I liked this book. I prefer traditional zombies, but this book didn't strike me as a "zombie" book-- which I think is why I was ok with the zombies being different in this. The writing is very nice. Isaac truly took time to make sure he was saying things in the best possible way. There was nothing lazy about his craft. I admire that the most about this story. Ultimately the story is weird, cute, funny, lovely, and is going to make a great film. Honestly, I think that this would even make a better film than a book. I say this because at about 65% I really didn't care to read any more. I wouldn't even have finished it, if it wasn't for the #YTBookClub. I was getting bored. Nothing was happening. We seemed to be spending more time watching boring memories of Perry than living the story. Since the story didn't seem to be building to anything that wasn't predictable, I didn't feel the need to keep going. But I did keep reading and the story picked up soon after. The ending was almost exactly what I had expected, but he wraps it up all nicely. With the best words possible, the author ends the book with a feeling of hope. I think that was the message of this book. We may not know how things will get better, but as long as we keep trying there is still hope. I talk about this book and others on my YouTube channel, here: http://bit.ly/RN2j5n 
 Recommended 
 Yes/No Checklist 
 Sex: No *Zombie sex is talked about, but it's not "sex" and not detailed. 
 Gore: Yes *More than usually seen, but nothing deserving of an "R" rating. (Ha! No pun intended) 
 Rape: No 
 Magic: Not in the traditional sense, but this is arguable. 
 Drugs: Alcohol 
 Star Categories 
 Romance: 4 Stars 
 Action: 3 Stars 
 Pacing: 3 Stars 
 Writing: 5 Stars 
 Plot: 4 Stars 
 Overall: 4 Stars 
 Protagonist Meter 
 Damsel-----*-----Badass 
 This is difficult to rate. R and Julie both hold their own, but they also demonstrate moments of weakness that are more like a damsel than a badass.