book_leigh 's review for:

Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer

4.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Mara has been bitten by someone infected by the virus. In an effort to find a vaccine for the virus, the world found a way instead to help bring back some semblance of humanity in these “zombies”. Mara is one of them who has now been released to the care of her godparents, who are also the parents of the girl she loved before she was bitten. Rory has aged three years since then, while Mara has not. Can these two find love again? Fascinating concept and a fairly quick read.