Language: G (3 swears); Mature
Content: PG13 (talk of romance between older man-younger woman); Violence: PG13
(zombie).
BUYING
ADVISORY: HS - NOT RECOMMENDED
AUDIENCE
APPEAL: AVERAGE
A spaceship landed in Sorrow Falls,
Massachusetts, and proceeded to do nothing –for years. Now its doing something
interesting and a government investigator, Ed has come to check into things, in
the process deciding that a local could be of help. Annie knows everyone and everything
about the town. Together they interview locals. When things go horribly wrong,
its apparent that the ship will do anything to capture Annie.
The bulk of the action, which is
totally fun and interesting happens in the last 30% of the book, the rest is so
boring and off-putting (with multiple lengthy dialogues about directions!!)
that I think teen readers would set it aside before finishing it. The idea of
the story is actually really great –a perfect mix of sci-fi and zombie..but
getting there is a total slog. I really hated reading this book and the nasty
little hints that Annie was attracting older men were just out of place. There
were a plethora of characters that felt like lifeless fillers (i.e. her male
childhood friends) and just took up more space. Wish I could have helped edit
this book -I felt like the narrator is someone who likes to listen to
themselves speak and whom others dread hearing them once they get going.
Reviewer: Stephanie MLS &
Author.
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