Melanie is a very clever girl who attends a rather strict boarding school, during a zombie apocalypse. It's hard to say any more about it, as part of what makes it such a great story is the way the details drip in, revealing more of the world it's set in and steadily foreshadowing the dramatic climax.

It lives up to the zombie genre, with several truly gruesome action sequences and an ambiguous metaphor for the infection lurking in the background. It's the five main characters that shine through though, most of whom fit a certain stereotype (the soldier, the mad scientist, the teacher) but prove to have complex motivations that mostly make sense as we learn more about them.

The premise and the setting provides ample opportunity for big questions and as Melanie learns more about herself and the world we see her come to an inevitable conclusion and take things into her own hands. Overall it's a fast paced and gripping tale with an interesting take on the zombie apocalypse.