Review: Great characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
I loved this book mostly because I loved the characters. Anyone surviving in the desolate, dangerous and terrifying landscape of a zombie apocalypse would have to be tough.  Jenny is strong, confident and decisive, while also compassionate and loyal.  She swears like a sailor, and doesn't go anywhere without knives strapped to her thighs. But her love for her brother, her boyfriend and her friends and her sense of humor give her character depth and relatability. The cast of eccentric, intriguing and highly entertaining secondary characters are no less well rounded.The plot reveals itself slowly, as Jenny herself struggles to make sense of the mystery of what (and who) caused the virus outbreak that destroyed the world and how she may be the key to finding answers.  Jenny must try to solve the puzzle while at the same time keeping herself alive (or undead?).  I was very pleasantly surprised by several twists that I did not see coming.  The end was not what I expected, and I mean that in a good way!  Enough questions were answered to make this a satisfying book on its own, but enough questions were raised to make me eager to read more.