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A review by mellabella
Feral by B. K. Evenson, James Demonaco
3.0
I picked this book up on my latest trip to the bookstore. I LOVE horror. The blurb drew me in.
While I wasn't disappointed, (it was a good read with tense moments) there were a few things I didn't like.
Allie is a typical teenage girl. When the world goes crazy, making all men and boys sick and then bloodthirsty creatures filled with rage (ferals)... She is in school. Some drama with her best friend is the most serious thing she has to contend with. The situation with her friend was weird. In what universe does your boyfriend make a sex tape of you (unbeknownst to you) aaannndd you kind of just have no issue with it?
No.
Allie saves her sister from their dad. She can't save their mom. We then pick up a few years later. They've found a compound. Allie goes out on recon and supply runs. She is capable and smart. Her dad taught her how to do quite a few things. She notices changes in the ferals. She also finds an uninfected young man.
How is it that characters fall in love so quickly? Days? Attraction and love are totally different things. But maybe in the apocalypse you have to get right to it and your feelings are escalated.
The scenes with the ferals (as well as the last chapters) are great. Very fast paced.
I get that in the apocalypse, everyone has to change. But Allie's relationship with the sister she loved so much didn't ring true. Allie was prickly and on guard. She wanted to protect her sister at all costs. But, they have barely any scenes together? No moments? Then her sister commits something of a betrayal out of spite? I could not stand the Jacky character.
One part of the ending was surprising. While the other part wasn't.
I would recommend. 3.5 stars.
While I wasn't disappointed, (it was a good read with tense moments) there were a few things I didn't like.
Allie is a typical teenage girl. When the world goes crazy, making all men and boys sick and then bloodthirsty creatures filled with rage (ferals)... She is in school. Some drama with her best friend is the most serious thing she has to contend with. The situation with her friend was weird. In what universe does your boyfriend make a sex tape of you (unbeknownst to you) aaannndd you kind of just have no issue with it?
No.
Allie saves her sister from their dad. She can't save their mom. We then pick up a few years later. They've found a compound. Allie goes out on recon and supply runs. She is capable and smart. Her dad taught her how to do quite a few things. She notices changes in the ferals. She also finds an uninfected young man.
How is it that characters fall in love so quickly? Days? Attraction and love are totally different things. But maybe in the apocalypse you have to get right to it and your feelings are escalated.
The scenes with the ferals (as well as the last chapters) are great. Very fast paced.
I get that in the apocalypse, everyone has to change. But Allie's relationship with the sister she loved so much didn't ring true. Allie was prickly and on guard. She wanted to protect her sister at all costs. But, they have barely any scenes together? No moments? Then her sister commits something of a betrayal out of spite? I could not stand the Jacky character.
One part of the ending was surprising. While the other part wasn't.
I would recommend. 3.5 stars.