The Forest of Hands and Teeth

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

From Booklist
Mary lives in a small village in the middle of the forest governed by the religious Sisterhood and bordered with a fence to keep out the Unconsecrated—a horde of the undead unleashed many generations ago by a mysterious and cataclysmic event. Life is simple but preordained; Mary fears her betrothal to a man she doesn’t love almost as much as the hungry jaws slavering at the fence links. Under the colonial trappings, this is a full-blooded zombie thriller, reminiscent of the paragon of the genre, George Romero’s 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. Soon Mary and a small band of desperate survivors are thrown together to outwit the undead and work through their own weaknesses, suspicions, and jealousies. Ryan’s vision is bleak but not overly gory; her entry in the zombie canon stands out for how well she integrates romance with flesh-eating. The plot loses a little wind near the conclusion, but Ryan’s ability to write a nail-biting escape scene will keep most readers riveted.

8/10

First of all...super cool title. How creepy is that? The book was a little depressing....but overall I really liked it.

From the cover it looks more like a post-apocalyptic love story...but then wow 20 pages in and you have zombies! And drama. And fights. And evil nuns. And did I mention...ZOMBIES! So its like a weird mix of The Village (M.Night Shaymalan) and Night of the Living Dead and The Handmaids Tale.

I do wish we could have found out a little bit more about the events that caused the Unconsecrated (thats what the zombies are called). Like what caused the Return...and why people become Unconsecrated. But then again I guess not understanding every detail does make it more scary. There are some really good action scenes and also enough romance to keep me interested.

Really good book. A little expensive at Amazon since its pretty new...but I think its worth it.

Also - I just noticed they have a clip on amazon...like a book trailer. Anyway...its pretty creepy! Made me want them to make a real movie. Check it out right here