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Rot & Ruin
by Jonathan Maberry
Trigger warnings: zombies, death of a friend, gun violence, physical violence, stabbing, murder.
Well this was a lot of fun. I tend to be sceptical of YA zombie stories that aren't The Enemy series by Charlie Higson because he did tension and creepiness and horror SO WELL. This was a very different beast to that series, but still thoroughly enjoyable.
Instead of horror, this is more...dystopian? It's set 14 years after zombies became a problem, so this world is all the 15 year old protagonist has ever known. And up until now, he's only known the town he lives in, not the outside world where the zombies roam. But 15 year olds have to get jobs. So everything is about to change for Benny.
I have mixed feelings about the fact that the protagonist is biracial and that it's really only his Asian half-brother and his surname that indicate that he's biracial. But on the whole, this was full of twists and turns, and I'm intrigued enough to continue with the series.
Well this was a lot of fun. I tend to be sceptical of YA zombie stories that aren't The Enemy series by Charlie Higson because he did tension and creepiness and horror SO WELL. This was a very different beast to that series, but still thoroughly enjoyable.
Instead of horror, this is more...dystopian? It's set 14 years after zombies became a problem, so this world is all the 15 year old protagonist has ever known. And up until now, he's only known the town he lives in, not the outside world where the zombies roam. But 15 year olds have to get jobs. So everything is about to change for Benny.
I have mixed feelings about the fact that the protagonist is biracial and that it's really only his Asian half-brother and his surname that indicate that he's biracial. But on the whole, this was full of twists and turns, and I'm intrigued enough to continue with the series.