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Not that bad until the end

December 10, 2017 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Cinderella meets zombies.  There’s your synopsis in three words.  But for the most part, it’s a lot more than that. Exley doesn’t just stick zombies in your stereotypical Cinderella story.  She explains what the characters know about how the zombies (or vermin, or turned) came to be.  The story takes place in England during the aftermath of World War I.  While the shell shocked men are coming home from war, a devastating bout of ‘influenza’ sweeps the country, killing millions.  Only they don’t stay dead. […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: A. W. Exley, cinderella, fairy tales reimagined, romance, YA, zombies

crystalclear's CBR9 Review No:22 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: A. W. Exley, cinderella, fairy tales reimagined, romance, YA, zombies ·
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