If you're a fan of the show, then this book will be right up your alley. It felt as though I were watching a new season, except with new characters. 
 So, yeah. The characters. It was so great to be able to get the background on the governor. It was torture, having read the graphic novels, to know exactly where it was all headed, and to know who was going to live or die. 
 I was curious to see if Kirkman would be able to write something other than dialogue, as this is an entirely different style than the graphic novels. So wonderful to see that he has an ability to describe the grossest of scenes, in the most graphic way possible! 
 The plot was exciting, although I was almost a little disappointed that there wasn't more death and gore. There simply weren't enough characters to be able to maul and mutilate them at random. The story did have a great plot twist towards the end (I just really wish I hadn't seen it coming). Nothing is cut and dry, and rules are made to be broken, and Kirkman delivers yet another rule-breaker!