Overview: Shane is on his way home from his grandma’s funeral with his aunt when the world goes crazy. Animals start attacking his aunt for no reason. As he tries to get his aunt to safety, his crush comes to him with her little sister frantic. Her family cows attacked their parents, stomped them dead. Soon the trio find that everywhere adults are being mutilated by animals (domestic and wild) or turning on each other in big cities with low animal populations. Picking up a few more teenagers, and a bus load of elementary aged kids, they head south towards Atlanta looking for help at a military base. They find help, but not the kind they want. Tasked with a new mission to save the children of the world Shane and his friends must go deeper into the city, risk their lives to turn off the machine that started the craziness or kill each other.
Opinion: Awesome! It seems slow in parts, but definitely worth trucking through. Without giving too much away, there is a conspiracy theory out that resonates so much with this book it is scary to think that it might happen. If you like TWD or other action packed apocalypse movies/books you have to read it. There were a few plot holes but nothing too big, and the ending throws you for a loop. I can’t wait to read more!
Recommend: YES!