(If there were half stars, (how many times have we asked already Goodreads?????) this would be 3.5) I can totally see how it would be hard to follow u(If there were half stars, (how many times have we asked already Goodreads?????) this would be 3.5) I can totally see how it would be hard to follow up after Dread Nation - a new take on zombies and Restoration - and while I think this ultimately succeeded, as a reader I struggled a bit to find my footing. From Dread Nation, I was used to Jane driving the narration and the action. It completely makes sense to have Jane frustrated and on the sidelines. (view spoiler)[ She saved the day and then immediately lost her one and only lover. It was the universe (aka the author) telling her to deal with her shit. (hide spoiler)] Though once we transition to the more western-y half, I was ALL IN. I'm excited to see what Ms. Ireland comes up with next....more
Sam LaCroix (whose last name I will never forget because it is the same as my favorite brand of sparkling water) is a necromancer, even though he doesSam LaCroix (whose last name I will never forget because it is the same as my favorite brand of sparkling water) is a necromancer, even though he doesn't know it yet. A freak potato slapshot thrusts him deep into the hidden in plain sight world of magic. He's got to learn his way around fast before another necromancer decides to make mincemeat out of him.
This is a fun introductory romp through a land of magic and mortals. Sam doesn't know much about the world of magic that he finds himself in, but he isn't totally clueless. McBride creates some interesting characters, ones that I want to find out more about. ...more
Eat. Prey. Love. Mary's life is governed by simple edicts. Mind the Sisters. Obey your elders. Keep away from the fence. Kill anything that comes throEat. Prey. Love. Mary's life is governed by simple edicts. Mind the Sisters. Obey your elders. Keep away from the fence. Kill anything that comes through. In Mary's world, there are no malls. There are no libraries. There is only the fence and the Sisterhood and the Unconsecrated. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan is set in a world centuries after a plague caused the dead to rise and feed upon the living. Mary's society has survived because of a tall chain link fence surrounding their community and the strict rules of the Sisterhood. All of that changes, however, when an Outsider appears at the gate from a fenced off path that was thought to be overrun. Mary knows the Sisters are keeping secrets, but she has no idea as to the extent. Not for the faint of heart, The Forest of Hands and Teeth is a fast-paced, deliciously creepy novel that flings the reader into hold-your-breath, escape-by-the-skin-of-your teeth adventure. ...more
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