![]() ![]() ![]() Refreshingly racially diverse, with views of life that range from almost total catatonia, through angry to humorous, this group of waifs and strays make this book so much more than a traditional coming of age adventure. Well, not exactly like her apart from being teens, they all have very different and often bizarre abilities. The book opens with her trying to find something out about her background, and moves swiftly into a fast-paced action sequence which culminates in her being captured by the military and taken to a secret underground base where they keep other misfits like her. It took me a while to realise what she is, and longer for her to do the same, (sorry if this is too much of a spoiler for you), by which time I’d become invested in her situation. She can survive any physical trauma that gets thrown at her (there are gory bits in this book) she can’t eat (except for her special soup made of – you’ve guessed it – liquidized human organs) if bits of her get cut off, they make their way back to her and re-attach themselves, good as new (useful skill, that!). Perhaps that’s because it’s never totally spelled out that Thane is a zombie, although there’s little doubt (to me) that’s the case. ![]() Do you get the picture clearly enough? I don’t like zombie books - and yet I loved this one! ![]()
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