Warm Bodies is the story of R, a smarter-than-average zombie, who meets a human girl named Julie. The first few chapters, which detail R's life as a zombie inside the abandoned airport where he lives, offer an intriguing look into what Isaac Marion's zombies do when they're not feasting: they get married. They send their adopted children to school to become better zombies. It's zombies like we haven't seen them before; they were people once, and traces of humanity still show. 
 R's romance with Julie, however, was a little shakier. (view spoiler)[When Julie and R first meet, R eats Julie's boyfriend Perry. After eating his brain - and experiencing Perry's emotions for Julie - R decides to save her instead of eat her. All this is well and good, but once he hides her in the airport, Julie somewhat randomly (and unrealistically) decides she isn't mad at whoever killed her boyfriend. This revelation seemed rushed and a bit contrived: though Julie admits she was waiting for Perry die, her willingness to forgive allowed romantic feelings to blossom between herself and R way earlier than if she had gotten mad; expecting someone to get eaten seen and having it actually happen are two very different things. (hide spoiler)] 
 As a Shakespeare fan, the references made me smile. I wonder how many kids will read Romeo and Juliet for the first time and recognize the similar story lines.