Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick (ARC)

Shadows (Ashes #2)
Ilsa J. Bick
Exp. Pub: September 25, 2012 TODAY!!!

The Apocalypse does not end. The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive.

Even before the EMPs brought down the world, Alex was on the run from the demons of her past and the monster living in her head. After the world was gone, she believed Rule could be a sanctuary for her and those she’d come to love.
But she was wrong.

Now Alex is in the fight of her life against the adults, who would use her, the survivors, who don’t trust her, and the Changed, who would eat her alive.
Grundgy and Gritty. If a zombie book hasn't gotten you to cringe in disgust and splatter your skin with goosebumps yet, this one will.
If you haven't checked out the Ashes Trilogy yet, I recommend you do. I guess the one thing I'm on the fence about is the change in POV. Ashes was straight up Alex all the way through. Shadows, on the other hand, gave the whole freakin' world a POV. I don't mind multiple POVs...hell, each of my Immortal Archives novels have an average of five per book. It's just weird because these characters were all in Ashes, so it's a little jarring that their POV didn't begin when they were introduced. And truth be told, I still prefer Alex over everyone else, and I want more of her! Although Tom's been a good POV too. The others...I could live without.

ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley.