I found the first third of the novel to be very slow. I think I wanted to jump right into the action and get to slaying the zombies sooner than later. She doesn’t need anyone to save her yet she isn’t afraid to get help along the way. I always love it when girls can fend for themselves and Jane is a strong heroine to get behind. It just emphasized even more the ideals that brought about the war and why it was so divisive to the United States. But what I loved even more was how it was used to highlight racial tensions throughout the novel. I loved the idea of zombies in the Civil War era. Like I said, any twist on a historical event automatically gets bonus points in my eyes. I’m going to go with the latter because I didn’t mark it down as a blog find.Īnyways, I love horror/fantasy spins on historical events and this sounded like it would be a kick butt novel! What I Liked: –The Concept– I can’t remember if I learned about this series via other blogs or simply from browsing my library catelogue. Find out why below… Why I Picked it Up / My Expectations: Source & Format: Public Library–Audiobookĭisclaimer: I only read the first book of the series, Dread Nation, and have opted not to pick up the sequels. Publication Dates: April 2018 – February 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Alternative History, Zombies, Fantasy
Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston’s School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose.īut when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies.Īnd the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations.īut that’s not a life Jane wants. It’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.īut there are also opportunities-and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.
Synopsis for Dread Nation (from Goodreads): Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:
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