What a rollercoaster of a novel! This is a young adult romance, a sci fi horror and a contemporary story all in one. I went from loving it to not sure, to making it to the end and concluding i’ve never quite read anything like this. That’s rare, I read a lot.
We meet Charlie the main protagonist at the age of 13, she seems to find trouble wherever she goes, but we learn of her deep love for her disabled brother and realise she has a big heart and a lot of love to give. We find ourselves in prison, in recovery housing and during this time Charlie and Harry develop a deep friendship. Harry is older than charlie, he has a talent for photography and spotting a story. In a digital era, where journalism is changing fast this makes him popular and ultimately rich. The novel charts the ever changing relationship of Charlie and Harry with tenderness and tension as they together face a world full of genetically modified zombies and have to find a way to make it through. I don’t like zombie books, so don’t let that put you off, this is a originals tale which keeps your attention until the last page. I don’t want to say more for fear of spoiling it.
We meet Charlie the main protagonist at the age of 13, she seems to find trouble wherever she goes, but we learn of her deep love for her disabled brother and realise she has a big heart and a lot of love to give. We find ourselves in prison, in recovery housing and during this time Charlie and Harry develop a deep friendship. Harry is older than charlie, he has a talent for photography and spotting a story. In a digital era, where journalism is changing fast this makes him popular and ultimately rich. The novel charts the ever changing relationship of Charlie and Harry with tenderness and tension as they together face a world full of genetically modified zombies and have to find a way to make it through. I don’t like zombie books, so don’t let that put you off, this is a originals tale which keeps your attention until the last page. I don’t want to say more for fear of spoiling it.