The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Mar 17, 2010 Rhiannon Frater rated it it was amazing

Shelves: disturbingly-awesome, favorite-zombie-books

I had mixed feelings upon finishing the Forest of Hands and Teeth. I loved the world building, the mythos and the plot, but had trouble liking the protagonist. But I did enjoy the book overall and had no hesitation ordering the second novel in the series.

The second book features Mary's daughter, Gabry. Gabry is definitely a more sympathetic character than her mother and I enjoyed her journey a lot more than that of her mother. I was able to connect with the character and empathize with her patho ...more

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Jun 27, 2009 Laura Lulu rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, zombies

Oh, Carrie Ryan, you break my heart. At times while reading it, I wanted to give it 5 stars. At others, I wanted to throw it across the room and give it 1 star. Well, I never give 1 star, but you get the idea. But damn, she writes a good book. I just have to remind myself that "5 stars" doesn't necessarily have to equal "happy". I also have to remind myself that just because a character occassionally might act like a bitch, a crybaby, a scaredy cat, or an idiot, it doesn't mean she's not a good ...more

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Apr 09, 2011 Cheer Papworth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dystopian, zombies, ya, top-5-of-2011

BRILLIANT!!! I wasn't expecting to completely become obsessed with this series after reading The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Although I enjoyed the first book, it had that twisted, puritanical feel to it...sort of like The Scarlett Letter with Mary being a modern day Hester Prim. It was one of those books that you never forget and I did feel like reading the second book would be worthwhile, but I wasn't rushing out to buy it or dying of anticipation.

About 50 pages into The Dead-Tossed Waves, I w ...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Valerie rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2011

I liked The Forest of Hands and Teeth -- really liked it. Mary wasn't the most likable of heroines, but I think I rather enjoyed how out-there and distant she was at times. I didn't mind the love triangle - I thought that the comparisons to Twilight just didn't stack up because a) it wasn't a main focus in the novel; b) it ended badly. Also, I'm a sucker for any good dystopian novel; add some religious fervor and you have a setting that's right up my alley.

So, what did I think of the sequel? Ehh ...more

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Sep 30, 2009 Samantha rated it liked it

Shelves: ebook-own, 2010

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In many ways Gabry is her own person, but still so much like her mother. And by similar, I mean so wrapped up in her own feelings, wants, and desires that I feel sorry for the people around her. When Mary talks to Gabry about her past she mentions the two boys she loved in such different ways and when she had to leave Harry she says, "Maybe I just loved myself more." That encapsulates Mary perfectly and, imho, it's the legacy she's left her daughter. Gabry's the type that can let Catcher worry a ...more

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May 28, 2011 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Gabry is happy behind the fences - living with her mother Mary in the lighthouse, happy to just exist and live with her friends and in the hope of a future with her best friends brother. But one night everything changes - she takes a big risk and goes over the fence and things are truely never the same again.

Some of her friends turn, others are captured and the boy she loves disappears after being bitten.

Things spiral out of control and culminate in her mother going back into the forest and Gabr ...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Marla rated it did not like it

Shelves: with-reservations, romance, challenged, barely-finished, zz-2014, series, audiobook, young-adult, paranormal, dystopia

1.5 stars. I really liked the first book, but I heard mixed reviews about this second book, so I am listening to the audiobook rather than reading it. My daughters finally told me to stop complaining to them about this book. Looking back, I would say don't bother listening and definitely don't waste your time reading this mess. I didn't even like the narrator, she was too whiny or maybe she just sounded like that for Gabry.

I wish I could slap Gabry, she is so silly and just doesn't think! I hope ...more

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Mar 12, 2010 Deidre rated it liked it

Shelves: series, sci-fi-fantasy-time-travel, horror, zombies, ya-teens-not-ya-teens

I found Forest of Hands and Teeth riveting. Plus the title was irresistable. So I pre-ordered this one on Amazon. It was good, but I could put it down. And I did not like daughter nearly as much as I had liked mom. But i will read the next one.

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May 01, 2011 Netanella rated it it was amazing

Shelves: zombies, young-adult

Not sure which one I liked the most - the story lines seemed too simliar, although I enjoyed reading about Mary and Harry and even the return of Odys the dog. The Dead-Tossed Waves didn't seem to have the immediacy to it that The Forest of Hands and Teeth did. Gabrielle's story was interesting, but I couldn't relate to her the way I did to Mary. I loved the whole angle with Catcher, however, and can't wait to get into the Dark City and meet the twin sister, Annah. ...more

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