Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2)

by Justina Ireland

"Savvy, enlightening, and harrowing" Buzzfeed on Dread Nation

After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving. Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her.

But she won't be in it alone.

Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by. Watching Jane's back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a breaking point, it's up to Katherine to keep hope alive-even as she begins to fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her.

Reviewed by kimbacaffeinate on

4 of 5 stars

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Justin Ireland is brilliant. The story unfolds, giving us perspectives from Jane and Katherine. It was fascinating, terrifying and addictive.

Ireland brought this character-driven story to life and pulled me in. Summerland falls but Jane along with Katherine and others survive and make their way west. Before they reach Nicodemus, the next settlement, they will lose some in their party and discover that the horde of zombies is following. I was biting my nails and loved Jane’s inner dialogue.

Jane is bitter, set on revenge and positively kickass. Katherine is kickass but determined to protect those in her group. I loved the different threads and places we traveled, but when the two come together and work side by side, well, it’s awesome. Ireland gave us a villain you’ll love to hate. I wanted to throttle him on more than one occasion.

While I was satisfied with the ending, the author left enough open-ended threads for a third audiobook. Let me assure the publishers and author that I am OK with this!

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