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I enjoyed this book – it kept me turning the pages with all of the mystery and despite the fact that there wasn't really any resolution at the end; I will definitely continue reading the series.
The main character Cassandra (Cass) is living with her aunt due to death of her parents and after attending the funeral of a close friend, becomes involved in a mystery. On top of all of this, she is engaged to someone she has not seen for 3 years and potentially in love with another that she has no chance of being with due to the classes they were both brought up in.
I liked Cass. At times she did something completely stupid and irrational but other times she was pretty smart. Having been brought up in a society where women aren’t really allowed to be on their own and are “owned” by the men around them, Cass struggles with the life that has been decided for her. Enter Falco. Of course he is mysterious, likes trouble and spins Cassandra’s world upside down. Luca is the man that Cass is betrothed to – though he doesn't really make a physical appearance until about the last ¼ of the book. He too has a secret and eventually things come out between Cass and Luca – at least some of it does.
These characters kept me interested and I am very curious to see how the next book picks up based on how this book ended. I really wish something would have been resolved in this book because although we find out some of what is going on, nothing is wrapped up. The actual story is good too – Cass and Falco are somewhat thrown together and work to try to solve the mystery.
The main character Cassandra (Cass) is living with her aunt due to death of her parents and after attending the funeral of a close friend, becomes involved in a mystery. On top of all of this, she is engaged to someone she has not seen for 3 years and potentially in love with another that she has no chance of being with due to the classes they were both brought up in.
I liked Cass. At times she did something completely stupid and irrational but other times she was pretty smart. Having been brought up in a society where women aren’t really allowed to be on their own and are “owned” by the men around them, Cass struggles with the life that has been decided for her. Enter Falco. Of course he is mysterious, likes trouble and spins Cassandra’s world upside down. Luca is the man that Cass is betrothed to – though he doesn't really make a physical appearance until about the last ¼ of the book. He too has a secret and eventually things come out between Cass and Luca – at least some of it does.
These characters kept me interested and I am very curious to see how the next book picks up based on how this book ended. I really wish something would have been resolved in this book because although we find out some of what is going on, nothing is wrapped up. The actual story is good too – Cass and Falco are somewhat thrown together and work to try to solve the mystery.
4 stars for this book. I really enjoyed the story here - I got just enough backstory and introduction to the characters to keep me turning pages and wanting to read the next books.
Kansas (Kan) is the main character and she is pretty much a badass from having lived on her own for about 4 years. With the exception of running across a few loners and/or some zombies - Kansas has lived in a bunker under her old home for the last 4 years. She has begun to notice some changes in the famished (zombies) and when she runs into 4 other humans that are being attacked, she helps them out. This is when everything starts to change for Kansas.
Without giving anything away, Kansas ends up leaving her bunker and runs into Rudy. As a character I loved him...totally wish he had a different name though. He is tough yet sensitive and quickly becomes close with Kansas. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, they end up staying in a community where Kansas is introduced to a lot of different survivors as well as some weird ways that people have been living with the famished.
Enter Mac....he is a good friend to Rudy and eventually a love triangle rears it's head. It isn't done in a bad way...there are reasons why certain characters are less forthcoming about their feelings and there are also a number of secrets among all of them.
Some things I loved about this story:
Glinda - very much like a mother figure to Kansas and definitely someone she needed in her life.
The Characters - I really did like the majority of the characters and am looking forward to learning more about them and their backgrounds in the next books
The underlying communities - Walls dives into different responses to this type of apocalyptic story by creating different communities and showing what they are doing to survive...it was interesting to see the differences.
The only thing I wish I learned more about in this book is how things got the way they were. We get a little glimpse into what happened at the end because one of the characters says something to Kansas but I didn't find out enough. I expect more will come out in the next book when things move forward but since I am fairly impatient, I really wish I would have gotten a bit more. I also wish we could have learned more about Kansas' dad - it was interesting that he was preparing for something (maybe not the zombies but definitely something) and I would love to know what he knew.
Overall, it was a great first book to the series and I am definitely looking forward to the next book. Anyone who enjoys an action packed story with strong characters and quite a bit of blood/gore will enjoy this book.
Kansas (Kan) is the main character and she is pretty much a badass from having lived on her own for about 4 years. With the exception of running across a few loners and/or some zombies - Kansas has lived in a bunker under her old home for the last 4 years. She has begun to notice some changes in the famished (zombies) and when she runs into 4 other humans that are being attacked, she helps them out. This is when everything starts to change for Kansas.
Without giving anything away, Kansas ends up leaving her bunker and runs into Rudy. As a character I loved him...totally wish he had a different name though. He is tough yet sensitive and quickly becomes close with Kansas. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, they end up staying in a community where Kansas is introduced to a lot of different survivors as well as some weird ways that people have been living with the famished.
Enter Mac....he is a good friend to Rudy and eventually a love triangle rears it's head. It isn't done in a bad way...there are reasons why certain characters are less forthcoming about their feelings and there are also a number of secrets among all of them.
Some things I loved about this story:
The only thing I wish I learned more about in this book is how things got the way they were. We get a little glimpse into what happened at the end because one of the characters says something to Kansas but I didn't find out enough. I expect more will come out in the next book when things move forward but since I am fairly impatient, I really wish I would have gotten a bit more. I also wish we could have learned more about Kansas' dad - it was interesting that he was preparing for something (maybe not the zombies but definitely something) and I would love to know what he knew.
Overall, it was a great first book to the series and I am definitely looking forward to the next book. Anyone who enjoys an action packed story with strong characters and quite a bit of blood/gore will enjoy this book.
Great first book in this series. I enjoyed the characters and the actual story here. Looking forward to the next book to see what happens as I have a feeling things between Kaylee and Sophie won't be fixed. Also - Nash...he seems perfect - which has me wondering what will happen in the next book.
