The Forest of Hands and Teeth

"In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?"

This is not a book for those who like happy stories. Mary's story is filled with light and dark, happiness and despair. This book is very somber, but it was a good story. It's another book set in the future, but is nothing like The Hunger Games. The story is very dark, but in all the darkness there is a sliver of hope, and that is what moves the main character. While at times she appears selfish, her trait of holding on to the little hope she has is commendable. The Forest of Hands and Teeth is a very interesting book, and one that, although it did make me cry, I enjoyed.

On a sidenote: I've decided to start some sort of rating system for the books. I'm not going to be creative, so I guess I'll just use the 5-star system. So, I give The Forest of Hands and Teeth 3.5 stars.