Grey Liliy reviewed Feral by B. K. Evenson
Review of 'Feral' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Sometimes I need to remind myself that "Not every book is for every person and that's okay."
I made it about 60 pages into this book when I decided it wasn't for me. The premise caught my attention (I do love a Feral Boy in fiction), but the more I read, the more I realized this was essentially a Zombie Post-Apocalypse story--which is not my genre.
And I know this is possibly my misunderstanding. From the back of the book summary, it listed that men where "inhumanly strong and filled with rage" which did not translate in my mind as also being Mindless. While these "feral" aren't entirely as mindless as your typical zombie (they do have animal-like qualities like forming packs, etc), for all intents and purposes, they are more or less Zombies.
At the very least, the narrative is very typical of a Zombie story & Allie reads …
Sometimes I need to remind myself that "Not every book is for every person and that's okay."
I made it about 60 pages into this book when I decided it wasn't for me. The premise caught my attention (I do love a Feral Boy in fiction), but the more I read, the more I realized this was essentially a Zombie Post-Apocalypse story--which is not my genre.
And I know this is possibly my misunderstanding. From the back of the book summary, it listed that men where "inhumanly strong and filled with rage" which did not translate in my mind as also being Mindless. While these "feral" aren't entirely as mindless as your typical zombie (they do have animal-like qualities like forming packs, etc), for all intents and purposes, they are more or less Zombies.
At the very least, the narrative is very typical of a Zombie story & Allie reads like the protagonist of an action video game (to clarify: that is not a negative).
So if that's your genre--you go for it! The writing is well done, the opening that depicts the world slowly falling into the feral's hands is great, and it's told from a variety of POV and perspectives that make for interesting reading.
But for someone like myself who can only list one Zombie Narrative I've enjoyed (The Left 4 Dead series by Valve, if you're curious), I think I'll give this one a pass.