Somehow I missed that this book is about zombies. I just need to get that out there, first of
all. I needed to be ready for that and I
wasn’t.
Now that that is out in the open, I can tell you that the
main character in this zombie story is Sloane, a high schooler who has lived an
incredibly challenging life anyway.
Abuse and loss have already brought Sloane to the brink of serious
depression when suddenly life is invaded by…yes. Zombies. Flesh-eating undead that, with one bite, can
create even more undead. And Sloane has managed to find a safe haven in her high school with several other
teens. Within its walls they are
temporarily safe from the army of zombies outside but they know they can’t stay
forever and somehow what happened on the outside keeps making its way in.
So, there is serious creepiness in this book – some parts
are actually quite intense and scary. There is also a lot of crazy
violence. And obscene language. The plot is rather Lord of the Flies, which
is intriguing but also full of contention and fear and people’s biggest
nightmares becoming actual reality. It
is a harsh, harsh story. Sloane has so
much baggage to work through that throwing zombies on top of it puts her pretty
much over the edge. While I didn’t love
the general darkness of the book, I did actually appreciate Sloane’s reaction
to her abusive past and how much it affected her psyche.
Not for the faint of heart, this book.
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2 comments:
I had no idea that's about zombies either. Not sure it's for me even though I love the title.
Hmm. I've never read a book about zombies before, and I have to admit this one's got me curious.
By the way, just checked out your Rated Reads site. What a great idea to have a site devoted to book content ratings!
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