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A review by 7_minutes_of_weeping
The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell

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

5.0

𝐡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ β„Ž π‘Ž π‘šπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘›π‘’. π‘Šπ‘’β€™π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ 𝑒𝑠 π‘π‘’β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝑒𝑠. π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦π‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘  π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™.

In this post-apocalyptic novel set 25 years after a zombie outbreak, we follow Temple, a 15-year-old girl navigating a world where the undead are a common part of the landscape and the real dangers are the humans left behind. 

✨Holy✨Crap✨I✨Loved✨This✨Book✨

We travel with Temple on her journey through various communities and landscapes as she tries to outrun not only the trouble following her but also the past that haunts her. She makes new enemies as well as friends, and along the way, you experience so much humanity, kindness, cruelty, and emotion through the lyrical prose of Bell’s beautiful writing. 

The horror of this story has nothing to do with the undead in the background, and everything to do with the nature of survival and loss of innocence/humanity of the world around Temple. The themes of the story are deeply rooted in redemption and belonging. It’s such an emotional story, and I seriously was not expecting it to hit me as hard as it did. This story is short, but incredibly impactful! I can’t explain much without giving too much away. 

Overall, this story was perfect. I need every story to be just like this one. It has action, compassion, high stakes, and (of course) zombies!