world in Strangelets may not have zombies, but it sure is strange...

this is all really effed up

The world in The Walking Dead is obviously messed up. And people, they are doing CRAZY THINGS. Ladies and gentlemen (and Walkers), welcome to the FAYZ.

trust no one

Wouldn't you think that all humans would band together if there was an apocalypse and it took out most of the human population? EHH, WRONG ANSWER. Humans will kill each other, and in both The 5th Wave and TWD, you have to be careful of who you trust.

cults of the apocalypse

You've prooobably heard of the Governor, right? In Escape from Eden there's a cult, and some people want to leave it. While Woodbury in TWD isn't exactly a cult, it's definitely something--or someone--you want to escape from and never see again.

here a dead body, there a dead body

In the Body Finder series, Violet can hear/see/smell/sense the echoes of the dead and, if those dead were murdered, she can find out who killed them. And there are plenty of dead bodies in TWD. But the poor girl would probably have her senses overwhelmed!

you loot to survive

The people of Scarlet and The Walking Dead live somewhat similarly: constantly looting for supplies and living off the land. 

hello, sheriff

I'm reading this right now for book club and it's actually pretty darn good. The POV is a cop/police officer/sheriff person, and since the main character of The Walking Dead is Rick the sheriff...Ta da!

a sword-wielding badass

Michonne and Celaena are, like, the same person.

the one, the only: daryl dixon

It occurred to me one day that there were similarities between TWD's Daryl Dixon and Shane Collins from the Morganville Vampires. They're both badass and somewhat trouble--and totally swoony. And while Daryl protects against Walkers, Shane does the same against vampires.

Do you watch The Walking Dead? If so, tell me: ARE YOU GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWALS TOO?