The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan

by Book4Hearts

“Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She’s content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry’s mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry’s generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.” –goodreads

When I was first reading this book I was a little bit upset because I wanted more of Mary’s story, which I didn’t realize she wasn’t supposed to be the main character. Then of course we found out what Gabry had to do with Mary and their relationship and everything, and as the story unfolded we did learn more about what happened to Mary, so then that was a lot better. That aside, The Dead-Tossed Waves was just as good as The Forest of Hands and Teeth, which I loved, because sometimes sequels/companions really don’t live up to the first book in the series. I liked Gabry as the main character a lot more then I liked Mary. I also thought the story might’ve been more interesting as it just seemed to go more places, there wasn’t a lot of lingering. I loved the whole mystery of who Gabry was, and her discovering that and Elias and everything. I also enjoyed getting to figure out more about the Unconsecrated/Mudo/Infected (Breakers, Immunes) especially because that wasn’t really elaborated on in The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Anyway, I don’t want to say much else because I don’t want to spoil things for people that haven’t yet read The Forest of Hands and Teeth. I highly recommend this series! I can’t wait for “The Dark and Hollow Places” to come out later this month.

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