The Dead Weight

De: Jo Salazar

Narrado por: Meghan Sinclair

After failing out of multiple foster homes and narrowly escaping juvenile detention, sixteen-year-old Quinn is undergoing therapy and rehabilitation at a residential treatment center. When Quinn and her best friend, Keisha, sneak onto the roof of the treatment center to look at the stars, they have no idea they’ll be getting a front row seat to the start of the zombie apocalypse.

As zombies, or “carriers” as the news calls them, infiltrate the treatment center, escape becomes essential. Quinn and Keisha make a pact to leave together, but several unexpected tag-alongs complicate their plans.

As the girls battle the carriers and wrestle with their doubts about each other, who will survive and who is just dead weight?

©2024 Jo Salazar (P)2024 Jo Salazar

So happy I chose this book.

The story was absolutely amazing! I kept trying to listen every few minutes I had because I was so invested in the story, the characters, and the world they were trying to survive in. Cannot say enough good about this book.

This was a fun read!!!

a serial killer's guide to the zombie apocalypse. I liked it!! it was a little repetitive, but all n all, I'd definitely recommend it!!

Turn it into a movie!

Zombies in the state of Illinois…what could be better than that? There is adventure and death in nearly every chapter. Overlayed with love and self-realization, this is great zombie story for the modern age. I am ready for this to be a movie already! Here’s hoping there will be another book!

Tough but Crazy Main Character

I like that the main character doesn’t put up with weakness and figures out quickly only the strong and those willing to do what is necessary will survive but she could have had a little empathy. I will read the 2nd book

Zombie apocalypse with a twist

Great story with lots of unexpected twists and turns. Unique yet somehow relatable characters. Really gets you thinking about how different types of people handle disasters. Narrator was nice to listen to and did some great voice chances. She really captured the personality of each person.

Great characters! Something new in them that I really enjoyed!

With the main characters being so young I didn’t expect them to get far. But what some would call disabilities became their strengths. As a zombie fanatic I thoroughly enjoyed this book!

Excellent Zombie Apocalypse Fun

A perfect read for my 50th book of the year! Zombie apocalypses aren’t usually my go-to genre, but I’m glad I ventured out!

The author is a social worker, which adds so much depth and believability to the psychological aspects of the storyline. I didn’t even have to cringe at the medical details because she did such a good job!

The character development was great, even for minor characters. I love that our heroes were female and the amount of gore was excellent.

The narration was great! I hope the narrator does a ton more books because I’d listen to them all. She was steady and did a good job with voices and intonations, and was REALLY good at building suspense… and there were many suspenseful moments. Some teary moments as well!

I’d like a sequel! Highly recommend for anyone who likes psychological thrillers, horror, fantasy, strong female leads, the midwest, and adventures.

Plot

Absolutely enjoyed this book. I love zombie movies and shows so I was excited to listen to this book & it was good. Definitely not what I expected at first. Didn’t see that ending. Book had me hooked!

Great point of view that described how someone mentally ill would see this kind of world

I really enjoyed listening to this book, it was easy to follow along with and interesting to see how a person of the main characters nature sees the workd

Fast paced teen thriller- ready for screenplay

Interesting new POV for the zombie world genre. Outerbanks meets Walking Dead. Fun read! Make it a movie.