A review by wrathofglasses
Feral by B. K. Evenson, James Demonaco

5.0

Yes, it’s a zombie apocalypse / end of the world type of novel. But it’s an interesting and PLAUSIBLE twist that puts women in a position of weakness until they rise up and dominate. Yes, there’s a little bit of a love story subplot but considering Allie watched her father beat her mother to death with a fucking frying pan, you can’t help but root for her. And while I wasn’t super into the choice to have Scarface attack Jacky and not Allie, I thought it was fitting to have Sam kill him. I also appreciate Sam and Jacky’s sacrificing themselves for the survival of the group. It was fitting to have Jacky go down swinging (especially after Emma), Sam to save Allie, and Allie and Kim live to fight another day. I don’t want to say that a zombie book gave me a “feel good” sort of ending…but it kind of did. And I don’t hate it in the least.