The Laughing Listener
Format: EBook
I was graciously given an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review
Story Rating: 5 Stars

*Sighs* This book was just... UGH, it was so good! Before I started reading this, I thought I was just getting a fun story about zombies. And even though that is what I got, it ended up being so much more! This book has LAYERS.

Layers like Shrek has layers

First of all, let's give it up for amazing book rep! Mila is Mexican, she's not a skinny minny, and she's a Wiccan. It was AWESOME. As a white person, I can't effectively speak on the racial representation of this book (something I, personally, thought was great). But I AM on the curvier side of the scale and I LOVED LOVED LOVED that Mila was plus size. Ugh, it was SO FREAKING NICE to read about a character I could relate to in that way. She's just so cool and I love her?? I want to be Mila when I grow up and I'm almost 30. She just had the best *****, a big heart, and the greatest sarcastic sense of humor.

This book also has a lot of emotional depth that I wasn't expecting and it was so relatable. Mila loses her best friend, which is hard enough. AND she's certain it was a murder. AND it's happening to other kids at her school. Sadness, despair, anger, fear, friendship, love, hope—it was all there. It gave this book a level of realness that I could really connect with, despite being about zombies. It was creeptacular AND emotional, which was just the best combination ever.

And just a side note, this book IS HILARIOUS. I haven't laughed at a book like this (LITERALLY out loud) in a long time. Very strong Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed vibes that I LOVED.

FINAL WORD

This book was amazing! Not only is it a great zombie mystery, but it's just a great story with amazing characters. READ IT.

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