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By: Anne Aguire
So, the zombies have amassed into a… you guessed it: horde. Deuce’s town is surrounded, and it’s up to her and her merry band of fellows to defend what they all hold dear. However, there are twists you don’t see coming.
This was an incredible end to the trilogy. The end was perfect, not too saccharine, not to prickly. Honestly, I can’t praise these books enough. Go read them!
By: Anne Aguire
This sequel was just as great as the first. This time, Deuce and Fade find themselves in a small town of sorts. However, they’re faced with the fact that in this society, neither are considered adults, and the majority of people are painfully sexist. Plus, the zombies are getting worse. They’re evolving in a way no one thought possible, and Deuce may just be able to force her way onto the male-only warrior squad.
As with the first book, I loved the writing, the world, the characters, everything. I highly recommend this book if you’re good with gore and violence.
By: John Green
So, I started this novel after a friend of mine told me it was incredible. To be fair, I saw the movie first. But I really tried to distance the two, so I could get an unbiased read. This story follows Q in his (misguided) attempt to find the mysterious Margo Roth Spiegelman after she goes missing. He believes her to be leaving him clues as to her whereabouts, so he can come find her and bring her home.
Q was obsessive in the book. And at times, a horrible friend. He isn’t the most sympathetic character, and yet, you want to empathize with him because he’s the protagonist. While the mystery was entertaining, I felt that the ending was incredibly frustrating. I won’t spoil it, but what’s the point of having a novel—an entire novel—dedicated to this mystery and then just end it the way it does. I understand the chase is part of the fun, but I couldn’t connect.
By: Gill Arbuthnott
A young woman discovers she has three lines of a sacred text tattooed on her scalp, and the Big Bad is after her to get it. Fearing for her life, the young woman flees her small town, discovering truths about her family along the way.
Honestly, I almost didn’t finish this book. The writing was so long-winded and yet stilted. There were too many things going on that didn’t pertain to the plot, and too many things that were convenient plot devices. That being said, I did enjoy the world. I thought the characters were pretty cool, too.