The Undead Truth of Us
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Average rating3.5
Death was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward. Sixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can't seem to figure out why. Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn't want her around, why all her dreams seem suddenly, hopelessly out of reach. And why, ever since that day, she's been seeing zombies everywhere. Then Bo moves into her apartment building—tall, skateboard in hand, freckles like stars, and an undeniable charm. Z wants nothing to do with him, but when he transforms into a half zombie right before her eyes, something feels different. He contradicts everything she thought she knew about monsters, and she can't help but wonder if getting to know him might unlock the answers to her mother's death. As Zharie sifts through what's real and what's magic, she discovers a new truth about the world: Love can literally change you—for good or for dead. In this surrealist journey of grief, fear, and hope, Britney S. Lewis's debut novel explores love, zombies, and everything in between in an intoxicating amalgam of the real and the fantastic.
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There was an aura of sadness throughout the book that I was, unfortunately, getting tired of since it really felt like nothing was happening in the book. Loved the ending but overall it was a okay book.
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I received and audio ARC from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review.
This was a love letter to love, grief, heartbreak and healing.
Zharie has just lost her mother. We join her as she navigates a new chapter without her number one, as she moves in with her aunt who is just beginning her adult life, as she finds herself crushing on her first crush, as she starts to see zombies everywhere.
This read like a dream. I was in a haze the entire time. Floating through the minutes and patiently waiting to see where this story took me. It will make you feel so much. Mostly, it made me want to hug her. Like most teenagers she felt like she had to figure things out on her own. I wish Zharie the best in her journey.
