I liked this. I seem to have a fascination with zombie themed end of the world romances. I think this is my first M/M one, anyway.

My only issue with it really was the ending and how it wasn't really an ending. Stories like these could go on forever, with them surviving or dying in some way but this was rather vague. Though you'd think with their arsenal that they'd survive for a long time to come.

It was alright.

This story is about Lily and her autistic sister Mel, their life on a farm and their escape into the wilderness where they have to deal with Ticks, mutated humans who feed on blood straight from the heart. Lily has help from Carter, an old crush from “the before”, and Sebastian a vampire.

I will start with what what was good. It has a unique take on vampires, or at least not one that I hadn’t come across before. Some of the characters were interesting, like Sebastian, If i wrote a vampire book I would like to think i would have written a Sebastian into it.

The universe this is set in is consistent if there isn’t a vast amount of depth to it, there are hints of a rich environment but they aren’t explored.  each of the chapters is written form either Lily’s, Mel’s or Carter’s point of view which is a good and bad idea.

This is as good as it is bad.  

The main character Lily was whiny and emotionally all over the place, I felt there was an unnecessary romantic story line between her and Carter, who she knew in “the before” and hadn’t seen in two years, and magically turns up to “save” her.  The ticks (mutated humans) were essentially beasts, had a tiny brain but for some reason could comprehend that churches were sacred and wouldn’t enter until they did.

Carter obviously knew what was going on and it didn’t make sense when the chapters were from his point of view because he shows he knows whats going on but cant tell Lily, and he keeps it to himself, seems like a complete waste of time.

Shame, this could have been great except it wasn’t!

I love a book that can live up to the hype, and this one really did. Which is saying quite a bit since the hype is huge for this one. I also can't believe this was a debut novel, which blows me away even more.

This is a YA romance dystopian book set in an apocalypse world where gods, angels, demons and other wicked creatures now dominate the earth. Humans are not prepared to fight for resistance, but between the human Penryn, the angel Raffe, and other great characters, leadership emerges to give the human world new hope.

This story ended with a satisfying conclusion, but it left me wanting more, more and more. I am so glad book two, WORLD AFTER, is coming out in just a few more days.