Deathless Divide - Book Review

Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2)
by Justina Ireland

What is it about:
The sequel to Dread Nation is a journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America.

After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother.

But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodermus has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880's America.

What's more, this safe haven is not what it appears - as Jane discovers when she sees familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her.

But she won't be in it alone.

Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by - and that Jane needs her, too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not.

Watching Jane's back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a breaking point, it's up to Katherine to keep hope alive - even as she begins to fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her.

What did I think of it:
What an awesome read!

After the first book I thought I had a good idea where this story would lead.

Boy, was I wrong!

Ireland doesn't pull any punches in this book and shows the darkness that lurks in some people's souls. I can tell you that the zombies weren't the scariest things in this book!

I was on the edge of my seat and had to keep reading to see what would happen with Jane and Katherine. They encounter lots of setbacks and heartache, and they need to decide who they want to be, and how they will fight for their happiness.

The viewpoint switches between Jane and Katherine, and I seriously love both so much! They're very different, but I could understand both of them. I wanted the two of them to escape all the nastiness and to find a place where they could belong.

The ending is everything I could have hoped for, and you bet I'll reread this duology in the future.

Why should you read it:
It's a totally awesome zombie read.


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