The Girl With All The Gift by M.R Carey
Published by Orbit, Paperback, 460 pages, English
Genre : Horror, Science, Post Apocalypse
This book was a bestseller and consist of all the thrill and zombie apocalypse world that you can imagine, Im reading it because I’m rooting for it plot twist – always a plot twist hunter right? I remember reading its summary on PopClub magazine and I wanna give it a try.
Goodreads Summary :
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her “our little genius.”
Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite, but they don’t laugh.
Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children’s cells. She tells her favorite teacher all the things she’ll do when she grows up. Melanie doesn’t know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad.
The Characters
The plot
Also known as Kronika Nashan #1
Goodreads’s summary:
Nashan.
Sebuah negara kecil jauh ke utara Aurora, yang kini diperintah oleh Melyn ien Sarra iea Nashrain, puteri dan Aristokra yang terakhir. Daerah legenda dan mitos, paling gemilang antaranya adalah Spiara Bulwar, kisah epik yang menceritakan persahabatan pahlawan terbilang itu dengan Shilrung, serta pertarungan mereka menentang Krodra, gergasi samudera yang menggerunkan.
Dan kini pemerintahan Melyn diancam bahaya.
Sursis, pahlawan adi dan panglima gagah dari banjaran gunung jauh, mahu menakluki Nashan. Kehadiran Mori, kesatria misteri yang dikirim oleh Artakus, Lodra Perang Aurora, bakal mengubah segala-galanya. Namun, kehebatannya tidak dapat menandingi kegagahan Sursis, yang belum pernah tewas dalam pertempuran. Percaturan Merkia, wizra terulung yang menguasai magis tinggi, memberikan sinar harapan dalam usaha mereka menentang ancaman musuh. Namun, rahsia yang bakal menentukan takdir seluruh Nashan tersembunyi dalam legenda Spiara Bulwar. Firasat murni dan magis tinggi, persahabatan sejati dan pengkhianatan misteri, kesemuanya tergabung dalam perjuangan Melyn ien Sarra iea Nashrain, puteri Kushan yang pintar dan jelita, yang paling terkenal dengan hanya satu gelaran,
Aristokra.
The Plot
Rating : ★★★☆☆