He drew up the rifle in the tarp at his side. Michael awoke in the dark to the screams again. Even if it's only a teeny portion of the overall story. But seriously, such a harmful stereotype. Particularly women who often lose custody of children when they leave abusers. WITH ALL SORTS OF THINGS AND EMOTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES. People in abusive relationships aren't "weak." They are STRUGGLING. I just hate the simplification of someone's motivations when that character isn't actually allowed to speak on their own behalf.
But I just didn't love the story.Īlso, a tiny piece of the story that really bugged me: I didn't like the statement that when a woman who is in an abusive relationship doesn't leave it's because she is "weak." That word is taken directly from the text. I did think Patrick was a really well drawn character, and my favorite part of the book was the way Michael tries to be the best big brother he can, how he struggles sometimes, and the ways their dynamic moves the story forward. By which I mean: zombies, bad guys, good guys, fighting, end times stuff. And then I felt like it was a normal zombie story. The writing here is fine, and I was completely engrossed in the first portion of the story, then there was a revelation that took away some of the excitement for me. Michael Martin's debut novel is a transcendent thriller filled with electrifying action, searing emotional insight, and unexpected romance. The Game Master is leading Michael and Patrick to other survivors-survivors who don't play by the rules. And at this Game, Michael and Patrick are very good. They spend their days searching for survivors, their nights fighting endless hordes of "Bellows"-creatures that roam the dark, roaring for flesh. In the rural mountains of West Virginia-armed with only their rifle and their love for each other-the brothers follow Instructions from the mysterious Game Master. Seventeen-year-old Michael and his five-year-old brother, Patrick, have been battling monsters in the Game for weeks. Michael Martin, which ALA Booklist called "the best of the undead bunch" in a starred review. John Green meets Stephen King in this original take on the zombie apocalypse by author T.
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