BAD TASTE IN BOYS
Author: Carrie Harris
Source: Personal PurchaseReading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (July 12, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385739680
ISBN-13: 978-0385739689
Someone’s been a very bad zombie.
Kate Grable is horrified to find out that the football coach has given the team steroids. Worse yet, the steroids are having an unexpected effect, turning hot gridiron hunks into mindless flesh-eating zombies. No one is safe–not her cute crush Aaron, not her dorky brother, Jonah . . . not even Kate!
She’s got to find an antidote–before her entire high school ends up eating each other. So Kate, her best girlfriend, Rocky, and Aaron stage a frantic battle to save their town. . . and stay hormonally human.
I was first intrigued by this book because of the cover. I thought it was creepy and eerie with the frost covered lips. I also have been trying to read more books about zombies lately since they seem to be the new rage in the book genre. Unfortunately, this book fell flat as a dead zombie for me.
Within the first chapter of this book, I could already tell that it was not going to be a book I would enjoy. The character is suppose to be in high school, yet her actions and personality of her friends made me feel like I was reading a book focused more on the younger teens. The writing, in my opinion, needing much more work to be considered a young adult genre book. I would classify this one to be more middle grade in writing style. I wasn’t a fan of the main character, Kate, who was suppose to be smart but was naive most of the time. Now don’t get me wrong! I didn’t hate the book, but it is not a favorite of mine.
This is more of a fun and light read that you could easily finish in a day. I took it as a mindless read that you don’t have to put much thought into the plot as you read it. You just go with the flow and try to enjoy the story line that the author created.
If the library doesn’t have it, don’t worry about reading it! 2 STARS
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