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dayjavoo 's review for:
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan
In its essence The Forest of Hands and Teeth is about a girl who doesn't give a crap about anyone but herself. I really didn't like Mary, even though I tried. I'm not even sure if we are meant to like her. I kept wanting to scream at her to come to her senses and love the people around her, but no she just wanted to go to the damn ocean. Honestly, I think Ms. Ryan couldn't think of a plot for the world she created. So she made her main character into a single minded machine who will kill anyone who keeps her from seeing the ocean.
Although, I did like the world she created. That is where one of the three stars came from. She smartly left the reader in the dark about the history of her zombies and didn't try to give us a half-baked explanation that is so common. The village and the way they lived was brilliantly done.
Another star comes from the two male love interests Travis and Henry who are conveniently are brothers. There love for Mary, although cheesy and unrealistic, was nice to read. It put a smile on my face the things they said to her. Sucks that Mary was to dumb to appreciate it.
The final star is just because I can't go any lower than that.
Overall, Mary is a terrible person. She cries the whole book about how things are terrible and awful for her even though their are four other people and a dog in the same situation. I'm going to miss her companions at least their characters weren't such idiots.
Although, I did like the world she created. That is where one of the three stars came from. She smartly left the reader in the dark about the history of her zombies and didn't try to give us a half-baked explanation that is so common. The village and the way they lived was brilliantly done.
Another star comes from the two male love interests Travis and Henry who are conveniently are brothers. There love for Mary, although cheesy and unrealistic, was nice to read. It put a smile on my face the things they said to her. Sucks that Mary was to dumb to appreciate it.
The final star is just because I can't go any lower than that.
Overall, Mary is a terrible person. She cries the whole book about how things are terrible and awful for her even though their are four other people and a dog in the same situation. I'm going to miss her companions at least their characters weren't such idiots.