Title: The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)
Author: Carrie Ryan
Publisher: Delacorte Books
Release Date:
February 9th 2010
Format: Paperback (Bought)
In Mary's world there
are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will
protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must
always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that
protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly,
Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to
know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their
power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the
fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose
between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one
who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands
and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much
death?
This was
one of those books that drew me in by the cover. I read the description
and it sounded good, but the story just didn't live up to it. I was
looking forward to a good post-apocalypse story that describes that new
world -- with some romance thrown in.
Instead, it was all about
the main character whining for the whole book about how much she loves
this one guy that she just can't have. It was really, /really/ annoying.
Even when she has a perfectly good guy that loves her. Oh, and the
post-apocalypse thing was really just a background. I wanted to know SO
MUCH more about about the Sisterhood and the Guardians. I wanted to see a
story that delved into the secrets of their world and revealed the ugly
truth. However, the story just follows the selfish whims of the main
character - Mary - and the quest for freedom...which is a severe let
down in the end. And not because of where she ends up...because of the
characters.
So, I gave this three stars because I liked the idea
of the book most of all. Otherwise, I would have given it two. I
wouldn't really recommend this book, because its mostly a waste of time
and/or money. Sorry, but true.
I gave it THREE out of FIVE sporks!
