TW: racism, death, blood, vomit

Very torn. It was a good premise with continuous twist and turns that had me even at the last page.

However, the message of human prejudice was very messily delivered, like how zootopia tried to handle racism. Comparing the prejudice zombies recieve to that of BIPOC people just missed the mark so badly. Also the idea that humanity just "forgot" all their differences and were no longer racist/xenophobic/transphobic, etc, because they had a common enamy in the dead? After covid especially, I can't suspend my disbelief enough for that. Also having the persecuted people being called the "pale ones" was incredibly uncomfortable.

Also it lacked indigonous voices. With so much of this story happening on first nations land and the constant bringing up of native items like "dream catchers" it just seemed so incredibly tone-deaf by the author.

Very sad as I loved the horror and mystery elements. It was a great twisty turn tale. If only it didn't miss the mark with its commentary.