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This book was one I would have picked up at the book store, fell in love with the cover design, read the summary, and put it back on the shelf. I was positive that I would not like this book because of the concept – zombies. However I really enjoyed it.
I have never read a book written in as many point of views as this one. I thought I was going to be very confused, but I was not. Each character had their own way of telling the story, while continuing along the same plot line. You could always tell whose point of view it was from. Never once did I wonder what the other characters were thinking or how they felt, as you would in books written in a single point of view.
The characters were unique – none of them unrealistic, even though most were dead, they were all somewhat relatable. Nora Dearly who is the main character was the perfect, hard to find female hero. She fell in love with Bram, however their love was forbidden, as Bram is a zombie and she is a human. Although forbidden their love followed a natural path – as natural as it could be taking into consideration the circumstances, she did not fall head over heels the first time she met him. They met, she took her time building trust in him, they got to know each other and then they fell in love. The love story intertwined with the action and fighting was what drew me to liking this story.
Bram, was my favorite character in the novel. Even being a zombie he was realistic, he seemed to have a good head on his shoulders and had the ability to think and make decisions, as most of the other zombie characters did not. I kind of fell for Bram, he is what every girl should expect from a boy, even though he is dead.
Being written so far in the future, Lia Habel thought it out well. This made me think about how our world is going to be in the future, maybe not during my generation but in the generations ahead. Is this how our world is going to end? A pandemic that infects everyone, instead of completely dying, suffering from a painful afterlife. It made me think of our society, and technology and the changes it could take in the next 185 years. It really is the unknown.
So all in all, I really enjoyed this book even though I was sure that I would not. It was very well written and kept me hooked the entire time.