New York : Egmont USA, 2012.
465 p. ; 21 cm.
This book continues my trend of generally not being a big fan of zombie or zombie-type books. I found it interesting enough, and readable - but I never got lost in the book, neither in the plot or in the characters.
Ashes, in a nutshell, tells the story of Alex, the teen protagonist who is recently orphaned and suffering from a terminal brain tumor when the novel begins. She is out hiking in a remote area of Michigan when massive electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) sweep the planet - killing billions and essentially destroying modern civilization as we know it. Additionally, the EMPs turned nearly all teens into vicious zombie-like hunters who are fast and smart. For a good plot refresher, take a look at Bick's website where she recaps Ashes for those about to start in on book 2, Shadows.
To me, the novel is essentially a teen adventure / romance / melodrama melded onto a post-apocalypse nightmare world with lots of danger, gruesomeness, and skin of the teeth getaways. If you like that sort of thing, then I think you'll love Ashes. If not, you'll be like me and think, "Ok, that was entertaining, but I don't think I'll read books 2 and 3."
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