I wish I had a fraction of her confidence, both as a teen and now, frankly. She’s tough, badass, and definitely knows who she is. Even though there’s six POV’s, Vee is the main character. What could make a zombie apocalypse in a once-in-a-lifetime blizzard at a shady pharma-run fat camp even more terrifying? The fact that almost every single person in Vee’s pod has a secret that threatens their survival.
This broad character perspective was also perfect to build the tension inside of an already tense story. With six character POV’s, you bounce around a lot from chapter to chapter, but each character is so vividly rendered, I never got confused when switching. And such a fun way to bring those tropes to life in a non-cheesy way. I loved this so much! Trying to figure out who is who, while the characters are trying to figure that out at the same time is sheer brilliance. She gives us seven character tropes from horror movies with a brief explanation for each, and then weaves these tropes into the awareness of her characters. I mean, A LOT! First, one of my favorite things is how deVos opens the book. What starts out as a mission to unravel the camp's secrets turns into a desperate fight for survival-and not all of the Featherlite campers will make it out alive.Ī satirical blend of horror, body positivity, and humor, Kelly deVos's witty, biting novel proves that everyone deserves to feel validated, and taking down the evil enterprise determined to dehumanize you is a good place to start.There is a lot to love in this book.
Of anything.Įven worse, it's not long before Camp Featherlite's luxurious bungalows are totally overrun with zombies. Plus, the camp's supposed "miracle cure" for obesity just seems fishy, and Vee and her fellow campers know they don't need to be cured. Then she spots something horrifying outside in the snow. Vee barely has a chance to meet the other members of her pod, all who seem as unhappy to be at Featherlite as she does, when a camper goes missing down by the lake. And when they arrive at Camp Featherlite at the start of the worst blizzard in the history of Flagstaff, Arizona, it's clear that something isn't right. Vivian Ellenshaw is fat, but she knows she doesn't need to lose weight, so she's none too happy to find herself forced into a weight-loss camp's van with her ex-best friend, Allie, a meathead jock who can barely drive, and the camp owner's snobby son.
In the next few hours, one of three things will happen.ģ-We'll be eaten by thin and athletic zombies (odds: excellent) Shaun of the Dead meets Dumplin' in this bitingly funny YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies.
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