Emma Honeyball reviewed Tales Told Under the Covers: Zombie Girl Invasion & Other Stories for me and had such nice things to say…
These are stories where the kids are in charge. The cohesive family unit is important, but the kids are the ones who are empowered to save the world. The adults are largely helpless. Astra’s Dad is physically helpless, he’s been injured and can’t work, which forces his daughter to take matters into her own hands. Neil’s parents don’t know the right way to kill zombies. Cat’s parents are frozen with horror as the Sushi monster attacks and Marina’s parents are eaten by Nibbles the giant rabbit. These children can walk into a world of the unknown and come up with a way to win. probably the best example of this is Connor, who is absorbed into a world of robots and works out how to win their war. De’s characters are flawed, vivid and real. They are gutsy, intelligent and brave. I loved every one of them.
Read the whole review here, at her website, In Potentia. I should blush.