A review by claire_reardon
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Melanie has my whole entire heart. Loved how everything wrapped up for each character. If you liked The Last Of Us, you’d probably like this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal death, Abortion, and Alcohol