by Jeff Hart (Goodreads Author)
Two teenage zombies search for brains, love, and answers in this surprisingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel with guts.
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC's The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that's coming in Summer 2014. - Goodreads.com
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC's The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that's coming in Summer 2014. - Goodreads.com
I absolutely loved Eat, Brains, Love. It has everything: comedy, romance, strong characters, and zombies.
The characters all seem so real, even though you wouldn't find them in our world, but they're still teenagers. Yes, they have different abilities and mutations, but they still think like teenagers (most of the time) and it's easy to connect with the characters.
There were still several things that were left unanswered or unclear, which is why I deducted half a star. (GoodReads should let us use half stars... Just saying). I was kind of disappointed with the ending. There were a ton of different possibilities, but I guess it makes sense, it's not a super cliche happy ending, and it's not a total letdown where everyone dies. But it is in past tense, so I should have seen it coming. It leaves room for a sequel, but I feel like if there is one, it would be super lame. It's not a huge cliff hanger, but I guess it could go either way.
That aside, I totally loved Eat, Brains, Love, and I would recommend it to anyone who just enjoys being entertained.
Side note: there needs to be a parody poster that goes with this book about practicing safe sex to avoid being zombiefied.
Review by Mia, a YBR Teen Book Group Member
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