Panic (Wildfire Chronicles Vol 1.) By K.R. Griffiths

Panic is a apocalyptic zombie-esque secret society driven disaster story set in the rural village of St. Davids in Wales. The ball is set rolling with the landing of steel canisters in the back yard of one of the villages’ houses that results in the first “zombification” resulting in the typical struggle for survival.

One thing made me love this book and would prompt me to actually buy the further volumes of the series. That was the fantastically vivid descriptions of the carnage and the fast nature of the story telling.  The story writing doesn’t labour over the small unimportant details of the scenery or talk down to the reader by explaining who everyone is and their back-story in more detail than necessary.

However, what makes me think again was the lack of trigger warnings for one or two of the scenes at the end.  These sorts of this might be where the human condition goes to during this sort of event but please lead up to it with something to at least warn the reader of what to expect.

Well paced, fast read with a typical cliff hanger ending to keep you coming back. 

3.5 stars.

I received this book to review through Library Thing Early Reviewers. 

Really fantastic visual of gore

Started reading "Panic" The Wildfire Chronicles Vol 1  by K. R. Griffiths yesterday and came across one of the most fantastically gory visuals I have read in a long time

 "The priest's face was a vision from a demented nightmare, flesh melted away from his skull, partially revealing bone. Both eyes were gone, rendered liquid, oozing down across his cheeks, fusing with the superheated meat that had been his nose and jaw."

I am now 50% of the way through this and am enjoying the incredibly visceral descriptions.