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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “If you are like me you were disappointed with the movie The Village. It was a good movie but what happened to all the creepy stuff? This book reminds me of The Village in a lot of ways except that there really is zombies outside the fence in this one. |
Didn’t Like It6 of 6 members found this review helpful “Save your money and get this used or borrow it from the library or a friend. |
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“I was expecting some good things from this book and I was not disappointed. It's full of action, thoughtfulness, love and romance, and zombies. All things I love in a novel. Though, the ending was a bit disappointing so thus it only gets four starts. I'm hoping that the ending means their are more books to come in this world of the Unconsecrated.
Heather C wrote this review 17 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
We see the world from the perspective of Mary. She lives in a small village in the middle of a forest that is infested with zombies. They are the last remnants of the human race uninfected or so the Sisterhood tells everyone. But soon the village is finally overrun by the zombies and her, her brother, her friend, and the two men she loves escape with her into the forest. Her mother has told her stories of the world before the zombies came into it and she sets out to find the ocean and this world that may be free from the zombies.
There are a few things not patched up for me and a few plot twists that I didn't like, but I feel that it is another great zombie classic and am looking forward to its sequel!”
“I'm having trouble deciding if I liked this book or not. It had a great plot that really kept me reading, yet sometimes Mary(the main character) really annoyed me. She was very selfish. Also it was very sad and gruesome, but while I didn't like that, I did like it at the same time, it was interesting to read a book without a completly happy ending, where the romance is doomed almost from the start. I didn't like the take the book had on God, as though he didn't exist and the only thing you can have faith in is your dreams. All in all though it was an interesting read that was out of my element, something I normally would never pick up. Maybe that is another reason I didn't absolutly adore it. I would recommend reading it if you want to read something that is different from most books, that has an extremely bittersweet ending, and a fascinating plot.”
Hope wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great writing, but I hated the ending. I hate when that happens...”
Gina K wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good book. Didn't realize it was about zombies (the Unconsecrated) Pleasant surprise, zombies are always fun. ;)
h3yd00 wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Enjoyed this one, but didn't really feel for the characters as much as I think I should have....”
“It really took me a long time to get into this book, but I did eventually find it a compelling read. I didn't however, think it lived up to the hype. It was too bleak and utterly without humor. ”
Dolores S wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Margaret S wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
When I'm at the highest point in our village I look out at the Forest. I strain to see if I can find the edge of it, find where the rest of the world begins. But all I can see is darkness. My entire life has been about the world outside the fence line, has been about the Forest.
- Mary
Summary
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.
My Opinion
Characters. I have read a few reviews saying that the characters in this book were undeveloped and didn’t feel “important”. While i read books, i mostly picture what I'm reading from what I’m given from the author. I’m happy to say that i had no problem visualizing any part of this book. The characters all had a certain personality and was easy for me to like. I think the character development is very good without be too much. In some books, you just get way too much stuff. This book seems level and even.
Theme. The theme of this book is centered around free will. Mary’s village is controlled by the “Sisterhood.” Mary doesn’t want to be forced to conform. It’s not that she wants to go crazy and do illegal or immoral things, she just wants to be able to choose her own path. Instead, the sisterhood determines what is best, then everyone does what they want to achieve that.
Plot. This story has various elements of suspense. There were times where I couldn’t stop reading because i needed to know what was going to happen! There is a huge journey throughout the book; not just literally but emotionally as well. There is also some mystery because there is a speculation that the sisterhood may know more then they let on too.
Style. This story evoked many emotions from me including fear, sadness and brief happiness (very, very brief). It was simple to read and understand. Some simile/comparisons but not too much to cause it to be too confusing. The dialog was somewhat brief but i found it effective.
Setting. The setting of this book occurs in an isolated village. This village is surrounded on all sides by a fences and a forest beyond the fence. The unconsecrated zombies are in the forest preventing escape. There are also abandoned trails lead away from the village, but the villagers are prohibited from exploring these trails. The trails seem to be a huge maze! The atmosphere is developed great.
Comparison. Similar to Resident Evil & The Village [that movie] but written for a younger audience.
Overall. Defiantly 5 stars because it was written well, had great characters and cover a topic i have seen much in young adult books. I really really enjoyed this book. I may even go out on a limb and say it was the best one i have read in a while. This reason for this i think is because it really made me think. It some YA books, there is a girl and a boy and the whole story is about there love or relationship. While that kinds of book are good, i think i really like this too. In this book, the whole villages’ wellbeing was considered. There was more issues then just that “mysterious new guy at school” one that so often comes up. Family, friendship, duty, and lose are all covered in this book. And I'm not ashamed to admitted that i almost cried (ok, maybe more then almost.)
The Bottom-Line
Mary lives in a secluded village surrounded my people eating zombies, protected only by a fence. She wants to find a way out of the village..out of that life.
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“It was like The Village meets I Am Legend with really amazing writing, but it was very dark.”
LaFrench M wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My Thoughts: I was sucked into this book from the first page. I've read other reviews in the blog world saying that though this was a good book, it didn't live up to the hype. Though I'm sad that I didn't know about this book sooner, I'm happy that I wasn't involved in the hype because most people set the bar too high for books they think will be good. So since I hadn't heard a lot about the book, I started reading with know negative or positive expectations. This was so beautifully written from the first page to the last. I loved the characters, I even started feeling bad for one of the unconsecrated near mid-way of the story. Although I loved this book and ate it up, I can tell how some people wouldn't like it as much. There were points in the book where some people would say the story was slow but I saw it as points in where the author was merely preparing for the main action which made me even more excited when something changed with the characters and the village as a whole. I also liked that even though I knew some of where the characters would ultimately head in this book, I didn't know how they would get there. And isn't that what we like about most fictional books? There is always a problem, normally a problem all the characters must face and then internal problems, every fictional book has that, the difference is in the journey. I heard that there will be three books in this series and I can't wait for the 2nd book. Especially because I felt that the author could have left it as one book if she wanted to due to the way the book ended, so I want to see what the second book will be about. Can't wait!
Kara C wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Rating: A+ ”“really good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1”
Nathan S wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Was a GREAT book. Kept me turning the pages alllllll night. I finished it in 2 days because it was so good. Although, I wish there was a second book to conclude what had happened to the rest of the remaining characters. Definately reccomend!”
¤Kaiti¤ (Arya/Maranwe/Arryn) wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
