Compared to The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan is a real step up. I honestly didn't like The Forest of Hands and Teeth all that much. Although the story was good and the horror was awesome, I felt that the characters lacked any depth. In The Dead-Tossed Waves, I thought that the characters were much more developed and I found that I actually cared about them and their struggles. There is so much horror and suspense in this book that it just makes you want to keep on reading and reading until the very last page. I'm looking forward to reading the next book, The Dark and Hollow Places!