I randomly plucked this book from the library bookshelves because it was labeled YA horror. When I got home and read the description, I thought, "Oh great, more YA dystopia, this time with zombies." But this book is so well-written, the story so well-told, that I ended up loving it. 
 There are a couple of small issues that keep it from being five stars (just really minor plot points), but honestly, they didn't effect the reading experience at all. My disbelief was totally suspended while I was reading. I got swept up in the characters and the difficult decisions they had to make in the face of the encroaching Unconsecrated. 
 I felt the book was quite honest in its themes of desire, loss, and the selfishness of one's own dreams. It also had some extremely creepy moments, some that I will probably never be able to erase from my imagination. What a nice surprise from a random read!