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Average rating4.3
***Shaun of the Dead* meets *Dumplin'* in this bitingly funny YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies.
In the next few hours, one of three things will happen.
1--We'll be rescued (unlikely)
2--We'll freeze to death (maybe)
3--We'll be eaten by thin and athletic zombies (odds: excellent)**
Vivian Ellenshaw is fat, but she knows she doesn't need to lose weight, so she's none too happy to find herself forced into a weight-loss camp's van with her ex-best friend, Allie, a meathead jock who can barely drive, and the camp owner's snobby son. And when they arrive at Camp Featherlite at the start of the worst blizzard in the history of Flagstaff, Arizona, it's clear that something isn't right.
Vee barely has a chance to meet the other members of her pod, all who seem as unhappy to be at Featherlite as she does, when a camper goes missing down by the lake. Then she spots something horrifying outside in the snow. Something...that isn't human. Plus, the camp's supposed "miracle cure" for obesity just seems fishy, and Vee and her fellow campers know they don't need to be cured. Of anything.
Even worse, it's not long before Camp Featherlite's luxurious bungalows are totally overrun with zombies. What starts out as a mission to unravel the camp's secrets turns into a desperate fight for survival--and not all of the Featherlite campers will make it out alive.
A satirical blend of horror, body positivity, and humor, Kelly deVos's witty, biting novel proves that everyone deserves to feel validated, and taking down the evil enterprise determined to dehumanize you is a good place to start.
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3.5 stars
this is mostly a very fun read but the ending felt rushed and very unsatisfying... i also feel like there were too many loose ends and not in a way where you can call it an open ending
im also a bit disappointed that almost no trope subversion happened in the end, smth that i rlly wanted to happen here
the zombie outbreak and everything tied to it was in theory very interesting and i liked the twist BUT i think the author bit off more than she could chew here because everything was suddenly a much bigger scale which made the ending super unfitting in comparison
anyways, i still want to commend the author on writing fat characters who arent reduced to their weight and body shape. all of the characters were very fun and distinctive
the writing style was pleasant to read for the most part even though i do feel like some action scenes fell a bit short and could have used a bit more descriptions