A review by sharonleavy
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
dark
medium-paced
3.75
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff is a dystopian horror novel set in Ireland.
Ireland, as we know it, has been destroyed. The country is now divided largely into two groups - the Banshees and the Skrake. The Skrake were once human, but now they're harbingers of death. If you're bitten by a Skrake, it's game over. You become one of them, and you die.
The Banshees were supposed to be protectors - but Orpen hasn't seen much evidence of this. Having grown up on the safety of Slanbeg Island off the West coast, she has largely avoided contact with anyone apart from her mother and her mother's partner Maeve. But now, things on Slanbeg have gone very, very wrong - and Orpen has to find a way to safety....before the Skrake find her.
This is a very engaging, fast-paced read, one I devoured (sorry) right after watching The Last of Us, so I think if you're a fan of that you'll enjoy this - it took a little while to get a handle on what was happening, but everything was explained and set up nicely for the next book.
Ireland, as we know it, has been destroyed. The country is now divided largely into two groups - the Banshees and the Skrake. The Skrake were once human, but now they're harbingers of death. If you're bitten by a Skrake, it's game over. You become one of them, and you die.
The Banshees were supposed to be protectors - but Orpen hasn't seen much evidence of this. Having grown up on the safety of Slanbeg Island off the West coast, she has largely avoided contact with anyone apart from her mother and her mother's partner Maeve. But now, things on Slanbeg have gone very, very wrong - and Orpen has to find a way to safety....before the Skrake find her.
This is a very engaging, fast-paced read, one I devoured (sorry) right after watching The Last of Us, so I think if you're a fan of that you'll enjoy this - it took a little while to get a handle on what was happening, but everything was explained and set up nicely for the next book.