the dark and hollow places by carrie ryan

And, when the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. Shes learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power. But, slowly, Marys truths are failing her. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Book Synopsis In Marys world there are simple truths. Ooh boy, did that start getting to me - to the point where I thought that, maybe, the word was being overused.About the Book Includes a preview of the companion work, The dead-tossed waves. One niggling criticism about the performance - remnant(s).

I don't think my heart could take much more. There's an interesting romantic twist amid the corruption of the Recruiters and the impending swarm of the Mudo/ unconsecrated/ zombies. Now Gabry is with Elias and Annah feels an undeniable attraction to Catcher, but he considers himself to be damaged goods. We learn that Elias and Annah were together for a long time and that, before Elias joined the recruiters, he and Annah hooked up. Gabry loved Catcher at the beginning of Dead-Tossed Waves, but ended up falling for Elias. They are corrupt and lawless and victimize the people they are sworn to protect.Ĭatcher is back, along with Gabry and Elias. While the zombies are terrifying, in Dark and Hollow Places, it is the Recruiters that chill the blood. I enjoyed Dead-Tossed Waves, its companion novel, much more, although I did become annoyed with Gabry.Īll three books are dark, dark, dark. I loved the world, well love isn't the right word for a future that threatens to become infected by zombies. I liked, but did not love The Forest of Hands and Teeth, mostly because I found Mary totally unsympathetic. I think this is my favorite of the three. And the unconsecrated, the Mudo, are about to swarm. That is something you don't want to do in the Dark City for the recruiters, who had been sworn to protect, are now corrupt. Only now, that's she's attempting to turn back, she is calling attention to herself. She's with a boy, who's obviously infected. Only, when she's ready to leave, and in a line to leave, she spots Abigail/ Gabry on line to enter the Dark City.

And, she's tired of waiting for Elias to return. She is horribly scarred, having survived an accident with a barbed wire fence.

She's also wracked with guilt over leaving Gabry/ Abigail in the forest. Random House/ Listening Library, 2011.īook three of the trilogy that began with The Forest of Hands and Teeth is narrated by Annah, Gabry's twin sister, who was left behind in the Dark City by Elias, when he joined the recruiters. Unabridged audio book on 9 compact discs, 11 hours.

The dark and hollow places by carrie ryan