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Book Review / 

Populazzi

by Elise Allen - @EliseLAllen

YA | Girls

First Line (eARC) / "Don't you see, Cara? This will be the year everything changes!"


 








The What About / from the publisher

Cara has always dreamed of being a Populazzi, one of the popular crowd. But it’s not until she changes schools that she gets a shot at it, thanks to her best friend Claudia’s crazy plan. The idea is simple: The rungs of The Ladder are relationships. First get a boyfriend who's ranked low, then climb up through more boyfriends until you're not just one of the Populazzi, but the Supreme Populazzi. Yet what starts off as a fairy tale turns into a somewhat dark comedy of errors. Just when Cara reaches the top, her life hits rock bottom. She wonders why she wanted to be popular in the first place—and if there’s any way to live happily ever after now.

The Review / I don't know what it is, but I seriously love to see the many ways high school cliques can be described - and let me tell you, some of the nicknames are really clever! Populazzi was no different, but this nice thing is that Elise Allen kept it pretty simple with 4 types: Happy Hopeless, Cubby Crew, DangerZone, and Populazzi (with a Supreme Populazzi in charge).

Cara is the typical new girl in a new school who can basically re-invent herself and work her way up to Populazzi glory. She's not so gung ho about it as her best friend Claudia who is left behind at the old school, but she seems to be off at a good start when she encounters a Cubby Crew boy named Archer. According to Claudia's research, Cara should date him to up her social ante and then dump him for a DangerZone, repeat the cycle until she goes in for the gold. Yet Cara seems quite content with Archer, and she's not sure if she wants to move up the ladder. The only question is: Does Archer like her back?

Populazzi will take you through the social Tower of Power - and I promise that you'll have oodles of fun and laughs as Cara goes through her multiple transformations to become the "dream girl" for each boy type. Practically I realize that girls shouldn't change themselves for a boy, but as gimmick to climb the social ladder it is quite funny to see how the rest of the school would react to Cara's antics!

I loved the characters that Ms. Allen brought to life - and each of them had their ups and downs, pros and cons, and I think she captured high school in all its colorful glory! As for me, I think my high school self would have fit into the Cubby Crew somewhat, but I'd like to think that I had a Happy Hopeless in me!

---Disclaimer / Publisher / eARC

---RELEASED AUGUST 2011 BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

BkRv: These spells are made for breakin'

Book Review /  

Always A Witch

by Carolyn MacCullough - (@ none found)

YA | Witches | Series Book 2

First Line / I was born on the night of Samhain.

 








The What About / from the publisher

Since the gripping conclusion of Once a Witch, Tamsin Greene has been haunted by her grandmother’s prophecy that she will soon be forced to make a crucial decision—one so terrible that it could harm her family forever. When she discovers that her enemy, Alistair Knight, went back in time to Victorian-era New York in order to destroy her family, Tamsin is forced to follow him into the past. Stranded all alone in the nineteenth century, Tamsin soon finds herself disguised as a lady’s maid in the terrifying mansion of the evil Knight family, avoiding the watchful eye of the vicious matron, La Spider, and fending off the advances of Liam Knight. As time runs out, both families square off in a thrilling display of magic. And to her horror, Tamsin finally understands the nature of her fateful choice.

The Review / Always A Witch was a pleasant surprise, considering how lukewarm my reaction had been for Once A Witch. Carolyn MacCullough definitely packed Book the Second with more action, more suspense, more oomph that I was literally biting my nails as Tamsin races through time to save her family from destruction.

The Greene family didn't make much of an appearance this time around. Rather, their rival - the Knight family - gets showcased as Tamsin infiltrates their household in hopes of preventing Alistair from changing the past to affect the future. Seeing the infamous Knight family in action - especially on the cusp of their powers - was truly a delight to see, even though Liam's goals were pretty dastardly.

I'm not sure if there will be any continuation to this series (I'm not sure what cute, catchy title Book the Third could even be!), given the future-changing ending that Ms. MacCullough leaves us with. This leaves me with regret since Tamsin, Gabriel, and family have earned their places in my heart - but really, what an satisfying conclusion that Always A Witch gives us!

On a sidenote, what a GORGEOUS cover! I'm not sure how it falls into the story since there is no major gown-wearing story arc, but I still love the cover model's wistful pose!

---Disclaimer / Publisher / eARC

---RELEASED AUGUST 2011 BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

---OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: ONCE A WITCH

BkRv: Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why

Book Review / 

TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY
by Jay Asher - @jayasherguy



YA | Contemporary

First Line / “Sir?” she repeats. “How soon do you want it to get there?”

 








Summary / from the publisher

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list.

Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

Review / If you’ve lived under a rock and haven’t gotten around to reading TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY yet like I did until recently, THIS IS THE BOOK WORTH GOING OUT INTO THE BIG AND SCARY WORLD! Yes, you heard me. This book is worth your life – and his life – and her life – and everyone else’s life.

In other news, TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY is amazing AMAZING.

Right from the beginning, Hannah captures my attention as Clay listens to her tapes and unravel the reasons why she found nothing left to live for. Her narrative is haunting and beautiful and unforgettable, and the saddest part is that I know that we would have been the greatest of friends because that is how much I connected with her personality. She sounded like an amazing girl with so much to live for, but her hopes and dreams suffocated as the pressure of vicious rumors and bullying never let up – and NO ONE realized how much she was hurting.

Which goes to show how much each of us can stay inside our little bubbles, maybe sharing space occasionally with a neighboring bubble, but never long enough to get hurt or show hurt. The perspective of Clay brings an additional richness of emotions to Hannah’s tragedy, and I truly have to commend Jay Asher for choosing to write this story from 2 perspectives. Here is a guy who is among the reasons why a girl ended her life, but as I watched Clay go through the tapes, I realized that he may not be 100% bad guy. I mean 1/13 of the problem, but still… Clay’s reactions makes this story whole. He cannot undo the past, but Hannah’s honest last reflections has influenced how he lives out the future.

I realize I am truly fortunate to have had a mostly positive high school experience, and bullying never seemed to be much of an issue. To read books like TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY and some girls are and also the news that confirm these books are based on real occurrences – it makes me worry what we are feeding the children. Was bullying always this bad? Has it gotten worse, and why? What messages are we unknowingly relaying to these kids? Am I truly that buried inside my bubble that I never realized how awful the world has gotten?

I know that I definitely have to re-read TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY because I have not digged deep enough yet into the layers that Jay Asher set down with great care. Which is saying a lot because I don’t usually feel the urge to dive back into a book for more meaning – and for some reason, TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY makes me want to get back in the dirt and grab hold of all the buried treasures!

---Disclaimer / Swap
---RELEASED OCTOBER 2007 BY PENGUIN GROUP

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Book Review / 

UNDER WRAPS

by Hannah Jayne - @(none found)



Fantasy | Series Book 1

First Line / This was why I didn’t do magic. Well, this and the fact that incidents like this wreaked havoc on my organic cotton-blend wardrobe.,

You can call Sophie Lawson the lucky one if you think it working with the vampires, werewolves, and fairies pretty cool. For the most part, working at the Underworld Detection Agency pays her rent – but Sophie sometimes wonders if a dragon breathing down her neck is better than having a normal boss who demands her to make his coffee. Who’s to say… Sophie gets the chance to be “normal” when detective Parker Hayes seeks input on a series of grisly happenings above ground that point at the supernatural. Nothing is what it seems, and Sophie must figure out who is undead, dead, and just plain crazy before she gets permanently fired from living.

Review / UNDER WRAPS is a pretty fun read that tickled my funny bone and kept me on my toes, but I didn’t find that special something that takes it from okay to AWESOME. Not enough funny? Too much drooling over sexy men and not getting anywhere with them? I will have to give Hannah Jayne props for keeping me in suspense on the whodunit portion – she never gave too much to make any definite conclusions! The characters are sparkly and they kept the story from getting stale, especially Sophie’s shopaholic vampire roommate. UNDER WRAPS is pretty easy-going read, similar to a warm apple cider drink on a crisp fall day, and I think I will wait until Book 2 to see if this will be a series to look out for!

---Disclaimer / Library
---RELEASED MARCH 2011 BY KENSINGTON BOOKS
---OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: UNDER ATTACK

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Book Review / 

What is Real

by Karen Rivers - @karenrivers



YA | Boys

First Line (ARC)/ This is my real life.

Lost in the pot-induced haze in the cornfields behind his house, Dex Pratt cannot tell the difference between reality and fiction – or even past and present and future – any more. He smokes until he forgets everything, until nothing makes any sense anymore – and somehow that makes that makes the most sense of all. When he begins to obsess over the new girl and a crop circle mysteriously appears, Dex knows that something might be wrong. Yet he can’t seem to clear his head long enough to figure out what that might be…

Review / I have to admit that I felt as confused about What is Real as Dex was throughout the entire book. The screenplay-like beginning threw me off, and when it reverted back to regular prose I still didn’t quite follow the story as easily. If Karen Rivers was trying for surreal, I think she nailed it on the dot – unfortunately, this did not work for me and I struggled to connect with Dex. He seemed to bounce from past to present, regular prose to screenplay, hypothetical people to real people, whenever he felt like it – and I couldn’t keep up. The best way I can describe What is Real is that it is definitely different from other books, a little too “out there” for someone like me. I’d be interested to see how others have taken to this book because I feel like I missed some crucial element that makes this book “click” with me.

---Disclaimer / LibraryThing
---RELEASED MAY 2011 BY ORCA BOOK

Sunday Show-How: To Create a Blockquote Box

...(Create a Blockquote Box)...

Where did I learn this? bloggerbuster

DISCLAIMER I use a Blogger platform.

Here are the basics of how to give your blockquotes that special something that everyone else seems to know how to do! Unlike the HTML for label clouds, it won't involve a long and complicated copy-and-paste ordeal. This is really simple and can give your blockquotes a little bit of color, a little bit of border, and a whole lotta quote!
 
So...HOW DO I DO THAT?

1. Go to the Design tab and click on Edit HTML.
Find the following code for blockquote formatting

.post blockquote {
   margin:1em 20px;
  }

Replace it with the following code instead

.post blockquote { padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; text-align: justify; margin:1em 20px; background: #e8e8e8; border: 3px solid #000000; }

2. Here is what you can tweak from this new HTML

• padding - the space between the border and text INSIDE the blockquote
• It is listed in order of top, right, bottom, and left padding
• You can adjust all of these, none of these, or whichever of these you like
• text-align - I think we all know what this might refer to
• Change to right, left, justify, or center alignment
• margin - the space between the border and the text OUTSIDE the blockquote
• Ignore the "1em" - but you can adjust the "20px" as you please
• background - the color of the blockquote box. It is in HEX code.
• HINT Here is the color chart that I use
• border - what surrounds the blockquote box
• Change the thickness of the border from "3px" to whatever you like
• Basic options - "solid" , "dotted" , "dashed"
• Change the color of the border (in HEX code)

Remember to SAVE your template changes.

SEE THE CODE IN ACTION!

Here is the pretty blockquote in action. Doesn't it look nice? :)

SIDENOTE: I added some more border goodies below that replace the "border: 3px solid #000000" from the above code.

• border-width: 3px 4px 3px 4px
• border-color: #000000
• border-style: solid dotted solid dotted

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND
This will change ALL blockquotes on your blog. I have not discovered a way to change an individual blockquote, but I will keep my eyes peeled for it!

...(the end)...

Well, that is all I have for today. I hope you found it useful! If you have any questions or want to know something specific, let me know in the comments! I am more than happy to address it - and even if it's something I don't have on my blog, I am more than happy to find out for you!

Saturday Show-How: To Create A Label Cloud

...(HTML for Label Cloud)...

Where did I learn this? phydeaux3

DISCLAIMER I use a Blogger platform.

You've been tagging your blog posts with all sorts of labels for some time now, and your label list widget is getting rather ridiculous and long and BORING. Do you really need that one-time label for Tribbles from 3 years ago showing up on that list? Do you want to paw through your 100+ labels and figure out which ones you want to show up?

*shakes head NO*

Would you rather have the HTML code to have the computer do all that work for you?

*nods head YES*

 
So...HOW DO I DO THAT?

1. Go to the Design tab to access the Page Elements page.

• Click on the Add A Gadget link to add the Label widget. When the Label widget options pop up, the only selection you really have to make is whether your labels should be organized alphabetically or by frequency.
• Then SAVE.
• Move your new widget wherever you would like it to be!

2. Hop over to the Edit HTML page and get ready for some heavy-duty copy-and-pasting!

First, locate "]]></b:skin>" and "</head>" in the code.

NOTE They should be rather close together.

NOTE It may be easier to select Edit on your MAIN MENUBAR and use the Find option to locate this part of the code, instead of scrolling through everything.

Now here's how basic structure of how the first portion of copy-and-paste goes

HTML A

]]></b:skin>

HTML B

 </head>

HTML A

Insert the following code BEFORE "]]></b:skin>"

/* Label Cloud Styles ----------------------------------------------- */ #labelCloud {text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;} #labelCloud .label-cloud li{display:inline;background-image:none !important;padding:0 5px;margin:0;vertical-align:baseline !important;border:0 !important;} #labelCloud ul{list-style-type:none;margin:0 auto;padding:0;} #labelCloud a img{border:0;display:inline;margin:0 0 0 3px;padding:0} #labelCloud a{text-decoration:none} #labelCloud a:hover{text-decoration:underline} #labelCloud li a{} #labelCloud .label-cloud {} #labelCloud .label-count {padding-left:0.2em;font-size:9px;color:#000} #labelCloud .label-cloud li:before{content:"" !important}

HTML B
Insert the following code AFTER "]]></b:skin>" but BEFORE "</head>"

<script type='text/javascript'> // Label Cloud User Variables var cloudMin = 20; var maxFontSize = 25; var maxColor = [255,20,147]; var minFontSize = 10; var minColor = [0,206,209]; var lcShowCount = false; </script>

NOW Locate the following code which is specifically for the Label widget

"<b:widget id='Label1' locked='false' title='Labels' type='Label'/>"

Replace the ENTIRE phrase with the following super-long HTML

HINT Click in the box. Do CTRL+A to select everything, then CTRL+C to copy the selection.

<b:widget id='Label1' locked='false' title='Label Cloud' type='Label'> <b:includable id='main'> <b:if cond='data:title'> <h2><data:title/></h2> </b:if> <div class='widget-content'> <div id='labelCloud'/> <script type='text/javascript'> // Don't change anything past this point ----------------- // Cloud function s() ripped from del.icio.us function s(a,b,i,x){ if(a &gt;b){ var m=(a-b)/Math.log(x),v=a-Math.floor(Math.log(i)*m) } else{ var m=(b-a)/Math.log(x),v=Math.floor(Math.log(i)*m+a) } return v } var c=[]; var labelCount = new Array(); var ts = new Object; <b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'> var theName = "<data:label.name/>"; ts[theName] = <data:label.count/>; </b:loop> for (t in ts){ if (!labelCount[ts[t]]){ labelCount[ts[t]] = new Array(ts[t]) } } var ta=cloudMin-1; tz = labelCount.length - cloudMin; lc2 = document.getElementById('labelCloud'); ul = document.createElement('ul'); ul.className = 'label-cloud'; for(var t in ts){ if(ts[t] &lt; cloudMin){ continue; } for (var i=0;3 > i;i++) { c[i]=s(minColor[i],maxColor[i],ts[t]-ta,tz) } var fs = s(minFontSize,maxFontSize,ts[t]-ta,tz); li = document.createElement('li'); li.style.fontSize = fs+'px'; li.style.lineHeight = '1'; a = document.createElement('a'); a.title = ts[t]+' Posts in '+t; a.style.color = 'rgb('+c[0]+','+c[1]+','+c[2]+')'; a.href = '/search/label/'+encodeURIComponent(t); if (lcShowCount){ span = document.createElement('span'); span.innerHTML = '('+ts[t]+') '; span.className = 'label-count'; a.appendChild(document.createTextNode(t)); li.appendChild(a); li.appendChild(span); } else { a.appendChild(document.createTextNode(t)); li.appendChild(a); } ul.appendChild(li); abnk = document.createTextNode(' '); ul.appendChild(abnk); } lc2.appendChild(ul); </script> <noscript> <ul> <b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'> <li> <b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:label.url'> <data:label.name/> <b:else/> <a expr:href='data:label.url'><data:label.name/></a> </b:if> (<data:label.count/>) </li> </b:loop> </ul> </noscript> <b:include name='quickedit'/> </div> </b:includable> </b:widget>

3. Take a much-deserved nap or snackfest after Step 2 because, holy happy feet, that was the hard stuff!

4. Here's all the fun stuff you can play around with to give your label cloud a more personal touch :D

The most fun stuff lies within HTML B

• var cloudMin - This is where you get to choose the MINIMUM # of times a label has to be used in order to appear in the cloud i.e. how to separate the lone Tribble from the 20+ Zombies. 
• var maxFontSize & minFontSize - Set how small and how big your labels can get. The more you use a label, the larger it will grow within the cloud.
• var maxColor & minColor - Choose your RGB colors for less-frequent and most-frequent labels. The code will automatically use a spectrum and change colors in-between the range set.
• SIDENOTE Here's a color chart that I like to use.
• var lcShowCount - You can leave this as "false" to NOT display how often a label appears. Change to "true" if you want it shown.
• SIDENOTE When the mouse hovers over the label, a display box will appear to show how often a label has been used.

SEE THE CODE IN ACTION!

(or what my label cloud looked like before I removed the widget)

...(the end)...

Well, that is all I have for today. I hope you found it useful! If you have any questions or want to know something specific, let me know in the comments! I am more than happy to address it - and even if it's something I don't have on my blog, I am more than happy to find out for you!

BkRv: Two roads diverged... [A]nd sorry I could not travel both

Book Review / 

DIVERGENT
by Veronica Roth - @veronicaroth



YA | Dystopia | Series Book 1

First Line / There is one mirror in my house.

 








Summary / from the publisher

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.

Review / I never thought I would ever meet another book to compare to the awesomeness of ENDER’S GAME, but holy Oreo® McFlurry, DIVERGENT has me skipping around like a giddy kid who finally has what she wants from this new fascination in YA for dystopia! I certainly hope that Veronica Roth keeps on schedule to release the next book next year because I don’t think I can stand the suspense!

DIVERGENT reminded me a little of Troubled Waters if only because it made emphasis on five virtue-based factions. Where those in Troubled Waters do not choose what virtues they have, the characters in DIVERGENT get to make a semi-educated decision on which faction they want to join. Semi-educated because not all factions are what they seem – and sometimes the factions also have their own weeding-out process of the newbies. Plus a person can totally choose a different faction, even if his or her aptitude test may indicate otherwise.

I didn’t connect the story with ENDER’S GAME until the middle when Tris has to determine whether it is best to keep her head low to keep her friends or fight friends and foes to get accepted into the Dauntless faction. It reminded me a lot of Ender’s struggles at Battle School, although I think Tris had a much difficult choice since she was also female. She was also more vulnerable – I don’t think Ender had to worry about getting felt up – and it makes her experience all the more courageous. I think also that Ender chose the lonely path as he tried to save everyone, whereas Tris found a balance between friendship and survival.

DIVERGENT holds quite a few surprises – and just when I got comfortable with my surroundings, the story douses me with new details that changed the game. In true Colonel Graff fashion, Veronica Roth kept throwing wrenches in Tris’s path and kept the story’s tension on a tight leash. I did not know what path Tris was going, but I gladly went along to find out!

I am not sure how Ms. Roth will top DIVERGENT, but I am definitely on board to find out if Book 2 will blow me even further away that I forget the name Ender Wiggin! :}

---Disclaimer / Bought
---RELEASED MAY 2011 BY KATHERINE TEGEN BOOKS (HARPERCOLLINS)
---OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: INSURGENT(?), TBA

BkRv: Scoot over, Romero, there's a new Zombie Queen in town!

Book Review / 

THE FIRST DAYS
by Rhiannon Frater - @rhiannonfrater



Zombies

First Line (ARC) /
So small.

So very, very small.

The fingers pressed under the front door of her home were so very small. She could not stop staring at those baby fingers straining frantically to reach her as she stood shivering on the porch

 








Summary / from the Publishers Weekly

"This world is fragile." This truth lies at the core of Frater's intensely compelling first novel. When Jenni wakes up one morning and discovers her husband devouring their baby, she flees into a world suddenly populated by zombies. She is rescued by Katie, a lawyer haunted by her abandonment of her now-undead wife. The two traumatized women escape the city and discover unsuspected reserves of strength as they meet other survivors, some waiting for the government to save them and others trying to support one another through the chaos. Katie and Jenni join a group in a fortified site and are faced with the enormous task of rebuilding the world. This outstanding first effort, the first book in a trilogy, will appeal greatly to zombie fans, but the undead are merely the catalyst for a far more disquieting tale of societal collapse.

Review / If ever my faith was shaken on finding another amazing zombie book, THE FIRST DAYS has renewed it tenfold and I am definitely itching for another bloody good time in ye olde zombocalypse! At first, I imagined THE FIRST DAYS as something similar to ZOMBIELAND – a tragically scary Twinkie filled with hilarities for comic relief – but it is actually more DAWN OF THE DEAD where a zombified Bill Murray isn’t necessary to make this unforgettable.

Rhiannon Frater captured my attention from the very first line (see above) – and held me as a oh-so-willing captive throughout the entire book! I don’t think I have ever gripped a book as crazily – or put my entire life on hold to solely devote all my time and energy to this book! The writing simply flows and never lets up on its intensity as the characters struggle to accept zombies as a new reality and figure out how to stay alive. I constantly marveled at how easily one scene melted into the next. I felt like I was watching a movie except obviously THE FIRST DAYS is very much all book!

What makes THE FIRST DAYS memorable is the cast of characters who lucked out and somehow escaped the flesh-eating jaws of death. Jenni, Katie, the couple who holed up in the hunting store, and the city who used their construction project as a barricade all had stories to tell – and they all carved a place in my heart. Some were die-hard zombie fans who recognized what was happening and noted how these zombies were breaking all the rules establised by classic zombie movies. Others had a hard time with killing their bitten loved ones because they were in denial of the truth. I cannot imagine how hard it was for Ms. Frater to decide who lives and who must die because, in truth, not even the good guys are guaranteed a “get out of zombies” card forever.

THE FIRST DAYS is the first in the As The World Dies trilogy – and I absolutely cannot wait for the rest of the series to release because this is definitely one to look out for! I am ecstatic that TOR snatched up this zombie gem up because I probably would not have discovered it otherwise!

Zombie Rating / OMZ, I think I'll have nightmares about these zombies that defy rules! Intestines being whipped all over the place, hints of intelligence among the undead, no stone unturned, no person unbitten - if zombocalypse is around the corner, let's just say that I hope Ms. Frater's prediction isn't it!





---Disclaimer / Publisher - ARC
---RELEASED JULY 2011 BY TOR BOOKS

---OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: FIGHTING TO SURVIVE, SEIGE