I guess I should start by saying I have a sick fascination with pretty much all things zombie. I have had numerous conversations with friends about what we would do should a zombie outbreak ever arise. So naturally this being a book with zombies, I was excited to start it. Unfortunately with it being the week of Christmas, and me getting the flu immediately after Christmas, it took me awhile to get into this book. It was a week of me reading about 5 pages a night. Then today I sat down and really got into it.

I love the zombies in this book. I liked how you are thrown into this place where these people are accustomed to going about their lives surrounded by all the undead with only a fence between them. It's so crazy to imagine a place where skyscrapers and the ocean are nothing more than stories, things that could or could not have been. The whole world that these characters lived in seemed so bleak. Not only with the zombies lurking about but also with the sisterhood dictating every aspect of their lives. I liked all of these things within the story. I just couldn't get on board with Mary. She was just not a like able character to me. She never once seemed content with anything she had! The first half of the book was her pining for Travis, and then she gets the thing she wants and never once appreciated it until maybe briefly when it was once gone again. I get that the whole ocean thing was supposed to represent hope for a better future and all that jazz, but at what expense? It was just hard to relate to someone as selfish as her.

I would definitely be interested in reading the next book in this series, especially knowing its not told by Mary any longer. I just hope I can find a little more enjoyment in the next persons head.