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The Reapers Are the Angels
by Alden Bell
Gothic horror, southern style. It has been awhile since I've read such beautiful prose surrounded by such a bleak lanscape. This post-apocalyptic, zombie tale is everything you would not expect. The zombies are merely background to this story of longing and redemeption.
Our protagonist is a 15 year old girl called Temple. She has never known a world without zombies since they began 25 years ago. She travels through the country going from one enclave to another witnessing all the various pockets of society that have been created. She is a sad and lonely girl who has demons of her own that she seems to be running from. Never staying in one place for long, always moving. One thing she cannot run from is herself or her demons. Along the way, she creates an enemy, Moses, who hunts her in her pursuits to set what things are wrong for her to rights.
Without going into detail about the story with spoilers, I just want to say, that this is one character, I will truly never forget. A strong willful character that has great strenghth and vulnerablilities at the same time. She is such a sad, soulful girl, whose heart wants so badly to be true, and deep down I believe she wants forgiveness.
Alden Bell's prose is so beautiful that you almost forget that you are reading a horrific premise. He paints such a stark and lonely world. I loved this book and would recommend to all who favor the post apocalyptic genre.
Our protagonist is a 15 year old girl called Temple. She has never known a world without zombies since they began 25 years ago. She travels through the country going from one enclave to another witnessing all the various pockets of society that have been created. She is a sad and lonely girl who has demons of her own that she seems to be running from. Never staying in one place for long, always moving. One thing she cannot run from is herself or her demons. Along the way, she creates an enemy, Moses, who hunts her in her pursuits to set what things are wrong for her to rights.
Without going into detail about the story with spoilers, I just want to say, that this is one character, I will truly never forget. A strong willful character that has great strenghth and vulnerablilities at the same time. She is such a sad, soulful girl, whose heart wants so badly to be true, and deep down I believe she wants forgiveness.
Alden Bell's prose is so beautiful that you almost forget that you are reading a horrific premise. He paints such a stark and lonely world. I loved this book and would recommend to all who favor the post apocalyptic genre.