The Forest of Hands and Teeth
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4.5 • 185 Ratings
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Publisher Description
When a teen girl’s world is thrown into chaos, she must venture into the deadly Forest of Hands and Teeth in this post-apocalyptic New York Times bestseller perfect for fans of The Last of Us.
In Mary's world there are simple truths.
The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
But, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. And when the fence is breached, her world is thrown into chaos.
Now she must choose between her village and her future, between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded by so much death?
"Intelligent, dark, and bewitching, The Forest of Hands and Teeth transitions effortlessly between horror and beauty. Mary's world is one that readers will not soon forget." —Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of City of Bones
"A postapocalyptic romance of the first order, elegantly written from title to last line." —Scott Westerfeld, author of the Uglies series and Leviathan
★ "A bleak but gripping story...Poignant and powerful." —Publishers Weekly, Starred
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mary's village has been trapped for generations by a very near, very visible menace: the Unconsecrated insatiable, flesh-eating zombies that constantly tear at the village's fences. Yet the Sisterhood a conventlike order of religious women charged to protect the village's survival is as much responsible for the submission of Mary's village as the Unconsecrated. When the fences are breached and the village overrun, Mary and several others escape through gated paths and arrive deep into the Forest of Hands and Teeth, forced to search beyond it for their future. Mary's observant, careful narration pulls readers into a bleak but gripping story of survival and the endless capacity of humanity to persevere. That Mary maintains emotional distance serves to render her yearnings and romantic feelings even more poignant and powerful. Fresh and riveting. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
Pretty awesome!
This book was great! It had me on the edge of my seat throughout most of it. But, it was a rather depressing novel at times.
Awesome
Makes you feel emotions you didn’t even know existed
It's missing something
I felt the main character was a bit lackluster, and I never really made an emotional attachment to her. I know it's a trilogy but the story doesn't make me want to continue on. It's a post apocalyptic romance novel with forced character development and missed opportunities.