In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?
Thoughts:
3/5 stars.
This book was a really enjoyable read, with a really intriguing plot. But there were some adjustments that could've been made.
This story is about a zombie apocalypse. Which I thoroughly enjoyed. But not only is this about zombie and world suck, there is also a bit of religion, and of course, sappy romance. The main character is Mary, who has always had dreams of leaving her small village, where she has lived and never left her entire life, for outside the gate lurks Unconsecrated (zombie mans). But when disaster strikes, and the Unconsecrated start appearing in her village she takes refugee outside the gates and village she has always known, with her friends and whatnots.
I wasn't too crazy about the love triangle that ensued during the novel. First of all, I didn't really fancy either of the two brothers, Harry and Travis. Nothing too impressive about either of them. For some reason, Mary was so entranced and attracted to Travis, but, shocker, she can't be with him! The characters live in a society governed by they're mutual love of God and religion, where betrothals are still in action and women are seen as the ones who pop out the babies. The leaders in this society are the Sisters, who I think of as nuns. Wait. Are they? Anyways, when your life is run by evil nuns (or so they were made out to be), the answer to all your problems could be solved with prayer.
The writing, even the font, gave off an eerie, kind of prairie time vibe. I really adored the writing style, and was immersed throughout the book. I really think the characters were what put me off a bit. An example is Cass, who was just an annoying character for me. Glah. She was just one of those girls whose goal in life is to settle down, have a bucket load of babies, and not really live life, you know?And Jed. Though I felt for him more towards the end, the way he treated Mary in the beginning disgusted me. I liked the dog, Argos, though. He was a chill dog.
The plot was handled really well, with many twists and turns, and I think the added plot-ish thing of religion added more depth to it. And the different settings, such as the villages, forests, etc., really made the area you were in more realistic. Mary's perseverance and aspiration of getting to the beach, the one place she always had been told of by her mother, made you drive to get there with her.
Lovely book. Really. I was actually satisfied with the way the novel ended, really not seeing a purpose for a sequel. But then I actually read the synopsis of The Dead-Tossed Waves, and I'm actually quite excited to read it.
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