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They ate the rich! Inspired by their mother’s lived experience and Haitian zombie lore Maika and Marita Moulite deliver an interesting story about a Haitian American girl struggling with poverty, who’s secretly a zombie, and is out to seek revenge on the wealthy for the mistreatment of her family. 

The cover for this book  is such an attention grabber and the title really got me. I was looking for a horror type vibe and I just knew that’s what I was getting with such a bold cover and title! But this was nothing but that and I could’ve DNF’d but my curiosity got the best of me and I had to know why and how Brielle became a zombie. Which I never really found out and in the end I was left confused and with too many unanswered questions.

The only thing I can say is she did what she had to do to take care of her mother! She wanted revenge and she used her “zombie powers” which we barely see and her talent with cooking to do just that. Brielle could’ve just been a normal girl honestly lol you literally don’t remember she’s a zombie until she mentions it. I think what ruined this for me was the authors trying to cover so many themes and not providing enough backstory on the important aspects of the book. I don’t recommend personally because the book was all over the place for me. But if you’ve read this and enjoyed it I would love to hear your thoughts.