Sick

'Sick' has a tagline of "Breakfast Club meets The Walking Dead" and it's not too far off the mark, but that might be an exaggeration. It's a pretty decent YA zombie book, but it has a pretty abrupt ending.

Brian, Chad and friends are good at ditching school and getting over the high fence. Brian's ex has gotten up the courage to go to the school assembly (she freaks out in crowds), but Brian is ditching her too. Outside of school, they see their friend Hollis who has gotten sick. Something is not right. They head back to school and their drama class when all hell breaks loose. It's gory and tempers are short. Racist comments find their way out, unfortunately. Brian's mom works for a hospital and that's how we get our news about how widespread this seems to be and what it might be. Brian wants to rescue his kid sister and his ex-girlfriend and get out. He's stuck with a cheerleader, a drama student, his gung-ho friend Chad, who is joining the military, and other kids who just don't normally get along. Will they survive without killing each other first?

I liked it, but I didn't love it. The zombie bits were good, but the standing around in a hallway and figuring things out parts got tedious. Maybe that was the point. The final scene happens, then it just suddenly ends. There is at least one plot point left wide open. Perhaps for a sequel?

I was given a review copy of this ebook by ABRAMS, Amulet Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.