(I received a free copy of this book from Fido Publishing, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Zombies are less over-used in young adult paranormal fiction than a lot of supernatural creatures, but even so, I do have some mixed feelings about this book.
On the one hand… I found it really easy to relate to Sadie’s character in this book. I felt that the author did a really good job of showing how confused and disorientated Sadie was most of the time. I could really relate to her as a character.
I found it a bit more difficult when it came to Sadie and Evan’s relationship. I think that things moved a bit too fast with them, with not really enough build-up.
It was interesting that there was some technology that people could still use, such as generators and solar power. I thought that made a lot of sense.
The idea behind the zombie thing was a pretty interesting and unique one. I would have liked some more details about the history behind how people in the world became these creatures, though.
I liked the fact that none of the characters were truly evil. They all came across as quite well-rounded, even those who weren’t very nice.
I did think that the book didn’t need to switch between first and third person, or past and present tense. That was confusing, especially the switching of tenses.
I did notice a few errors in the book, but nothing that was really major.
I am curious to see what will happen to the characters next. If there’s a sequel to this, I would definitely be interested in reading it.
Ink of Blood 