I chose to read this book based on the title. It's a good title. Why would you not want to read a story about kissing a zombie?The story follows Alley during her first love, who just happens to turn out to be a zombie. Alley has a great, rounded personality and manages to keep a slight grasp on reality even while in the throws of puppy love, which is very difficult.
Even though the book was short enough to be classified a short story in my book, it actually managed to touch me. It brought back a lot of the feelings of dating in high school, as well as the loss of identity that can result when in a relationship. It just happens to use zombies and the "post-human" as an extreme example. I'm not sure if the moral of the story was a bit heavy handed, or ironic, but I did enjoy the it. When I thing about it now though, it does feel the tiniest bit like an after school special.
My recommendation: Buy it for your daughter, borrow it from a friend, or read it in the bookstore. It's a bit hard to spend much money on this short of a book.
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