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utopiastateofmind's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I was never really sure where The Undead Truth of Us was going, until I re-framed my expectations. Only knowing zombies, you might expect - like I did - for the story to revolve around the zombies. To be an adventure contemporary about unraveling the zombie mystery. But The Undead Truth of Us isn't that at all. It's a story about loss. Character driven to the core, this debut is about processing our pain, working through our own mistakes, and finding the space within ourselves.
The zombie elements are less of a central driving force and more so another element in this contemporary story. With journal entries throughout about zombies, but also about life, The Undead Truth of Us is less about mystery, and more about Zharie. About her own lingering feelings of anger and grief and the ways in which she has to learn to love and trust again - if she can. It took me a while to wrap my head around changing my expectations. And when I did, I began to enjoy the book more.
I was never really sure where The Undead Truth of Us was going, until I re-framed my expectations. Only knowing zombies, you might expect - like I did - for the story to revolve around the zombies. To be an adventure contemporary about unraveling the zombie mystery. But The Undead Truth of Us isn't that at all. It's a story about loss. Character driven to the core, this debut is about processing our pain, working through our own mistakes, and finding the space within ourselves.
The zombie elements are less of a central driving force and more so another element in this contemporary story. With journal entries throughout about zombies, but also about life, The Undead Truth of Us is less about mystery, and more about Zharie. About her own lingering feelings of anger and grief and the ways in which she has to learn to love and trust again - if she can. It took me a while to wrap my head around changing my expectations. And when I did, I began to enjoy the book more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm and Body horror
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