What a fantastic, odd, little book! In Raising Stony Mayhall, Daryl Gregory manages to bring a heartfelt, character driven story to zombie fiction. In this modern combination of Frankenstein and Pinnochio, John "Stony" Mayhall is adopted by a recently widowed mother and her three daughters. From the moment the mother picks up the child, she knows he is special. As young Stony grows, he realizes that he is, in fact, a zombie and not a normal boy. Usually, the idea of a zombie novel would have me running in the other direction, but this book had a surprising amount of heart. For a zombie, Stony posses a remarkable ability to feel as humans do. This is a perfect twist on a supernatural story that readers are sure to enjoy.

Thanks to the author and publishers for the opportunity to read this as part of the First Reads program.