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Generation Dead - Daniel Waters

Zombies or ' Living Impaired' kids are country-wide. This is a strange phenomenon that is now an every day part of life for United States residents. However, most are not too pleased about this. 

For reasons unknown teenagers aren't staying dead. They awaken not long after death and attempt to return to normality. They attend school, and attempt to continue learning. When one particular Living Impaired decides to join the school football team it unleashes a rage inside a few 'normal' teen kids. 

Phoebe Kendall is a goth, the irony of dressing like the dead is not lost on her and best friend Margi in todays times. Phoebe is one of the few people who believe the dead kids should have the same rights as those living and when a friendship develops between her and new football team member, Tommy Williams, she begins to realise just how cruel society has become.

This book was hard to get into at first, but about a 1/3 of the way through I decided it was better than expected. It isn't a normal YA-Paranormal romance. It has strong undertones of prejudice and discrimination and is worth reading. 

The characters, however, were incredibley irritating. Especially lead girl Phoebe and sidekick Margi. Karen was hands down the best character in the book as was zombie-girl Colette who was by far the most interesting.

The writing style was good, but I felt detached from the characters and as I mentioned it was hard to get into.

2.5/5

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Review of Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens

I had high hopes for Heavenly as I had been eyeing it off for quite some time. So when I finally was able to buy it and get stuck into it I wasn't disappointed.

These days there seem to be more and more 'angel' books, they are definitely the new vampires that's for sure. But Heavenly is more than just a cut-and-paste angel-mortal romance book. 

Zoe Dodd is a great character. When we meet her she is popular and an avid partier. She picks up guys to make herself feel better and abuses alcohol. I love this about her as a lot of the characters in books these days are goody-two-shoeses from the get-go and it gets a bit sickly after awhile. 

Everything for Zoe starts to change however when she meets Matthias,he is her autistic sister Abria's guardian angel. Matthias makes her realise the important things in life. I love the growth of Zoe herself and her love for Matthias throughout the book. 


Her family are really strong characters and I love the way the story builds up to lead onto the next book. 


It's more than a story about love, it's a story about family and making the right choices in life. I strongly recommend it (I am just over a 1/3 way through the sequel Penitence at the moment and can assure you it gets even better!)


I love the way Jennifer writes too. Her characters are very believable and the BFF character of Britt reminds me all too much of some of my own friends!


I give it a 4/5

Review of Matched by Ally Condie

This. Book. Is. Awesome.

In the Society everything is chosen for you. What movies you see, what books you read, who you marry...

Cassia Reyes has looked forward to her matching day for as long as she can remember. Everything is too good to be true when her perfect match and society-determined husband to be is none other than her best friend Xander Carrow.

The next day, whilst viewing Xander's match info, a face appears on her screen. It's not Xander. It's Ky Markham.

Before Ky flashed ever so briefly on her viewing disc, Cassia never had any reason to doubt what the Society does. After her 80 year old (therefore past his society-deemed use by date) grandfather gives her a secret poem that did not make it into the 100 poems allowed in the Society, and Cassia decides to share this with the newly intriguing Ky, Cassia's whole perception of life begins to change.

Why can't she read a poem she wants to read? Why can't she love who she decides to love?

Matched is simply perfect in every sense. I was sucked in from the first page and really didn't want to be sucked back out. The characters are all likeable and interesting and the plot is great. I love the dystopian genre and this is definitely up there with the best.

The writing style is immaculate. I love a book that makes you forget completely about real life, Matched is definitely this.

I recommend to anyone who likes the Hunger Games and the Uglies series.

I give it a 6/5!

George's Albums of the Year - 2010

1. The Coral - Butterfly House

Must Listen: More Than a Lover, Sandhills, Green Is The Colour

2. Mystery Jets - Serotonin

Must Listen: Serotonin, Waiting On A Mircale, Lorna Doone

 

3. James - The Morning After

Must Listen: Dust Motes, Kaleidoscope, Make For The City

 

4. James - The Night Before

Must Listen: Crazy, Shine, Ten Below

 

5. Ash - A - Z Series Vol. 1

Must Listen: Joy Kicks Darkness, Pripyat, War With Me

 

6. Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation

Must Listen: No Tears Left To Cry, Wake Up The Nation, Find The Torch Burn The Plans

 

7. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man

Must Listen: Some Kind Of Nothingness, A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun, I Think I've Found It

 

8. The Courteeners - Falcon

Must Listen: You Over Did It Doll, Lullaby, Cameo Brooch

 

9. Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels

Must Listen: Obsessions, Hollywood, Mowgli's Road

 

10. The National - High Violet

Must Listen: Bloodbuzz Ohio, Sorrow, Anyone's Ghost

 

11. Basement Birds - Basement Birds

Must Listen: Holly, Skin Of The Sky

 

12. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang

Must Listen: She Loves You, The Queen Of Lower Chelsea

 

13. Ash - A-Z Vol. 2

Must Listen: Carnal Love, Spellbound

 

14. The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever

Must Listen: We Can Get Together, The Weekenders

 

15. Sia - We Are Born

Must Listen: Clap Your Hands, Be Good To Me

 

16. Little Red - Midnight Remember

Must Listen: Little Bit Of Something, Chelsworth

 

17. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tatoo

Must Listen: The Toll, Aya

 

18. Cloud Control - Bliss Release

Must Listen: Gold Canary, Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)

 

19. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Must Listen: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains), Deep Blue

 

20. The Bees - Every Step's A Yes

Must Listen: I Really Need Love, Winter Rose