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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
For me, the second part of this book was far better and more interesting and readable than the first. I feel like I only slogged through the first part because I spent money buying the book. The concept of the book and the rewriting of history could have been so much more exciting (zombies and the civil war...) and I was expecting so much more. The world building and scene setting in part one were just kind of boring. I will say that the authors note at the end was very powerful and something that if you read this book you should definitely not skip.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really liked this book. I mean zombies in a very well written, historically accurate setting, count me in. Exciting to get to the sequel...
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bit of a slow start, a very enjoyable middle, and an end that felt just a tad rushed. An enjoyable read if not completely engrossing.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had high hopes for this book and it didn't quite live up to that hope. I enjoyed the overall premise and the exploration of what a zombie apocalypse during the Civil War would look like, but this was very much a YA story and a little too juvenile too completely lose myself in it. Jane has the common teen character protagonist issue where she's both a little too bold and a little too cinematic in her speeches. The story moves pretty quickly and keeps things interesting I totally did not see the plot twist of Jane's mom's secret! , so I will still be checking out the conclusion to this duology.
Side note: I did not fall for Jane/Jackson or Jane/Gideon, but I wholeheartedly shipped Jane/Katherine and am disappointed that hope was crushed pretty firmly. Though Jane mentioned learning kissing from a different girl?? Um, okay where did that lil queer nugget come from & then disappear to???
Side note:
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Dread Nation journeys into the volatile, colonial era where the Oppressed are the Heroes in defeating the 'undead' on battlefields (a reinstitution of the plantation system). Justina Ireland portrays parallels of real-life, historical events —The Wall, Colourism, Racism, Misogyny, all under the unnerving Supremacy— there are so much dots that connect to reality that on several occasions, you'll forget its a zombie-apocalyptic book and not another newspaper article of disappointment.
“It seems strange that in these very fraught times folks would be more concerned about hardworking people trying to find a better life than the monsters that actually want to eat them.” — Jane McKeene
Jane McKeene has to be my latest favorite heroines of all time. An inspiring force of nature that will have you gripping your seat belts while confiding into all the rocky routes she'll take you along with the other characters she cares deeply for. Each person in this book has a distraught root they grew from and it challenges us to see compassion in and embrace them. There wasn't a dull moment in this book, the dialogues were golden (I've learned a plethora of new words lol) in these dusty scenarios that Justina Ireland painted effortlessly. But the heart of this book educates you about History that some of us may not know much of especially the Native American boarding schools in America which was the foundation the story was based upon. Reading Dread Nation is an utmost adventure you won't want to experience personally but learn something of importance from.
“It seems strange that in these very fraught times folks would be more concerned about hardworking people trying to find a better life than the monsters that actually want to eat them.” — Jane McKeene
Jane McKeene has to be my latest favorite heroines of all time. An inspiring force of nature that will have you gripping your seat belts while confiding into all the rocky routes she'll take you along with the other characters she cares deeply for. Each person in this book has a distraught root they grew from and it challenges us to see compassion in and embrace them. There wasn't a dull moment in this book, the dialogues were golden (I've learned a plethora of new words lol) in these dusty scenarios that Justina Ireland painted effortlessly. But the heart of this book educates you about History that some of us may not know much of especially the Native American boarding schools in America which was the foundation the story was based upon. Reading Dread Nation is an utmost adventure you won't want to experience personally but learn something of importance from.