A different viewpoint on the zombie apocalypse. It is so refreshing after the standard zombie stories, which basically read like this:
- Bad thing happens;
- Good people try to survive;
- Bad people screw things up;
- After a long struggle good people get rid of bad people and find a safe haven and live happily ever after.

This story is not like this at all.
In fact, Riley is such a good girl, she'd probably just carry on biting all the bad people to look after her pack.

I can just see her in my mind's eye with all the little mannerisms, as well as Ben-Ben, who is exactly the type of dog that gets on my nerves cause they aren't very intelligent and extremely noisy. Patches is the typical cat...only in it for themselves.

Thoroughly enjoyable and a must for any animal lover with the animals humorous outlook on life. ( )

Exciting sequel to the first story. It is fast paced and to the point, which I prefer.
The sequel continues the travels of the pack and some of the bad people that they encounter along the way. ( )

Talking dogs okay

I'm really not sure what to make of this book. The fact that all these dogs talked just made the story unbelievable. ( )

I wasn't sure if I was going to like this since it is from a dogs POV but it was great. I just love Tufo's writing. I am always invested in the characters and the story. Can't wait to pick up the next one. ( )

Would you listen to The Book of Riley again? Why?
Yes. I found this to be an interesting perspective on a zombie tale. This is the first zombie tale I've listened to and liked that it was told through the eyes of a dog.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Sean Runnette brings the characters to life with all the different tone and inflictions that he uses for each of the characters. It really helped me to visualise, almost like watching a movie but without the actual picture part.

Any additional comments?
The storyline progressed well and the characters, though mostly animals, were interesting in the way they reacted to the situation they were facing and the choices they made based on that. This is categorised as YA but I have to say the description of the violence I found very graphic and quite horrifying. It will be interesting to see where the story goes with next lot of books in the series. ( )