Can someone please explain to me how this dual authorship works? Who do I praise for the parts that I like, and who do I blame for the parts that I don't? For now, I'll just have to use the collective "they", and hope that you will all know what I mean. 
 I love the world that Jay Kirkman has created. His vision is vivid (and graphic!) and I will follow him anywhere! I have read the graphic novels, and am truly enjoying the new medium. The novels open up his world to a whole new audience. The descriptives are so gross, and perfect. All that being said, I feel that Kirkman/Bonansinga has room to grow. Novels don't feel as natural as the graphic series, but I definitely feel that it's a great direction for him/them to head in. 
 When I comes down to actual writing style, there are parts of it that just got under my skin. As it is written in the present tense, it makes foreshadowing difficult. And ultimately, obvious. The same lines kept repeating every page or two: "Nobody noticed the zombie horde getting closer", or "Lilly didn't notice the pungent smell of rotting flesh". Also, people's destinies were constantly being changed "irrevocably". Okay, so those weren't exact quotes, but you get the gist of it. It got a little redundant after a while. This is the main problem of the present tense. Looking into the future just becomes awkward. 
 And for those of you who have already read it: (view spoiler)[Since when are the dead rising from the grave? We were led to believe, through all the graphic novels, and the first novel, that this is a virus, contracted while still alive! How can the long dead now rise from their graves, having this virus??? And why bring this new dynamic into the plot now? Honestly, this bumped my rating down a full star. And I kinda blame Bonansinga, since Kirkman probably would have revealed it by now if it was his idea. No? (hide spoiler)] 
 As a quick side note, there is a short blurb written, The Walking Dead: Just Another Day at the Office. This is for sale on Amazon, even though it is literally only a few pages in length. Kirkman had no part is writing this, and I'm a little annoyed that this is not being offered for free. Or at least tacked on to the beginning of this book. It appears to be a little bit of a cash grab, and that makes me a little sad. :( <------ Look how sad I am. 
 I will definitely still read the next book. I mean, who wouldn't want to find out how the story ends, right? Not recommended for the easily nauseated.