If We Survive This
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The Walking Dead meets Yellowjackets in If We Survive This, a tense and emotional young adult horror novel from award-winning author Racquel Marie about a teen girl leading a group of survivors on a perilous journey during the apocalypse.
Flora Braddock Paz is not the girl who survives. A colorful creative who spends as much time fearing death as she does trying to hide that fear from her loved ones, she’s always considered herself weak. But half a year into the global outbreak of a rabies mutation that transforms people into violent, zombielike "rabids," she and her older brother, Cain, are still alive. With their mom dead, their dad missing, and their Los Angeles suburb left desolate, they form a new plan: venture out to the secluded Northern California cabin they vacationed in growing up—their best chance at a safe haven and maybe even seeing their dad again.
The dangers of the world have changed, but so has Flora. Still, their journey up the state is complicated by encounters with familiar faces, hidden truths, new allies, and painful memories of the whole family’s final time making this trip the previous year. And for Flora, one thing inevitably remains: No matter how far you run, death is never far behind.
★ "Marie delves into the genre with resounding success: alternating chapters titled “Now” and “Then” juxtapose Flora’s life in survival mode with society pre-apocalypse. Introspective portrayals of OCD and steadfast siblinghood combine with standout depictions of classic horror tropes bursting with sci-fi zombie gore in this tightly paced novel." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Finding love and security sure is hard in the middle of a zombie outbreak. Eighteen-year-old Flora was supposed to be studying fashion in LA. Instead, she’s engaged in a constant effort to defend herself and her injured older brother, Cain, from a flesh-eating horde afflicted by mutated rabies known as rabids. Running low on supplies in the ruins of their suburban home, the siblings decide to venture north to their family cabin, where their father might be waiting for them. Joined by new companions—including Cain’s ex/Flora’s crush, Crisanta—Flora must battle rabids, her OCD, and trust issues during their perilous journey. Of course, rabids aren’t the only monsters out there. Lurking beneath this gorefest is a surprisingly poignant coming-of-age story; you can’t help but admire Flora’s fierce determination in the wake of her mental and emotional struggles, including her fraught relationship with her brother Cain, as these two (not always successfully) swap places back and forth as each other’s primary protector.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Colombian and Irish American 18-year-old Flora was supposed to be attending college in Los Angeles and trying her best not to acknowledge the intrusive thoughts brought about by her undiagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder. Instead, she's spent the last six months surviving a zombie apocalypse caused by a global rabies mutation outbreak. With her mother dead and her father missing, she's become the sole caretaker for her 19-year-old brother Cain, who's recovering from a broken leg. Then Cain hears their father's voice calling to them through an old radio, claiming he's made it to the family cabin, which prompts the siblings to head for Northern California to join him. Along the way, they encounter two other survivors, including Mexican American Crisanta, Cain's ex-girlfriend and Flora's longtime crush. As the group venture to the cabin together, it becomes clear that rabids aren't the only thing they have to fear. Marie (You Don't Have a Shot) delves into the genre with resounding success: alternating chapters titled "Now" and "Then" juxtapose Flora's life in survival mode with society pre-apocalypse. Introspective portrayals of OCD and steadfast siblinghood combine with standout depictions of classic horror tropes bursting with sci-fi zombie gore in this tightly paced novel. Ages 14–up.
