The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan --- Book 2

So, the next book in the summer challenge that I decided to read was The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan, which is the second book in the Forest of Hands and Teeth.

When I first bought these books, I actually did not know that they were about zombies. After I got into the first one I realized that the Unconsecrated or Mudo, in this book, were just another word for zombies! 

I think that Carrie Ryan did a great job writing these books! I believe that it would be really hard to have a good story line going and still include the whole zombie theme.

ISBN: 0385736855

In the beginning of the book, you come to find out that the main character is not the same from the first book. Instead, this book focuses on her daughter, Gabry. 

Gabry has always been afraid of the Mudo and has never wanted to leave her piece of land that her village lives on. But the other teenagers her age are very adventurous and curious of the world around them.

One day, her friends decided to go visit a old, abandoned theme park. Gabry didn't want to go, but does because the boy that she likes eggs her to go (and I mean come on, if you like someone, you are at least going to PRETEND to be like everyone else if he is around =) ).

The Mudo has never been around their village, so Gabry decides to go, even though if any of them get caught, they would be in big trouble if the rest of the Council caught them. 

Everything was perfect! The guy that she liked hung out with her the whole time, they held hands, and even kissed! This was Gabry's best day ever. Until at Breaker comes towards them.

Breakers are zombies that get separated from the rest of the herd. When this happens, they become faster and more powerful than most Mudo.

This book is great. You will feel a wide range of emotions as Ryan takes you through this post-apocalyptic world. Many things can happen - even things you least expect!

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

I actually picked up the second book first and read the back and figured out it wasn't the first book, but I REALLY wanted to read the second one... So I bought this one.

This book is about a girl, Mary, in a village surrounded by 'Unconsecrated' (aka Zombies). The village believes that they are the only ones left in the world. The village is ruled by The Sisterhood. Mary feels like she doesn't fit into this world and always seems like there should be 'more' to life. One day the Unconsecrated take over the village and Mary makes it out with her brother, her brothers wife, her best friend, her best friends' fiance, a little boy from the village and her own fiance. Together they go through the Forest of Hands and Teeth looking for a safe place to restart a village of their own.

When I first read the back of this book, and the second one, I didn't realize it was about zombies. So within the first chapter of reading this book I was like 'OMG... what did I get?!'

But actually Carrie Ryan did a GREAT job of describing 'Unconsecrated' in this book and I absolutely adored it!

This book is for anyone and everyone. I believe it has enough action, romance, and mystery to keep your head spinning.

I'm going to post a video I found on amazon, and Carrie Ryan's own webpage. I will probably collect her books. She is such a great author. I like a bit of horror in my novels from time to time and it seems like she has a couple of horror ish novels I will have to read.

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Carrie Ryan's Webpage