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The Enemy #2
The Dead
The Dead is the second book in Charlie Higson's jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens.
Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep themselves alive. A terrible disease is striking everyone over the age of fourteen. Death walks the streets. Nowhere is safe.
Maxie, Blue and the rest of the Holloway crew aren't the only kids trying to escape the ferocious adults who prey on them. Jack and Ed are best friends, but their battle to stay alive tests their friendship to the limit as they go on the run with a mismatched group of other kids - nerds, fighters, misfits. And one adult, Greg, a butcher, who claims he's immune to the disease. They must work together if they want to make it in this terrifying new world.
But when fresh disaster threatens to overwhelm London, they realize they won't all survive...
Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep themselves alive. A terrible disease is striking everyone over the age of fourteen. Death walks the streets. Nowhere is safe.
Maxie, Blue and the rest of the Holloway crew aren't the only kids trying to escape the ferocious adults who prey on them. Jack and Ed are best friends, but their battle to stay alive tests their friendship to the limit as they go on the run with a mismatched group of other kids - nerds, fighters, misfits. And one adult, Greg, a butcher, who claims he's immune to the disease. They must work together if they want to make it in this terrifying new world.
But when fresh disaster threatens to overwhelm London, they realize they won't all survive...
485 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2010
About the author
Charlie Higson
97 books1,421 followersHigson was educated at Sevenoaks School and at the University of East Anglia (where his brother has taught since 1986 and is now a professor of film studies) where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards. Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. They released two singles on the Specials' 2-Tone label. Higson then became a plasterer before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994-2000). He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project, designed to be a spoof of celebrity travel programmes.[1:]
He worked as producer, writer, director and occasional guest star on Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) from 2000 to 2001. Subsequent television work has included writing and starring in BBC Three's Fast Show spin-off sitcom Swiss Toni. He is currently starring in Tittybangbang series 3 on BBC Three and has appeared as a panellist on QI.
He published four novels through the early to mid 1990s which take a slightly dystopian look at everyday life and have a considerably more adult tone than his other work, with characters on the margins of society finding themselves spiraling out of control, leading him to be described by Time Out as 'The missing link between Dick Emery and Brett Easton Ellis' [2:]
In 2004, it was announced that Higson would pen a series of James Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the character's school-days at Eton. Higson was himself educated at Sevenoaks School where he was a contemporary of Jonathan Evans, current Director General of MI5. The first novel, SilverFin, was released on 3 March 2005 in the UK and on 27 April 2005 in the U.S. A second novel, Blood Fever, was released on 5 January 2006 in the UK and 1 June in the U.S. The third novel, Double or Die, was published on 4 January 2007 having had its title announced the day before. The next, Hurricane Gold, came out in hardcover in the UK in September 2007.[3:]In this year he also made a debut performance on the panel show QI. His final Young Bond novel, By Royal Command, was released in hardcover in the UK on the 3 September 2008.[4:]
Charlie has signed a deal to pen a new series of children's books for Puffin. According to the author, "They are going to be action adventures, but with a horror angle
He worked as producer, writer, director and occasional guest star on Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) from 2000 to 2001. Subsequent television work has included writing and starring in BBC Three's Fast Show spin-off sitcom Swiss Toni. He is currently starring in Tittybangbang series 3 on BBC Three and has appeared as a panellist on QI.
He published four novels through the early to mid 1990s which take a slightly dystopian look at everyday life and have a considerably more adult tone than his other work, with characters on the margins of society finding themselves spiraling out of control, leading him to be described by Time Out as 'The missing link between Dick Emery and Brett Easton Ellis' [2:]
In 2004, it was announced that Higson would pen a series of James Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the character's school-days at Eton. Higson was himself educated at Sevenoaks School where he was a contemporary of Jonathan Evans, current Director General of MI5. The first novel, SilverFin, was released on 3 March 2005 in the UK and on 27 April 2005 in the U.S. A second novel, Blood Fever, was released on 5 January 2006 in the UK and 1 June in the U.S. The third novel, Double or Die, was published on 4 January 2007 having had its title announced the day before. The next, Hurricane Gold, came out in hardcover in the UK in September 2007.[3:]In this year he also made a debut performance on the panel show QI. His final Young Bond novel, By Royal Command, was released in hardcover in the UK on the 3 September 2008.[4:]
Charlie has signed a deal to pen a new series of children's books for Puffin. According to the author, "They are going to be action adventures, but with a horror angle
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October 17, 2012
"Don't talk to the driver when the bus is in motion, or the driver will shoot you. Got that?"
GAH.
I am experiencing a real problem right about now, because there are SO MANY THINGS I would like to convo about regarding this book, but guess how many of my friends (real-life or on GR) have read this? You guessed it: zero.
I repeat, GAH.
So, anyway. This is the sequel/prequel to The Enemy, but it follows a (mostly) different set of characters. This frustrated me for a good bit of the book, but I did grow to care for them just as much as I did for the original cast. (I still want more Achilleus in my life, though.)
Why You Should Add This Series to Your Pile
1. The action scenes, a.k.a. zombie munching, are described in just the right amount of gruesome detail, and are expertly peppered throughout the book so that it's nearly impossible to tell when yet ANOTHER beloved character is gonna get chomped. For real. I even read a spoiler on accident so I knew a specific kid would die, and the author straight up told us a zombie was stalking them, but when the attack came it was RIGHT at the moment that I had let my guard down. Sigh.
2. Ed, the protag, is so good. He struggles with himself so much. Ed is just a wonderfully decent kid in a world where decency is a liability. His friendship with Jack is tested in so many ways during the story, and I don't say that in a "heartwarming" sense. Their relationship was realistic and stressful.
3. I think the author's sense of humor is perfection. It adds just the right amount of levity to the otherwise hardcore story. I was in love with the fact that the group of little kids who were nerdy and curious referred to themselves as the Brain Trust ("If we don't even know what [brain trust] means," said Arthur, "I can't see us being the finest minds in the world.") and, more than that, that they continued to be referred to as the Brain Trust by the author throughout the rest of the story. Yay.
4. A significant theme carrying over from the first book is violence and how participating in it, even in matters of life and death, can change a person. This theme was central to Ed's development as a character.
5. Mr. Higson is a great plotter. There were at least two moments in this book where I had that overwhelming feeling of "DUH", also known as "I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING". Everything just clicked into place so well.
Bottom line? You should read this. If for no other reason (maybe my list wasn't as persuasive as I hoped), then read it because I said so. Evil governments/teen romance are over-rated, people. Give zombie survival another try! <3
P.S. There was no seamless way to work this in... I love Jordan Hordern so much. What a BAMF.
GAH.
I am experiencing a real problem right about now, because there are SO MANY THINGS I would like to convo about regarding this book, but guess how many of my friends (real-life or on GR) have read this? You guessed it: zero.
I repeat, GAH.
So, anyway. This is the sequel/prequel to The Enemy, but it follows a (mostly) different set of characters. This frustrated me for a good bit of the book, but I did grow to care for them just as much as I did for the original cast. (I still want more Achilleus in my life, though.)
Why You Should Add This Series to Your Pile
1. The action scenes, a.k.a. zombie munching, are described in just the right amount of gruesome detail, and are expertly peppered throughout the book so that it's nearly impossible to tell when yet ANOTHER beloved character is gonna get chomped. For real. I even read a spoiler on accident so I knew a specific kid would die, and the author straight up told us a zombie was stalking them, but when the attack came it was RIGHT at the moment that I had let my guard down. Sigh.
2. Ed, the protag, is so good. He struggles with himself so much. Ed is just a wonderfully decent kid in a world where decency is a liability. His friendship with Jack is tested in so many ways during the story, and I don't say that in a "heartwarming" sense. Their relationship was realistic and stressful.
3. I think the author's sense of humor is perfection. It adds just the right amount of levity to the otherwise hardcore story. I was in love with the fact that the group of little kids who were nerdy and curious referred to themselves as the Brain Trust ("If we don't even know what [brain trust] means," said Arthur, "I can't see us being the finest minds in the world.") and, more than that, that they continued to be referred to as the Brain Trust by the author throughout the rest of the story. Yay.
4. A significant theme carrying over from the first book is violence and how participating in it, even in matters of life and death, can change a person. This theme was central to Ed's development as a character.
5. Mr. Higson is a great plotter. There were at least two moments in this book where I had that overwhelming feeling of "DUH", also known as "I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING". Everything just clicked into place so well.
Bottom line? You should read this. If for no other reason (maybe my list wasn't as persuasive as I hoped), then read it because I said so. Evil governments/teen romance are over-rated, people. Give zombie survival another try! <3
P.S. There was no seamless way to work this in... I love Jordan Hordern so much. What a BAMF.
August 22, 2019
Having read the first book in this series in August 2017 I kind of figured now was the time to pick up book two and start to make my way through the rest of the series.
I really enjoyed book one and I feel the same about this book, even though it's been two years it was so easy to get back into.
This is a YA series set in London, everyone over the age of fourteen has turned into a zombie and the kids are now fending for themselves.
I've read a few zombie series now and I feel with a lot of them it can be kind of predictable in the fact that generally everyone survives, but not with Charlie Higson in charge, he culling his characters from the starting block which is quite refreshing if not disheartening when you've bonded with them!
I'm definitely looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
I really enjoyed book one and I feel the same about this book, even though it's been two years it was so easy to get back into.
This is a YA series set in London, everyone over the age of fourteen has turned into a zombie and the kids are now fending for themselves.
I've read a few zombie series now and I feel with a lot of them it can be kind of predictable in the fact that generally everyone survives, but not with Charlie Higson in charge, he culling his characters from the starting block which is quite refreshing if not disheartening when you've bonded with them!
I'm definitely looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
October 28, 2012
Charlie Higson! Where-oh-where have you been all my life?
Mr. Higson amps up the action, shock, suspense, and disgust levels to all new glorious, gory heights! The Dead, a sequel-prequel to The Enemy, plays a bit with the timeline by jumping back to the beginning of “the disaster” that made every grown-up into flesh craving zombie like creatures hunting and killing kids all over London. If you thought The Enemy had it going on, daaamn…this is a non-stop, full tilt, running, panting, fighting, bloody, slaughter-like ride! Hold on to something….
Readers are introduced to a whole new set of kids, dangers, and emotions a couple of weeks into the disaster. These kids are not the hardened fighters or leaders we found in the first book. We meet Jack, Ed, Bam, Fred, and so many more who just lost their families, friends, and whole way of life. Everything changed. The shock and confusion are still right there on the surface. Some kids stick together trying to learn how to fight and scavenge as a team. While others cling to their old lives for safety and just want to go home.
”Memories. You had to hang on to your memories somehow. That’s why he wanted to get home—to try to grab a corner of the past and hang on to it.”
So many different voices, styles, and personalities come into play here on the page. But the amazing thing—the dazzling thing about it all--was that I never confused characters or lost track of anyone! Mr. Higson introduces each new character and detail in such a way that makes them stand out and create one hell of a first impression. Like DogNut--listen to the way he is described here: “fidgety, animated, like a pot of boiling water”. I could feel and see him move on the page so clearly after that description. I can see them all! Bam though…haha…I adored him! His humor, one liners, and attitude made me laugh out loud more than once. Laughter was still in the air and their hearts just a few weeks into the disaster. But what will these kids feel in a year or two? Years filled with constant death and fear. Will they feel anything at all?
The shining star of this show though was the writing. Higson swept me off my feet with powerful, gory, brutal, realistic emotion and action. The way each piece seemed to fit together and develop into a bigger picture connecting the two books was staggering, stunning, and bloody beautiful! What left me in gaping-wide-mouthed-awe and stunned-to-the-core though was Mr. Higson’s depiction of the fighting, suspense, and violence. These are not glossed over pretty images with big dramatic hero moments. Non stop, blink of an eye, messy, fast gut punches of loss, pain, and death fill every corner of this world. Alive one minute dead the next. Ugly, bloody, disgusting, sad, so-not-fair moments that will tear your heart out. To top it all off, the battles for survival are swimming in gore! These pages and scenes ooze, drool, burst, bleed, and pop! *willies just ran down my spine* :D
Words and descriptions that left me admiring the action and suspense, but also pondering quiet messages along the way. The messages are there if you want to listen, but Higson in no way hits you over the head with them. I respect that. The battles speak for themselves showing teamwork, courage, responsibility, and leadership--but death, cowardice, and fear as well.
”He was a different person now, and not a better one. Oh, he could fight, he could swat sickos like flies; he was a bloody hero, wasn’t he? He was Death himself. Riding a bike. But in the end, all he was doing was adding to the score of the dead.
Was that all a hero was, then? A killing machine without a heart?”
Okay, Okay I will shut up now. Just know I am strongly considering getting a Higson t-shirt to go with my Patrick Ness one. ;) The Dead is one hell of a read with everything but the kitchen sink! Everything—filth, smells, puke, maggots, rotten flesh, snot, sores, boils, blood and cascades of dead bodies! Cascades, people! Haha….Come on…how can you pass all that up?
Two of my favorite bits & pieces:
Just when I forget these kids are actually kids under the age of 16 (and believe me you will forget with all they have to face and decide)—Higson will remind me with a classic line like this one:
My favorite Bam line:
Listen to this bloody brilliant description thrown out while the boys were talking and poking fun at each other about girls.
“Look. She’s all right. I like her. Okay? She’s nice-looking. A bit thin perhaps…
Thin? Bam snorted. She’s skinny as six o’clock.”
LOL. 6 o’clock! Brilliant! Very impressive trash talking, Bam. :)
February 17, 2019
Just like in the first book, its action packed from the start and keeps up the pace throughout with the book. Some of the incidents would look brilliantly on film! But its the quiet bits where the traumatized children are trying to make sense of their new world that really hit home. Higson knows his zombie lore and like Robert Kirkman (author of The Walking Dead) he has the worrying trait of killing off his heroes, so giving the reader a real sense of dread when the zombies attack.
My favourite characters were Ed and Jack, basically it's about a group of children struggle to come to terms with what is effectively a zombie apocalypse, and try to make their way to London to find somewhere they can defend against the enemy, and survive. The quality of the writing completely refreshes what could be a rerun of a previous plot and makes it feel like something new and exciting.
My favourite characters were Ed and Jack, basically it's about a group of children struggle to come to terms with what is effectively a zombie apocalypse, and try to make their way to London to find somewhere they can defend against the enemy, and survive. The quality of the writing completely refreshes what could be a rerun of a previous plot and makes it feel like something new and exciting.
February 5, 2017
Brilliant you need to read this book but read the 1st book first now I am on to the 3rd book in this series I can't wait
September 20, 2012
Right, so I’m not entirely sure what to do with this review. Writing reviews for series kind of makes me anxious because on one hand I want to talk about it and entice you and hypnotise you with my words to make you want to read this book. Because you should read it as it’s fantastic.
But on the other hand I am very aware that the majority of the people who will be reading this review won’t have read The Enemy (my review), the first book in this series. Now, I’m not saying this is because I am unique and original and like to read against the grain (can even you do that?). But, I have snooped on Goodreads and in blog land and, in comparison to other YA books, there are so few reviews for this series!
Which is sad for two reasons: One, this is a series and an author that deserves your time. I’m talking to you, dear reader, who grumbles that all YA books are getting samey and boring and there all safe and blaaaah. And also two, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
Of course, there are people who have read this book and they will be who I choose to be in my team first in the inevitable YA Readers vs Zombies that will happen… eventually. Especially Erin who got me involved in this series.
So I have to kind of make you want to read this book (but first The Enemy) at the same time as telling you absolutely zilch about it.
This is why I usually write letters or poems about series. I take the easy way out. But not with this book because there’s something about Mr Higson’s books that makes me want to be brave and fearless and… um… other things. And seeing as I’m not going to daub myself in blood and launch myself into a gaggle* of zombies armed only with a cricket bat and a Cornetto, you’re getting a review.
*cracks knuckles*
Let’s do this.
I liked this book and I liked it a lot. I am very aware that in my review of The Enemy I used the other ‘l’ word. I did love The Enemy and I liked this one. The story is just as great; fast-paced, exciting and full of twists and turns that genuinely surprised me.
I guess the main ‘problem’ (and it wasn’t even a problem) was the fact that I just didn’t connect with the characters as much as I did with Maxie, Blue, Arran and the rest of the gang. I’m not sure whether it was because this book was more about the story and the physical journey as opposed to the connections and the relationships between the characters in the first book. I guess in that way, because I felt a little bit removed from the characters, I found this book a lot less creepy. The first book made me shiver at the thought of children running around London (and, presumably the rest of the country) trying to fight adults who want to eat their brains. Braaaains. I felt their hearts pound as they peered through the glum darkness after they heard a soft scuffle, I felt their helplessness when the truth that they were never going to see their parents again finally sunk in and I felt their horror when they saw their friends die in horrible, vile ways.
However, that’s not to say that this book lacked emotion. One scene in particular (Floppy Dog) was so moving, I had to blink a bit fast because…. Floppy Dog. I just think it lacked the heart-wrenching ‘oomph’ the first book had.
And also, another tiny problem, seeing as I learnt pretty early on that Mr Higson likes to SLAUGHTER his character, I was kind of expecting it in this book. So when the characters that I had become attached to got cornered by a snarling pack of Mothers and Fathers or, actually, if they got a bit of a sniffle, it wasn’t difficult to guess that their future wasn’t bright… or long.
ALSO and this is a
proper spoiler for The Enemy and The Dead:
ANYWAY.
I actually preferred the story to the The Dead, though. Maybe it’s because I knew that this book was a prequel and I knew how it would end (SAM!) but I found that it had a lot more structure to it and you could actually see why they were going to these places as opposed to just accepting that they were.
A large part of that was because of the setting. You probably know I am a huge geek. I love museums and I love history. So throw in some zombies at the Tower of London and The Imperial War Museum and I am one happy lady. Also… GENIUS. In all these films where the characters fall over themselves to find the nearest shopping centre and supermarket but I want to be in the gang that goes to either a place that was built for keeping the enemy out (or… in duh duh duhhhh) or a building full of weapons. Plus, there is bound to be a Pret a Manger or a Costa Coffee nearby that you could plunder.
There’s one of those bad boys on every corner in London.
Also, a bit randomly, I have mentally cast Christopher Eccleston as Greg. Because I always seem to associate him with turning nasty when zombies are about.
I already have the third book, The Fear, lined up so I can read it before The Sacrifice comes out at the end of this month. And then, of course, the films.
OK, I’m joking, there aren’t any films of this series. And that thought alone is making me as sad as Floppy Dog.
You can read this review and lots of other exciting things on my blog, Wear the Old Coat.
But on the other hand I am very aware that the majority of the people who will be reading this review won’t have read The Enemy (my review), the first book in this series. Now, I’m not saying this is because I am unique and original and like to read against the grain (can even you do that?). But, I have snooped on Goodreads and in blog land and, in comparison to other YA books, there are so few reviews for this series!
Which is sad for two reasons: One, this is a series and an author that deserves your time. I’m talking to you, dear reader, who grumbles that all YA books are getting samey and boring and there all safe and blaaaah. And also two, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
Of course, there are people who have read this book and they will be who I choose to be in my team first in the inevitable YA Readers vs Zombies that will happen… eventually. Especially Erin who got me involved in this series.
So I have to kind of make you want to read this book (but first The Enemy) at the same time as telling you absolutely zilch about it.
This is why I usually write letters or poems about series. I take the easy way out. But not with this book because there’s something about Mr Higson’s books that makes me want to be brave and fearless and… um… other things. And seeing as I’m not going to daub myself in blood and launch myself into a gaggle* of zombies armed only with a cricket bat and a Cornetto, you’re getting a review.
*cracks knuckles*
Let’s do this.
I liked this book and I liked it a lot. I am very aware that in my review of The Enemy I used the other ‘l’ word. I did love The Enemy and I liked this one. The story is just as great; fast-paced, exciting and full of twists and turns that genuinely surprised me.
I guess the main ‘problem’ (and it wasn’t even a problem) was the fact that I just didn’t connect with the characters as much as I did with Maxie, Blue, Arran and the rest of the gang. I’m not sure whether it was because this book was more about the story and the physical journey as opposed to the connections and the relationships between the characters in the first book. I guess in that way, because I felt a little bit removed from the characters, I found this book a lot less creepy. The first book made me shiver at the thought of children running around London (and, presumably the rest of the country) trying to fight adults who want to eat their brains. Braaaains. I felt their hearts pound as they peered through the glum darkness after they heard a soft scuffle, I felt their helplessness when the truth that they were never going to see their parents again finally sunk in and I felt their horror when they saw their friends die in horrible, vile ways.
However, that’s not to say that this book lacked emotion. One scene in particular (Floppy Dog) was so moving, I had to blink a bit fast because…. Floppy Dog. I just think it lacked the heart-wrenching ‘oomph’ the first book had.
And also, another tiny problem, seeing as I learnt pretty early on that Mr Higson likes to SLAUGHTER his character, I was kind of expecting it in this book. So when the characters that I had become attached to got cornered by a snarling pack of Mothers and Fathers or, actually, if they got a bit of a sniffle, it wasn’t difficult to guess that their future wasn’t bright… or long.
ALSO and this is a
proper spoiler for The Enemy and The Dead:
ANYWAY.
I actually preferred the story to the The Dead, though. Maybe it’s because I knew that this book was a prequel and I knew how it would end (SAM!) but I found that it had a lot more structure to it and you could actually see why they were going to these places as opposed to just accepting that they were.
A large part of that was because of the setting. You probably know I am a huge geek. I love museums and I love history. So throw in some zombies at the Tower of London and The Imperial War Museum and I am one happy lady. Also… GENIUS. In all these films where the characters fall over themselves to find the nearest shopping centre and supermarket but I want to be in the gang that goes to either a place that was built for keeping the enemy out (or… in duh duh duhhhh) or a building full of weapons. Plus, there is bound to be a Pret a Manger or a Costa Coffee nearby that you could plunder.
There’s one of those bad boys on every corner in London.
Also, a bit randomly, I have mentally cast Christopher Eccleston as Greg. Because I always seem to associate him with turning nasty when zombies are about.
I already have the third book, The Fear, lined up so I can read it before The Sacrifice comes out at the end of this month. And then, of course, the films.
OK, I’m joking, there aren’t any films of this series. And that thought alone is making me as sad as Floppy Dog.
You can read this review and lots of other exciting things on my blog, Wear the Old Coat.
February 10, 2016
Okay, wow. I did not expect for this book to hit me so hard in the feels. This book talks about the concept of death as if it were nothing which makes it more heartbreaking. It's so mind-blowing how this whole thing "started." The ending was the part that messed me up the most. The moment where the two books connected was when I was almost to tears. Props to Charlie Higson.
May 25, 2011
Dystopian fiction seems to be the new craze in YA literature, and I couldn't be happier! I've come across some astoundingly good stories in the last few months. This week I'm looking at one of the most brutal: The Dead, by Charlie Higson.
The basic premise of the book is that only children under the age of fourteen survive a disease which turns everyone else into flesh-hungry maniacs who would be best described as Zombies, although they aren't dead.
It is left to the children to survive and try to rebuild as much as they can. The book follows a group of young boys at a school where their teachers have turned on them. It is interesting to follow their struggle and I found myself feeling all of their pent-up, edgy frustrations with their broken world. We journey with them as they escape their school into the nightmarish streets of London, where all hell awaits them.
I don't want to give away too much of the plot but I'll say it's gripping stuff! What is so spectacular about this book is how very grim it is. Higson pulls no punches with his writing and I love that he respects the YA audience enough to be honestly dark with them
In the book, fathers kill sons, parents eat the flesh of their children, the "Sickos" gnaw at their own flesh in efforts to get to the more tasty treat of young human flesh. Beyond the sickness, we see the fragile line of sanity which the boys walk as they are forced to kill, cheat, confront the seemingly insane ravings of a boy "prophet" and make terrible decisions, all in order to survive.
The story...the sickness... begins with a video posted on youtube. The video of "The Scared Kid".
I thoroughly recommend this book, which is also, by the way, the prequel to The Enemy, another amazing read!
Lx
The basic premise of the book is that only children under the age of fourteen survive a disease which turns everyone else into flesh-hungry maniacs who would be best described as Zombies, although they aren't dead.
It is left to the children to survive and try to rebuild as much as they can. The book follows a group of young boys at a school where their teachers have turned on them. It is interesting to follow their struggle and I found myself feeling all of their pent-up, edgy frustrations with their broken world. We journey with them as they escape their school into the nightmarish streets of London, where all hell awaits them.
I don't want to give away too much of the plot but I'll say it's gripping stuff! What is so spectacular about this book is how very grim it is. Higson pulls no punches with his writing and I love that he respects the YA audience enough to be honestly dark with them
In the book, fathers kill sons, parents eat the flesh of their children, the "Sickos" gnaw at their own flesh in efforts to get to the more tasty treat of young human flesh. Beyond the sickness, we see the fragile line of sanity which the boys walk as they are forced to kill, cheat, confront the seemingly insane ravings of a boy "prophet" and make terrible decisions, all in order to survive.
The story...the sickness... begins with a video posted on youtube. The video of "The Scared Kid".
I thoroughly recommend this book, which is also, by the way, the prequel to The Enemy, another amazing read!
Lx
October 3, 2015
*No spoilers*
Any book that can make me almost cry deserves no less than 5 stars, as I'm usually made of stone inside. This book was such a step up from the first in my opinion, mainly because most of the issues I had with The Enemy were rectified in The Dead.
This book is set a year before the events in The Enemy with a different set of characters, and I appreciated that because the whole zombie situation hadn't been happening as long. There are even a couple of people who hadn't yet turned. While it still hasn't explained what caused it, it was nice to have a bit of insight into the earlier days.
The pacing was still fast and furious (no, not a film about cars) but rather than the POV constantly changing without a warning, there were little breaks between paragraphs if it changed making it much easier to keep track. It also wasn't told from too many perspectives - mainly just the two friends Jack and Ed, with the occasional other character thrown in. The thing that I realised though, is that these minor characters will probably return in other books. I'm basing that hypothesis solely on the appearance of some characters from The Enemy in this book.
The thing that almost broke me was when someone was dying...the way it was written was beautiful and it felt way too real like I was there in the room. There was more character growth in this book too, mainly Ed who goes on one hell of a journey.
I feel like this review is so unorganised and makes no sense whatsoever, but basically I loved this book so so much. It is tense and addictive and gripping and surprising and so many more positive words. Cheers Charlie ;)
Any book that can make me almost cry deserves no less than 5 stars, as I'm usually made of stone inside. This book was such a step up from the first in my opinion, mainly because most of the issues I had with The Enemy were rectified in The Dead.
This book is set a year before the events in The Enemy with a different set of characters, and I appreciated that because the whole zombie situation hadn't been happening as long. There are even a couple of people who hadn't yet turned. While it still hasn't explained what caused it, it was nice to have a bit of insight into the earlier days.
The pacing was still fast and furious (no, not a film about cars) but rather than the POV constantly changing without a warning, there were little breaks between paragraphs if it changed making it much easier to keep track. It also wasn't told from too many perspectives - mainly just the two friends Jack and Ed, with the occasional other character thrown in. The thing that I realised though, is that these minor characters will probably return in other books. I'm basing that hypothesis solely on the appearance of some characters from The Enemy in this book.
The thing that almost broke me was when someone was dying...the way it was written was beautiful and it felt way too real like I was there in the room. There was more character growth in this book too, mainly Ed who goes on one hell of a journey.
I feel like this review is so unorganised and makes no sense whatsoever, but basically I loved this book so so much. It is tense and addictive and gripping and surprising and so many more positive words. Cheers Charlie ;)
July 22, 2022
Trigger warnings: zombies, death, death of a child, cannibalism, animal death, gore, body horror, graphic violence, gun violence, explosions, death of a friend, blood, murder.
22/7/2022
Extremely fast paced. Extremely gross. Extremely compelling. Extremely good.
22/4/2016
Things I expected rereading this: everyone dies, extreme amounts of grossness.
Things I did not expect: to tear up over one character's ending.
I feel like this is a series that very much benefits from being read back to back. Yes, this is a prequel. But it's a prequel that makes a hell of a lot more sense if you read it fairly soon after reading the first one so that all the little details connecting the two really stand out.
28/1/2015
I was a little bit terrified of reading this, because zombies are totally my squick and reading The Enemy gave me horrifying nightmares. I'm not sure if it's that I knew what to expect or if this was less gory/violent than The Enemy, but while I had occasional moments of "OH GOD WHY EW", there was never that gut-wrenching sense of fear that came with the first book in the series.
This is, to all intents and purposes, a prequel. It features (as far as I remember) none of the characters that we met in the first book, and starts out a year before the events of The Enemy. I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed this, and the sneaky little hints of plot points that link into the first book. The kids in this book were older than many of those in the first book, with many of them in their early teens. So that made a pleasant change from reading about nine year olds dying horrifically. But it also meant that the book reminded me a lot of Michael Grant's Gone series.
It's brutal and occasionally horrifying and if pus grosses you out, you really shouldn't read this book because there's a disturbing amount of pus involved.
And, just like I said last time, don't get attached to anyone. Ever. Because they will probably get eaten by zombies.
22/7/2022
Extremely fast paced. Extremely gross. Extremely compelling. Extremely good.
22/4/2016
Things I expected rereading this: everyone dies, extreme amounts of grossness.
Things I did not expect: to tear up over one character's ending.
I feel like this is a series that very much benefits from being read back to back. Yes, this is a prequel. But it's a prequel that makes a hell of a lot more sense if you read it fairly soon after reading the first one so that all the little details connecting the two really stand out.
28/1/2015
I was a little bit terrified of reading this, because zombies are totally my squick and reading The Enemy gave me horrifying nightmares. I'm not sure if it's that I knew what to expect or if this was less gory/violent than The Enemy, but while I had occasional moments of "OH GOD WHY EW", there was never that gut-wrenching sense of fear that came with the first book in the series.
This is, to all intents and purposes, a prequel. It features (as far as I remember) none of the characters that we met in the first book, and starts out a year before the events of The Enemy. I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed this, and the sneaky little hints of plot points that link into the first book. The kids in this book were older than many of those in the first book, with many of them in their early teens. So that made a pleasant change from reading about nine year olds dying horrifically. But it also meant that the book reminded me a lot of Michael Grant's Gone series.
It's brutal and occasionally horrifying and if pus grosses you out, you really shouldn't read this book because there's a disturbing amount of pus involved.
And, just like I said last time, don't get attached to anyone. Ever. Because they will probably get eaten by zombies.
June 14, 2016
Second read 4.5 stars
This was so much better the second time around! I couldn't put it down!!
The only reason why this isn't getting a full 5 stars from me is because I miss my Holloway kids too much
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3.5 stars
This one was just too slow for me.
This was so much better the second time around! I couldn't put it down!!
The only reason why this isn't getting a full 5 stars from me is because I miss my Holloway kids too much
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3.5 stars
This one was just too slow for me.
November 10, 2017
His descriptions are so gory and detailed. The bubbling puss-filled sores ARE SO REAL! More please!!
September 20, 2016
The end was soooooo good! I still have goosebumps! :D It was a bit slow in the middle, but the second half was written so good, I could't put it down. I liked, that there were other kids and in the end we are back to the first book. I am really looking forward to more adventures!
November 25, 2016
“He was a different person now, and not a better one, Oh, he could fight, he could swat sickos like flies; he was a bloody hero, wasn't he? He was Death himself. Riding a bike. But in the end, all he was doing was adding to the score of the dead. Was that all a hero was, then? A killing machine without a heart?”
WARNING ! ZOMBIE GIFS AHEAD
This series literally has me shook I can't believe I read these when I was little they are so violent ??? like SO violent ?
It's basically the book version of The Walking Dead, except only adults become zombies. Which means the world is now run by 15 year olds who are trying not to get eaten by the adult zombies. Oh, also the zombies are smart, and they make traps and ambushes for the kids ,,,, its fuckin intense and TRUST I would be dead in this world I would be so dead
(actually I'd be a zombie bc I'm over 15 but SHUT UP I would somehow not get the sickness ok I hate adult life)
THE DEAD offers a differing story of the events in THE ENEMY, explaining the story of the London Tower kids and how they established themselves following the apocalypse. and hoNESTLY the kids from the London Tower are sooo much more interesting then the Waitrose kids.
I like how THE DEAD starts to develop the storyline outside of just ZOMBIES and killing. The addition of Matt, Archie and The Acolytes was really interesting!! I remembered alot of this storyline from when I first read these books but I liked to explore that since I'm pretty sure it's going to become more important later.
I really enjoyed the characters in THE DEAD and thought they were more realistic and interesting. I liked Jack and Ed's dynamic and thought theirs was a pre realistic portrayal of things tbh. I liked that they weren't always the best of friends ahaha. And I also really liked the development of Justin and Jorden Horden
I JUST WISH THERE WERE MORE GIRLS !!!!!! plsss like Brooke was in it a bit but then she disappears and Frederique is just annoying and I'm like ?? where my girls at #yeah the girls I WANT THEM
Also, I wish the perspectives didn't just randomly change mid paragraph because I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THAT SHIT its so confusingg
but like, overall these are pretty darn good. I mean, ok they're zombie books and I'm trash BUT THEY ARE PRETTY AMUSING OK
April 29, 2011
I read this ARC via Netgalley.
A year before the events of The Enemy, the grown-ups are just starting to get sick and turn into flesh-eating monsters. The first most people hear of this zombie plague is an online video that some believed at first to be a joke.
A band of students are holed up at their all-boys private school until it becomes clear that they are never going to be able to keep the infected teachers at bay. They plan to leave and find someplace safer, along the way rescuing the daughter of the French teacher, Frederique, and her cat. The group is getting picked off one by one and are nearly overwhelmed when a bus rolls up.
The driver is a grown-up, but he doesn't seem to be infected... at first. As the boys get to know Frederique and the three snotty girls in the back seat, the zombies keep coming and only courage and luck will keep them alive.
I liked the cast of characters and how this book follows one core group around rather than killing off who I thought was the main character halfway through (ahem, as in The Enemy). There's Jack, the leader; Ed, his somewhat cowardly right-hand man; Kwanele, the rich fashion-obsessed student; Chris, the bookworm; Wiki, the know-it-all. The threesome of Mean Girls added a strange level of irony to the situations (like Courtney, who always adds that every place anyone mentions is a "dump"). I liked seeing the precursor to the boys who hold down the Tower of London, and the other group that becomes the group of kids ruling at Buckingham Palace. I even enjoyed the glimpses into the minds of two of the "sickos" - the butcher, and the zombie they named "Pez." And of course the little glimpse of Sam!
This prequel was packed with action and a little more character development than The Enemy (see what happens when you keep some of those characters alive through the entire book?). I sometimes wished there was a bit LESS action and MORE character development. I also wanted more of the back stories of the characters from The Enemy, like Jester, or even David King.
A year before the events of The Enemy, the grown-ups are just starting to get sick and turn into flesh-eating monsters. The first most people hear of this zombie plague is an online video that some believed at first to be a joke.
A band of students are holed up at their all-boys private school until it becomes clear that they are never going to be able to keep the infected teachers at bay. They plan to leave and find someplace safer, along the way rescuing the daughter of the French teacher, Frederique, and her cat. The group is getting picked off one by one and are nearly overwhelmed when a bus rolls up.
The driver is a grown-up, but he doesn't seem to be infected... at first. As the boys get to know Frederique and the three snotty girls in the back seat, the zombies keep coming and only courage and luck will keep them alive.
I liked the cast of characters and how this book follows one core group around rather than killing off who I thought was the main character halfway through (ahem, as in The Enemy). There's Jack, the leader; Ed, his somewhat cowardly right-hand man; Kwanele, the rich fashion-obsessed student; Chris, the bookworm; Wiki, the know-it-all. The threesome of Mean Girls added a strange level of irony to the situations (like Courtney, who always adds that every place anyone mentions is a "dump"). I liked seeing the precursor to the boys who hold down the Tower of London, and the other group that becomes the group of kids ruling at Buckingham Palace. I even enjoyed the glimpses into the minds of two of the "sickos" - the butcher, and the zombie they named "Pez." And of course the little glimpse of Sam!
This prequel was packed with action and a little more character development than The Enemy (see what happens when you keep some of those characters alive through the entire book?). I sometimes wished there was a bit LESS action and MORE character development. I also wanted more of the back stories of the characters from The Enemy, like Jester, or even David King.
July 29, 2020
I remember reading the first 2 books in swedish translation."The Dead" was very gripping and emotional and epic.Loved everything about it!Can`t believe that its almost 10 years since i read it and i still remember many characters and scenes vivid.
June 3, 2015
The book I read is The Dead by Charlie Higson. In this book it begins one year earlier than the first book. A disease has struck every one of the age of sixteen. The adults are either decomposing or dead zombie like creatures. In the beginning it starts in a boarding school, where all of the teachers have gotten infected. They then decide they need to leave if they’re going to survive any longer. A few kids survive and travel by bus into the city. The bus driver Greg is an adult who has no gotten the disease yet. However after a few days on the bus he begins to show the signs of the disease. The kids decide they need to escape the bus, and they end up at the Imperial War Museum. A huge fire in South London Force them out, and they end up in The Tower of London.
In this book I liked the author’s writing style. Higson lets you see the perspective of every character. He usually changes the characters every chapter. It is very easy to understand. At the end of the book he is very good at leaving cliff hangers. He also doesn’t over do the description, and I really like that because just reading the description of a character gets very boring.
This book reminds me of the T.V. show “The Waling Dead” because they are trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Yet there are many differenced such as in the book all of the people sixteen and up get sick, and in the show people of any age can get sick.
Overall I find this series very interesting. I never thought I would read anything like this, but once I picked up the first book I couldn’t put it down. I liked this book because when I was reading I felt as if I could step out of reality, and when I put it down it was back to normal. Higson really knows how to suck a reader into the world of his books. I would recommend this book to really anyone because it’s suitable for anyone.
In this book I liked the author’s writing style. Higson lets you see the perspective of every character. He usually changes the characters every chapter. It is very easy to understand. At the end of the book he is very good at leaving cliff hangers. He also doesn’t over do the description, and I really like that because just reading the description of a character gets very boring.
This book reminds me of the T.V. show “The Waling Dead” because they are trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Yet there are many differenced such as in the book all of the people sixteen and up get sick, and in the show people of any age can get sick.
Overall I find this series very interesting. I never thought I would read anything like this, but once I picked up the first book I couldn’t put it down. I liked this book because when I was reading I felt as if I could step out of reality, and when I put it down it was back to normal. Higson really knows how to suck a reader into the world of his books. I would recommend this book to really anyone because it’s suitable for anyone.
January 20, 2023
I both love and hate how Higson can so easily kill off main characters
February 3, 2012
"The Dead" takes place one year prior to the previous book, "The Enemy". It starts with a group of boys in a boarding school trying to survive attacks from their former teachers who are now zombies. The boys hold off the teachers for as long as they can but soon become overwhelmed and decide to search for a safer place. They can't decide which is the safer choice, heading for London or heading for the countryside, and end up splitting into two groups. One group, lead by Ed, heads to the countryside, while the other group, lead by Jack, marches off toward the city.
A series of events lead up to Ed's group getting rescued by a crazy bus driver, Greg. Greg is an adult but seems to be unaffected by the disease that causes everyone over the age of 16 to become zombies. Greg and his son Liam have taken a bus and are headed to London and collected a few children along the way. They are cruising along with Ed and remainder of his group when they come across Jack his band of travelers. All end up on the bus to London with Greg. And it is a nightmare trip!
They eventually make it to London but now they have to find a new shelter and food and weapons. And Jack still has it in his head that he will make it back to his own home and make that a safe place for himself. There are "sickos" all over London and all the good hiding places are all ready occupied. So Ed and Jack and the other kids from the bus have to figure out survival in the city.
Enjoyed it very much. It sets up some of the stage for the people and events in the first book. Can't wait to see what is next!
A series of events lead up to Ed's group getting rescued by a crazy bus driver, Greg. Greg is an adult but seems to be unaffected by the disease that causes everyone over the age of 16 to become zombies. Greg and his son Liam have taken a bus and are headed to London and collected a few children along the way. They are cruising along with Ed and remainder of his group when they come across Jack his band of travelers. All end up on the bus to London with Greg. And it is a nightmare trip!
They eventually make it to London but now they have to find a new shelter and food and weapons. And Jack still has it in his head that he will make it back to his own home and make that a safe place for himself. There are "sickos" all over London and all the good hiding places are all ready occupied. So Ed and Jack and the other kids from the bus have to figure out survival in the city.
Enjoyed it very much. It sets up some of the stage for the people and events in the first book. Can't wait to see what is next!
December 4, 2012
Thoroughly enjoyable sequel to Higson's The Enemy. This time the story is told from the perspective of a different set of surviving kids (who were also featured in the first book, albeit briefly) and set a year before the events in the first book, so technically this is a prequel.
If I'm honest, I think I preferred this book to the first one. The characters were all great and the world-building was fun to read, and rather terrifying in parts. I abhorred Greg from the instant he appeared and I was pleasantly surprised to find out who he becomes.
The one thing that does annoy me about Higson however is that he writes about certain characters indepth and as a reader you really start to emphasise with them and then BAM! they're killed off! I really should have learned my lesson about this from the first book but I didn't. It's a good technique to use as it really makes you wonder who will survive and who won't; there is no set protagonist or 'hero' so makes it all the more interesting to read.
Excellent sequel/prequel and after checking the library catalogue I am very happy to discover the rest of the series is available so that has made me happy.
If I'm honest, I think I preferred this book to the first one. The characters were all great and the world-building was fun to read, and rather terrifying in parts. I abhorred Greg from the instant he appeared and I was pleasantly surprised to find out who he becomes.
The one thing that does annoy me about Higson however is that he writes about certain characters indepth and as a reader you really start to emphasise with them and then BAM! they're killed off! I really should have learned my lesson about this from the first book but I didn't. It's a good technique to use as it really makes you wonder who will survive and who won't; there is no set protagonist or 'hero' so makes it all the more interesting to read.
Excellent sequel/prequel and after checking the library catalogue I am very happy to discover the rest of the series is available so that has made me happy.
September 24, 2016
Charlie Higson does it again.
It is slightly disconcerting to find that you are dealing with a completely new set of people at the start of this book. Suddenly you have to get to know a whole group of characters again and you are reintroduced to the world only from a different perspective.
Luckily Mr Higson is a FANTASTIC writer and it is not too long before you are rooting for an entirely new set of people and reading in fear and wonder at the tale which slowly reveals itself.
The is much to enjoy in these books. A darkness which really pushes at the boundaries of the age, sharply observed and well written characters with several narratives that slowly intertwine. The characters are rounded and its odd that the zombies are not always without some sympathy.
There are a number of really awful moments in the book and at one stage the internal clock is pushed forward a lot further than I expected it to be but these are minor quibbles at best. Books these good for any reader so pick them to, immerse yourself in some genuinely horrific and scary literature and join the fun. You will not regret it.
Unless you are not a fan a horror, then do not, this book or series of books is not for you.
It is slightly disconcerting to find that you are dealing with a completely new set of people at the start of this book. Suddenly you have to get to know a whole group of characters again and you are reintroduced to the world only from a different perspective.
Luckily Mr Higson is a FANTASTIC writer and it is not too long before you are rooting for an entirely new set of people and reading in fear and wonder at the tale which slowly reveals itself.
The is much to enjoy in these books. A darkness which really pushes at the boundaries of the age, sharply observed and well written characters with several narratives that slowly intertwine. The characters are rounded and its odd that the zombies are not always without some sympathy.
There are a number of really awful moments in the book and at one stage the internal clock is pushed forward a lot further than I expected it to be but these are minor quibbles at best. Books these good for any reader so pick them to, immerse yourself in some genuinely horrific and scary literature and join the fun. You will not regret it.
Unless you are not a fan a horror, then do not, this book or series of books is not for you.
May 25, 2012
The first book, The Enemy, was amazing. This book I originally was extremely disappointed with, until I got to the last 150 pages or so.
I found the beginning very dull, so dull I stopped reading it for a few months, which is extremely rare for me. It just wasn't as action filled as the first as I had hoped.
But in the end, I was proved wrong. Once The boys had set off to Jack's house, and the stadium collapsed on top of them, I was drawn right back in. From his death, to bam's and then right to Fred's sickness, I couldn't put it down. And from then on it continued to fulfill me with the exhilaration I crave when reading a book.
Even though I do not like it, for I so easily attach to character, I do admire the author's fearlessness to kill of many characters in a book that would reach a young age group. I found myself being heartbroken, time after time, from this zombie, post apocalyptic book, not an emotion you would usually expect.
I found the beginning very dull, so dull I stopped reading it for a few months, which is extremely rare for me. It just wasn't as action filled as the first as I had hoped.
But in the end, I was proved wrong. Once The boys had set off to Jack's house, and the stadium collapsed on top of them, I was drawn right back in. From his death, to bam's and then right to Fred's sickness, I couldn't put it down. And from then on it continued to fulfill me with the exhilaration I crave when reading a book.
Even though I do not like it, for I so easily attach to character, I do admire the author's fearlessness to kill of many characters in a book that would reach a young age group. I found myself being heartbroken, time after time, from this zombie, post apocalyptic book, not an emotion you would usually expect.
March 28, 2015
The Dead is only the second book in The Enemy series but it is hands down, one of the greatest books I've ever read! The Dead was intense, gory, heartbreaking and so much more.
All the characters were fantastic! I'm still not over the deaths of some of the characters, ngl. Charlie Higson, why must you create these amazing characters, make us get attached to them and then have them gruesomely killed off??
Seriously though, The Dead was absolutely phenomenal! The ending was perfect; I definitely got a little emotional when I realized what was happening. I can't wait to find out what's going to happen next in this series!
All the characters were fantastic! I'm still not over the deaths of some of the characters, ngl. Charlie Higson, why must you create these amazing characters, make us get attached to them and then have them gruesomely killed off??
Seriously though, The Dead was absolutely phenomenal! The ending was perfect; I definitely got a little emotional when I realized what was happening. I can't wait to find out what's going to happen next in this series!
November 2, 2015
In a world where everyone over 16 gets infected with a disease that turns them into zombie like creatures, Jack and Ed are some of the only survivors along with the other kids that are trying to survive. When their school is over run they're forced to try to survive somewhere else. While they're trying to move through a town, a group of adults attack them but are rescued by a man named Greg which gives them hope that not all adults are infected. Eventually, Greg starts to show symptoms and attacks the group. They narrowly escape and take refuge in an old war museum where they meet a group is not so friendly. Will they survive or will they die? This book is similar to Rot and Ruin.
February 27, 2018
So good, probably the best I’ve read in a long time. This book has the right mix of action, suspense, sadness and surprise. The characters are relatable and likeable, even though there are many to keep track of.
Moving on to the third on this series now, seeing as the second was better than the first I have high hopes for what is to come.
Moving on to the third on this series now, seeing as the second was better than the first I have high hopes for what is to come.
June 29, 2019
This is a great series. The book has a great pace and it's creepy enough without being over the top. The ending ties in well with the first book (since this one takes place a year before the first one) and it really makes you curious and want to read the next
December 21, 2014
this was terrible..
March 26, 2016
Absolutely loving this series!
September 7, 2017
I really like this book it's incredible! I've read the whole series it's good but I like the best all I can say is READ THIS
April 26, 2021
It was so good. I was a bit disappointed that we did not get to see Maxie, Achilleus, Ollie and the Holloway Crew but Ed and Jack were really good main characters and I loved their friendship. I loved that their relationship was so complicated and flawed because it seemed real and it would have been strange if they had never struggled with each other. In the end, Jack's death broke my heart. He was a tough boy, and his last moments with Ed made me cry. I knew he would not make it alive but he came home and that's all that matters. I'm so sad for Bam too. So many kids died and Ed went on a hell of a journey. I loved his arc. He is such a great character, with all his flaws, his humanity and his complicated feelings. ♥
I loved that we get to see Small Sam and The Kid but I am confused about Mad Matt's vision. I thought he and Archie were just being crazy. I'm intrigued.
The parts with the bus and Greg terrified me aha XD and if I get it right, Greg will kill Callum now because of his St George t-shirt. I just hate him omg. My poor boy did not deserve to die.
What else? Fred's narrative arc made me cry as well. I hope Justin and Arthur are right and that Ed won't get sick. ♥
I loved Jordan with all my heart, and DogNut. I was pleased to meet the David of before the Enemy. He was a prick but what else is news? XD but in a strange way, I kinda liked him here? He was funny.
I wonder if Brooke, Courtney, Justin and the others made it safely.
I can't wait to read the next book. ♥♥♥
I loved that we get to see Small Sam and The Kid but I am confused about Mad Matt's vision. I thought he and Archie were just being crazy. I'm intrigued.
The parts with the bus and Greg terrified me aha XD and if I get it right, Greg will kill Callum now because of his St George t-shirt. I just hate him omg. My poor boy did not deserve to die.
What else? Fred's narrative arc made me cry as well. I hope Justin and Arthur are right and that Ed won't get sick. ♥
I loved Jordan with all my heart, and DogNut. I was pleased to meet the David of before the Enemy. He was a prick but what else is news? XD but in a strange way, I kinda liked him here? He was funny.
I wonder if Brooke, Courtney, Justin and the others made it safely.
I can't wait to read the next book. ♥♥♥
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