Synopsis:
For the sleepy, seaside town of Vivian, life is usually just another day at the beach until a rash of bizarre robberies occur with one thing in common—the DNA lifted from the crime scene belongs to a dead man. Fourteen-year-old Goldie Rich is hardly concerned about that. She has enough problems dealing with her annoying guardian for the summer, older sister Gema.
Goldie’s problems escalate when she finds a pendant necklace washed up on the beach. The pendant contains the souls of zombies created by an evil sorcerer. Goldie must wear the necklace until she frees the souls, but to accomplish this, she has to confront the zombies face to face.
Goldie seeks help from her best friend, eccentric and free-spirited Rita. Although the pair’s zombie hunting exploits get them into huge trouble, they uncover the truth about the town’s robberies and how the secrets of Goldie’s past will define her future.
My review:
Sometimes, I receive a book that takes me a little bit to read. This happened to be one of those books. It is not because I didn't like the book, it is just it took a bit to get to the heart and true meat of the story.
Goldie is stuck with her sister for the Summer and is nothing less than a precocious teen with with a penchant for trouble. To make matters worse, she has zombies after her.
This story is more than just zombies, this is a story about family and friend dynamics and who has your back. Goldie finds out but it takes those twists and turns to get there.
I was disappointed to find out this was only book one. Once the book got going for me it seemed to have abruptly ended and I wanted to find out what was going to happen next.
In any case, a pretty decent book for the middle grade readers.
3 1/2 stars.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author. The views here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Michelle
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