Featured Review: The Verity (MJ Lawrie)
About This Book:
My name is Scarlett.
My job is to kill.
And I'm damn good at my job.
Fifty years ago, a series of catastrophic disasters ended modern civilisation as we knew it. When the world was on the brink of starvation, a pill made to save us instead turned most of the human population into blood-thirsty monsters.
Now, what's left of humanity lives behind a fifty-foot high wall, in a town dubbed The Haven.
On the day I was born, I was donated as a sacrificial soldier to the last human army. Every waking moment of my life is dedicated to learning how to kill the millions of monsters now occupying England.
The Haven, as well as its residents, are governed by an order known as 'The Verity' .
They rule with cruelty, violence and threats of banishment if ever disobeyed.
We are told when to eat. When to sleep. When to kill and when to die.
But when I'm ordered to give up the man I love and instead marry the cruellest and most tyrannical man I have ever known, I make an impossible choice.
A choice that leads me to a terrible truth.
That the Verity has a far darker agenda for humanity than any human-eating monster could ever have.
Ideal for fans of "The Walking Dead" and "The Hunger Games."
*Review Contributed By Stephanie Augustine Staff Reviewer*
While I loved the world of zombies it was really the characters who did it. Scarlett is one of the best written characters I’ve read in a long time. An issue I find with “strong, independent” main characters is sometimes they come off either too whiny or too bitchy (sorry for the swear). Everytime I thought Scarlett was being the latter or inconsiderate she was like “Wait a minute” and revealed the opposite. To me, this is perfect character writing. I loved this about Scarlett. She was always so strong but her weakness showed through at exactly the right times. Her character was amazing. I wanted her to succeed and see her plans carried out. There is just so much complexity about her but at the same time, she is so simple. To really portray that enhanced this story immensely. All of the other characters were perfect as well but honestly, Scarlett stole this whole story.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall, The Verity: Part One by M.J. Lawrie is such a fantastic book. The way the zombie apocalypse started was really unique and I really enjoyed the way everything developed. The whole story had an interesting flow to it. I really appreciated all the events that happened. Even with a fantastic story, it was the main character who really made it fantastic. I highly recommend this story if you want a post-apocalypetic world with one of the best written characters I’ve read in a long time.