gothamballer39 's review for:

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I had high hopes for this book and it didn't quite live up to that hope. I enjoyed the overall premise and the exploration of what a zombie apocalypse during the Civil War would look like, but this was very much a YA story and a little too juvenile too completely lose myself in it. Jane has the common teen character protagonist issue where she's both a little too bold and a little too cinematic in her speeches. The story moves pretty quickly and keeps things interesting

I totally did not see the plot twist of Jane's mom's secret!

, so I will still be checking out the conclusion to this duology. 

Side note:

I did not fall for Jane/Jackson or Jane/Gideon, but I wholeheartedly shipped Jane/Katherine and am disappointed that hope was crushed pretty firmly. Though Jane mentioned learning kissing from a different girl?? Um, okay where did that lil queer nugget come from & then disappear to???