A review by moonbasket
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An absolutely stellar sequel. I am a sucker for duologies and I think this one wrapped up Jane and Katherine's story well. I am a fan of 19th century history, usually pre-Civil War, but this series was exactly my kind of thing. The book is written for a younger audience, but it doesn't feel out of place to read it as an adult. As a white person, I learned a lot about the inner feelings and experiences of black women and I hope that this book will help me have continued empathy and grace for people who do not look like me and have been harmed for generations by my ancestors and currently by other white folks. It is amazing to see Justina Ireland wrap up such complicated feelings and experiences into a zombie novel and communicate them so clearly. I am very excited for her future books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

It's a zombie book set in the 19th century and centered around an old west caravan trip. There is violence and killing. The gore is particularly explicit, but it's definitely there.