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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Loved this one. Picked it up on a recommendation, didn't know anything about it and appreciated going in with no expectations. I don't want to give anything away, but thought this was a new take on a popular dystopian genre. Similar themes to "I Am Legend" - who is hero and who is villain?
...and that's how you go from literally knowing nothing about the book (besides the title) to finishing it within 28 hours. intriguing!
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
I've owned this book for years but finally got the urge to read it after recently watching The Last of Us. There were some eerie similarities! Really liked how this was executed.
See? I read novels inbetween the mass amount of comics.
So what's the girl with all the gifts about? Well it's a zombie book. I know I know, there's 500 million of them. Do we need another one? Well this is kind of a new take on it. The world is already pretty much over. The Zombie apocalypse has happened. However, there's a new style of hungries (zombies) evolving. Kids with the senses of regular kids but still want to eat humans when they get too close. So when the main base where humanity is held up is attacked, 3 humans, and one hybrid zombie girl take leave to try and survive to get to Beacon (the other post for humanity) but will they make it?
Good: I enjoyed the start. The set up was intriguing and I enjoyed the idea of kids learning even if they are zombies. The testing of the kids and splitting apart was fucked up but interesting. Also the ending was great and left things in a "oh fuck" situation that I really enjoyed. I thought most of the characters were interesting too, and having a very small cast helped expand their backgrounds and such.
Bad: The middle portion was a bit of a drag. Usually happens when reading a survival story. Also the deaths seemed a bit cliche, and would have liked more surprises.
Overall this was pretty dang good. It didn't cover to much new ground but it gave me a pretty interesting take on the over-saturated genre. A 3.5 out of 5.
So what's the girl with all the gifts about? Well it's a zombie book. I know I know, there's 500 million of them. Do we need another one? Well this is kind of a new take on it. The world is already pretty much over. The Zombie apocalypse has happened. However, there's a new style of hungries (zombies) evolving. Kids with the senses of regular kids but still want to eat humans when they get too close. So when the main base where humanity is held up is attacked, 3 humans, and one hybrid zombie girl take leave to try and survive to get to Beacon (the other post for humanity) but will they make it?
Good: I enjoyed the start. The set up was intriguing and I enjoyed the idea of kids learning even if they are zombies. The testing of the kids and splitting apart was fucked up but interesting. Also the ending was great and left things in a "oh fuck" situation that I really enjoyed. I thought most of the characters were interesting too, and having a very small cast helped expand their backgrounds and such.
Bad: The middle portion was a bit of a drag. Usually happens when reading a survival story. Also the deaths seemed a bit cliche, and would have liked more surprises.
Overall this was pretty dang good. It didn't cover to much new ground but it gave me a pretty interesting take on the over-saturated genre. A 3.5 out of 5.
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
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