Not quite what I was expecting of the story but I'm pretty sure it was all the better for it! 
 Alice's character appealed to me: she's gone through a lot but she doesn't allow herself to be defeated by events. She's also refreshingly real at times, acting a right b**** at times but realising and regretting it immediately afterwards. 
 Cole's did not appeal to me so much but that's not a big issue. I can see why Alice likes him even if it was a little on the love at first sight side, though supposedly for reasons we are not yet privy to. The author did attempt to rewind and take things slower again but the damage was already done. I never really warmed up to him properly and kept finding more reasons to keep him at arm's length. 
 The best friend, Kat, was one of the best supporting characters I've come across in a fair while. I loved her spunky mememe personality, and amazingly enough I was never put off by her egocentricity. She's also hiding a devastating secret, which I suspect will play more of a roll in the second book. As it's a rather touchy subject I'm interested in seeing how it will be handled in the next book(s). 
 The zombies here are very original. At least, I've not come across zombies like these before. The way it all works requires the reader to take a lot on faith but I'm willing to work with that. 
 I haven't read any of the author's other books but I'm very tempted to do so now. She had some really amazing action scenes written into this story. They'd go on and on for pages at a time but I never lost interest as is sometimes the case with long-winded action scenes. In fact I actually wanted to see more of Alice fighting! There's always book two for that. 
 Bring on Alice Through the Zombieglass! :)