A review by haylzno
The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


Shortly after losing her mom, Zharie starts
seeing……zombies? everywhere.
While Zharie is trying to work through her grief
and figure out why the heck she's seeing
zombies, when she meets Bo.
Bo seems normal at first.. until Z discovers he
also suffers from spontaneous-zombie-itis and
she decided enough is enough and befriends
him to figure out why he keeps fluctuating
between living and living dead.
This was one of the best YA novels I've read in
awhile. Britney Lewis did such a devastatingly,
beautiful job writing about Zharie's grief. I
found myself tearing up on more than one
occasion (I lost my dad in 2020 and could FEEL
Zharie's grief seeping off the pages).
The last 10-15ish percent felt a tad rushed
maybe I was just expecting more page time
with Zharie and her "father"
I also found myself wanting more information
about Z's mom, but that felt purposeful (I'm
sure Zharie felt the same way).
All in all - I think this was a fantastic debut
novel and I can't wait to see what Lewis writes
next
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