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A review by jazzyfae123
Haru, Zombie Dog Hero by Ellen Oh
3.0
3 starsss
For only 176 pages, this book was compact with action and events left and right. I did think that the writing was engaging and that our characters were solid, albeit a bit exaggerated for some, but it made sense for the narrative and the audience. I liked Luke and his friends and Luke’s parents. And I really liked the animals’ POVs as well!
But piggybacking off of that, I will say the animal cruelty in this was hard to get through at some parts and I’m a 23 year old teenaged girl so I can’t imagine how 10 year old me would’ve reacted 😭 Especially given it’s in their POV and the writing gets pretty detailed.
Also wish we had a bit more resolution. Everything goes haywire and now we have zombie dogs making zombie ppl and it just kinda ends there? Just a “we’ll figure it out” attitude? Idk, but I’ve never been a fan of open endings lol.
But overall, it’s a quick read and I’ll ignore the plot holes and open endings in exchange for good characters and keeping me engaged.
For only 176 pages, this book was compact with action and events left and right. I did think that the writing was engaging and that our characters were solid, albeit a bit exaggerated for some, but it made sense for the narrative and the audience. I liked Luke and his friends and Luke’s parents. And I really liked the animals’ POVs as well!
But piggybacking off of that, I will say the animal cruelty in this was hard to get through at some parts and I’m a 23 year old teenaged girl so I can’t imagine how 10 year old me would’ve reacted 😭 Especially given it’s in their POV and the writing gets pretty detailed.
Also wish we had a bit more resolution. Everything goes haywire and now we have zombie dogs making zombie ppl and it just kinda ends there? Just a “we’ll figure it out” attitude? Idk, but I’ve never been a fan of open endings lol.
But overall, it’s a quick read and I’ll ignore the plot holes and open endings in exchange for good characters and keeping me engaged.