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A review by mabookyard
The Post by Kevin A. Muñoz
4.0
My Rating : 4
*Thankyou Netgalley & Diversion Books for providing me with an e-copy in exchange for an honest opinion. All thoughts are my own and not influenced in any way*
This book revolves around the concept of a dystopian world where 'hollow-heads' (or otherwise called as zombies to be simple exists) and even they are not the biggest problem the main character faces. Sure, that sounds interesting as well as horrifying because it is. This book deals with a lot of sensitive topics so a TRIGGER WARNING is definitely needed. It deals with human trafficking, sexual assault and a lot of explicit death scenes. So make sure to keep that in mind before you start this book.
First of all, the characters were amazing. We didn't have a lot of them, but I really liked the complexity of the characters. Nobody is perfect, everyone has their own demons to deal with and they are not afraid to let it show. I think that accounts for a really good package when it comes to a dystopian novel. You need that uncertainty, the hope that everything might get better even when shit is going down. I loved the pacing of the book. It was not fast, which really let the situations sink in before anything bad starts happening. I almost cried twice.
When it comes to the plot, it is not something really new. Yeah you can only do much when it comes to this particular genre, but I was really glad when Romance was not the main focus of this book. It dealt with relationships, yes, but not explicitly romance. And I was really into it this book because of that. Plus Marilyn was one of my favorite character! (Not a spoiler but...) Sure Sam is the main character, but I felt that the reason Sam stayed sane was because of Marilyn and if not, she would have made terrible decisions and just gotten herself killed. I loved how vulnerable the character sometimes were, and accepts their stupidity. I have not read a lot of dystopian novels, so I might be wrong, but I really loved how this book turned out.
But, I would have loved to read some more about the actual situations people were in, and how they came to be what they are right now, and there were a few loose ends in the ending. And the twist, okay.. about half way through the book you kind of figure out who the person is and there are a lot hints that helps you with that too. Despite the slightly disappointing ending, I really liked this book and how it deals with the harsh reality of the world. Also, this book reminded me of the movie World war Z, and it is slightly similar when it comes to how the Hollowheads work, but they have their differences.
If you are someone who is looking for a dystopian novel that doesn't have romance centric plot, really good pacing and writing, you definitely check this book out. I definitely would be reading a lot more of dystopian from now on.
*Thankyou Netgalley & Diversion Books for providing me with an e-copy in exchange for an honest opinion. All thoughts are my own and not influenced in any way*
This book revolves around the concept of a dystopian world where 'hollow-heads' (or otherwise called as zombies to be simple exists) and even they are not the biggest problem the main character faces. Sure, that sounds interesting as well as horrifying because it is. This book deals with a lot of sensitive topics so a TRIGGER WARNING is definitely needed. It deals with human trafficking, sexual assault and a lot of explicit death scenes. So make sure to keep that in mind before you start this book.
First of all, the characters were amazing. We didn't have a lot of them, but I really liked the complexity of the characters. Nobody is perfect, everyone has their own demons to deal with and they are not afraid to let it show. I think that accounts for a really good package when it comes to a dystopian novel. You need that uncertainty, the hope that everything might get better even when shit is going down. I loved the pacing of the book. It was not fast, which really let the situations sink in before anything bad starts happening. I almost cried twice.
When it comes to the plot, it is not something really new. Yeah you can only do much when it comes to this particular genre, but I was really glad when Romance was not the main focus of this book. It dealt with relationships, yes, but not explicitly romance. And I was really into it this book because of that. Plus Marilyn was one of my favorite character! (Not a spoiler but...) Sure Sam is the main character, but I felt that the reason Sam stayed sane was because of Marilyn and if not, she would have made terrible decisions and just gotten herself killed. I loved how vulnerable the character sometimes were, and accepts their stupidity. I have not read a lot of dystopian novels, so I might be wrong, but I really loved how this book turned out.
But, I would have loved to read some more about the actual situations people were in, and how they came to be what they are right now, and there were a few loose ends in the ending. And the twist, okay.. about half way through the book you kind of figure out who the person is and there are a lot hints that helps you with that too. Despite the slightly disappointing ending, I really liked this book and how it deals with the harsh reality of the world. Also, this book reminded me of the movie World war Z, and it is slightly similar when it comes to how the Hollowheads work, but they have their differences.
If you are someone who is looking for a dystopian novel that doesn't have romance centric plot, really good pacing and writing, you definitely check this book out. I definitely would be reading a lot more of dystopian from now on.