Like zombies? Enjoy a little witchcraft? Read Undead Girl Gang. Even those who aren’t into witch or zombie stories will likely still enjoy it if they’re into a high school drama. While author Lily Anderson includes some heavier subjects such as bullying, mental health issues, murder, and suicide, she also throws in a healthy dose of humor to help keep it a light, quick-read. 

What to expect:

Teenagers full of angst

Unlikely friendships

Mystery solving (including a bombshell of a resolution)

Romance

Laughter   

Spells

Excellent, diverse characters

What NOT to expect:

Brain eating

One thing that was less than ideal was the language in this book as it was a bit distracting. It was rare to get through a page or two without a cuss word and it just felt like overkill (pardon the pun), especially when you consider that most of the characters were very witty and would likely have had a more interesting vocabulary. That said, if you want to read a funny, teen drama and don’t mind potty mouths, check out Undead Girl Gang.

Review of an Advanced Reading Copy

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Razorbill

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  28 religious exclamations; 19 mild obscenities; 2 religious profanities; 5 derogatory names; 74 scatological words; 78 f-word derivatives.

Violence/Gore:  Many (30) brief incidents including character contemplating who could’ve killed someone; character would’ve punched another; joke about wanting to strangle someone; thinking of ways to kill another; verbal threats; reference to slapping face; references to murder; reference to double hanging; second-hand report of mother slapping child’s face; reference to post-traumatic stress disorder; reference to hate crimes; second-hand report that character stepped on a nail; character has gun in face; joking about eating brains; zombies body parts breaking; cat killing and eating mice; hearing gunshot; character throwing another; character starting a kitchen fire; stabbing; attempted murder; death by fire.

Sex/Nudity:  Many (32) brief incidents all involving teenagers including hugging; dancing; touching arm; joking about a character liking another; hand on back; holding hands; cuddling and playing with hair; character calls another a slut; reference to an erection; character says another’s mouth looks like female genitalia; reference to book about lust spells; reference to potential nudity (non-sexual); reference to having sex dreams; character says she’s trying to get a guy to fool around with her; reference to porn; reference to someone not wanting to have sex; innuendo; reference to being a virgin; reference to male genitalia; reference to orgasm spell; reference to potentially getting raped; reference to character cheating on another; reported sex; character wants to remove clothes and rub up against another; characters touching all over each other and kissing.

Mature Subject Matter:

Shoplifting, murder, suicide, witchcraft.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Reference to medical marijuana and getting high; underage drinking at a party; reference to drugs.