Book Review: The Weepers: The Other Life #1

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Book Review: The Weepers: The Other Life #1

The Other Life

by: Susanne Winnacker
My Rating: four-stars



Published by: Usborne Publishing Ltd on February 1st 2012
Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian

ISBN: 9781409541691

Pages: 320



Synopsis

It's been 3 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days since Sherry has seen daylight. When things went wrong up above, she was sealed off from the world in a bunker with her family. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find devastation, desolation...and the Weepers: savage mutant killers. When her dad is snatched, Sherry joins forces with gorgeous but troubled Joshua – an Avenger, determined to destroy the Weepers. But can Sherry keep her family and Joshua safe, when his desire for vengeance threatens them all?






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This is a hard review to write. I have mixed feelings about the book. It was a unique story, but I think it was rushed. There were areas that could have been developed further.

What I liked:

The premise of the book is unique.

I liked how the author switched between life after the virus and life before the virus by including little snippets of Sherry’s memories. It was clever.

It had an open ending, leaving enough questions unanswered for the next installment in the series.

What I didn’t like:

I didn’t connect with the characters.

The relationship between Joshua and Sherry developed too quickly. I found it unbelievable that Sherry would be thinking about a boy when she fears her father has been killed or is being tortured by the Weepers and the rest of her family is still in harm’s way.

Recommended age: Tweens and Teens

Michelle
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      3 Responses

      1. Linda Jackson

        The premise of this book sounds really interesting. On your statement: "I found it unbelievable that Sherry would be thinking about a boy when she fears her father has been killed or is being tortured by the Weepers and the rest of her family is still in harm's way." That was my immediate thought, too, when I saw that in your review. But I just finished reading "Night" by Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor. And surprisingly, there is a part in the book where he tells how some of the younger people let go of their inhibitions on the cattle car ride to a concentration camp and begin caressing each other "under the cover of darkness" and how the rest of them simply pretended not to notice. So even in the face of death or the unknown, surprisingly, some people can still think of love interests. Who would have thought???

        • Michellepickett

          I don't know anything about "The Road" so I can't say. But the mutant rabies virus reminded me of the movie Quarantine. However, the book was different enough that it wasn't a repeat of the movie.

          Is the road dystopian/apocalyptic? It might be something I enjoy.

          Michelle 🙂

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