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Dread Nation

Justina Ireland

4.15 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging hopeful tense fast-paced
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was an enjoyable and engaging book that blended Fantasy and History. In post civil war America, black girls get sent to schools to learn how to fight the undead, whixhs tarted rising at the end of the civil war. Jane attends this school and learns how to fight back against racism and the undead. Excellent story.  Really engaging. 

SO FREAKING GOOD OMG!!! I l loved the voice of this book and would follow Jane McKeene into any battle against the dead. The alternate history of a US That has to fight against shamblers instead of itself during the civil war era was so compelling; and in a world where literal zombies are threatening to overrun humanity, the most frightening thing remains the adherence to a code where white people are superior to black people.

Highly recommend this read if you like your zombies with a little bit of historical fiction!
adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a really fast and immersive read. It introduces the history and politics in a very easy to learn gradual way, and the characters were interesting to read about.
adventurous funny tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated