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Book Review of The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Forest of Hands and Teeth, Bk 1)

The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Forest of Hands and Teeth, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 2


I gave up on this at chapter 5 right after Mary "entered" the Sisterhood. I just couldn't get into it. After all the reviews and recommendations, I thought I'd give it a try. Had I only realized the unconsecrated were zombies, I would have skipped it entirely. I found the main character, Mary boring and listless. I couldn't connect with her at all. She's lusting after a guy who doesn't know she's alive while another one, Harry, is basically asking her to marry him. I don't feel there was enough background to set up the whole village vs zombie scenario. Maybe somewhere down the line, it would have become clear but I just didn't care enough about Mary to bother finding out.