Welcome to The Bookish Babe's stop on the Undeadly Blog Tour. The tour is being hosted by Shane at Itching For Books. My stop includes my review and a tour-wide giveaway.
Series: The Reaper Diaries #1Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Publication Date: 11/20/12
Format: eARC
Pages: 272
Source: Received from publisher for review.
The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little weird...With a spirited, snarky main character and a fun take on zombies and reapers, Undeadly is a fast and fun ride.
Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper-and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath. Within days, she’s shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath. Who seems to hate her guts.
Rath will be watching closely to be sure she completes her first assignment-reaping Rick, the boy who should have died. The boy she still wants to be with. To make matters worse, students at the academy start turning up catatonic, and accusations fly-against Molly. The only way out of this mess? To go through hell. Literally.
Undeadly is a book that I've been looking forward to for a long time. I loved the cover, loved the synopsis and was excited to dive into the story. I found the story to be really fun, unique and a bit quirky. The thing is, I'm not a big zombie fan. But in this book, the zombies, and all of the supernatural beings were given a lighter spin. So I enjoyed the story for the very reason hardcore zombie lovers might have not. Also, I loved the world of necromancers and Egyptian history that Vail created. It was in-depth and creative, without feeling like a huge amount of info to work through.
Another reason that Undeadly worked for me was the dialogue. Molly talked like a true teen. Now that I really think about it, she sounded a lot like my friends and I did in the 90s. I found the fact that she dealt with the upheavals in her life with sarcasm instead of despair to be sort of refreshing.
My review would be lacking if I didn't mention the two men of Undeadly, Rick and Rath. Rick was a sweetie, but I would have liked a bit more to his and Molly's relationship to form a better connection with him. Rath was great, sexy and mysterious. Again, I would have liked to have had waaayy more of Rath in Undeadly, but am hoping to get that in book two.
Overall, I liked Undeadly. Like I've said (probably too many times!), it was a fun journey. Molly was left at the edge of a big discovery and I'm interested to find out what happens next.
Favorite Quote:
"We were thigh to thigh, chest to chest, and breathing hard.
'Pretty good, Molly,' he said. His breath ghosted over my cheek. 'But not good enough.'
'Just you wait,' I said. I struggled, trying to wiggle out of his grip, but he was strong and in a primo position.
'Stop,' he said softly.
I did.
Something in his eyes had changed --going from glittering fury to...well, I wasn't sure. It was still a dark emotion, tormented almost. The tensioin thrumming between us shifted. It was still physical, just more intense. And confusing.
'You really are beautiful,' he murmured." (eARC, 56%)
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Michele Vail writes young adult paranormal
fiction about zombies and reapers. She likes reading, dogs, cats, board games, ghost-hunting shows, and Halloween. She believes in magic, in the impossible, and in the restorative powers of chocolate.
Michele lives happily-ever-after with her Viking and their family.
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link: http://www.michelevail.com/
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