The Dark and Hollow Places

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By Carrie Ryan

Publisher Description

There are many things that Annah would like to forget: the look on her sister's face before Annah left her behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her first glimpse of the Horde as they swarmed the Dark City, the sear of the barbed wire that would scar her for life. But most of all, Annah would like to forget the morning Elias left her for the Recruiters.
Annah's world stopped that day, and she's been waiting for Elias to come home ever since. Somehow, without him, her life doesn't feel much different than the dead that roam the wasted city around her. Until she meets Catcher, and everything feels alive again.
But Catcher has his own secrets. Dark, terrifying truths that link him to a past Annah has longed to forget, and to a future too deadly to consider. And now it's up to Annah: can she continue to live in a world covered in the blood of the living? Or is death the only escape from the Return's destruction?

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“I am consistently amazed by Carrie Ryan's writing. It's something I notice every time I pick up one of her books. Her writing is just.....better. It's like it's a step up, a higher caliber, just a little MORE. Before I started The Forest of Hands and Teeth, you never would have been able to convince me that I would like a zombie book. In fact, I only read it because my Book Guru told me to. And I can't tell you how glad I am that I listened. This series has been one of the best I've ever read. Carrie Ryan's ability to totally suck me into this unrealistic world, and make it seem realistic is beyond amazing. After reading this series, I am convinced that zombies will one day (soon) take over the world! The Dark and Hollow Places continues from where The Dead-Tossed Waves left off, but this time we're reading from Gabry's twin sister's point of view. I love this! I love that all of these books are connected, but not exactly the same. I also like that even though the same apocalypse is happening, that the settings are different. This book took place in a completely overrun and decaying "Dark City." The parts I thought were the most creepy were the times that they were in the subway tunnels. I actually wish that more of the book had taken place there. I just kept picturing them running for their lives in those tunnels, like a movie in my mind. I think if it ever gets made into a movie it will be FAH-REEKY!!! I have goosebumps just thinking of it! I would say that this is probably the darkest of the series. The reason for this, though, is not the zombies. It's the people. While the zombies have no control over their actions, the people (namely The Recruiters) in this book were repulsive! The things that they did to each other, in the name of survival (and entertainment), were just sickening. And the sad part is, I could totally see it happening in real life. I had a much harder time reading about the horrible things The Recruiters were doing, to the people in the Dark City, Annah, and The Soulers, than I did reading about the gruesome details of the zombies. Out of the three books, this was my least favorite, and I'll name a couple of things that I wasn't crazy about, but still know that I really loved it, it just means I loved the first two better. First, I have to say I thought Annah and Catcher's relationship was a little too easy. In FHT, Mary switches back and forth between two guys. In DTW Gabry loves Catcher, then over the course of time switches to Elias. In this one Annah loves Elias then switches to Catcher. I thought it was kind-of the same story in all of them, and a little predictable and like I said, too easy. Also, I do wish the ending was a little more resolved than it was, though I can't really go into it without giving anything away. There are just a LOT of questions that I still have, that I guess will never be answered. :( And lastly, (and this is totally a preference thing), I really missed Gabry's voice in this one. Although Gabry was in the book, she was such a minor character, who didn't seem to have much to her. That was hard for me because I liked her so much in DTW. I found myself wishing the book had switched back and forth between Annah and Gabry....but I guess I'm not the author...haha! Overall, though, I can't recommend this series enough. It's crazy, and I know this won't make sense, but somehow Ryan has made this world seem completely hopeless, and yet.....it still has hope. You can literally feel the desperation that the characters have, just to survive. I ached for them. Especially for Catcher. He just wants to love and be loved so badly, and yet he's afraid to get close to anyone for fear that he may infect them. The relationship between him and Annah has SO MUCH TENSION! This is that romantic tension that I always say I love so much. When one touch can mean the difference between life and death. AHHH.....it drives me crazy....and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Carrie Ryan, you are an incredible writer, and I will read anything that you put on paper. I can't wait to see what you bring us next! Andye”

About Carrie Ryan

CARRIE RYAN is the New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth trilogy that includes The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves, The Dark and Hollow Places, and the original ebook Hare Moon. She has edited the short story anthology Foretold: 14 Stories of Prophecy and Prediction and contributed to many other story collections herself, including Zombies vs. Unicorns, Kiss Me Deadly, and Enthralled. Her work has been translated into over eighteen languages and her first novel is in production as a major motion picture. Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Carrie is a graduate of Williams College and Duke University School of Law. A former litigator, she now writes full time and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit her at CarrieRyan.com.