Catastrophic events have destroyed the world as we know it, leaving behind survivors who search desperately for the basics they need to survive. A young girl, Nora, and her brother, Addis, are abandoned by their parents and sift through the remnants of Seattle hoping to find food. Julie and her parents travel along the roads hunting for a settlement or safe place where they can make a new life. Meanwhile, a dead man finds himself walking, struggling to remember who he is and why he exists.

THE NEW HUNGER is the prequel to the Warm Bodies series. Isaac Marion definitely whets the reader's appetite for more as THE NEW HUNGER hints at the uniqueness of Marion's zombies. THE NEW HUNGER alternates viewpoints, giving us insight into the evolution of the characters we already know and love from WARM BODIES.

Isaac Marion does a great job at developing his characters. I absolutely love Addis and his determination to do the right and moral thing, even when it seems difficult. I only wish there were more pages so we could see the characters' lives before the zombies started rising.

THE NEW HUNGER isn't a warm and fuzzy romance with zombies. Instead, it's graphic, brutal, and sometimes downright disturbing as our characters have to learn to cope in a world where being dead isn't the worst thing that can happen to you. Isaac Marion does a brilliant job at portraying this desolate world while still showing us the glimmer of human emotions that lurk, even in the darkest of times. If you like your zombies just a tad bit different, don't hesitate to give THE NEW HUNGER a try as it's a pleasant surprise!