It was recommended to me by a friend, and I loved it! This is definitely young adult fiction, and is marketed as such. Think "Twilight," but with zombies. The novel follows a teenage girl named Mary in post-zombie apocalypse village where the "Sisterhood," a group of nuns, rules the roost. A fence surrounds the village to protect the inhabitants from the "unconsecrated"--AKA zombies--that dominate the forest. Mary is obsessed with what might lie beyond the forest, so of course that messes with her ability to maintain relationships.
I listened to the audiobook version read by Vane Millon--she did an okay job. I'm convinced that I would have enjoyed the book a little bit more had I actually read it for myself. I exclusively listened to this novel while working on some crafts (more on that later), so my husband caught bits and pieces of it and remarked on how terrible it sounded. I guess I have to agree just a little bit.
Overall, I was really caught up with the story--it left enough mystery and intrigue to keep me listening, but in the end, a lot of it went unexplained. I guess that's the nature of stories told in the first person view, though. The book was very age-appropriate: it lists a suggested audience of 14 & up. As y'all know, there's only so much sex and profanity I can stomach, and this book had none. It was a refreshing change from the Stephen King novels I've been listening to--I guess the child in me still wants to read children's books. There are more books in the series, so I have already checked out the e-book version of the sequel. I'll be sure to let you know what I think of that one, too.
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