Already this year I’ve read probably a dozen books. A chronically sick husband (who spends an inordinate amount of time in either the hospital or bed) + insomnia + a natural love for books anyway = me with my face crammed into a book while my children starve and the house caves in around me. Okay, that may be a bit dramatic… but I have read quite a few books in the last couple of months.

A few that I’ve liked that I’d recommend:

Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
4 out of 5 Cherry Flavored Chapsticks
The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
4 out of 5 Plastic Surgery Procedures
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
5 out of 5 Lab Mice
(This is in the top 5 of my favorite books of all time. I’ve read it several times, and love it more each time. You know how usually I’m a soulless robot? Well, this book is one of the only 2 books in the world that have made me cry. Seriously).

But now I come to the book that has most recently grabbed me by the brain and given me a good shaking:

It has ZOMBIES! And KISSING! (but no kissing of zombies because that would be a little too weird even for me.) And a love triangle with brothers! (I have a clear favorite.) And while I’m not normally a “romance” fan, this didn’t stray too far into the realm of heaving bosoms and torn corsets. I can honestly say that this is the only book I can recall reading that has left me equal parts creeped out of my pants and first-love-heartbroken… at the same time. It’s a terribly thin line to balance upon, and Carrie Ryan manages to do it. In the same paragraph I’m yelling “Don’t let her eat your arm!” and “Come on, kiss him!” Very strange. And very satisfying.

Originally I bought this book for my Kindle. I love, love my Kindle. The only downside to the Kindle is that when you find a book that rocks your socks, you can’t lend it out to people. This was frustrating as I found myself telling my friend Katie (a fellow creepy book lover) how awesome this book is, and then not being able to lend it to her.

So guess what? I went out and bought a paperback… just to lend to Katie. And yeah… she loved it.

Zombie love… give it a shot.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
5 out of 5 Severed Arms!

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1. I will check this out! I love zombie fiction! Have you read World War Z yet? So, so good.

   Comment by kerri — June 10, 2010 @ 12:18 pm

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