Ashes (Ashes, #1)

Item: Ashes
Rating: 5.00
Author: kelsenator

by Ilsa J Bick

A cataclysmic event. A dramatically changed world. A zombie army. Can three kids really survive... and who can they trust?
Alex has run away and is hiking through the wilderness with her dead parents' ashes, about to say goodbye to the life she no longer wants to live. But then the world suddenly changes. An electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky zapping every electronic device and killing the vast majority of adults. For those spared, it's a question of who can be trusted and who has changed...
Everyone still alive has turned - some for the better (those who acquired a superhuman sense) while others for the worse (those who acquired a taste for human flesh). Desperate to find out what happened and to avoid the zombies that are on the hunt, Alex meets up with Tom - an Army veteran who escaped one war only to find something worse at home - and Ellie, a young girl whose grandfather was killed by the electromagnetic pulse.
This improvised family will have to use every ounce of courage they have just to find food, shelter, while fighting off the 'Changed' and those desperate to stay alive.
A tense and involving adventure with shocks and sudden plot twists that will keep teen and adult readers gripped.

Reviewed by Kelsenator on Oct 10, 2011

5 of 5 stars

This book was just...wow. It literally kept me reading and I couldn't put it down. Not only is there the survival of the Changed, but also surviving in the wild adds to the thrill. I'm not going to into detail on what happens, that's what the book description if for, but this book was amazing, I would definitely recommend it, and I can't wait for the next one in the series! The characters, plot twists, and details written in this book were amazing, I almost want to read it again right now!

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