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A review by booksuperpower
Return of the Loving Dead by Stan Swanson, Araminta Star Matthews
4.0
Return of the Loving Dead by Araminta Star Matthews and Stan Swanson is Curiosity Quills publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
So, I have said this every time I have done a YA book review. I am not in touch with at all with this genre. So, I'm going to guess this one will appeal to the 14-17 year old crowd more so than the older teen, but could still reach that older age, but I don't think I would suggest it for younger than 14. ( I'm not the best judge, since my kids are grown)
Amber is dealing with her dad's death and putting up with her ever changing friend Jasmine or Jazz for short. She is pretty sure she has found the guy she is meant to be with in Zach. But, their plans for a future get derailed after Zach has an encounter with a Zombie.
Despite Zach's being a zombie, Amber soldiers on and sticks by him. If I had to hazard a guess I would say that part of what the author is trying to impress upon the reader is that life is not always smooth. Someone could be left with a handicap or disfigurement and high school kids and even adults will suddenly shy away from them. Prejudices and fear are usually at the root of the issue, but Amber doesn't let the pressure get to her.
This book is laced with humor and snappy dialogue and captures the age range and the way they see things. Lots of magic and suspense mixed in keeps the reader engaged . Zombies are so popular in TV and movies right now so this book should draw some attention. Young Adult novels such as thing one is really hard for me to rate especially since we are dealing with the high school age range. I
feel conflicted about the rating, but following my instincts I'm going to go with a 3.5 rounded to 4.
So, I have said this every time I have done a YA book review. I am not in touch with at all with this genre. So, I'm going to guess this one will appeal to the 14-17 year old crowd more so than the older teen, but could still reach that older age, but I don't think I would suggest it for younger than 14. ( I'm not the best judge, since my kids are grown)
Amber is dealing with her dad's death and putting up with her ever changing friend Jasmine or Jazz for short. She is pretty sure she has found the guy she is meant to be with in Zach. But, their plans for a future get derailed after Zach has an encounter with a Zombie.
Despite Zach's being a zombie, Amber soldiers on and sticks by him. If I had to hazard a guess I would say that part of what the author is trying to impress upon the reader is that life is not always smooth. Someone could be left with a handicap or disfigurement and high school kids and even adults will suddenly shy away from them. Prejudices and fear are usually at the root of the issue, but Amber doesn't let the pressure get to her.
This book is laced with humor and snappy dialogue and captures the age range and the way they see things. Lots of magic and suspense mixed in keeps the reader engaged . Zombies are so popular in TV and movies right now so this book should draw some attention. Young Adult novels such as thing one is really hard for me to rate especially since we are dealing with the high school age range. I
feel conflicted about the rating, but following my instincts I'm going to go with a 3.5 rounded to 4.